The experiments presented here investigate the competing photodissociation pathways for allyl chloride upon excitation of the nominally pi pi*(C double bond C) transition at 193 nm. The measured photofragment velocity distributions evidence C-Cl bond fission and HCl elimination. The recoil kinetic energy distribution for the HCl products is bimodal, indicating two primary processes for HCl elimination. The experimental measurements show C-CI bond fission dominates, giving an absolute branching ratio of HCl:C-Cl=0.12+/-0.03 when the parent molecule is expanded through a nozzle at 200 degrees C. The branching ratio depends on the nozzle temperature; at 475 degrees C, the absolute branching ratio measured is HCl:C-Cl=0.24+/-0.03. We analyze the experimental results along with supporting ab initio calculations and earlier photodissociation studies of vinyl chloride in order to examine the potential influence of nonadiabaticity along the C-Cl fission reaction coordinate and its dependence on molecular conformation.