Ala. Code § 41-10-370 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-370
Section 41-10-370 Payment of Principal and Interest on Bonds and Maintenance of Records Pertaining Thereto by State Treasurer
Status: in_force

Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in Section 41-10-365 of this article, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds at the respective maturities of the said principal and interest, and he or she is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records pertaining thereto. In the event that the State Treasurer designates any bank as the paying agent with respect to any bonds, the State Treasurer shall make available to such bank, not later than one business day prior to the date on which any principal of or interest on such bonds is due and payable, funds sufficient to pay such principal and interest due on such date.
Ala. Code § 41-10-884 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-884
Section 41-10-884 Powers of Growth Alliance
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have all of the powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this article including the following powers:

(1) Provide input and support on the development, monitoring, and updating of the long-range economic development vision and strategies of the state.

(2) Support the development and implementation of objectives and key tactics to achieve the long-range economic development vision and strategies of the state.

(3) Identify opportunities and make recommendations to the Governor regarding the coordination of economic development efforts between state agencies, private organizations, and other economic development entities and stakeholders.

(4) Provide input and support related to the establishment of a communication plan to ensure key stakeholders are periodically informed on economic development progress and results.

(5) Provide input and support in regards to biennially measuring the effectiveness of key economic development incentives, which shall include, but not be limited to, the Alabama Jobs Act, the Growing Alabama Act, the Innovating Alabama Act, the Site Evaluation Economic Development Strategy, and the Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992, in cooperation with the Joint Legislative Advisory Committee on Economic Incentives or any third party contracted with by that committee.

(6) Provide input on and support to implement the following economic development objectives:

a. Increasing private investment in Alabama.

b. Advancing international and domestic trade opportunities.

c. Marketing the state as a pro-economic growth location for new investment.

d. Revitalizing, retaining, and expanding Alabama’s manufacturing industries, and promoting emerging complementary industries.

e. Assisting, promoting, and enhancing economic opportunities in the state’s rural communities.

f. Promoting opportunities for minority-owned businesses.

g. Identifying economic growth opportunities in emerging sectors.

h. Recognizing the unique natural resources of Alabama, promoting and supporting ecotourism opportunities in the state in order to enhance the state’s attractiveness for a skilled workforce.

(7) Adopt, alter, and repeal bylaws for the regulation and conduct of the corporation’s affairs and business, and for the implementation of this article.

(8) Make and enter into contracts, leases, and agreements and take other actions as may in its judgment be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of the corporation and to exercise any power necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the corporation or incidental to the powers expressly set forth in this article.

(9) Appoint, employ, and contract with employees, agents, advisors, consultants, and service providers including, but not limited to, attorneys, accountants, financial experts, and other advisors, consultants, and agents as may in its judgment be necessary or desirable to accomplish any purpose of the corporation or incidental to the powers expressly set forth in this article, and to fix the compensation of those persons.

(10) Manage, invest, and expend funds at its disposal.

(11) Grant monies and things of value in aid of or to any individual, firm, corporation, or other business entity, public or private, as may in its judgment be necessary or desirable to accomplish any purpose of the corporation or incidental to the powers expressly set forth in this article.

(12) Take any action necessary to exercise its rights or fulfill its obligations relevant to the corporation under state law.

(13) In addition to subdivisions (1) through (12), shall have all of the powers necessary to carry out and effectuate the purposes of this article; provided, that nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the board to exercise any power conferred by law on any agency, department, office, or other instrumentality of state government.

(b) The board may enter into agreements with one or more economic development entities to assist the corporation with: (i) periodic evaluation of Alabama’s competitiveness with other states; and (ii) developing and analyzing global, national, state, and sector economic trends and conditions to support strategic planning. In undertaking any of the foregoing, the agreement shall accomplish both of the following:

(1) Require regular reporting to the corporation by the economic development entity.

(2) Allow for the reasonable costs of the economic development entity to be reimbursed or otherwise paid only if directly related to the fulfillment of the agreement, as determined by the corporation.

(c) The board may make, enter into, and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments with, accept aid and grants from, and cooperate with, any other person or entity including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The United States of America, the state, or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of either.

(2) For-profit or nonprofit private entities.

