Ala. Code § 41-9-802 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-802
Section 41-9-802 Headquarters; Meetings; Quorum; Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer; Bonding of Treasurer
Status: in_force

The headquarters of the commission shall be located in Bibb County. The commission shall hold an annual meeting and one-half of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such times as may be considered necessary, desirable or convenient, upon call of the chair, or in the case of his or her absence or incapacity, of the vice-chair. The commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer, and such officers shall hold office for a period of one year or until a successor is elected. Neither secretary nor treasurer need be members of the commission. The commission may require that the treasurer be bonded in an amount to be determined by the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-29-330 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-330
Section 41-29-330 Short Title
Status: in_force

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act.
Ala. Code § 41-16A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16A / Section 41-16A-10
Section 41-16A-10 Reliance of Grantor Party on Legal Authority of Entity
Status: in_force

Any grantor party and each person claiming by, through, or under a grantor party may conclusively rely on the legal authority of a governmental entity to enter into an alternative financing contract and to perform the obligations of such governmental entity thereunder.
Ala. Code § 41-23-81 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-81
Section 41-23-81 Definitions
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2024-443, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024.
Ala. Code § 41-4-321 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-321
Section 41-4-321 Creation of Office
Status: in_force

There is created within the Department of Finance, the Office of Indigent Defense Services, which is subject to the control of the Director of Finance.
Ala. Code § 41-4-65 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-65
Section 41-4-65 Online Database of State Expenditures
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, state entity shall mean, the State of Alabama, a political subdivision, an agency, board, commission, or department of the state, the State Board of Education, a public college or trade school, or a public university, except that the term shall not mean a county, a municipal corporation, a county board of education, a city board of education, or a professional licensure agency board that is self-sustaining by its own revenues and fees.

(b) The Comptroller shall establish and post on the Internet a database of state expenditures, including contracts and grants, that are electronically searchable by the public, except as provided by subsection (d). The database shall include all of the following:

(1) The amount, date, payor, and payee of expenditures.

(2) A listing of state expenditures by each of the following:

a. The object of the expense with links to the warrant or check register level.

b. To the extent maintained by the state entity accounting systems in a reportable format, class and item levels.

(c) To the extent possible, the Comptroller shall present information in the database established under this section in a manner that is searchable and intuitive to users. The Comptroller shall enhance and organize the presentation of the information through the use of graphical representations, such as pie charts, as the Comptroller considers appropriate. At a minimum, the database shall allow users to:

(1) Search state funding by any element of the information.

(2) Ascertain through a single search the total amount of state funding awarded to a person by a state entity.

(3) Download information yielded by a search of the database.

(d) The Comptroller may not allow public access under this section to a payee’s address, except that the Comptroller may allow public access under this section to information identifying the county in which the payee is located. The Comptroller may not allow public access under this section to information that is identified by a state entity as excepted from required disclosure as confidential. The Comptroller, or an officer or employee of the Comptroller’s office, shall be immune from any civil liability for posting confidential information under this section if the Comptroller, officer, or employee posted the information in reliance on a determination made by a state entity about the confidentiality of information relating to the expenditures of the agency.

(e) To the extent any information required to be in the database is already being collected or maintained by a state entity, the state entity shall provide that information to the Comptroller for inclusion in the database.

(f) The Comptroller may not charge a fee to the public to access the database.

(g) Except as provided by subsection (h), a state entity shall cooperate with and provide information to the Comptroller as necessary to implement and administer this section.

(h) This section does not require a state entity to record information or expend resources for the purpose of computer programming or other additional actions necessary to make information reportable under this section.

(i) The Alabama Department of Finance, after consultation with the Comptroller, shall prominently include a link to the database established under this section on the public home page of the State of Alabama.

(j) Each state entity that maintains a generally accessible Internet site or for which a generally accessible Internet site is maintained shall include a link on the entity’s Internet site to the state expenditure database established by this section.

(k) The Comptroller shall establish procedures and adopt rules to implement and administer this section.

(l) Any vendor, contractor, or other supplier to any state entity may notify the Comptroller in writing that its prices or costs, or both, should be held confidential. Upon receipt of such written notification, the Comptroller shall not post the prices or costs, or both, specified in the notification unless and until the Comptroller shall investigate whether the prices or costs, or both, claimed in the notification to be confidential should be protected from posting. Such investigation shall include a hearing where the vendor, contractor, or other supplier can present justification for holding the information confidential. The Comptroller’s ruling on confidentiality shall be based on a standard of reasonableness. The Comptroller’s ruling shall be subject to review by the courts.
Ala. Code § 41-1-8 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-8
Section 41-1-8 Issuance of Securities with Facsimile Signatures of Officers and Facsimile of Corporate Seal
Status: in_force

(a) In any instance where any bond, warrant, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other security howsoever designated is authorized to be issued by the state, or by any county, municipality, board of education, political subdivision, public instrumentality, public corporation, or other public entity howsoever identified and is required or permitted to be executed, attested, registered other than as to ownership, or authenticated by one or more of its officers or other persons, a facsimile of the signature of any one or more of the officers or persons executing, attesting, registering or authenticating the same may be imprinted or reproduced on such security if such security is required to be authenticated by the manual signature of the duly designated registrar of such securities, or an authorized officer of such registrar. Any seal required or permitted to be affixed or impressed on such security may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon in facsimile.

(b) This law shall not repeal or supersede any other law which authorizes execution, attestation, registration, or authentication of securities by facsimile signature or imprinting or other reproduction thereon of any seal, but shall be construed as cumulative authorization thereof.
Ala. Code § 41-9-853 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-853
Section 41-9-853 Donations, Contributions and Gifts; Exemptions from Taxation
Status: in_force

The board may solicit and accept donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property, and all gifts made to the board shall be exempt from taxation in Alabama. All property, money, income, resources, and activities of the board shall likewise be exempt from taxation.
Ala. Code § 41-6-102 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-102
Section 41-6-102 Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The board shall perform the following duties:

(1) Develop state priorities for historical records as part of a state board plan under program guidelines from the NHPRC.

(2) Promote an understanding of the role and value of historical records in Alabama.

(3) Solicit and develop proposals for NHPRC or other grant projects.

(4) Foster and support cooperative networks and programs dealing with historical records.

(5) Review and monitor the operation and progress of projects in the state financed by NHPRC grants.

(6) Advise the state archives and other statewide archival, records, or information agencies.

(7) Advise the NHPRC on archival issues of interest to the archival community in Alabama.

(8) Provide programs for Alabama repositories to assist them in efforts to preserve and promote appreciation for Alabama’s historical records.
Ala. Code § 41-15-5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-15-5
Section 41-15-5 Basis Upon Which Premiums Charged Generally; Reinsurance
Status: in_force

The net premium charged shall be based on the current commercial rate with not less than a 40 percent discount. The risk manager with the approval of the Director of Finance may purchase such reinsurance as may in the opinion of the risk manager, be necessary for the proper distribution of the risk. The risk manager shall collect such reinsurance upon any loss sustained and pay the same into the State Insurance Fund.
Ala. Code § 41-4-153 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-153
Section 41-4-153 Payment for Printing - Revenue Laws
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-763, p. 2310, §3, effective May 22, 2009.
Ala. Code § 41-29-270 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-270
Section 41-29-270 Administration of Boards
Status: in_force

The administration of Workforce Investment Board and Local Workforce Investment Boards administered by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs before the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6 is transferred to the Workforce Development Division of the Department of Commerce and, on the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, the boards shall be administered through the Workforce Development Division of the department.
Ala. Code § 41-10-139 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-139
Section 41-10-139 Filing Certificate of Incorporation with Secretary of State; Contents, Execution, Recordation, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) After the date of issuance by the Governor of his or her executive order authorizing the applicants to proceed to form a public corporation, as provided in Section 41-10-138, the applicants or not less than three of the applicants shall proceed to incorporate a public corporation by filing of record in the Office of the Secretary of State a certificate of incorporation which shall comply in form and substance with the requirements of this section and be executed in the manner provided in this section.

(b) The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall state:

(1) The names of the persons incorporating the authority, together with their post office addresses and a statement that each of them is a qualified elector of the state;

(2) The name of the authority (which shall include the words “historical preservation authority”);

(3) The location of the principal office of the authority, which shall be within the area of operation;

(4) A description, by county name or otherwise, of the area of operation;

(5) The objects for which the authority is incorporated;

(6) The period for the duration of the authority (which may be perpetual if so stated); and

(7) Any other matters relating to the authority not contrary to law which the incorporators choose to insert.

(c) The certificate of incorporation shall be signed by each of the incorporators and shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds. When the certificate of incorporation is filed for record there shall be attached to it a copy of the executive order of the Governor authorizing the incorporation of the authority. When the certificate of incorporation is filed in his or her office, the Secretary of State shall forthwith receive and record the same, and thereupon the authority shall be in existence under the name stated in the certificate of incorporation and shall constitute and be a public corporation and instrumentality of the state.
Ala. Code § 41-10-808 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-808
Section 41-10-808 Amendments
Status: in_force

At any time, the board, by majority vote, may cause its application for formation to be amended by having three of its directors file an amendment with the Secretary of State, which shall be sworn to by each signatory thereto before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds.
Ala. Code § 41-6-104 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-104
Section 41-6-104 Terms of Office
Status: in_force

Members of the board shall serve terms of three years each and are eligible for additional terms of office. The terms of the first board shall be staggered by drawing for one-year, two-year, and three-year terms. Thereafter, members shall serve three-year terms so that one third of the board is newly appointed or reappointed each year by the respective organizations. Members may continue to serve until successors are appointed. The board shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state.
Ala. Code § 41-9-220 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-220
Section 41-9-220 Gorgas Memorial Board
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 41-10-300 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-300
Section 41-10-300 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission established pursuant to and under the provisions of Article 15 of Chapter 9 of this title, and its successors as the state agency established for the purposes set out in said Article 15.

(3) CODE. The Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended.

(4) REFUNDING BONDS. Those refunding bonds issued under the provisions of Section 41-10-312.

(5) STATE. The State of Alabama.

(6) BONDS. Those bonds, including without limitation refunding bonds, issued under the provisions of this article.

(7) FACILITIES. Includes exhibit facilities, educational facilities, and any other facilities or lands necessary or useful in connection with exhibit facilities or educational facilities, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, offices, camp counselors’ quarters, warehouses, garages, storage facilities, food services facilities, and hotel and motel facilities used in connection with the commission’s exhibit facilities or educational facilities.

(8) EXHIBIT FACILITIES. Facilities of the types provided for in the aforesaid Article 15, together with the land on which such facilities are located.

(9) EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a building or buildings containing classrooms, offices, support facilities and teaching and exhibit facilities related to the exhibits of the commission, dormitories and dining facilities for the accommodation of students located adjacent to or on the site of the commission’s exhibits, and the land on which such facilities are located.
Ala. Code § 41-10-90 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-90
Section 41-10-90 Officers of Corporation
Status: in_force

The officers of the corporation shall consist of a chair, a vice-chair, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the board shall deem necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the corporation was organized. The offices of secretary and treasurer may but need not be held by the same person. The chair and vice-chair of the corporation shall be elected by the board from its membership. The secretary, the treasurer and any other officers of the corporation who may but need not be members of the board, shall also be elected by the board. Before he or she shall receive any moneys or securities of the corporation, the treasurer shall make appropriate bond in such amount as the board shall determine.
Ala. Code § 41-9-720 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-720
Section 41-9-720 Board Created; Purpose, Function, Etc
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a public agency of the state to be known as the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame Board which shall be permanently located in the Southern Museum of Flight Building in Birmingham, Alabama. The purpose and function of the board shall be to promote and encourage the growth and public support of aviation, especially general aviation within the state by providing official and public recognition and honor to individuals, living or dead, who by extraordinary achievement and service have made outstanding and substantial contributions to aviation in Alabama. Persons to receive such recognition may be residents of the state who receive national recognition for aviation achievements elsewhere, or nonresidents who contributed directly to aviation in this state.
Ala. Code § 41-10-318 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-318
Section 41-10-318 Security for Bonds
Status: in_force

The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds of the authority shall be secured by any or all of the following, as the authority may determine:

(1) The rent and revenues from the lease or use of one or more facilities of the authority;

(2) The proceeds from any sale of any facilities of the authority;

(3) Any bond proceeds remaining unexpended upon completion of all facilities to be constructed with such bond proceeds and the payment of the cost thereof;

(4) Any insurance proceeds which the authority may receive by reason of its ownership of any of the facilities; and

(5) Any mortgage upon or security interest in one or more facilities of the authority, granted in connection with the issuance of such bonds.

The authority shall have authority to transfer and assign any lease or mortgage of any of its facilities as security for the payment of such principal, premium, if any, and interest. The bonds may be issued under, and secured by, a resolution which may, but need not, provide for an indenture of trust covering one or more facilities of the authority. Such resolution or such indenture of trust may contain any provision or agreement customarily contained in instruments securing evidences of indebtedness, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the collection and application of any receipts pledged to the payment of bonds, the terms to be incorporated in lease agreements respecting the facilities, the maintenance and insurance thereof, the creation and maintenance of reserve and other special funds from such receipts and the rights and remedies available in the event of default to the holders of the bonds or to the trustee for the holders of the bonds or under any indenture of trust, all as the authority may deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this article; provided, however, that in making such agreements or provisions the authority shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to its facilities, and the application of the rents, revenues, and other moneys and assets which it is authorized in this article to pledge.
Ala. Code § 41-10-730 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-730
Section 41-10-730 Failure to Pay Fee
Status: in_force

In the event an employer fails to pay to the department any amount required to be paid under this division, that amount may be assessed against the employer in the same manner, including interest and penalties, as is prescribed for the assessment of income tax under the provisions of Chapter 2A of Title 40. The employer may appeal from any preliminary or final assessment in the same manner and subject to the same procedures prescribed for income tax appeals by Chapter 2A of Title 40. When no appeal from a final assessment is timely filed by the employer, execution may be issued upon the final assessment in the same manner as is provided by law for the issuance of an execution by the department.
Ala. Code § 41-23-235 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-235
Section 41-23-235 Construction of Article
Status: in_force

This article may not be construed as permitting the withholding or denial of payments, compensation, or benefits from employees. Further, Sections 41-23-230 and 41-23-231 shall not be construed to alter or modify, and shall not have the effect of altering or modifying, the terms of a contract.
Ala. Code § 41-10-497 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-497
Section 41-10-497 Powers Generally
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article:

(1) To have succession in its corporate name until the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by it shall have been fully paid and until it shall have been dissolved as provided herein;

(2) To maintain actions and have actions maintained against it and to prosecute and defend in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereof;

(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter such seal at pleasure;

(4) To establish a fiscal year;

(5) To acquire and hold title to real and personal property and to sell, convey, mortgage, or lease the same as provided in this article;

(6) To provide for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and improvement of facilities and for the procurement of sites and equipment for such facilities and for the lease thereof;

(7) To lease facilities to the state, or any agency or instrumentality of the state;

(8) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds, subject to the provisions of this article, the receipt of the rent and revenues from such facilities;

(9) As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, to enter into any lawful covenant, to grant mortgages upon or security interests in its facilities and to pledge the rents and revenues from such facilities;

(10) To invest as provided in this act the proceeds from the sale of its bonds pending need therefor;

(11) To appoint and employ such attorneys, agents, and employees as the business of the authority may require, subject to the Merit System where applicable; and

(12) To perform such other acts and duties as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 41-9-570 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-570
Section 41-9-570 Created; Composition
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 41-10-240 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-240
Section 41-10-240 Injunction to Protect Property Interests Under Section 41-10-239
Status: in_force

Any person who has any interest in real, personal, or mixed property as described in Section 41-10-239 herein may enjoin the violation of, or enforce compliance with, this article or any program adopted hereunder.
Ala. Code § 41-5A-17 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 5A / Section 41-5A-17
Section 41-5A-17 Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Meetings; Per Diem and Travel Expenses
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislative Committee on Public Accounts shall meet annually, and at other times as called by the chair of the committee, at the capital, for the purpose of receiving the report and recommendations of the chief examiner. The chief examiner shall attend the meetings and give evidence, make reports, and perform duties as the committee may direct.