(3) Public bodies, departments, or authorities including, but not limited to, the executive departments of the state, to act on behalf of the board in carrying out functions which the board determines are consistent with the corporation’s powers.

(d) The corporation shall be, and shall operate as, a public corporation and shall have a legal existence separate and apart from the state and any county, municipality, or political subdivision.
Ala. Code § 41-29-240 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-240
Section 41-29-240 Alabama Small Business Commission Created; Duties; Composition
Status: in_force

(a) The Alabama Small Business Commission is created as part of the Office of Small Business Advocacy.

(b) The commission shall have the following duties:

(1) Formulate policies encouraging innovation of small business in the state.

(2) Discuss issues critical to the economic growth of small, independent businesses and their interests that will encourage the formation of and foster the growth of small businesses in the state.

(3) Advise the Department of Commerce in formulating and promoting policies relating to small businesses.

(4) Act as an advocate for small businesses and the entrepreneurs who work to create opportunities for new small businesses and sustain those that are already in existence.

(5) Promote policies to assist new business start-ups and expansion of existing businesses.

(c) The commission shall be chaired by an appointee of the Lieutenant Governor, who shall be a voting member. The Director of the Business Development Division shall be responsible for the administrative functions of the commission including, but not limited to, the organization of meetings, preparing the annual reports, and other items as needed by the commission. Except as provided in subdivisions (13) through (16), the commission shall be composed of the following members who shall be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and shall serve a term of two years with the option of being reappointed to one additional term:

(1) One member from each of the congressional districts of the state.

(2) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Homebuilders Association.

(3) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Retail Association.

(4) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Bankers Association.

(5) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Medical Association of Alabama.

(6) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Farmers Federation.

(7) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Trucking Association.

(8) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Association of General Contractors.

(9) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Automobile Dealers Association.

(10) One member from the manufacturing sector.

(11) One member from a list of three names submitted by the Alabama Forestry Association.

(12) One at-large member.

(13) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the service, hospitality, and tourism sector.

(14) One member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(15) One member of the manufacturing sector appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(16) One member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(d) To the extent possible, the commission members shall be small business owners representing businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

(e) Each appointing authority shall coordinate his or her appointments so that diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas is reflective of the makeup of this state.

(f) The commission shall prepare and submit an annual report to each appointing authority no later than December 31 of each year.
Ala. Code § 41-9-850 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-850
Section 41-9-850 Creation of Board Known as Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame; Members; Meetings; Quorum; Terms of Office; Chair; Secretary
Status: in_force

There shall be created and established as herein provided a board to be designated and known as the Alabama Men’s Hall of Fame. The board shall be composed of 19 members: Five of whom shall be members of the Women’s Committee of 100 for Birmingham; two members shall be appointed by the Governor from each of the United States Congressional Districts, except District Number 6, as such districts are presently established, for a total of 12 members appointed from said districts; and the Governor and the Director of the Department of Archives and History who shall serve as voting members of the board. The initial members of the board of directors of the hall shall be appointed by the Governor of the State of Alabama. The board shall meet semiannually and at such other times as its rules and bylaws may prescribe. A quorum for all meetings shall be a majority of those present and voting.

The newly created board of directors’ membership shall serve for three years. After this initial period of organization, a rotation policy for members of the board shall go into effect and each member shall serve one, two, or three years in addition to the three-year minimum period. Five members shall rotate off the board in 1989, five more in 1990, and four more in 1991 unless a member should be reappointed to the board for an additional three-year term. Members appointed to fill vacancies shall serve for a term of three years on the board of directors.

The perpetuation of the board shall result from choices made by the board to fill all vacancies as they occur because of rotation, resignation, or incapacitation. The board shall have full and final right of choosing succeeding members.

The chair of the board of directors shall be elected annually by the board of directors, and may not serve more than two consecutive years.

The chair of the board shall appoint a secretary.
Ala. Code § 41-23-232 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-232
Section 41-23-232 List of Employers Having Relocated a Call Center, Facility, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning October 1, 2019, and every six months thereafter, the director shall compile a list of every employer that has relocated a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center consisting of at least 30 percent of the call center’s total volume when measured against the previous 12-month average call volume, from this state.