(b) Annual meetings of the committee may not be held for more than 10 days. Special meetings not exceeding 10 days in total during any year may be called by the chair and must be called by him or her within 10 days after receipt of a written request by the chief examiner, a majority of the committee, or the Governor.

(c) Members of the committee shall be entitled to their legislative per diem and travel expenses for each day in attendance at a meeting of the committee in accordance with Amendment 871 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 49 of the Code of Alabama of 2022, as amended.
Ala. Code § 41-9-22 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-22
Section 41-9-22 Officers and Employees; Meetings; Offices, Books, Etc.; Powers and Duties Generally
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may receive donations and contributions to carry on its work. It may establish and maintain permanent offices and rooms. It may elect an executive officer, employ other officers and employees, and fix their compensation. It shall hold an annual meeting and as many special meetings as may be necessary to conduct its business. Its books shall be subject to examination by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. It shall have power to adopt such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as may be necessary for the execution of the powers and duties herein conferred.

(b) The commission shall encourage the study of the fine and useful arts and art teaching, shall make investigations and surveys, shall adopt standards and shall do and perform such other things as will promote an interest in art in all of its relations. When called upon by state, county, or municipal officials or by the trustees or other officials of state or private institutions or by individuals, it shall advise in determining plans, designs, and models for buildings, parks, statues, fountains, and public monuments or in the making of additions or alterations in existing buildings. It may maintain permanent or temporary exhibitions and a library of art and allied subjects.
Ala. Code § 41-9-927 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-927
Section 41-9-927 Creation of Fund; Expenditure of Funds
Status: in_force

All receipts and income of the Alabama Agricultural Museum Board shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Alabama Agricultural Museum Fund, which is hereby created. Such receipts and income shall be paid out only by warrant of the Comptroller upon the Treasurer, upon itemized vouchers, approved by the chairman of the board; provided, that no funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-96 and Sections 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, as amended and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriation or other appropriation bills.
Ala. Code § 41-9-902 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-902
Section 41-9-902 Board May Establish Insurance Plan for State Residents; Contents
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 41-8-48 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-48
Section 41-8-48 Retroactivity
Status: in_force

This article shall not require state agencies to supply copies of publications produced prior to the implementation date of this article.
Ala. Code § 41-27-47 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-47
Section 41-27-47 Subsequent Criminal Penalty for Same Violation Prohibited
Status: in_force

Any driver assessed a civil penalty for a violation of the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law shall not thereafter be subject to a criminal penalty for the same violation.
Ala. Code § 41-10-48.15 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-48.15
Section 41-10-48.15 Contracts, Agreements, and Investments of Authority
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into contracts, agreements, and investments and may otherwise expend monies without compliance with Chapter 2 of Title 39, Article 5 of Chapter 4 of this title, or Chapter 16 of this title.
Ala. Code § 41-14-37 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-14-37
Section 41-14-37 Section 36-17-18 Not Affected by Provisions of Article
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to modify, amend, or repeal the provisions of Section 36-17-18, as now existing or hereafter amended, relating to investment in direct obligations of the United States of America registered in the name of the State Treasurer.
Ala. Code § 41-9-348 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-348
Section 41-9-348 Commission to Be State Agency; Commission to Have Exclusive Control Over Battleship, Park, Etc
Status: in_force

The commission shall be a state agency and shall have exclusive control over the Battleship USS Alabama, the memorial park established under this article, any and all improvements and exhibits located thereon, and any additions constructed, created, leased, acquired, or erected in connection therewith, including any text, image, audio, or video developed from assets exclusively under the ownership and control of the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-347 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-347
Section 41-9-347 Commission to Establish, Operate, Etc., Memorial Park and Acquire, Exhibit, Etc., Battleship Uss Alabama, Etc
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish, operate, and maintain a state memorial park to honor the Alabamians who participated in all armed conflicts of the United States, which shall be under the exclusive management and control of the commission as a separate agency of the state government. The principal purpose and function of the commission shall be to acquire, transport, berth, renovate, equip, maintain, and exhibit the Battleship USS Alabama and such other military artifacts and educational exhibits as deemed appropriate by the commission to effectively represent the veterans of all branches of the United States Armed Services in all conflicts and educate the public on their contributions and sacrifices as a permanent public memorial.
Ala. Code § 41-9-203 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-203
Section 41-9-203 Advisory Committees or Councils
Status: in_force

Transferred by Act 2015-450, §5, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-4.
Ala. Code § 41-10-463 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-463
Section 41-10-463 Investment of Proceeds from Sale of Bonds
Status: in_force

Any portion of the principal proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds which the board of directors of the authority may determine is not then needed for any of the purposes for which the bonds are authorized to be issued shall, on order of the authority, be invested by the State Treasurer in permitted investments. Any such securities may, at any time and from time to time on order of the authority, be sold or otherwise converted by the State Treasurer into cash. The income derived from any such investments shall be disbursed on order of the authority for any purpose for which the authority may lawfully expend funds.
Ala. Code § 41-10-750 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-750
Section 41-10-750 Legislative Findings and Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) In recent years, withdrawals have been made from the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account of the Alabama Trust Fund for current budgetary purposes. The Constitution and laws of the State of Alabama require repayment of the withdrawals and the Legislature recognizes the need to restore those funds to their prescribed levels.

(2) It is desirable and in the public interest to establish a public corporation of the State of Alabama with the power to issue bonds for the purpose of making transfers to and deposits in the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account of the Alabama Trust Fund, to provide additional funds to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, and for paying the costs of transportation projects, and to appropriate and pledge a portion of the revenues to be received by the state from the settlement of certain claims against BP Exploration and Production, Inc., and its corporate affiliates, as the source of payment of the bonds.

(3) By the enactment of this article, it is the intention of the Legislature to:

a. Provide for the creation of a special fund known as the BP Settlement Fund into which BP settlement revenues will be deposited.

b. Authorize the incorporation of the Alabama Economic Settlement Authority, with the power to issue bonds as provided in this article for the purpose of providing funds to be transferred to and deposited in the Alabama Trust Fund and the General Fund Rainy Day Account of the Alabama Trust Fund, to provide additional funds to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, and for paying the costs of certain transportation projects, which bonds shall be payable out of the monies held in the BP Settlement Fund and any other monies and property available to the authority.

c. Appropriate annually the monies held in the BP Settlement Fund for the payment of such bonds.
Ala. Code § 41-27-5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-5
Section 41-27-5 State Bureau of Investigations
Status: in_force

(a) The State Bureau of Investigations is hereby created in the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. The bureau shall succeed to and be vested with all powers of the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. A reference in any law to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation shall be deemed a reference to the State Bureau of Investigations.

(b) The position of Director of the State Bureau of Investigations is created. The director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, after consultation with the Governor, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the secretary. The director shall be appointed from a legacy agency as defined in Section 41-27-7. The salary of the director shall be set by the secretary, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6. A person appointed director shall have an extensive law enforcement background and, by virtue of office, is a state law enforcement officer with the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338.

(c) The bureau succeeds to and is vested with all functions of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. A reference in any law to the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center shall be deemed a reference to a division of the State Bureau of Investigations. The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center Commission shall be renamed the Alabama Justice Information Commission. The commission shall retain its regulatory and policymaking authority regarding information in the Criminal Justice Information System and uniform crime reports, including its adjudicatory authority for misuse of information, but is divested of any employee selection or supervision responsibility.

(d) The bureau succeeds to and is vested with all investigative functions of the following investigative and enforcement units, and a reference in any law to these investigation and enforcement units shall be deemed a reference to the State Bureau of Investigations:

(1) The law enforcement unit of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

(2) The investigative unit of the Alabama Forestry Commission.

(3) The investigative unit of the Department of Agriculture and Industries.

(e) The Director of the State Bureau of Investigations shall have overall supervision and management of functions transferred to the bureau pursuant to this section, subject to approval by the secretary, including the power to change the working title of any position or to reorganize or rename any of the divisions, units, or functions specified in this section. Any change of working title shall not alter the classification or compensation of any person in the state Merit System.
Ala. Code § 41-9-638 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-638
Section 41-9-638 Obtaining and Dissemination of Identifying Data and Criminal Histories Generally - Unidentified Human Corpses Found in State
Status: in_force

Pertinent identifying data and historical criminal information may be obtained and disseminated on any unidentified human corpse found in this state.
Ala. Code § 41-10-493 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-493
Section 41-10-493 Application for Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

To become a corporation, the individuals selected pursuant to Section 41-10-492 shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth:

(1) The name and residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of all documents evidencing each applicant’s selection or the office he or she holds;

(2) The name of the proposed corporation, which shall be the “Alabama State Parking Deck Authority”;

(3) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which shall be in the office of the Director of Finance in Montgomery, Alabama; and

(4) Any other matter relating to the incorporation of the proposed corporation which the applicants may choose to insert and which is not inconsistent with this article.

The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgements to deeds. The Secretary of State shall examine the application, and if he or she finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section, he or she shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his or her office.
Ala. Code § 41-1-1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-1
Section 41-1-1 Sovereignty and Jurisdiction of State; Territorial Waters; Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

(a) The sovereignty and jurisdiction of the state extend to all places within the boundaries of the state, but the extent of the jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to the United States is qualified by the terms of the cession.

(b) The limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Alabama for management and protection of marine resources shall consist of all territory included within the boundaries described in the Act of Congress of March 2, 1819, together with all territory ceded to the State of Alabama by later acts of Congress or by compacts or agreements with other states or the United States, extending seaward to a distance of three Marine Leagues.

(c) The Legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares the following:

(1) Significant inequitable disparities exist in the limits and boundaries of the territorial waters among the Gulf Coast States of Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

(2) These inequities have resulted in economic and recreational losses to the State of Alabama, its political subdivisions, and its citizens.

(3) It is the policy and purpose of the State of Alabama by this section to place itself on an equal footing with the other Gulf Coast States with regard to the limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Alabama for management and protection of marine resources.

(4) This subsection shall be liberally construed to effect the policy and purposes hereof.
Ala. Code § 41-20-11 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 41-20-11
Section 41-20-11 Requirement as to Bill Continuing, Modifying or Reestablishing Agencies
Status: in_force

No more than one enumerated or nonenumerated agency shall be continued, modified, or reestablished in any one bill for an act, as provided for in Section 41-20-4, and such agency shall be mentioned in title as provided by law.
Ala. Code § 41-10-801 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-801
Section 41-10-801 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) ASPIRING ALABAMIAN. A person who has less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of household net worth and who satisfies at least one of the following criteria:

a. The person has a principal residence in a community eligible for investment through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program under 26 U.S.C. § 45D(e)(1) as those communities were identified as of January 1, 2015, or in such a community identified thereafter.

b. The person owns at least a majority interest in a business located in a community eligible for investment through the federal New Markets Tax Credit program under 26 U.S.C. § 45D(e)(1) as those communities were identified as of January 1, 2015, or in such a community identified thereafter.

c. The person does not hold, and is not actively pursuing, a baccalaureate degree or does not have a parent or legal guardian who holds a baccalaureate degree.

d. The person has at least one parent who does not have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

(2) BOARD. The governing board of the corporation.

(3) CORPORATION. The Alabama Innovation Corporation created by this article as an authority organized as a public corporation having a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality, or political subdivision.

(4) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ENTITY.

a. A nonprofit corporation that possesses all of the following characteristics:

1. Is organized as a nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c).

2. Has a record of, or can demonstrate that it is capable of, serving the entire state on matters involving economic development.

3. Has a record of, or can demonstrate that it is capable of, managing startup competitions or related programming designed to foster an innovation-based economy.

4. Has received, or is eligible to receive, grant funding from the state or from federal or private sources.

b. In determining whether a nonprofit corporation qualifies as an economic development and innovation entity, the board may attribute to the nonprofit corporation the experiences of its officers, staff, and directors with other nonprofit corporations.

(5) ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS. All of the following:

a. Demand deposits (interest bearing) in federally insured banks, and interest bearing deposits, whether or not evidenced by certificates of deposits, in federally insured banks; provided, however, that the deposits plus interest shall be fully secured by obligations described in paragraphs b. and c., to the extent that the deposits plus interest exceed insurance available from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or from any agency of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

b. Bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness that are direct obligations of the United States of America or that are unconditionally guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States of America.

c. Bonds, debentures, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any federal agencies or government sponsored enterprises authorized to issue their own debt instruments including, without limitation, to any of the following: Federal Farm Credit Bank, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Federal Land Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Governmental National Mortgage Association, the Federal Financing Bank, Federal Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home and Loan Mortgage Association, or the Farmers Home Administration.

d. Repurchase agreements with federally insured banks or with government bond dealers reporting to and trading with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, provided that the repurchase agreements are secured by obligations described in paragraphs b. and c.

e. Interest-bearing time deposits, whether or not evidenced by certificates of deposit, in savings and loan associations: (i) the deposits of which are insured to the maximum extent possible by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or any agency of the United States of America that may succeed to its functions; and (ii) the principal office of which is located in the state. The deposits plus interest shall be secured by obligations described in paragraphs b. and c., to the extent that the deposits plus interest exceed insurance available from the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or from any agency of the United States of America that may succeed to the functions of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.

f. Other legal investments that the corporation determines will have the effect of growing an innovative economy.

(6) FUND. The Alabama Innovation Fund.

(7) SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH. The grants and programs defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(4).

(8) SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESEARCH. The grants and programs defined in 15 U.S.C. § 638(e)(6).

(9) STEM. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Ala. Code § 41-5A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 5A / Section 41-5A-16
Section 41-5A-16 Legislative Committee on Public Accounts - Established; Composition; Vacancies
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be a Legislative Committee on Public Accounts to exercise general supervision and control over the actions of the Chief Examiner and the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(b) The Legislative Committee on Public Accounts shall have 12 members. Five members shall be elected by the House of Representatives from its membership and five members shall be elected by the Senate from its membership. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall be a member of the committee and the chair of the committee. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be a member of the committee and the vice-chair of the committee. Beginning January 1, 2020, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall alternate service as chair and vice-chair of the committee every two years. Members of the committee shall be elected at the organizational session of each quadrennium and shall hold office as long as they remain legislators and until their successors are elected.

(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the remaining members of the committee from members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, depending upon in which representation the vacancy occurs, until the next organizational, regular, or special session of the Legislature, at which time the vacancies shall be filled by the appropriate house.
Ala. Code § 41-4-401 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-401
Section 41-4-401 Electronic Submission and Signing of Documents
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Construction Management within the Department of Finance shall provide for the submission and signing of documents via electronic means, at no additional cost to the party submitting or signing the document.

(b) No later than November 30 of each year, the Division of Construction Management shall submit a report to the Speaker of the House, the Speaker Pro Tempore, the Lieutenant Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The report shall include all of the following, as they relate to each plan or project proposal submitted to the division during the preceding fiscal year relating to a public K-12 school:

(1) The name of the public K-12 school at which the project will take place.

(2) The final cost of the project.

(3) The number of state building code violations of a project as discovered by the field inspection of the construction improvements by the division, itemized by categories, including, but not limited to, accessibility for disabled persons, fire safety, and life safety.

(4) For each document submitted to the division for review or approval, the time elapsed between the receipt of the document and the return of the document to the submitting party or other appropriate response by the division.
Ala. Code § 41-6A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6A / Section 41-6A-3
Section 41-6A-3 Department Created; Organization; Duties of Officers; Director; Employees
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Department of Energy. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “department” or “ADE” means the “Alabama Department of Energy.”

(b) The programs and activities of the department shall be administered by a director with the assistance of such other officers, agents, and employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of the agency. The director shall propose priorities and funding required to ensure that the programs and activities as provided in this chapter are effectively and efficiently carried out and that the intent of the Legislature is fully implemented. The director shall organize and employ the staff of the department.

(c) The director of the department shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The pay of the director shall be set by the Governor without regard to any other limitation set by law. Division chiefs shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the director. The director shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 26 of Title 36, and the division chiefs shall serve as unclassified personnel under the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 26 of Title 36. All except the director shall be members of the Alabama State Employees Retirement System. The director may, however, at his or her option, become a member of such system. All other employees of the department except as provided in this subsection shall be classified personnel and shall be members of the state Merit System.
Ala. Code § 41-16-51 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-51
Section 41-16-51 Contracts for Which Competitive Bidding Not Required
Status: in_force

(a) Competitive bids for entities subject to this article shall not be required for utility services, the rates for which are fixed by law, regulation, or ordinance, and the competitive bidding requirements of this article shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) The purchase of insurance.

(2) The purchase of ballots and supplies for conducting any primary, general, special, or municipal election.

(3) Contracts for securing services of attorneys, physicians, architects, teachers, superintendents of construction, artists, appraisers, engineers, consultants, certified public accountants, public accountants, or other individuals possessing a high degree of professional skill where the personality of the individual plays a decisive part.

(4) Contracts of employment in the regular civil service.

(5) Contracts for fiscal or financial advice or services.

(6) Purchases of products made or manufactured by blind or visually impaired individuals under the direction or supervision of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21.

(7) Purchases of maps or photographs from any federal agency.

(8) Purchases of computer programs, software applications, manuscripts, books, maps, pamphlets, periodicals, and library or research electronic databases of manuscripts, books, maps, pamphlets, or periodicals.

(9) The selection of paying agents and trustees for any security issued by a public body.

(10) Existing contracts up for renewal for sanitation or solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal between municipalities or counties, or both, and those providing the service.

(11) Purchases of computer and word processing hardware when the hardware is the only type that is compatible with hardware already owned by the entity taking bids and custom software.

(12) Professional services contracts for codification and publication of the laws and ordinances of municipalities and counties.

(13) Contractual services and purchases of commodities for which there is only one vendor or supplier and contractual services and purchases of personal property which by their very nature are impossible to award by competitive bidding.

(14) Purchases of dirt, sand, or gravel by a county governing body from in-county property owners in order to supply a county project in which the materials will be used. The material shall be delivered to the project site by county employees and equipment used only on project components conducted exclusively by county employees.

(15) Contractual services and purchases of products related to, or having an impact upon, security plans, procedures, assessments, measures, or systems, or the security or safety of individuals, structures, facilities, or infrastructures.

(16) Subject to the limitations in this subdivision, purchases, leases, or lease/purchases of goods or services, other than voice or data wireless communication services, made as a part of the purchasing cooperative sponsored by the National Association of Counties, its successor organization, or any other national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program. The purchases, leases, or lease/purchases may only be made if all of the following occur:

a. The goods or services being purchased, including those purchased through a lease/purchase agreement, or leased are available as a result of a competitive bid process conducted by a governmental entity and approved by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for each bid.

b. The goods or services are either not at the time available to counties on the state purchasing program or are available at a price equal to or less than that on the state purchasing program.

c. The purchase, lease, or lease/purchase is made through a participating Alabama vendor holding an Alabama business license if such a vendor exists.

d. The entity purchasing, leasing, or lease/purchasing goods or services under this subdivision has been notified by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts that the competitive bid process utilized by the cooperative program offering the goods complies with this subdivision. In addition, upon request, a vendor shall provide the entity purchasing, leasing, or lease/purchasing goods or services equaling thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) or more which are made under this subdivision during the previous 12 months a report of the sales, leases, and lease/purchases. The report shall include a general description of the goods or services; the number of units sold, leased, and leased/purchased per entity; and the price of units purchased, leased, or leased/purchased.

(17) Purchases of goods or services, other than wireless communication services, whether voice or data, from vendors that have been awarded a current and valid Government Services Administration contract. Any purchase made pursuant to this subdivision shall be under the same terms and conditions as provided in the Government Services Administration contract. Prices paid for the goods and services, other than wireless communication services, whether voice or data, may not exceed the amount provided in the Government Services Administration contract.

(18) Purchases of goods or services from vendors that have been awarded a current and valid statewide contract listed on the Alabama Buys e-procurement system. Any purchase made pursuant to this subdivision shall be under the same terms and conditions as provided in the statewide contract. Prices paid for the goods and services may not exceed the amount provided in the statewide contract.

(19) Purchases of goods or services between governmental entities of the state, as authorized by Section 11-1-10.

(20) Purchases of goods or services between a municipality and a governmental entity, as defined in Section 8-38-2.

(b) This article shall not apply to:

(1) Any purchases of products where the price of the products is already regulated and established by state law.

(2) Purchases made by individual schools of the county or municipal public school systems from monies other than those raised by taxation or received through appropriations from state or county sources.

(3) The purchase, lease, sale, construction, installation, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or expansion of any building or structure or other facility designed or intended for lease or sale by a medical clinic board organized under Chapter 58 of Title 11.

(4) The purchase, lease, or other acquisition of machinery, equipment, supplies, and other personal property or services by a medical clinic board organized under Chapter 58 of Title 11.

(5) Purchases for public hospitals and nursing homes operated by the governing boards of instrumentalities of the state, counties, and municipalities.

(6) Contracts for the purchase, lease, sale, construction, installation, acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of any plant, building, structure, or other facility or any machinery, equipment, furniture, or furnishings therefor designed or intended for lease or sale for industrial development, other than public utilities, under Division 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 54 of Title 11, or Article 2 of Chapter 54 of Title 11, or any other law or amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, authorizing the construction of plants or other facilities for industrial development or for the construction and equipment of buildings for public building authorities under Chapter 15 of Title 11 or Chapter 56 of Title 11.

(7) The purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials needed, used, and consumed in the normal and routine operation of any waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, gas system, or electric system, or any two or more thereof, that are owned by municipalities, counties, or public corporations, boards, or authorities that are agencies, departments, or instrumentalities of municipalities or counties and no part of the operating expenses of which system or systems, during the then current fiscal year, have been paid from revenues derived from taxes or from appropriations of the state, a county, or a municipality.

(8) Purchases made by local housing authorities, organized and existing under Chapter 1 of Title 24, from monies other than those raised by state, county, or city taxation or received through appropriations from state, county, or city sources.

(9) The purchase of services to aid in the prevention and detection of criminal activity by law enforcement agencies and community-oriented policing programs.

(c) The state trade schools, state junior colleges, state colleges, and universities under the supervision and control of the State Board of Education, the district boards of education of independent school districts, the county commissions, and the governing bodies of the municipalities of the state shall establish and maintain purchasing facilities and procedures as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article by complying with the requirements for competitive bidding in the operation and management of each state trade school, state junior college, state college, or university under the supervision and control of the State Board of Education, the district boards of education of independent school districts, the county commissions, and the governing bodies of the municipalities of the state and the governing boards of instrumentalities of counties and municipalities, including waterworks boards, sewer boards, gas boards, and other like utility boards and commissions.

(d) Contracts entered into in violation of this article shall be void and any individual who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class C felony.
Ala. Code § 41-10-306 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-306
Section 41-10-306 Resolutions and Proceedings of Board of Directors
Status: in_force

All resolutions adopted by the board of directors shall constitute actions of the authority, and all proceedings of the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, shall be signed by the members of the authority, and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
Ala. Code § 41-23-278 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-278
Section 41-23-278 Connect Alabama Fund
Status: in_force

(a) There is created within the State Treasury the Connect Alabama Fund to be administered by the corporation. Appropriations by the Legislature, federal funds, gifts, grants, and other donations from any source that are received by the corporation shall be deposited into the Connect Alabama Fund to be distributed by the corporation to ADECA for use by the division for the implementation and administration of the statewide connectivity plan, including for the payment of the salaries of the division chief and any other employees and for the operating and administrative expenses of the authority and ADECA for the division.

(b) Any funds that are unspent at the end of a fiscal year shall be carried over for use by the division in the next fiscal year. Any interest earned from these funds shall be credited to the Connect Alabama Fund.
Ala. Code § 41-23-190 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-190
Section 41-23-190 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Public Transportation Act.
Ala. Code § 41-9-642 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-642
Section 41-9-642 Unconstitutional, Etc., Invasions of Privacy of Citizens Not Authorized by Article; Disclosure of Criminal Histories, Etc., Which Might Lead to Identification of Individuals to Whom Information Pertains Not to Be Made to Persons, Agencies, Etc., Not Having “Need to Know” or “Right to Know.”
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be construed to give authority to any person, agency, or corporation or other legal entity to invade the privacy of any citizen as defined by the constitution, the Legislature or the courts other than to the extent provided in this article.

Disclosure of criminal histories or other information that may directly or otherwise lead to the identification of the individual to whom such information pertains may not be made to any person, agency, corporation, or other legal entity that has neither the “need to know” nor the “right to know” as determined by the commission pursuant to Section 41-9-594.
Ala. Code § 41-10-48.09 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-48.09
Section 41-10-48.09 Issuance of Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the authority determines that it is necessary that monies be raised for eligible projects, including monies to be used to refund any bonds then outstanding, the authority may issue bonds as provided in this article.

(b) The authority may pledge any of its revenue or funds to the payment of its bonds, subject to any prior pledges for other outstanding bonds or other financial assistance of the energy bank. Bonds may be secured by a pledge of any loan obligation owned by the authority or held by an indenture trustee, any grant, contribution, or guaranty from the United States of America, the state, or any corporation, association, institution, or person, any other financial assistance provided by the authority, any bond insurance, guarantees, letters of credit, or other forms of credit enhancement purchased or otherwise obtained by the authority from any public or private entity, any other property or assets of the authority, or a pledge of or grant of security interest in any money, income, or revenue of the authority from any source.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the total aggregate principal amount of bonds issued by the authority under this article shall not exceed one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000). This debt limitation shall apply solely to bonds issued for eligible project financing purposes under this article and shall not be construed to limit any other bonding authority granted to the authority under separate provisions of law.
Ala. Code § 41-16-75 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-75
Section 41-16-75 Sole Source Purchases
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-296 EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

State entities seeking to purchase goods or services from a sole source vendor may do so only upon the approval of the Department of Finance, through the Division of Purchasing, unless the purchasing state entity is authorized by law to conduct its own purchasing activities. Approval for sole source purchases shall be given only if the purchasing state entity establishes that no other goods or service can meet its needs and that no other vendor offers substantially equivalent goods or service that can accomplish the purpose for which the goods or service is required. The Director of Finance may require information from either the purchasing entity or the vendor seeking to be declared a sole source that is deemed necessary to meet the requirements of this provision.
Ala. Code § 41-10-177 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-177
Section 41-10-177 Duty to Facilitate Exhibition of Park and Historic Site to the Public; Admission Charges; Agreements with Other Groups or Organizations Relative to Management of the Park and Historic Site; Authority to Accept Gratuitous Services
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall operate or provide for the operation of the park or historic site hereby provided for and any appurtenances thereto in such manner as to facilitate its exhibition to the public, either with or without a charge. If the authority, in its discretion, decides that a charge is appropriate, then the authority shall fix and provide for the collection of such charge or charges as it deems appropriate for admission to the park and for the use, viewing of or other enjoyment of exhibits and other facilities appurtenant to the park.

(b) The authority may enter into agreements with any civic organization, lay group or industrial, professional, educational, or governmental organization relative to the general management of the park or historic site.

(c) The authority is also specifically authorized to accept gratuitous services from individuals and organizations and to employ such rangers, guides, maintenance people, guards, superintendents and professional staff, and other employees as, in its opinion, are needed for the operation and exhibition of such park or historic site.
Ala. Code § 41-4-51 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-51
Section 41-4-51 Comptroller - Head of Division; Appointment
Status: in_force

The division of control and accounts shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated the Comptroller. The Comptroller shall be appointed by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor.
Ala. Code § 41-10-35 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-35
Section 41-10-35 Legislative Findings and Intent
Status: in_force

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, imposes a “state ceiling” upon the aggregate principal amount of “private activity bonds” which may be issued in any calendar year by or on behalf of a state and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities, and establishes a method of allocating the available state ceiling within each state. Authority is granted by the Internal Revenue Code, however, to the states to provide for a different formula for allocation of the state ceiling. The Legislature has found and determined that the allocation method contained in the Internal Revenue Code is ill-suited for the needs of the State of Alabama and that the provisions of this division will result in a more equitable and efficient distribution of the state ceiling available to the state and will therefore promote the economic and industrial development of the state. It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this division to establish a method of allocation of the available state ceiling in the state and to delegate to the State Industrial Development Authority substantial responsibility for the administration of the bond allocation plan established by this division.
Ala. Code § 41-10-520 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-520
Section 41-10-520 Interest on Bonds Exempt from Federal Income Tax
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the power to make such payments to the United States of America as the directors deem necessary to cause the interest on any bonds of the authority to be and remain exempt from federal income taxation. The authority shall have the power to make agreements respecting the investment of funds of the authority necessary in order that the interest income on bonds of the authority be and remain exempt from federal income taxation.
Ala. Code § 41-19-3.1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 41-19-3.1
Section 41-19-3.1 Joint Fiscal Committee to Serve in Advisory Capacity to Governor in Development of Plans
Status: in_force

The Legislative Council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Governor in the development of the long-range program, revenue and expenditure plans. The Legislative Council shall be aided by the Legislative Services Agency, Fiscal Division.
Ala. Code § 41-9-554 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-554
Section 41-9-554 Donations, Gifts, Etc
Status: in_force

The board may solicit and accept donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property, and all gifts made to the board shall be exempt from taxation in Alabama. All property, money, income, resources, and activities of the board shall likewise be exempt from taxation.
Ala. Code § 41-10-395 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-395
Section 41-10-395 Board of Directors; Composition; Actions of the Authority; Record of Proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, constituted as provided for in this section. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The directors shall elect officers of the board. The presence of a majority of the members of the board of directors, or their designees, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy on the board of directors or the voluntary disqualification or abstention of any director thereof shall impair the right of a quorum of the board of directors to act. Any action which may be taken at a meeting of the directors or committee of directors may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all the directors or all the members of the committee of directors, as the case may be. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote and may be stated as such in any articles or documents filed with either the probate judge or the Secretary of State.

(b) The number of directors of the authority shall be selected as follows: The Director of Finance, the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Chancellor of the Postsecondary Education Department, and the State Superintendent of Education, each shall be a director, ex-officio. The Speaker of the House shall appoint a member of the House and the Lieutenant Governor shall appoint a member of the Senate. The Governor shall appoint as directors one representative of each of the doctoral-degree-granting public institutions of higher education in the State of Alabama as nominated by the president of each such institution. The Council of Presidents shall select a representative of the remaining four-year universities of this state to serve a four-year term. The Governor shall appoint four representatives from the business sector and two additional members of the board of directors as shall, in his or her judgment, be necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of the authority, so that the representation on the board of directors shall encompass the university, state government, and business sectors of the state.

(c) Directors other than those appointed at the time the authority is initially established, and except for ex-officio directors, shall be selected for four-year terms expiring on August 31 of the respective year. The Governor shall, at his or her discretion, indicate a length of initial term for initial appointees of from one to four years, so that each year the term of one-quarter of the members of the board of directors other than ex-officio directors shall expire. Any vacancy on the board of any director, other than an ex-officio director, shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, Speaker of the House, or Lieutenant Governor, as appropriate, for the remainder of that term. Directors may be reappointed for successive terms. Should any ex-officio director cease to hold such office by reason of death, resignation, expiration of his or her term of office, or for any other reason, then his or her successor in office shall take his or her place as an officer or director of the authority. No officer or director shall draw any salary in addition to that now authorized by law for any service he or she may render or for any duty he or she may perform in connection with the authority.