(b) The director shall include on the list the name of each employer and the date on which the call center was relocated.

(c) The director shall immediately distribute the list to each state agency and political subdivision of the state that provides the employers with any grants, loans, or tax credits.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1035 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1035
Section 41-9-1035 Site Requirements
Status: in_force

All buildings or structures used or intended to be used for holding or giving matches, contests, or exhibitions of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contest, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts shall be safe and shall in all manner conform to the laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to buildings in the municipality or unincorporated area of the county where the building or structure is situated.
Ala. Code § 41-15A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 15A / Section 41-15A-7
Section 41-15A-7 Audit, Examination of Expenditures
Status: in_force

Expenditure of funds by the State Health Department and school systems shall at all times be subject to audit by the State Auditor and examination by the Examiners of Public Accounts. Any misexpenditure of funds by any individual shall, upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, consist of a Class B misdemeanor and be subject to the penalties therefor.
Ala. Code § 41-9-760 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-760
Section 41-9-760 Created; Purpose
Status: in_force

Transferred by Act 2015-450, §5, effective June 11, 2015. It is now Section 41-29-220.
Ala. Code § 41-16-79 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-79
Section 41-16-79 Contracts Under Review by Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee
Status: reserved

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

All contracts which are subject to the requirements of Section 29-2-41, shall remain subject to that section and shall first be reviewed by the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee.
Ala. Code § 41-16-82 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-82
Section 41-16-82 Disclosure Statement; Establishment of Shared Electronic Systems
Status: in_force

(a) This article shall only apply to either of the following:

(1) A proposed grant that exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

(2) A proposed contract that meets or exceeds the threshold for bid or other formal solicitations under Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 or any other law that requires formal solicitation procedures for awarding public contracts.

(b)(1) All persons that, for the purpose of direct financial gain, submit a proposal, bid, contract, or grant proposal to the State of Alabama shall include a disclosure statement identical to, or provide the same required disclosures as, the disclosure statement developed by the Attorney General and approved by the Legislative Council. The disclosure statement shall not be required for any of the following:

a. Contracts with publicly traded companies.

b. Contracts for gas, water, and electric services where no competition exists or where rates are fixed by law or ordinance.

c. Awards of economic development incentives.

(2) In circumstances where a contract is awarded by competitive bid or other formal solicitation procedure, the disclosure statement shall be required only from the person awarded the contract and shall be submitted by that person within 30 days of the award.

(c)(1) State agencies, departments, or divisions may establish electronic systems for submission of annual disclosure statements, and submission to the shared electronic systems shall satisfy the requirements for submitting a disclosure statement to the agency, department, or division.

(2) Agencies, departments, and divisions may establish shared electronic systems to satisfy the requirements of this article.
Ala. Code § 41-9-655 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-655
Section 41-9-655 Short Title
Status: in_force

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Forfeiture Information Reporting Act.
Ala. Code § 41-9-552 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-552
Section 41-9-552 Functions and Purposes of Board; Election and Induction of Members of Hall
Status: in_force

It shall be the function and main purpose of the board to honor those women of Alabama who have rendered outstanding services or have won fame on account of their achievements. The board shall elect and induct to the Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame those women who are nominated for election and who receive a unanimous vote of the board with at least a quorum of the board present and voting unanimously. New members of the hall shall be selected each year, and these new members must be deceased, for a minimum of two years, at the time of their selection. Nominations shall be received from the public.
Ala. Code § 41-17-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-17-3
Section 41-17-3 Maintenance and Operation of Transportation Pool in City of Montgomery by Department of Finance Generally; Establishment of Mileage Fees and Charges for Use of Pool Cars
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-282, §2, effective October 1, 2014.
Ala. Code § 41-10-397 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-397
Section 41-10-397 Employment of a Chief Executive Officer and Staff
Status: in_force

The authority may employ a chief executive officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors of the authority. The chief executive officer shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the authority and such duties as are required of him or her by law. He or she shall receive such compensation as may properly be fixed by the authority. In addition, he or she shall be entitled to remuneration for his or her necessary traveling expenses consistent with the general law.

The qualifications of the chief executive officer shall be determined by the authority.

The chief executive officer may employ, with the approval of the authority, such professional, technical, and clerical persons as may be authorized by the authority; and the authority, upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer, shall define the duties and fix the compensation of such employees. Said employees shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. The authority shall comply with the required procedures so that said employees shall be eligible to participate in the State Employees’ Retirement System.
Ala. Code § 41-9-648 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-648
Section 41-9-648 Compilation of Information and Statistics Pertaining to Disposition of Criminal Cases
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2019-495, §5, effective September 8, 2019.
Ala. Code § 41-9-85.5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-85.5
Section 41-9-85.5 Provisional Remedies
Status: in_force

(a) The Securities Commission, acting on behalf of a victim of a crime, may apply for any and all provisional remedies that are also otherwise available to the victim.

(b) The provisional remedies of attachment, injunction, receivership, and notice of pendency available to the victim of the crime under existing law and the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure shall also be available to the Securities Commission in all actions under this division.

(c) Upon the filing of a motion for a provisional remedy, the moving party shall state whether any other provisional remedy has previously been sought in the same action against the same defendant. The court may require the moving party to elect between those remedies to which it would otherwise be entitled.
Ala. Code § 41-4-150 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-150
Section 41-4-150 Definition
Status: in_force

As used in this division, the term “specification” means any description of the physical or functional characteristics, or of the nature of a supply or service, and may include a description of any requirement for inspecting, testing, or preparing a supply or service for delivery.
Ala. Code § 41-10-767 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-767
Section 41-10-767 Bonds Are Legal Investments
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by the authority are hereby made a legal investment for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state and for trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, persons or organizations acting in a fiduciary capacity, unless otherwise directed by a court having jurisdiction or by a document providing fiduciary authority. Any governmental entity or public corporation is authorized, in its discretion, to invest any available funds in the bonds of the authority.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1031 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1031
Section 41-9-1031 Participant Registration
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the license required in Section 41-9-1030, each professional boxer, professional bare knuckle boxer, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional mixed martial arts competitor who is a resident of this state or another state which has no state boxing or athletic commission shall register with a boxing, bare knuckle boxing, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts registry created or designated by the commission and renew his or her registration as prescribed by rules of the commission.

(b) At the time of registration and renewal, the boxer, bare knuckle boxer, amateur mixed martial arts competitor, or professional mixed martial arts competitor shall provide the registry with a recent photograph of the licensee and the Social Security number of the licensee or, in the case of a foreign licensee, any similar citizen identification number or licensee number from the country of residence of the licensee, along with any other information the commission requires. The registries shall issue a personal identification number to each licensee and the number shall appear on the identification card issued to the licensee as a result of registration. Each licensee shall present to the commission an identification card issued by the state in which he or she resides not later than the time of the weigh-in for a match, contest, or exhibition.

(c) The commission may charge a registration fee in an amount calculated to cover the administrative expense of the registration.
Ala. Code § 41-9-64 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-64
Section 41-9-64 Claims for Death to Be Made by Personal Representative; Distribution of Proceeds of Claim
Status: in_force

Claims for death shall be made by the personal representative, who shall distribute the proceeds of the claim in the same manner as is provided by law with respect to damages awarded for death by wrongful act.
Ala. Code § 41-23-277 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-277
Section 41-23-277 Contracts and Leases
Status: in_force

The division may enter into contracts and leases for any and all purposes that are in furtherance of this article or consistent with these purposes. The division shall comply with any competitive bid requirements in Article 2 of Chapter 16 and Chapter 2 of Title 39 and any requirements relating to the procurement of professional service providers in Section 41-16-72.
Ala. Code § 41-9-497 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-497
Section 41-9-497 Boards, Commissions, Etc., of State and Political Subdivisions to Cooperate with Board; Board to Make Recommendations, Criticisms and Reports to Governor and to Boards, Commissions, Etc
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 § 41-3-6 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-3-6
Section 41-3-6 Exploration or Excavation of Aboriginal Mounds, Earthworks, Etc., Contrary to Law
Status: in_force

Any person who shall explore or excavate any of the aboriginal mounds, earthworks or other antiquities of this state contrary to the laws of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 for each offense.
Ala. Code § 41-4-141 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-141
Section 41-4-141 Request of Price or Cost Information from Bidders or Offerors
Status: in_force

The Chief Procurement Officer may request factual information reasonably available to the bidder or offeror to substantiate that the price or cost offered, or some portion of it, is reasonable when either of the following occurs:

(1) The price is not any of the following:

a. Based on adequate price competition.

b. Based on established catalogue or market prices.

c. Set by law or rule.