(d) All resolutions adopted by the board of directors shall constitute actions of the authority, and all proceedings of the board of directors shall be reduced to writing by the secretary and shall be recorded in a substantially bound book and filed in the office of the Director of Finance. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified. The board of directors of the authority shall meet at such times upon such notice as it shall determine or upon call of the chairperson.
Ala. Code § 41-9-353 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-353
Section 41-9-353 Bonds and Other Obligations to Be Exclusively Obligations of Commission; Bonds and Coupons to Be Negotiable Instruments and to Constitute Legal Investments for Banks, Insurance Companies and Fiduciaries; Effect of Recital as to Issuance in Resolution Authorizing Bonds
Status: in_force

All obligations incurred by the commission and all bonds issued by it shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the commission and shall not create an obligation or debt of the State of Alabama or any county or municipality therein.

All bonds issued by the commission, while not registered, shall be construed to be negotiable instruments even though they are payable from a limited source. All coupons applicable to any bonds issued by the commission, while the applicable bonds are not registered as to both principal and interest, shall likewise be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable from a limited source. Such bonds shall constitute legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state; and, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or the document that is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers conferred by law and with the exercise of reasonable prudence, invest trust funds in the bonds of the commission.

Any resolution authorizing any bonds under this article shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this article, which shall be conclusive evidence that said bonds have been duly authorized, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law now in force or hereafter enacted or amended.
Ala. Code § 41-9-242 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-242
Section 41-9-242 Purpose of Commission
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Alabama Historical Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, shall be to acquire in its own name or in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, devise, lease, assignment, license, condemnation, gift, bequest, transfer, or otherwise buildings, objects, and sites deemed worthy of being preserved, improved, protected, and maintained for or on account of their particular historic, archaeological, or architectural significance, including adjacent properties deemed necessary for the proper setting, use and administration of same, and said buildings, objects, and sites shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(1) Buildings in which events of great significance to Alabama’s or the nation’s history have taken place and the sites surrounding them;

(2) Birthplaces or residences of outstanding personages and the sites surrounding them;

(3) The sites of historic or significant events in Alabama or United States history, including military engagements, Indian treaties and massacres;

(4) Buildings of significant or outstanding architectural value;

(5) Buildings, sites, objects or monuments of special significance to our cultural, military, social, economic, religious, or commercial heritage, including post roads, traces, ruins, railroads, plantations, wharfs, missions, places of treaties, cemeteries, fortifications, and places of worship; and

(6) Archaeological sites for excavational, salvage, protective and interpretative purposes.
Ala. Code § 41-10-458.3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-458.3
Section 41-10-458.3 Issuance of Bonds -- 2025 Authorization
Status: in_force

(a) Definitions. The following terms, whenever used in this section, have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) “Authority” means the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority established pursuant to the 1990 Act.

(2) “Bonds” (except where that word is used with reference to bonds issued under another act) means those bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to the authorization contained in Act 2025-298.

(3) “1990 Act” means Act No. 90-602 enacted at the 1990 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama, codified as Article 14 of Chapter 10 of Title 41.

(4) “1998 Act” means Act No. 98-245 enacted at the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama, now appearing as Section 41-10-458.1.

(5) “2006 Act” means Act No. 2006-618 enacted at the 2006 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama, now appearing as Section 41-10-458.2.

(b) In addition to those bonds authorized to be issued or refunded by the authority pursuant to the 1990, 1998, and 2006 acts, the authority, acting pursuant to and exercising the powers granted to it by this article, is hereby authorized to sell and issue its bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for the purpose of the construction, renovation, reconstruction, improvement, alteration, addition, demolition, surfacing and resurfacing of land for parking and other uses to produce revenue, equipment, operation and maintenance of public office building facilities (including the State Capitol) and any other public office facility or improvement related thereto, paying the costs of such projects as shall be necessary or convenient, and paying the costs of issuance of the bonds.
Ala. Code § 41-10-670 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-670
Section 41-10-670 Short Title
Status: in_force

This division shall be known and may be cited as the “Job Development Act of 2001.”
Ala. Code § 41-10-459 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-459
Section 41-10-459 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

The authority may from time to time sell and issue its refunding bonds without limit as to principal amount for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the authority at the time outstanding, paying the expenses of issuance thereof and paying any premiums necessary to be paid to redeem any bonds so to be refunded; provided, however, that no refunding bonds (other than refunding bonds issued to refund those bonds of the authority designated Building Renovation Revenue Bonds, Series 1990, originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $29,500,000) shall be issued unless the present value of all debt service on the refunding bonds (computed with a discount rate equal to the true interest rate of the refunding bonds and taking into account all underwriting discount and other issuance expenses) shall not be greater than 99 percent of the present value of all debt service on the bonds to be refunded (computed using the same discount rate and taking into account the underwriting discount and other issuance expenses originally applicable to such bonds) determined as if such bonds to be refunded were paid and retired in accordance with the schedule of maturities (considering mandatory redemption as a scheduled maturity) provided at the time of their issuance. Provided further that the average maturity of the refunding bonds, as measured from the date of issuance of such refunding bonds (other than refunding bonds issued to refund those bonds of the authority designated Building Renovation Revenue Bonds, Series 1990, originally issued in the aggregate principal amount of $29,500,000), shall not exceed by more than five years the average maturity of the bonds to be refunded, as also measured from such date of issuance, with the average maturity of any principal amount of bonds to be determined by multiplying the principal of each maturity by the number of years (including any fractional part of a year) intervening between such date of issuance and each such maturity, taking the sum of all such products, and then dividing such sum by the aggregate principal amount of bonds for which the average maturity is to be determined. All refunding bonds shall be subrogated to the bonds which are refunded thereby.
Ala. Code § 41-9-478 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-478
Section 41-9-478 Liberal Construction of Article; Additional Powers
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this article shall be construed liberally, it being the purpose to provide in this state appropriate housing facilities for displaying to the general public exhibits relating to the automobile racing industry and the automobile industry and providing for the management and control of the displays by such means as may be feasible and agreed upon.

(b) In view of the unique character and complexity of the duties and responsibilities imposed on the commission by this article, it is hereby specifically provided that the commission shall have, in addition to the power and authority enumerated in Section 41-9-472, the right, power and authority to:

(1) Develop and institute a program of promotion and advertising of the exhibits and facilities provided for by this article, said program of promotion and advertising to be conducted by the commission both within and without the state in such manner and to such extent as may be deemed economically advisable and appropriate by the commission;

(2) Purchase and acquire items of tangible personal property on a competitive bid basis in the manner prescribed by law for the purchase of such items by state trade schools, state junior colleges, state colleges and universities under the supervision and control of the State Board of Education, the city and county boards of education, and the county boards of revenue or other similar county governing bodies and the governing bodies of the municipalities of the state and the governing boards of instrumentalities of counties and municipalities under Article 3 of Chapter 16 of this title; and

(3) Itself operate, or in its discretion enter into lease agreement with a person or agency of its choosing to operate, all concessions located in or on the grounds and facilities operated by the commission, any such lease agreement to be so designated as to provide maximum services and convenience to the patrons of the exhibit center and to provide reasonable revenue to the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-299.2 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-299.2
Section 41-9-299.2 Construction of Division
Status: in_force

This division shall be construed in pari materia with Section 41-9-249.1.
Ala. Code § 41-9-809 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-809
Section 41-9-809 Records of Revenues and Expenditures; Audits
Status: in_force

The commission shall maintain at all times accurate records and books of account covering revenues and expenditures. Such records and books shall be available for audit at any time by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, and shall be audited at least every two years in the same manner as audits are made of other state agencies and departments.
Ala. Code § 41-4-93 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-93
Section 41-4-93 Lapsing of Appropriations
Status: in_force

All unencumbered balances of all appropriations shall revert to the State Treasury at the end of each fiscal year and to the credit of the General Fund or the special fund from which the appropriation or appropriations were made. Appropriations for the purchase of land or the erection of buildings or new constructions or for State Department of Transportation maintenance of roads and bridges on the state highway system shall continue in force until the attainment of the object or the completion of the work for which such appropriations are made.
Ala. Code § 41-10-457 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-457
Section 41-10-457 Power of Condemnation
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the same powers of eminent domain which shall be exercised in the same manner and under the same conditions as are provided by law for the exercise of the powers of eminent domain by the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 41-9-357 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-357
Section 41-9-357 Battleship Fund
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and maintain at such lawful depository or depositories in the State of Alabama as it shall select a “Battleship Fund,” composed of the money or moneys which may come into its hands from admissions, inspection fees, gifts, donations, grants, bequests, loans, bond issues, governmental appropriations, or other sources, either public or private. The funds shall be used by the commission to pay the costs of acquiring, restoring, renovating, outfitting, documenting, developing, maintaining, displaying, recording, storing, and when deemed appropriate, disposing of artifacts, exhibits, and park assets, and conducting marketing, promotion, and other activities to sustain operations, and meet maintenance and development requirements for the purposes set forth in this article and for the servicing, retirement, or amortization of any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the commission. The commission, in the promotion of Battleship Memorial Park through its chair and such employees as may be designated in writing by the chair, may expend funds of the commission to entertain customers or prospective customers and prospects, including prospective contributors or in promoting public relations in such a manner as the chair deems necessary. Any funds expended under this section shall be subject to audit and accounting as otherwise provided for by law.
Ala. Code § 41-29-361 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-361
Section 41-29-361 Alabama Terminal on Linking and Analyzing Statistics on Career Pathways Longitudinal Database System
Status: in_force

The system is established as a secure system to exchange, de-identify, and match individual level education and workforce data from partner entities while upholding legal protections to ensure privacy and security. The system shall be used to provide policymakers with access to data regarding the state talent development system, including early learning, education, workforce training, and employment outcomes. The system makes it possible to match data from various agencies and programs over time to create reports that may then be aggregated and analyzed to assist policy makers with developing strategies to improve education and workforce outcomes. The system shall be configured in the following manner:

(1) All information matched from partner entities shall be collected, safeguarded, kept confidential, and used only by the office in accordance with this division and other state and federal law.

(2) Each partner entity shall retain ownership of any data the partner entity provides to the system and shall reserve the right to opt out of any research request if the request would violate state or federal law. To that end, all of the following shall apply:

a. A partner entity may not have access to data owned by another partner entity unless a data request is approved unanimously by the council.

b. Nothing in this division or council rule or policy may prevent partner entities from engaging in direct data sharing agreements with other partner entities or with external entities, so long as the data to be shared is owned by the contracting parties.

(3) The system shall conduct research related to the research agenda adopted by the council.
Ala. Code § 41-10-175 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-175
Section 41-10-175 Powers and Duties of Authority Generally
Status: in_force

The authority shall constitute a body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this article, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms of this article, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge of its said powers and duties, together with all powers and duties set forth in Sections 41-10-141 through 41-10-147.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1036 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1036
Section 41-9-1036 Age Requirement
Status: in_force

No person under the age of 18 years shall participate as a contestant in any match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contest, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts.
Ala. Code § 41-4-173 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-173
Section 41-4-173 Cooperative Purchase or Use of Supplies or Services by Public Procurement Units
Status: in_force

A public procurement unit may enter into an agreement, without regard to the requirements of Division 3, with any other public procurement unit for the cooperative purchase or use of supplies or services under the terms agreed upon between the parties.
Ala. Code § 41-9-42 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-42
Section 41-9-42 Terms of Office of Members; Officers Generally; Filling of Vacancies; Compensation of Members
Status: in_force

The term of office of each member shall be six years; provided, however, that of the members first appointed, five shall be appointed for terms of two years, five for terms of four years and five for terms of six years. The council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from the members of the council to serve at the pleasure of the council. The chair and vice-chair shall be the executive officers of the council. The council itself shall nominate three persons from the same geographical area to replace each of the members whose term of service is expiring, not less than six months prior to expiration of a regular term of service and promptly upon other occurrences of a vacancy. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor from such nominees. The members of the council shall not receive any compensation for their services.
Ala. Code § 41-10-720 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-720
Section 41-10-720 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature makes the following findings:

(1) At any given time, the level of activity in our construction industry is a primary yardstick for measuring the overall economic health of this country and this state, and that the success and stability of the building, manufacturing, and commercial businesses are dependent upon a sufficient supply of skilled artisans and craft persons who can produce quality products that inspire public confidence. The State of Alabama and the nation has a great need for a program that provides for the recruitment of, and training programs and opportunities for, new construction craft trade workers. It is desirable and in the public interest to establish a public authority at the state level to create and implement such a program.

(2) The passage of a federal economic stimulus package provides substantial funding for significant new highway, road, bridge, and public infrastructure projects, and the Legislature recognizes that these projects will place additional demands for skilled artisans and craft persons which the existing construction workforce may not support.

(3) It is desirable and in the public interest that construction craft industry fees dedicated for the recruitment of and the promotion of training programs and opportunities for new construction craft workers shall be annually appropriated to the Recruitment and Training Promotion Fund and dedicated for expenses incurred or to be incurred by the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute.

(4) By passage of Act 2010-220, it is the intention of the Legislature to do all of the following:

a. Establish the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute as an independent public authority that is separate and distinct from the Alabama 21st Century Authority.

b. Provide for the continuation of the special fund known as the Recruitment and Training Promotion Fund created pursuant to Act 2009-563 and provide for the deposit of certain construction craft industry fees into the Recruitment and Training Promotion Fund.

c. Provide that Alabama 21st Century Authority shall have no duties or powers related to the Recruitment and Training Promotion Fund.

d. Provide that the Alabama 21st Century Authority shall provide limited assistance to the institute for the purpose of enabling the institute to commence operations.
Ala. Code § 41-9-472 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-472
Section 41-9-472 Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The commission shall be authorized:

(1) To investigate and select an available site for housing the exhibits, including the surrounding grounds, in cooperation with the community, taking into consideration all pertinent factors affecting the suitability of such site;

(2) To acquire by rent or lease agreement or otherwise the necessary housing facilities; and to establish, improve and enlarge the available facility, including providing it with necessary equipment, furnishings, landscaping and related facilities, including parking areas and ramps, roadways, sewers, curbs, and gutters;

(3) To enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with local, state, and federal governments, with agencies of such governments, with private individuals, corporations, associations, and other organizations as the commission may deem necessary or convenient to carry out the purpose of this article, with such contracts and agreements to include leases to private industry;

(4) To borrow money from private sources or such other source as may be acceptable to the commission under such terms and conditions as may be provided by law; and, in order to provide security for the repayment of any such private loans, the commission shall have the authority to pledge such future revenues from admissions and any other sources as from time to time, be necessary or desirable;

(5) To issue and sell, subject to the approval of the Governor, interest-bearing general obligation bonds not in excess of $3,000,000.00 in principal amount, as authorized by constitutional amendment; such bonds shall be general obligations of the State of Alabama, with full faith and credit and taxing power of the state to be pledged to the prompt and faithful payment of the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon. The proceeds from the sale of such bonds shall be used exclusively for the purpose of paying the expenses incurred in the sale and issuance thereof and for the construction, establishment, improvement, or enlargement and equipment of building facilities and related grounds including the renewal or replacement of structural parts of such facility, but not including the purchase of the site for such facility;

(6) To issue and sell at any time and from time to time its revenue bonds for the purpose of providing funds to acquire, enlarge, improve, equip, and maintain a facility and for the payment of obligations incurred for such purposes. The principal and interest on any such revenue bonds shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the project;

(7) To make such contracts in the issuance of its bonds as may seem necessary or desirable to assure their marketability and to provide for their retirement by a pledge of all or any revenue which may come to the commission from the investment of the proceeds of the sale of such bonds or from any other source whatsoever;

(8) To accept public or private gifts, grants, and donations;

(9) To acquire property by purchase, lease, gift, or license, but not to include the purchase of a site for the facility;

(10) To allocate and expend funds from all donations, income, and revenue from any source whatsoever coming into its treasury for the fulfillment and accomplishment of its duties and responsibilities in such manner as may be necessary and appropriate for the perfection of the purposes of this article;

(11) To sell, convey, transfer, lease, or donate any property, franchise, grant, easement, license, or lease or interest therein which it may own and to transfer, assign, sell, convey, or donate any right, title, or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, or license of property;

(12) To employ an executive director and such additional personnel as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article. The executive director and such additional personnel as may be employed by the commission will serve at the pleasure of the commission. The commission shall fix the compensation of the executive director and such additional personnel, and such compensation shall be paid from the funds of the commission. The commission shall designate the duties and authority of the executive director and such additional personnel. The executive director and such additional personnel shall not be subject to the provisions of the state Merit System Act; however, they shall be eligible for participation in the state health insurance plan and benefits as provided in Chapter 29 of Title 36 of this code, and they shall be eligible for participation in the State Employees’ Retirement System law governing counties, cities, towns, and other quasi-public organizations of the state; and

(13) To make such rules and regulations as the commission may deem necessary and desirable to provide for the operation, management, and control of the facility.
Ala. Code § 41-10-642 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-642
Section 41-10-642 Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute - Powers
Status: in_force

Transferred to §41-10-725 by Act 2010-220, p. 365, §3, effective March 22, 2010.
Ala. Code § 41-16-77 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-77
Section 41-16-77 Violations; Void Contracts; Opportunity to Compete; Relation to Other Laws
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-296 EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

(a) Any person who willfully or intentionally violates this article shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) to be deposited into the State General Fund.