(2) The price or cost exceeds an amount established by rule.
Ala. Code § 41-8-4 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-4
Section 41-8-4 Annual Report of Executive Board to Governor
Status: in_force

The executive board shall make an annual report to the Governor. The report shall show public library conditions and progress in Alabama and a statement of the expenses and activities of the Public Library Service. These annual reports shall be printed as other annual reports of the state departments and shall be distributed by the board or the director thereof.
Ala. Code § 41-10-239 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-239
Section 41-10-239 Property Rights Not to Be Affected by Article; Sections Imposing Licensing Requirements, Taxes, Etc., Are Void If Such Requirements Not Otherwise Imposed
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this article that it shall not restrict or impair the real, personal, or mixed property in which any individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation, or the Alabama State Port Authority has any legal, equitable, absolute, or conditional right, title, or interest, whether by fee simple, leasehold, easement, possession, contract, license, permit, or any other form of ownership or other rights thereto whatsoever or any existing or future rights of way required by the State of Alabama Department of Transportation for the construction of Interstate Route I-210 and the construction of the new Cochrane Bridge and its roadway approaches and any future connections to or between these two highway facilities. In the event that any individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation, or the Alabama State Port Authority or the State of Alabama Department of Transportation shall at any time be required to obtain any license, permit or other certificate, or be made subject to any tax, assessment, fine, penalty, law, rule, regulation, ruling, ordinance, or order of any city, county, state, federal, or other governmental, quasi-governmental or public entity or any agency of any of them, to which such individual person, industry, business, utility, industrial development board or similar board or authority, public or private corporation, or the Alabama State Port Authority or the State of Alabama Department of Transportation would not have been subject in the absence of this article, then, notwithstanding any severability provision herein to the contrary, any section or sections of this article causing that effect shall immediately become null and void without any further legislative or judicial action.
Ala. Code § 41-10-549 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-549
Section 41-10-549 Payment or Reimbursement of Training Facility Management Fees
Status: in_force

In addition to the power to finance training facility management fees through the issuance of bonds of the authority, the authority may, subject to this division, pay or reimburse such fees from any funds available to it, including, without limitation, appropriated funds.
Ala. Code § 41-1-41 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-41
Section 41-1-41 Definitions
Status: in_force

In this article, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(1) COUNTERPARTY. The provider of the interest rate floor, cap or collar, or the other party to the swap agreement.

(2) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state (or equivalent thereof) or any political subdivision thereof, or any department, agency, board, commission, or authority of the state, or any such political subdivision, or any public corporation, authority, agency, board, commission, state colleges or universities, or other governmental entity controlled by the state or any such political subdivisions. This definition shall be inclusive of both the singular and plural form of this term.

(3) SWAP AGREEMENT. An agreement (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference therein) in the initial notional amount of $5,000,000.00 or more (which notional amount may reduce periodically under the agreement), commonly known as the following:

a. An interest rate swap agreement, an interest rate cap agreement, an interest rate floor agreement, an interest rate collar agreement, or any other similar agreement, including any option to enter into any of the foregoing.

b. Any combination of any of the foregoing.

c. A master agreement for any of the foregoing, together with all supplements.
Ala. Code § 41-6-71 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-71
Section 41-6-71 De-accession of Property; Archives Historical Collections Fund
Status: in_force

(a) The director, subject to the approval of the board, may from time to time de-accession property in the possession of the department. The director shall develop guidelines and procedures for the de-accession and transfer of property including, but not limited to, those that no longer fall within the department’s collecting guidelines, that duplicate items in the collection, or that are no longer deemed appropriate for the department’s collections. The transfer of historical materials may be made in any of the following ways:

(1) By return to the donor or donors.