(b) Any contract entered into in violation of the provisions of this article shall be void. All persons or business entities doing business with the State of Alabama are presumed to understand all laws and regulations governing the purchase of goods and services by the State of Alabama.

(c) All state entities shall implement policies and procedures to ensure that the opportunity to compete for state contracts and business is open to qualified individuals and firms representing the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the state.

(d) Nothing in this article shall be construed to repeal or supersede the enabling laws of professional licensing boards or commissions listed in Title 34, and any contracts lawfully entered into by such boards or commissions shall not be construed to violate any of the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 41-10-504 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-504
Section 41-10-504 Bonds of Authority Eligible for Investment of Trust Funds
Status: in_force

Any trust fund, where the investment thereof is permitted or required by law, may be invested in bonds issued by the authority. Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof or the document which is the source of authority, a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, or one acting in any other fiduciary capacity may, in addition to any other investment powers conferred by law and with the exercise of reasonable business prudence, invest trust funds in the bonds of the authority.
Ala. Code § 41-23-132 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-132
Section 41-23-132 Appropriation of Funds; Audits
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Legislature shall annually appropriate two million dollars ($2,000,000) from the State General Fund to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to establish a grant program to facilitate and coordinate inland port and transfer facility development, improvement, maintenance, onsite storage, moorings, and construction. The appropriation shall be effective beginning fiscal year 2026 and continue through the 2028 fiscal year, unless continued by an act of the Legislature.

(b) Upon appropriations, the monies shall be kept in the Inland Ports and Intermodal Development Fund created in Section 41-23-131 and shall be subject to audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts in the same manner as all other department funds. Any unexpended monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to the State General Fund. The amount of the appropriation for the upcoming fiscal year appropriation shall be reduced by the amount carried forward such that the department will have no more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in any single fiscal year to administer the grant program. Any monies that remain unexpended at the end of the third fiscal year shall revert to the State General Fund. Any unencumbered funds remaining pursuant to this article after three years shall revert to the State General Fund.
Ala. Code § 41-27-3.3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-3.3
Section 41-27-3.3 State Firearms Prohibited Person Database
Status: in_force

(a) Act 2021-246 shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Concealed Carry Permit Act.

(b)(1) No later than October 1, 2022, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall develop, create, maintain, and administer a state firearms prohibited person database and shall send written notice to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Services Agency certifying that the database is operational and fully compliant with Act 2021-246. This database shall be linked to the state Law Enforcement Tactical System so that all “Firearms Prohibited Person” notices are viewable by law enforcement officers and other authorized persons through the Law Enforcement Tactical System. The database shall provide a method for municipal, probate, district, and circuit courts to report convictions and orders that affect an individual’s eligibility to possess a firearm under federal or state law. Upon request by a sheriff, the agency shall share any information from the database with the sheriff.

(2) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may contract with a third party for the development, creation, and maintenance of the state firearms prohibited person database, but the agency shall administer the database in a method as determined by the Alabama Justice Information Commission.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in Act 2021-246, any information in the database shall be kept confidential, shall be exempt from disclosure under Section 36-12-40, and may only be used for law enforcement purposes except when an individual in the database is charged in any state with a felony involving the use of a firearm.

(c) A sheriff may provide for application, review, and renewal of a concealed carry permit through electronic means, as well as maintenance of records of applications, issued permits, and denied permits through electronic means. A sheriff may also accept payment for a permit by a debit or credit card or other consumer electronic payment method. Any transaction or banking fee charged for the electronic payment method shall be paid by the applicant.

(d) The Alabama Justice Information Commission may adopt rules to implement Act 2021-246; provided, the commission shall not place additional conditions or requirements on the issuance of a concealed carry permit or limit its scope and applicability.

(e) Act 2021-246 shall not be construed to limit or place any conditions upon an individual’s right to carry a pistol that is not in a motor vehicle and not concealed on or about his or her person.

(f) Any pistol permit issued prior to January 1, 2023, shall remain valid until its expiration date.
Ala. Code § 41-4-180 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-180
Section 41-4-180 Established; Duties Generally
Status: in_force

There shall be in the Department of Finance the Division of Service. The functions and duties of the Division of Service shall be as follows:

(1) To provide for the stamping and mailing for each state department, board, bureau, commission, agency, and office located and operating in the City of Montgomery and to operate a central mailing room or rooms and service for the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices. The Director of Finance shall direct the delivery of mail to such mailing room or rooms by these departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and officers as the director may see fit, ready to be delivered to the United States Post Office, except that it shall not be stamped with postage stamps or by means of a postage meter. Every piece of mail, when so delivered, shall bear the name of the department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state sending it, and all mail received in a mailing room shall be properly stamped with postage stamps or passed through an authorized postage meter and then delivered to the United States Post Office. The Chief of the Division of Service shall cause an accurate account to be kept of all pieces of mail from and the postage used on account of each department, board, bureau, commission, agency, and office of the state, and the cost of such postage shall be charged by the Comptroller against its appropriation for such purpose. Such central mailing rooms shall be conveniently located and shall be kept open for business as long as may be necessary to dispose of all outgoing mail daily. The expenditure of any state funds for postage by any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state required to deliver its mail to a central mailing room (other than the Department of Finance) shall be unlawful. This section shall not, however, prevent the stamping or metering of envelopes for the transmittal of unemployment compensation warrants and warrants for the payment of any public assistance benefits in, or the mailing of such envelopes from, the department or departments having charge of the other functions and duties relating to unemployment compensation and public assistance.

(2) To provide exclusively for all telephone service for each state department, board, bureau, commission, agency, and office located and operating in the City of Montgomery and make all contracts and agreements in relation to the telephone service to each of the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices of the state located and operating in the City of Montgomery. Insofar as practicable, all telephones shall be connected through a central switchboard or switchboards, into which there may be as many trunk lines as the business of the state justifies. The telephone expense of each such department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state shall be charged by the Comptroller against its appropriation for such purpose.

(3) To provide exclusively for all clerical and stenographic services to all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices located in the City of Montgomery for part-time or emergency needs, and to operate and maintain a central clerical and stenographic pool for the purpose of providing each department, board, bureau, commission, agency, and office of the state located and operating in the City of Montgomery with all part-time and emergency employees.

(4) To manage, supervise, maintain, repair, improve, light, heat, and clean the Capitol and all buildings and property owned or leased by the state in the City of Montgomery, including monuments and historical sites. In any case in which an appropriation has been or shall be made for such purposes to any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office of the state for such purpose, the expenses of such services for buildings or property used by it shall be charged by the Comptroller to such department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or office.

(5) With the approval of the Governor, to allocate space in the Capitol and in all buildings owned or leased by the state in the City of Montgomery for the use of the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, and offices of the state.

(6) With the approval of the Governor, to transfer between departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and institutions of the state any furniture, fixtures, supplies, material, equipment, or other personal property.

(7) To sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any personal property of the state determined by the Director of Finance not to be needed for public use or to have become unsuited for such use.

(8) To perform such other functions and duties of the Department of Finance as may from time to time be assigned, by the Director of Finance.
Ala. Code § 41-23-5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-5
Section 41-23-5 Establishment of Divisions; Appointment of Division Chiefs; Oath of Office; Restrictions on Employment; Directors of Merged Agencies Abolished; Purpose of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, with the approval of the Governor, may establish such division or divisions as may, in his or her discretion, be reasonably necessary for the administration and enforcement of any law, rule, or regulation with which the department is charged or the performance of any of its functions or duties. Each division in the department shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision, and control of an officer who shall be designated as the chief of such division. All chiefs of divisions shall be appointed by the director of said department, with the approval of the Governor. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, such chiefs of divisions shall take the constitutional oath of office. Each of such officers shall devote his or her full time to his or her official duties and shall hold no other lucrative position while serving as such. The offices or positions of director of any of the merged departments or agencies are hereby abolished.

(b) It is one of the purposes of this article to coordinate, into one department, the functions of the Office of State Planning and Federal Programs, the Alabama Department of Energy, Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, the Office of Highway and Traffic Safety, and the Office of Employment and Training or any successor thereto. There is hereby established the following divisions: The Office of State Planning and Federal Programs, the Alabama Department of Energy, Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, the Office of Highway and Traffic Safety, and the Office of Employment and Training. The functions of each division shall be administered by a division chief who shall be full-time and salaried as now provided by law. Each division chief shall report to and be under the supervision of the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
Ala. Code § 41-14A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14A / Section 41-14A-6
Section 41-14A-6 Establishment of Safe Board of Directors; Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established a Board of Directors of the SAFE Program charged with responsibility and authority to assess and manage the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors. In exercising its powers and performing its responsibilities, the board of directors shall constitute a body politic under the laws of the state performing the public function of assuring the safety of public deposits.

(b)(1) The State Treasurer shall be a permanent, standing, voting member of the board of directors and shall serve as its chair. The Superintendent of Banks shall be a permanent, standing, non-voting member of the board of directors. The remaining six members shall each possess knowledge, skill, and experience in one or more of the following areas:

a. Financial analysis.

b. Trend analysis.

c. Accounting.

d. Banking.

e. Risk management.

f. Investment management.

(2) The remaining six members shall be comprised of four members each of whom shall be a representative of an active qualified public depository that is not in the process of withdrawing from the SAFE Program and which is in compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, and reporting requirements of this chapter, one of whom will be selected and approved by the State Treasurer and three of whom shall be selected and approved by the State Treasurer from three or more nominations submitted by the Alabama Bankers Association (or any successor association or entity, or, if no such association or successor association or entity shall then exist, submitted by the Superintendent of Banks); one member who shall be a representative of a municipality within the state and who will be selected and approved by the State Treasurer from one or more nominations submitted to the State Treasurer by the League of Municipalities of Alabama; and one member who shall be a representative of a county within the state and who will be selected and approved by the State Treasurer from one or more nominations submitted to the State Treasurer by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

(3) The terms of the members of the board of directors other than the State Treasurer and the Superintendent of Banks shall be four years, except that, with respect to the initial appointments, as determined by the State Treasurer, one member will serve one year, one member will serve two years, two members will serve three years, and two members will serve four years. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy on the board may serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term. Any member is eligible for reappointment and shall serve until a successor is selected.

(4) The chair shall annually designate a member of the board of directors to serve as vice chair, and a secretary who need not be a member of the board of directors. The secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of directors and shall be the custodian of all printed materials filed with or by the board.

(5) Notwithstanding the existence of vacancies on the board of directors, two-thirds of the voting members then serving shall constitute a quorum. The board of directors may not take official action in the absence of a quorum.

(6) The board of directors shall meet quarterly and at other times deemed necessary to assess and manage the operations of the SAFE Program.

(7) Except as otherwise specifically provided in subdivision (8) only as it relates to virtual participation of members of the board and the public, all meetings and notice of meetings of the board of directors, including meetings at which administrative fines and penalties are established, shall be subject to the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A of Title 36, provided that sessions at which any information that is confidential under subsection (f) shall not be subject to Section 13A-14-2, and shall not be open to the public.

(8) Members of the board of directors or any committee established by the board may participate in a meeting of the board or committee by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting may hear each other at the same time. Participation by means authorized in this subdivision shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes, including the establishment of a quorum, to deliberate and to take action. The telephone or video conference or similar communications equipment shall also allow members of the public the opportunity to simultaneously listen to or observe meetings held pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) In adopting, amending, or repealing any rule, regulation, standard, or statement of general applicability, the board of directors shall be subject to the applicable requirements of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of this title.

(d) In connection with the assessment and management of the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors, the board of directors may exercise the following powers:

(1) Designate financial institutions as qualified public depositories and require such collateral, or increase the collateral-pledging level, of any qualified public depository as may be necessary to administer this chapter and to ensure the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors.

(2) Establish guidelines for accepting, or for reducing the reported value of, collateral as circumstances may require in order to ensure the pledging of sufficient marketable collateral to meet the purposes of this chapter.

(3) Authorize the State Treasurer to issue suspensions, disqualifications, administrative penalties, and cease and desist orders in accordance with Section 41-14A-7 against any qualified public depository that has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules, regulations, or orders of the board of directors or the State Treasurer adopted under this chapter.

(4) Take such actions as the board of directors shall consider to be necessary, appropriate, or desirable in order to assess and manage the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors, including, without limitation:

a. Establish procedures for the verification of the reports of any qualified public depository relating to public deposits it holds when necessary to ensure the availability of adequate funds to pay any potential losses to public depositors.

b. Establish criteria, based on the overall financial condition of the participants and applicants, as may be necessary, to ensure the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors.

c. Establish collateral-pledging levels based on qualitative and quantitative standards.

d. Establish rules and procedures for the State Treasurer to monitor and confirm, as often as deemed necessary by the State Treasurer, the pledged collateral held by custodians.

e. Set requirements for the filing by qualified public depositories, custodians, the State Treasurer, the board’s agents and contractors, and other persons of documents, reports, records, or other information deemed necessary by the board of directors to monitor the sufficiency of the collateral pool and the SAFE Program to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors, including, without limitation:

1. Require reports of each qualified public depository to reflect the net average monthly balance of the public deposits held by the qualified public depository and to reflect the collateral pledged by qualified public depositories under this chapter, which reports shall not be required more frequently than monthly except in the case of any qualified public depository that is then subject to default or insolvency or is the subject of an order of suspension or disqualification or a cease and desist order issued by the State Treasurer.

2. Require the submission of copies of quarterly or annual financial and regulatory reports of qualified public depositories.

f. Direct the State Treasurer to maintain perpetual inventory of pledged collateral.

g. Perform, or direct the State Treasurer to perform, financial analysis of any qualified public depository as needed.

h. Establish a minimum amount of required collateral as the board of directors deems necessary to provide for the contingent liability pool.

(5) Empower the State Treasurer to sell pledged securities, or move pledged securities to an account established in the Loss Payment Fund’s name, for the purpose of paying losses to public depositors not covered by deposit insurance or to perfect the Loss Payment Fund’s interest in the pledged securities.

(6) Empower the State Treasurer to transfer funds directly from any custodian to public depositors or the receiver in order to facilitate prompt payment of claims.

(7) Adopt and implement, and monitor compliance with, such standards, rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders as the board of directors shall consider to be appropriate or desirable for the purposes of maintaining the sufficiency of the collateral pool to provide adequate protection from losses to public depositors.

(8) Delegate to the State Treasurer all of the responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the SAFE Program and of the standards, rules, regulations, guidelines, and orders adopted by the board of directors, as deemed appropriate or desirable by the board of directors.

(9) Establish the conditions under which entities resulting from mergers, consolidations, sales of assets and similar transactions involving qualified public depositories will succeed qualified public depositories and assume the former institution’s contingent liability agreement under Section 41-14A-8, and to prescribe requirements for notification by qualified public depositories to the board of mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, changes of address, changes of name, and similar matters.

(10) Establish the conditions under which qualified public depositories will be required to involuntarily withdraw from participation in the program and for the conditions under which collateral pledged by withdrawing qualified public depositories will be released.

(11) Authorize the filing of any information or forms required under this chapter to be by electronic data transmission. Such filings of information or forms shall have the same force and effect as a signed writing.

(e) The board of directors shall adopt rules or regulations empowering the State Treasurer to impose requirements on qualified public depositories to ensure that applicable accounts maintained by covered public entities and covered public officials are adequately identified as public deposits covered by this chapter and that each qualified public depository can identify on its records the name, address, and federal employer identification number of the covered public entities and covered public officials maintaining public deposits in such qualified public depository. The State Treasurer may require that each qualified public depository shall provide an annual statement to each public depositor then maintaining public deposits with the qualified public depository summarizing the balances of public deposits held by the qualified public depository for the public depositor. The balances reflected in any annual statement provided by a qualified public depository shall be deemed correct unless the public depositor notifies the qualified public depository to the contrary within 60 days of receipt of the statement.

(f) Any information contained in a report of a financial institution provided to the board of directors or the State Treasurer under this chapter, if made confidential by any law of the United States or of this state and if the board is notified by the financial institution of such confidentiality, shall be considered confidential and exempt from the provisions of Section 36-12-40, and not subject to dissemination to anyone other than the board of directors and the State Treasurer under this chapter.

(g) Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for each day’s official duties of the board of directors at the same per diem and travel rate as is paid employees of the state.

(h) Neither the board of directors nor the State Treasurer shall have the authority to assess, charge, or collect any of the costs associated with the implementation, administration, or enforcement of the SAFE Program against any covered public entities, covered public officials, or qualified public depositories; provided, however, that this subsection shall not limit or restrict the authority of the board or the State Treasurer, as applicable, to impose administrative penalties or order restitution pursuant to Section 41-14A-7 or to make assessments against qualified public depositories for losses in accordance with Section 41-14A-9.
Ala. Code § 41-14-9 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-14-9
Section 41-14-9 Sale of Bonds, Etc., Deposited as Security Upon Failure of Depositary to Pay Check, Etc., of Treasurer or Account for State Funds Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed effective January 1, 2001, by Act 2000-748, §3.
Ala. Code § 41-9-984 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-984
Section 41-9-984 Corporation
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may create a not-for-profit corporation to raise funds, and to develop, implement, and manage the plans and programs of the commission.

(b) The commission may select a name for the corporation. The corporation shall have its own board of directors which shall consist of members of the commission, a representative appointed by the Governor, and a representative of the Attorney General. The board may select its own chair with the approval of the chair of the commission.

(c) Upon its incorporation, the not-for-profit corporation shall apply for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 501 (c)(3).

(d) In addition to funds received from the general public, the corporation may receive funds from the State of Alabama, in addition to its original mandated budget, at such times and in such amounts as appropriated by the Legislature to be used for its tax-exempt purposes.

(e) The not-for-profit corporation may hire support staff and name advisory groups or steering committees as necessary to assist in the promotion, coordination, and implementation of, and fund-raising for the programs developed by the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-541 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-541
Section 41-9-541 Creation; Purposes
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Governor’s Mansion Authority to preserve, operate, and maintain the Alabama Governor’s Mansion, also known as the Ligon House, located on South Perry Street in Montgomery, Alabama, the adjacent historic property known as the John Blue-Hill House (“Hill House”) on South Perry Street, and such adjacent properties as may be acquired from time to time, hereinafter designated the Governor’s Mansion Complex. The Governor’s Mansion Complex means the state-owned property within the area bounded on the north by Cromwell Street, bounded on the east by South Perry Street, bounded on the south by Finley Avenue, and bounded on the west by South Court Street.

(b) The purposes of the authority shall be to preserve and maintain the Governor’s Mansion and to protect the historical and architectural integrity of the mansion exterior, interior, contents, and grounds; to develop, maintain, and operate the Governor’s Mansion Complex as an appropriate setting for carrying on the official and ceremonial functions of the state, including, but not limited to, the recruitment of industry; and to provide suitable housing for the Governor and the family of the Governor in comfortable, private, and physically secure quarters within the Governor’s Mansion Complex, including the Hill House.
Ala. Code § 41-10-847 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-847
Section 41-10-847 Availability of Credits
Status: in_force

The Innovating Alabama tax credits provided in this article shall not be available for qualifying applicants as described in this article, for which applications are not approved on or prior to July 31, 2028. This shall only affect the availability of credits for applications not approved on or prior to July 31, 2028, and shall not cause a reduction or suspension of any credits awarded on or prior to July 31, 2028.
Ala. Code § 41-10-812 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-812
Section 41-10-812 Applicability of Alabama Open Meetings Act
Status: in_force

Given the collaborative and dynamic nature of accelerator programs and Innovate Alabama generally, the working groups, task forces, and subcommittees of Innovate Alabama, shall not be subject to Chapter 25A of Title 36, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
Ala. Code § 41-10-57 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-57
Section 41-10-57 Execution and Delivery of Bonds and Interest Coupons
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be signed by the president of the authority and attested by its secretary, and all interest coupons applicable to the bonds shall be signed by the president of the authority; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not of both, of said officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of their being manually signed, and a facsimile of the president’s signature may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any of the interest coupons in lieu of their being manually signed. The seal of the authority shall be impressed on the bonds; provided, that a facsimile of said seal may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of being manually impressed thereon. If any officer duly authorized thereunto, after signing any of such bonds or the interest coupons thereunto appertaining, manually or by facsimile, shall for any reason vacate said office, the said bonds and interest coupons may nevertheless be delivered at any time thereafter as the act and deed of the authority.
Ala. Code § 41-9-85.8 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-85.8
Section 41-9-85.8 Implementation and Administration of This Division
Status: in_force

The Securities Commission may retain any person or entity as required to implement and administer this division.
Ala. Code § 41-15-1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-15-1
Section 41-15-1 Creation; Purpose
Status: in_force

There shall be a fund, to be known as the State Insurance Fund, carried by the State Treasurer for the purpose of insuring direct physical loss on buildings and contents for the perils as may be determined by the Finance Director in which title in whole or in part is vested in the State of Alabama or any of its agencies or institutions or in which funds provided by the state have been used for the purchase of the land, construction of the building, purchase or maintenance of any equipment, machinery, furniture, fixtures, or supplies in such buildings and public school buildings together with the contents of all such buildings; provided, that this section shall neither repeal nor in any manner affect the provisions of any local act of the Legislature or any general act of local application authorizing city or county boards of education or district boards of education of independent school districts to insure school buildings and property either in the State Insurance Fund or in an insurance company, whichever in the opinion of such board provides the best coverage for such school buildings and property.
Ala. Code § 41-10-200 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-200
Section 41-10-200 Declaration of Purpose and Legislative Findings
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 41-13-40 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-13-40
Section 41-13-40 Photographing or Microphotographing of Records, Books, Files, Etc.; Admissibility in Evidence, Etc., of Photographs, Microfilms, Etc
Status: in_force

The head of any office, court, commission, board, institution, department, or agency of the state or of any political subdivision thereof may cause any record, document, plat, court file, book, map, paper, or writing made, acquired, or received as required by law to be photographed or microphotographed on plate or film. Such photographs, microfilms, or prints made therefrom, when duly authenticated by the custodian thereof, shall have the same force and effect at law as the original record or of a record made by any other legally authorized means and may be offered in like manner and shall be received in evidence in any court where such original record or record made by other legally authorized means could have been so introduced and received; provided, that the provisions of this article shall not apply to the State Department of Human Resources, the State Health Department, the State Board of Health, the state Department of Workforce or to any other office, court, commission, board, institution, department, or agency of the state which is otherwise authorized by law to provide for the photographing or microphotographing of its records.
Ala. Code § 41-4-87 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-87
Section 41-4-87 Tentative Budget - Hearings
Status: in_force

The Governor shall, upon receipt by him or her of the tentative budget provided for by Section 41-4-86, make provision for public hearings thereon not later than two weeks prior to the convening of the next ensuing regular business session of the Legislature. To any such public hearings on the tentative budget, the Governor shall extend invitations to and may require the attendance of the heads of all departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and institutions of the state and other persons receiving or requesting state funds and the giving by them of such explanations and suggestions as they may be called upon to give or as they may desire to offer with respect to the items of requested appropriations in which they are interested. He or she shall also extend invitations and may require the attendance of the Budget Officer and the Comptroller and the giving by them of any information or data pertinent to the proposed budget. The Governor shall also extend invitations to the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee of the House and the Chair of the Finance and Taxation Committee of the Senate of the Legislature which is then in office to be present at such hearings and to participate in such hearings through the asking of questions or the expression of opinions with regard to the items of the tentative budget. The Governor shall also extend a like invitation to the Governor-elect if such there be. The chair of said committees, while sitting at such hearings, shall hold the offices of budget advisors, and shall receive a per diem of $10.00 for each day in attendance at such hearings. If either chair shall be unable to attend, the next ranking member of his or her committee shall act in his or her place.
Ala. Code § 41-8-10 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-10
Section 41-8-10 Registration, Etc., Records of Public Libraries to Be Confidential; Right of Parents to Inspect Records
Status: in_force

It is recognized that public library use by an individual should be of confidential nature. Any other provision of general, special, or local law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the registration and circulation records and information concerning the use of the public, public school, college and university libraries of this state shall be confidential. Registration and circulation records shall not be open for inspection by, or otherwise available to, any agency or individual except for the following entities: (a) the library which manages the records; (b) the state education department for a library under its jurisdiction when it is necessary to assure the proper operation of such library; or (c) the state Public Library Service for a library under its jurisdiction when it is necessary to assure the proper operations of such library. Aggregate statistics shown from registration and circulation records, with all personal identification removed, may be released or used by a library for research and planning purposes. Provided however, any parent of a minor child shall have the right to inspect the registration and circulation records of any school or public library that pertain to his or her child.
Ala. Code § 41-29-331 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-331
Section 41-29-331 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) APPRENTICE. A worker who is at least 16 years of age, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law, who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation as provided in 29 C.F.R. Part 29.4.

(2) APPRENTICESHIP AGREEMENT. A written agreement between an apprentice and either the apprenticeship program sponsor, or an apprenticeship committee acting as agent for the apprenticeship program sponsor or sponsors, which contains the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice in conformance with 29 C.F.R., Subtitle A, Part 29 and Section 40-18-421.

(3) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. A plan containing all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, as required under the federal guidelines in 29 C.F.R., Subtitle A, Parts 29 and 30, U.S.C. §50, for apprenticeship programs certified by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, and the rules adopted by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, including such matters as the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.

(4) CANCELLATION. The termination of the registration or approval status of an apprenticeship program at the request of the sponsor, or termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice.

(5) CERTIFICATION or CERTIFICATE. The written approval by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship of a set of apprenticeship standards or of an individual for employment as an apprentice or probationary apprentice in a registered apprenticeship program or proof that an apprentice has successfully met the requirements to receive an interim credential.

(6) DEREGISTRATION. The termination of the registration or approval status of an apprenticeship program upon written request of the sponsor or upon cause by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship instituting formal deregistration proceedings.

(7) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. The same meaning as provided in Section 40-18-421.

(8) EMPLOYER. Any person or organization employing an apprentice, whether or not the person or organization is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice.

(9) FEDERAL PURPOSES. Any action related to a federal contract, grant, agreement, or arrangement dealing with an apprenticeship. The term includes any federal financial or other assistance, benefit, privilege, contribution, allowance, exemption, preference, or right pertaining to an apprenticeship.

(10) GOVERNOR. The chief executive of this state.

(11) INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED APPRENTICESHIP. A high quality apprenticeship program that includes a paid work component and an educational or instructional component wherein an individual obtains workplace relevant knowledge and skills developed or delivered by third parties, including trade and industry groups, companies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, unions, and joint labor management organizations.

(12) IN-SCHOOL YOUTH. A youth described in Section 129(a)(1)(C) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

(13) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. Training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while engaged in productive work in a job that provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job; is made available through a program that provides reimbursement to the employer of up to 50 percent of the wage rate of the participant, except as provided in Section 134(c)(3)(H) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, for the extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the training; and is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work experience of the participant, and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.

(14) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. A formal, on-the-job training program registered by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship that includes all of the following:

a. Employer involvement.

b. On-the-job training.

c. Related technical instruction.

d. Paid work experience.

e. A portable, nationally recognized industry credential.

(15) REGISTERED PREAPPRENTICESHIP. A program or set of strategies, registered by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, including basic skills training, academic skills remediation, or introduction to the industry, designed to prepare individuals for entry into an apprenticeship program.

(16) REGISTERED YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP. A program that is designed specifically for individuals aged 16 to 18, inclusive, registered by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship, and is connected to an adult apprenticeship.

(17) REGISTRATION AGENCY. The agency that has responsibility for registering apprenticeship programs and apprentices, providing technical assistance, and conducting review for compliance with existing state law and the state plan for equal employment opportunities.

(18) REQUIRED TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. An organized and systematic form of instruction designed to provide the apprentice with knowledge of the theoretical and technical subjects related to the occupation of the apprentice. The instruction may be given in a classroom, through occupational or industrial courses, or by correspondence courses of equivalent value, electronic media, or other forms of self-study for registered and industry-recognized apprenticeship programs certified by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship. The sponsor shall be responsible for the administration and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for apprentices and coordination of the instruction with job experience.

(19) SPONSOR. Any person, association, committee, or organization operating a preapprenticeship, youth registered apprenticeships, youth industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, registered apprenticeships, and industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.

(20) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY. The Alabama Office of Apprenticeship.

(21) STATE APPRENTICESHIP INTERMEDIARY. The Alabama Community College System shall be the intermediary and shall provide required technical instruction and technical assistance for implementing on-the-job training for all apprencticeable programs certified by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship with the consent of the sponsor.

(22) VETERAN. The meaning given the term in 38 U.S.C. §101.

(23) WORK BASED LEARNING. Sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in real workplace settings, to the extent practicable, or simulated environments at an educational institution that foster in-depth, first-hand engagement with the tasks required of a given career field, that are aligned to curriculum and instruction.
Ala. Code § 41-10-62 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-62
Section 41-10-62 Liability Upon Bonds, Debts, Agreements, Etc., of Authority
Status: in_force

All debts assumed or created by the authority and all bonds issued by it shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the authority and shall not be obligations or debts of the State of Alabama. All contracts and agreements made by the authority pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the authority and shall not be obligations of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 41-29-3.1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-3.1
Section 41-29-3.1 Disclosure of Tax Abatement, Grant, Credit, or Exemption, and Realized Benefits
Status: in_force

The acceptance of a tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption provided in Section 41-29-3, shall act as approval and written consent by the taxpayer, as required by Section 40-2A-10, to disclose to the taxpayer, the corresponding amount of the tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and the realized benefits to the Secretary of Commerce. The disclosure of the tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and the realized benefits shall be provided by the taxpayer to the Secretary of Commerce for the previous fiscal year and shall be reported by the Secretary of Commerce no later than the second legislative day of each regular session in accordance with Section 40-1-50, to the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 41-5A-22 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 5A / Section 41-5A-22
Section 41-5A-22 Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

All moneys or funds received or collected by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts in the form of fees, receipts, or income as a result of services rendered in connection with municipal audits shall be transferred by the department into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. All moneys or funds received or collected by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts from the federal government shall be deposited into a special fund in the State Treasury, and these moneys and funds are hereby appropriated or reappropriated as necessary for the sole use of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Ala. Code § 41-9-991 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-991
Section 41-9-991 International Voting Rights Trail Established
Status: in_force

Those portions of U. S. Highway 80 from Tuskegee to Montgomery to Selma and Alabama Highway 14 from Selma to Marion are jointly hereby designated the “International Voting Rights Trail.”
Ala. Code § 41-9-550 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-550
Section 41-9-550 Creation; Composition; Meetings; Reimbursement of Expenses; Appointments and Terms; Officers
Status: in_force

There is created a board to be designated and known as the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame. The board shall be composed of 11 members with at least one member chosen from each of the following fields: Politics, art, education, business, law, community service, medicine, religion, and science. The initial members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor. In addition, the Governor and the president or chief executive officer of the institution that hosts the hall shall serve as voting members of the board. The executive secretary shall serve as a nonvoting member of the board. The board shall meet semiannually and at other times as its rules and bylaws may prescribe. A quorum of five members of the board shall be present for business to be conducted. The board may meet and transact any of its business by means of telephone conference, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means of which all board members participating in the meeting may hear each other at the same time. Participation by these means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes, provided public notice of the meeting is in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. The members of the board shall not be compensated for their services, but each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in attending board meetings. Members of the board shall serve for terms of three years. The board shall fill vacancies as they occur and shall have the full and final right of choosing succeeding members. The members of the board shall coordinate their appointments so that diversity of race and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state. The chair shall be elected annually. The executive secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
Ala. Code § 41-12-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 12 / Section 41-12-3
Section 41-12-3 White House Association to Manage Building
Status: in_force

The management of the first White House of the Confederacy as an institution for the cultivation of Confederate history, the preservation of Confederate relics and as a reminder for all time of how pure and great were southern statesmen and southern valor is confided to the organization known as the White House Association, through its duly accredited officers, this association having begun the work of acquiring the building and having carried it to a successful conclusion. Their several acts shall at all times be subject to the approval of the Governor.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1085 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1085
Section 41-9-1085 Confidentiality of Project Information
Status: in_force

This section was amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-285.
Ala. Code § 41-9-430 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-430
Section 41-9-430 Creation and Functions; Name Change
Status: in_force

(a) There is created and established a state agency to be known as the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which shall be a public body corporate with all the powers and privileges of a corporation, for the purpose of providing for and participating in the management and control of facilities to house and display visual exhibits of space exploration and hardware used therefor as may be made available by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The facility shall constitute a permanent housing for the national aeronautics and space administration exhibit, which shall be open to the general public and shall be located at a place to be designated and made available in Madison County for a nominal cost through the cooperation of the Department of the Army and other public and private partners, where feasible, or at other locations as the commission may deem appropriate.

(b)(1) Commencing on October 1, 2025, the name of the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission shall be the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission, and all rights, duties, property, real or personal, and all other effects existing in the name of the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, or in any other name by which the commission has been known, shall continue in the name of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission. Any existing or future reference to the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, or any other name by which the commission has been known, in any existing law, contract, or other instrument, shall constitute a reference to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission.

(2) A reasonable transition period for the name change shall be allowed to permit an orderly and cost-effective transition relating particularly to the use of equipment and supplies. All letterhead, business cards, forms, and any other materials in use by the commission containing the name Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission shall continue to be used by the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission until the supplies are exhausted. Replacement supplies shall contain the name of the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission.

(c) The commission may do any of the following:

(1) Provide facilities as mutually agreed upon between the commission and the Department of the Army, or other public and private partners, where feasible, for the housing and display of army weaponry and mementos of national defense.

(2) Establish an energy information and exhibit center in order to provide information to the public on research and development in the field of energy as developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of the Army, the Energy Research and Development Administration, other federal and state agencies, including universities and colleges, and other public and private sectors engaged in energy related activities.

(3) Construct or otherwise acquire, whether by purchase, construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, lodging and other similar facilities, including parking facilities and facilities for meetings, for use by visitors to the permanent exhibit of the commission and users of the commission’s visitors’ center. In connection therewith, the commission may acquire any land or construct or acquire buildings or other improvements and all real and personal properties deemed necessary by the commission for such purpose, whether or not now in existence. The commission may lease to others any facilities and may also lease lands of the commission on which the facilities may be constructed and charge and collect rent therefor, and terminate any lease upon the failure of the lessee to comply with any of the obligations thereof. The commission may also sell, exchange, or convey and grant options to any lessee to acquire any facilities and may lease lands of the commission on which the facilities may be constructed whenever the commission finds any action to be in furtherance of the purpose for which the commission was organized.
Ala. Code § 41-9-212 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-212
Section 41-9-212 Transfer of Appropriations
Status: in_force

All parts of the state appropriation and any funds from federal sources made prior to May 28, 1980, to the Alabama Development Office for the planning office functions are hereby transferred to the Office of State Planning and Federal Programs.
Ala. Code § 41-9-900 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-900
Section 41-9-900 Definitions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 41-4-85 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-85
Section 41-4-85 Estimates of Income to Be Prepared by Department of Finance
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of the third month next preceding each regular business session of the Legislature, the Department of Finance shall prepare an estimate of the total income of the government for each budget year, in which the several items of income shall be listed and classified according to source or character and by departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, officers, and institutions of the state producing such funds and in which such items shall be compared with the income actually received during the completed fiscal years covered by the next preceding budget and the estimated income to be received during the fiscal year then in progress.
Ala. Code § 41-10-22 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-22
Section 41-10-22 Authorization and Procedure for Incorporation
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Director of Finance may become a public corporation with the powers provided for in this article by proceeding according to the provisions of Section 41-10-23.
Ala. Code § 41-9-980 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-980
Section 41-9-980 Commission - Established
Status: in_force

There is hereby established within the executive branch the Alabama Holocaust Commission. It shall be non-partisan and autonomous.
Ala. Code § 41-10-390 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-390
Section 41-10-390 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the Alabama Supercomputer Authority Act.
Ala. Code § 41-10-275 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-275
Section 41-10-275 Terms and Conditions of Leasing by Authority
Status: in_force

The authority, as lessor, and the Unified Judicial System, as lessee (acting by and through the Chief Justice or his or her designee) are hereby authorized to enter into a lease or leases for the use and occupancy of the judicial facilities constructed by the authority under the provisions of this article by the Unified Judicial System, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Civil Appeals, the State Law Library, and the Administrative Office of Courts. Such lease or leases may commence, at the discretion of the authority and the lessee, at such time as the judicial facilities are completed and available for occupancy or at such time as the site for such judicial facilities is made available for construction of the judicial facilities. The responsibilities for control, management and maintenance of the judicial facilities shall be, and any lease entered by the authority, as lessor, shall provide that the control, management and maintenance of such facilities are, vested in the lessee.

Should any space become vacant in the judicial facilities constructed by the authority, the authority may enter into a lease or leases with any public entity. If any space remains vacant after an attempt to lease to public entities, the authority may enter into a lease with private entities but only in order to prevent default in the bonds of the authority. Any such lease with a private entity shall not be for the purpose of competing with private enterprise or for lending public credit but shall be solely for the use and benefit of the holders of the authority’s bonds to avoid default thereon and to insure the prompt payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon when due. No free space shall be available in the said judicial facilities so long as the principal of or interest on any bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by the authority remains unpaid. The authority may also enter into leases with respect to concession space such as space for a cafeteria, lunch room, or vending machines, if it shall determine that such concession will not interfere with, but will better serve, the occupants of the said judicial facilities and that the use of a portion of the judicial facilities by concessionaires will not adversely affect the holders of the authority’s bonds.

Leases by the authority of the judicial facilities financed from the proceeds of the authority’s bonds shall provide for rental payments sufficient to pay debt service on the bonds of the authority due and payable during the term of such leases. Rental payments shall be due in advance on the first day of the fiscal year and shall, upon being so paid, entitle the lessee to quiet possession and maintenance, repairs, utilities, and other customary office building services, as agreed upon in the lease for the remainder of said fiscal year. The rental payment for the first year or part of a year shall be due and payable when the authority notifies the lessee that the space is tenantable, and the rent for the remainder of the then current fiscal year shall be prorated in the same proportion as the number of days then remaining in the then current fiscal year bears to the total number of days in such fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, leases of the judicial facilities may provide for monthly rental payments so long as the obligation of the lessee to make such rental payments during the term of the lease is absolute and unconditional.

Leases by the authority may contain and grant to the lessee successive options of renewing the said lease on the terms specified therein for any subsequent fiscal year, provided that no lease to the state or any agency or department thereof, nor liability for the payment of rent, shall ever be for a term longer than one fiscal year. So long as the state or any department or agency thereof is the lessee of the judicial facilities, the obligation to pay rent and each covenant on the part of the state or such department or agency, shall be paid and performed solely out of the current revenues of the state for the fiscal year for which the lease is effective. Any such lease may contain appropriate provisions as to the method by which the lessee may, at its election, exercise any of the said options of renewal.

In the event that the judicial facilities of the authority or any portion thereof should become vacant or not be used by the Unified Judicial System, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, the Court of Civil Appeals, the State Law Library, and the Administrative Office of Courts, then such entities shall not rent, purchase, acquire, construct, or lease any office, courtroom, library, or similar facility so long as the judicial facilities of the authority or any portion thereof shall remain vacant or unused and so long as any of the bonds of the authority shall remain outstanding and unpaid.
Ala. Code § 41-10-54 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-54
Section 41-10-54 Powers of Authority Generally; Acquisition by Eminent Domain of Real Property or Rights Owned by Railroads or Utilities Not Authorized
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall have the following powers:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name until it is dissolved;

(2) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business;

(3) To adopt and use an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;

(4) To maintain a principal office in Jefferson County, Alabama, and suboffices at such places within the state as it may designate;

(5) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties;

(6) To acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or any other lawful means any real, personal or mixed property necessary or convenient in connection with the purpose for which the authority is formed and to hold title to such property, together with all rights incidental to its estate in such property;

(7) To establish in Jefferson County, Alabama, a products market to be known as the Southern Products Mart Authority and, in connection therewith, to acquire, erect, construct, insure, maintain, manage, operate and lease all real and personal property, facilities, buildings, warehouses, storage facilities, exhibition halls, parking areas and other structures and appurtenances of every kind and character used or useful in promoting the buying and selling of products and goods or used or useful in promoting the expansion of existing industries in the state or used or useful in promoting the location of new industries in the state or used or useful in fostering and encouraging the growth of the general economy of the state, together with all the rights incidental to such acquiring, erecting, constructing, insuring, maintaining, managing, operating and leasing;

(8) To exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire property used or useful for the purpose for which the authority is formed as freely and completely as and in the same manner that the State of Alabama is empowered to exercise such rights;

(9) To lease all or any part of the facilities or property of the authority to any person and to fix, revise from time to time, charge and collect rentals under such leases;

(10) To establish rules and regulations for the use of any of the facilities or property of the authority;

(11) To make and enter into contracts, leases and agreements with any person necessary for or incidental to the execution of the powers of the authority under this article, including contracts and agreements for professional services deemed necessary for such purpose by the authority;

(12) To appoint and employ such managers, employees, agents, fiscal advisors and attorneys as the business of the authority may require for efficient accomplishment of the purpose of this article;

(13) To appoint an advisory committee consisting of any number of persons not in excess of nine to advise the authority on its affairs;

(14) To borrow money for its corporate purposes and, in evidence of such borrowing, to sell and issue bonds of the authority and to refund any thereof by the issuance of refunding bonds, such bonds to be payable as to both principal and interest solely from the revenues of the authority and proceeds from the sale of such bonds as provided in this article and, as security for payment of the principal of and the interest on its bonds, to pledge the revenues and anticipated revenues of the authority as provided in this article. No bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall constitute a debt or liability of the state or any political subdivision thereof other than the authority or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and anticipated revenues pledged or available for that payment as authorized in this article. All such bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the authority is obligated to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon only from its revenues and the proceeds from the sale of such bonds, that neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof other than the authority is obligated to pay such principal or interest and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or of any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of such principal or interests;

(15) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds, as limited in this article, the receipt of the revenues from its facilities and, as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, to enter into any lawful covenant and to pledge the revenues from its facilities;

(16) To invest as provided in this article the proceeds from the sale of its bonds pending need therefor;

(17) To establish a fiscal year; and

(18) To do all other acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted in this article.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the acquisition by eminent domain of any real property or right owned or held by railroads or utilities, both public and private.
Ala. Code § 41-9-63 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-63
Section 41-9-63 Claimant May Prosecute Claim in Person or by Counsel or Agent
Status: in_force

A claimant shall have the right to file and prosecute his or her claim before the board in person or by counsel or agent of his or her own choice, whether such agent be licensed to practice law or not.
Ala. Code § 41-14-53 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-14-53
Section 41-14-53 Applications for Loans; Linked Deposit Package
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible lending institution shall accept and review applications for linked deposit loans from eligible borrowers. The lending institution shall apply all usual lending standards to determine the credit worthiness of eligible borrowers.

(b) The eligible lending institution shall forward to the Treasurer a linked deposit package, in the form and manner prescribed by the Treasurer.
Ala. Code § 41-8-25 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-25
Section 41-8-25 Sending and Receipt of Notices Required in Event of Withdrawal from Compact
Status: in_force

In the event of withdrawal from the compact the Governor shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI (b) of the compact.
Ala. Code § 41-10-319 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-319
Section 41-10-319 Rights of Holders of Bonds Upon Default
Status: in_force

If there be any default by the authority in the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds or in any of the agreements on the part of the authority which may properly be included in any resolution or indenture of trust securing such bonds, any holder of any of the bonds or the trustee for the bondholders under any resolution or indenture of trust, if so authorized therein, may, by an action, mandamus, or other proceedings, enforce payment of such items and foreclosure upon any mortgage or security interest granted as security for such bonds and compel performance of all duties of the directors and officers of the authority and shall be entitled, as a matter of right and regardless of the sufficiency of any such security or the availability of any other remedy, to the appointment of a receiver with all the power of such receiver for the maintenance, insurance, and leasing of the facilities and property covered by such resolution or such indenture of trust and the collection and application of the receipts therefrom. Any such resolution or indenture of trust may contain provisions regarding the rights and remedies of any trustee thereunder and the holders of the bonds and may contain provisions restricting the individual rights of action of the holders of the bonds.
Ala. Code § 41-9-194 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-194
Section 41-9-194 Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair; Procedure; Funding
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-152 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 41-4-323 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-323
Section 41-4-323 Purpose; Employees; Compensation and Benefits; Payment of Expenses; Implementation; Additional Duties of Director
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services. The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Finance and its existing offices, as assigned by the Director of Finance. The director’s salary shall not exceed the state salary paid to a district attorney and be paid at the same time and in the same manner that salaries of other state employees are paid. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services shall be entitled to annual and sick leave, insurance, retirement, and other state employee benefits, including cost-of-living raises authorized by the Legislature for state employees.

(b) The director may enter into contracts, and accept funds, grants, and charitable donations from any public or private source to pay expenses incident to implementing the purposes of the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

(c)(1) The director shall be responsible for implementing in each judicial circuit the system for providing legal representation and related services for indigent defendants after the indigent defense advisory board selects the method to be used in the circuit. In determining the method for delivering indigent defense services, the indigent defense advisory board shall select the most efficient and effective counsel system available in each county or circuit, or parts of the county or circuit.

(2) The director shall develop policies and procedures for determining whether a person is an indigent defendant, and those policies and procedures shall be applied uniformly throughout the state. This article may not be construed to prevent the office from establishing guidelines for determining partial indigency and establishing policies and procedures for providing indigent defense services to persons determined to be partially indigent, including policies and procedures governing recoupment of fees and expenses expended in conjunction with the indigent defense services to include filing of liens. In accordance with the policies and procedures established by the office, the court shall determine in each case whether a person is an indigent defendant. If the court determines that a person is an indigent defendant, indigent defense services shall be provided as required by Section 15-12-5.

(3) The director shall allocate and disburse funds appropriated for legal representation and related services in the cases subject to this article pursuant to rules and procedures established and in accordance with the Budget Management Act. The director shall also have the authority to approve monetary allocations requested by and for appointed counsel, contract counsel, and public defender offices.

(4) If the director for any reason determines that a bill submitted for indigent defense services does not comply with this article, the director may request the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to audit the bill.

(d) In addition to any other duties and responsibilities of the director, the director shall have the following duties and authority with respect to all indigent defense services, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance:

(1) Prepare and submit budget recommendations for state appropriations necessary for the maintenance and operation of the state indigent defense services, including the operation of the office, local indigent defense systems, appellate defender services, and, if established, an appellate defender office, and request annually a sum certain necessary to be appropriated from the State General Fund and the Fair Trial Tax Fund pursuant to Section 12-19-252, and in accordance with this article.

(2) Prepare reports and collect and compile statistical data and all other information on the operations, costs, and needs of the office, and any other information which may be required. The director shall prepare and submit an annual report on the work of the office to the Chief Justice, the Governor, and the Legislature.

(3) Develop rules and standards for the delivery of services under this article.

(4) Administer and coordinate the operations of the office and supervise compliance with standards adopted by the office.

(5) Recommend to the Director of Finance the hiring of professional, technical, and support personnel by the Director of Finance as deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the Office of Indigent Defense Services.

(6) Keep and maintain proper financial records of the office and of the indigent defense services provided.

(7) Apply for and accept on behalf of the office any funds that may become available from government grants, gifts, donations, bequests, or otherwise from any source.

(8) Coordinate the services of the office with any and all federal, county, or private programs established to provide assistance to indigent defendants, and consult with professional bodies concerning the improvement of the administration of indigent defense services.

(9) Offer or approve training programs for attorneys and others involved in the legal representation of persons subject to this article.

(10) Approve and administer the processing of all claims from private counsel relative to appointments to indigent defense cases.

(11) Administer the processing of all contracts for contract counsel relating to handling indigent criminal cases.

(12) Administer the processing of all monetary allocations requested by and for a public defender’s office relating to the annual operation of the requesting public defender’s office.
Ala. Code § 41-9-635 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-635
Section 41-9-635 Probation and Parole Officers to Supply Information on Delinquent Parolees
Status: in_force

All probation and parole officers shall supply ALEA with information on delinquent parolees required by this article in a time and manner prescribed by the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-10-769 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-769
Section 41-10-769 Liberal Construction
Status: in_force

This article and Section 18 of Act 2015-540, as amended by Act 2016-469 shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose.
Ala. Code § 41-27-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-3
Section 41-27-3 Secretary - Powers and Duties; Protective Services Unit; Employees
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall establish general policies for the Department of Public Safety and the State Bureau of Investigations.

(b) The secretary shall coordinate efforts within the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and the entities therein to promote the recruitment, selection, and training of state law enforcement officers in the agency.

(c)(1) A Protective Services Unit is created in the office of the secretary. The unit is vested with all functions of the Dignitary Protection Services of the Department of Public Safety, and a reference in any law to the Dignitary Protection Services of the Department of Public Safety shall be deemed a reference to the Protective Services Unit.

(2) The secretary shall appoint a chief of the unit from a legacy agency as defined in Section 41-27-7.

(d) Investigators employed on January 1, 2015, by the State Office of Prosecution Services as computer forensics investigators/analysts in the Alabama Computer Forensics Labs shall be transferred to the Alabama Fusion Center and shall receive a rank and classification in the state Merit System equivalent to their current employment rank or years of service.
Ala. Code § 41-10-356 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-356
Section 41-10-356 Powers of Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the following powers among others specified in this article:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article;

(2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties thereto;

(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;

(4) To make and alter all needful bylaws, rules, and regulations for the transaction of the authority’s business and the control of its property and affairs;

(5) To provide for the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, operation, and maintenance of mental health facilities, including the equipping and improvement of existing mental health facilities;

(6) To receive, take and hold by sale, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, real and personal property of every description, and to manage the same;

(7) To acquire by purchase, gift, or any other lawful means, and to transfer, convey, or cause to be conveyed to the state, any real, personal, or mixed property;

(8) To borrow money and issue its bonds in evidence thereof subject to the provisions of this article;

(9) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of the revenues herein appropriated and pledged, all in the manner hereinafter provided;

(10) As security for payment of the principal of and the interest on its bonds, to pledge the proceeds of the appropriation and pledge herein provided for and any funds or revenues from which its bonds may be made payable and to arrange for and provide such additional security for its bonds, including letters of credit, bond insurance policies, surety bonds, all as the board of directors shall determine to be necessary or desirable;

(11) To make and enter into such contracts, leases, agreements, and other actions as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish any corporate purpose and to exercise any power necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority or incidental to the powers expressly set out herein;

(12) To appoint and employ such attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, trustees, depositories, registrars, fiscal agents, and other advisors, agents, and independent contractors as may, in the judgment of the directors, be necessary or desirable; provided that in selecting and engaging the services of such attorneys (including, without limitation, bond counsel and counsel to the authority), accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, and other advisors, agents, or contractors, whether in connection with an issue or series of bonds or any ongoing matters of the authority, the authority shall in every case request proposals from qualified parties offering such services by publishing a request for proposals once a week for two consecutive weeks in newspapers published or having a general circulation in the Cities of Birmingham, Montgomery, Huntsville, and Mobile, shall fully and fairly review all of such proposals, and shall award such engagement to the proposing party in each case whose proposal is most advantageous to the state; and

(13) To enter into any necessary financial instruments, or obligations, or both, of the Retirement Systems of Alabama in order to provide financing for projects of the authority; provided further that principal and interest payments on any such instrument or obligation shall be payable solely from such funds as may from time to time be appropriated for the use and support of the Department of Mental Health, including the taxes appropriated and pledged in Section 41-10-365; provided further that any short-term securities developed between said authority and the Retirement Systems of Alabama for construction purposes shall bear an interest rate equal to other commercial paper purchases of the retirement system and further any intermediate or long-term securities shall bear an interest rate equal to or greater than the actuarial interest rate assumption and not less than 50 basis points above comparable U.S. Treasury Bonds. Fifty percent of all funds expended for facilities provided for by the Alabama Mental Health Finance Authority, under the provisions of this article, inclusive of any and all amendments to such article, shall be designated for community facilities as defined within the article.
Ala. Code § 41-6-8 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-8
Section 41-6-8 Director - Powers, Functions, and Duties Generally
Status: in_force

The powers, functions and duties of the Director of the Department of Archives and History shall be as follows:

(1) To control and direct the work and operations of the Department of Archives and History;

(2) To administer the state official archives;

(3) To prepare the Alabama official and statistical register;

(4) To diffuse knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the state;

(5) To administer all military records for historical purposes;

(6) To administer the state’s historical library and to collect and administer historical portraits and museums;

(7) To collect, organize and preserve noncurrent county records for historical purposes;

(8) To edit the Alabama Historical Quarterly and other historical publications;

(9) To distribute state official reports;

(10) To designate and describe historic spots in Alabama for monumental purposes;

(11) To have custody and supervision, under the direction of the Director of Finance, of the Alabama Memorial Building; and

(12) To perform any and all other powers, functions and duties as may now or hereafter be placed upon the Director of the Department of Archives and History.
Ala. Code § 41-27-2 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-2
Section 41-27-2 Secretary - Functions; Appointment; Compensation; Qualifications
Status: in_force

(a) The position of Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency is created. The secretary shall serve as the appointing authority and executive head of the agency and the appointing authority and department head of the Department of Public Safety and State Bureau of Investigations. The secretary may delegate all or part of the functions of appointing authority and department head for the department and bureau to the Director of the Department of Public Safety and the Director of the State Bureau of Investigations, respectively.

(b)(1) The secretary shall be appointed by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor, and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. The salary of the secretary shall be set by the Governor, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6.

(2) A person appointed secretary shall have an extensive law enforcement background and, by virtue of office, is a state law enforcement officer with the immunity set forth in Section 6-5-338.

(c) The secretary is a member of the Governor’s Cabinet who shall advise the Governor on matters of public safety.

(d) The secretary shall serve as the Homeland Security Advisor for this state, assume all duties of the Director of Homeland Security, including all functions of the Alabama Fusion Center, and shall be responsible for coordinating, designing, and implementing Alabama’s program for homeland security, including immigration enforcement. The secretary shall be the principal point of contact between the State of Alabama and the federal government with respect to homeland security issues. Any reference in law to the authority of the Director of Homeland Security shall be deemed a reference to the Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. The secretary may delegate all or a portion of the functions required by this section to the State Bureau of Investigations.
Ala. Code § 41-6-11 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-11
Section 41-6-11 Provision of Certified Copies of Books, Records, Etc., Surrendered to Department
Status: in_force

When books, records, documents, original papers, and newspaper files have been surrendered in accordance with Section 41-6-10, copies therefrom shall be made and certified by the director upon the application of any person interested, which certificate shall have all the force and effect as if made by the officer originally in the custody of them and for which the same fees shall be charged, to be collected in advance.
Ala. Code § 41-10-23 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-23
Section 41-10-23 Filing of Application for Incorporation with Secretary of State; Contents and Execution Thereof; Filing and Recordation of Application by Secretary of State
Status: in_force

(a) To become the public corporation authorized by this article, the Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Director of Finance shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which shall set forth:

(1) The name, official designation, and official residence of each of the applicants, together with a certified copy of the commission evidencing each applicant’s right to office;

(2) The date on which each applicant was inducted into office and the term of office of each applicant;

(3) The name of the proposed public corporation, which shall be the State Industrial Development Authority; and

(4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation. The applicants may also include in the said application any other matters which are not inconsistent with this article or with any of the other laws of the state.

(b) The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds.

(c) The Secretary of State shall examine the application and, if he or she finds that it substantially complies with the requirements of this section, he or she shall receive and file it and record it in an appropriate book of records in his office.
Ala. Code § 41-9-299.1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-299.1
Section 41-9-299.1 Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division to the contrary, no contract with or permit from or fee paid to the commission shall be required for activities performed pursuant to United States Army Corps of Engineers’ permits, including general permits.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division to the contrary, any violation of this division caused by activities conducted for purposes not related to the exploration, excavation, or salvaging of cultural resources may be cured and any otherwise applicable crimes, penalties, or seizures will no longer apply if the activities in violation of this division are halted as soon as practicable after notice from the commission and an application for any contract or permit determined to be necessary is submitted to the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-29-281 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-281
Section 41-29-281 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this division. the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) AIDT. The Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute.

(2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute.
Ala. Code § 41-4-292 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-292
Section 41-4-292 Sunset Provision
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2000-707, § 4, p. 1484, effective May 23, 2000.
Ala. Code § 41-1-92 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-92
Section 41-1-92 Discipline or Termination of Employees Who Violate This Article
Status: in_force

All state agencies and political subdivisions, including local boards of education and public institutions of higher education, may discipline or terminate the employment of any employee or contractor who knowingly violates this article, provided that:

(1) Any disciplinary action or termination of an employee of a public institution of higher education shall remain subject to relevant policies established by the institution.

(2) Termination of an employee or contractor of a local board of education remains subject to the appeal of the termination to the local board of education or State Board of Education if applicable, or, if applicable, the Teacher Accountability Act, Chapter 24B of Title 16, and the Students First Act, Chapter 24C of Title 16.

(3) No state agency or political subdivision may terminate a contract or contractor under this section unless a contractor in this state knowingly violated this article in the course of his or her contractual obligation.
Ala. Code § 41-10-354 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-354
Section 41-10-354 Certificate of Incorporation; No Fee or Compensation to Secretary of State
Status: in_force

When the application has been made, filed, and recorded as herein provided, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name proposed in the application, and the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation under the Great Seal of the State and shall record the certificate with the application. No fees or compensation shall be paid to the Secretary of State for any service rendered or work performed in connection with the authority, its incorporation, dissolution, or records.
Ala. Code § 41-15A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 15A / Section 41-15A-10
Section 41-15A-10 Short Title
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2011-707, p. 2189, §1, effective September 30, 2011.
Ala. Code § 41-10-508 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-508
Section 41-10-508 Security
Status: in_force

The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds of the authority shall be secured by any or all of the following, as the authority may determine:

(1) The rent and revenues from the lease or use of one or more facilities of the authority;

(2) The proceeds from any sale of any facilities of the authority;

(3) Any bond proceeds remaining unexpended upon completion of all facilities to be constructed with such bond proceeds and the payment of the cost thereof;

(4) Any insurance proceeds which the authority may receive by reason of its ownership of any of the facilities; and

(5) Any mortgage upon or security interest in one or more facilities of the authority, granted in connection with the issuance of such bonds.

The authority shall have authority to transfer and assign any lease or mortgage of any of its facilities as security for the payment of such principal, premium, if any, and interest. The bonds may be issued under, and secured by, a resolution which may, but need not, provide for an indenture of trust covering one or more facilities of the authority. Such resolution or such indenture of trust may contain any provision or agreement customarily contained in instruments securing evidences of indebtedness, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the collection and application of any receipts pledged to the payment of bonds, the terms to be incorporated in lease agreements respecting the facilities, the maintenance and insurance thereof, the creation and maintenance of reserve and other special funds from such receipts, and the rights and remedies available in the event of default to the holders of the bonds or to the trustee for the holders of the bonds or under any indenture of trust, all as the authority may deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this article; provided, however, that in making such agreements or provisions the authority shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to its facilities, and the application of the rents, revenues, and other moneys and assets which it is authorized in this article to pledge.
Ala. Code § 41-9-882 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-882
Section 41-9-882 Solicitation and Acceptance of Donations, Contributions, Etc.; Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The board may solicit and accept donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property or services, and all gifts made to the board shall be exempt from all taxation in Alabama. All property, money and income of the board shall likewise be exempt from taxation.
Ala. Code § 41-10-47.03 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-47.03
Section 41-10-47.03 Application for Site Assessment Grant -- Findings, Requirements, and Agreements
Status: in_force

(a) Any local economic development organization may apply to the authority for a site assessment grant.

(b) Before making a site assessment grant, the authority shall make all of the following findings:

(1) The site is owned by a local economic development organization, or a local economic development organization has an option to purchase the site.

(2) The site is at least 50 acres.

(3) The application includes proof that the grant funds that are approved by the authority will be matched by funds on hand with, or contingently committed to, the applicant such that one of the following is true:

a. If the site is located in a targeted county with a population of less than 12,000, for every dollar of grant funds, the applicant will contribute twenty-five cents ($0.25) of additional funds.

b. If the site is located in a targeted county with a population of 12,000 or greater but less than 60,000, for every dollar of grant funds, the applicant will contribute fifty cents ($0.50) of additional funds.

c. If the site is located in a county with a population of 60,000 or greater but less than 150,000, for every dollar of grant funds, the applicant will contribute seventy-five cents ($0.75) of additional funds.

d. If the site is located in a county with a population of 150,000 or greater, for every dollar of grant funds, the applicant will contribute one dollar ($1) of additional funds.

(c) The authority may impose additional requirements with regard to the sites, including, but not limited to, environmental and geotechnical matters, as well as utility related and transportation related issues.

(d) Each applicant must enter into a project agreement with the authority to establish the terms and conditions of the site assessment grant.
Ala. Code § 41-10-369 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-369
Section 41-10-369 Dissolution of Authority; Disposition of Property Upon Dissolution of Authority
Status: in_force

At any time when the bonds and other obligations of the authority have been paid in full, the authority may be dissolved upon the filing with the Secretary of State of a written statement for dissolution, reciting payment in full of all bonds and other obligations of the authority and which shall be sworn to by each such member before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds. Upon the filing of said written statement for dissolution, the authority shall cease and any property owned by it at the time of its dissolution shall pass to the state. The Secretary of State shall file and record the written statement for dissolution in an appropriate book of record in his or her office, and shall make and issue, under the Great Seal of the State, a certificate that the authority is dissolved, and shall record the said certificate with the written statement for dissolution.
Ala. Code § 41-23-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-3
Section 41-23-3 Transfer of Appropriations to Department
Status: in_force

All appropriations heretofore or hereafter made to: The Office of State Planning and Federal Programs, the Alabama Department of Energy, the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, the State Manpower Planning Council (CETA), the Office of Highway and Traffic Safety, and the Office of Employment and Training are hereby consolidated and transferred to the Department of Economic and Community Affairs.