(2) By gift to other cultural institutions.

(3) By trade with other institutions.

(4) By sale.

(5) By any other manner consistent with accepted practices for museums and archives.

(b) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known and designated as the Archives Historical Collections Fund. Any revenue collected from the sale or transfer of any historical materials pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Archives Historical Collections Fund.

(c) The expenditure of any funds collected under subsection (b) shall be solely for acquisitions or conservation of permanent collections for the department and in accordance with guidelines approved by the board.

(d) No funds deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Archives Historical Collections Fund shall be expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the funds have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 41-4-80), Chapter 4, Title 41, and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature.

(e) Funds deposited in the Archives Historical Collections Fund shall not revert to the General Fund of the state but shall remain in the Archives Historical Collections Fund until expended by the department.

(f) There is appropriated from the Archives Historical Collections Fund to the department the sum of $5,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993.
Ala. Code § 41-10-768 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-768
Section 41-10-768 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that payments allocated in Section 41-10-757 to the Alabama Trust Fund for the purpose of repaying amounts transferred to the State General Fund pursuant to Section 4 of Amendment 856 to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 shall be in lieu of the fiscal year 2017 State General Fund appropriation of $20,000,000 to the Alabama Trust Fund Board for the same purpose as provided in Act 2016-116 and that such $20,000,000 be used instead to release a portion of the conditional appropriation to the Medicaid Agency contained in Act 2016-116.
Ala. Code § 41-9-345 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-345
Section 41-9-345 Employees
Status: in_force

The commission may hire such laborers, artisans, caretakers, technicians, stenographers and administrative employees, and supervisory and professional personnel as may be necessary or advisable for the carrying out in the most efficient and beneficial manner of the purposes and provisions of this article. The commission may offer to its employees any benefits offered to employees of the State of Alabama, including retirement, medical and dental care, and workers’ compensation plans.
Ala. Code § 41-4-91 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-91
Section 41-4-91 Requisition, Duration, Approval and Modification of Allotments of Appropriations
Status: in_force

Before an appropriation for any purpose to any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, office, or institution of the state shall become available, there shall be submitted to the Department of Finance, not less than 20 days before the expiration of the last period for which an allotment has been or shall have been made, a requisition for an allotment of the amount estimated to be necessary to carry on its work during the period for which allotments are made. Allotments shall be made for such length of time as may be determined to be appropriate and convenient by the Department of Finance, with the approval of the Governor, but no allotment (except for the acquisition of land, permanent improvements or other capital projects) shall, in any event, be for a period of longer than three months. Such requisition for an allotment shall contain such information and data and be in such details as may be required by the Department of Finance. The Department of Finance shall examine such requisition and, with the approval of the Governor, shall make such allotment, or modification thereof, as may be deemed necessary, but the total amount of annual appropriations to any department, board, bureau, commission, agency, office, or institution of the state shall not be reduced except proportionately as provided for in Section 41-4-90. The Department of Finance shall submit copies of each allotment thus approved to the head of the department, board, bureau, commission, agency, office or institution of the state for which such allotment shall have been made. The Comptroller in the Department of Finance shall set up such allotment on his book and be governed accordingly in his or her control of expenditures. Allotments of appropriations made for the acquisition of land, permanent improvements, and other capital projects may, however, be allotted in one amount by major classes or projects for which they are expendable without regard to allotment periods. Any allotments may be subsequently modified by the Department of Finance, with the approval of the Governor, either upon the written request of the head of the department, board, bureau, commission, agency, office, or institution of the state concerned or upon the initiative of the Department of Finance or the Governor, and notice of such modification shall be given and such modification shall be set upon the books of said Comptroller in the same way as in the case of original allotments.
Ala. Code § 41-29-250 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-250
Section 41-29-250 Transfer of Functions
Status: in_force

On the effective date of the act adding this section, all functions performed by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs administering international trade policies and programs are transferred to the Department of Commerce and shall be administered by the division.
Ala. Code § 41-10-180 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-180
Section 41-10-180 Participation of Employees of the Authority in Insurance Programs Provided for State Employees; Payment of Contributions for Such Insurance
Status: in_force

(a) All full-time employees of the authority shall be treated as state employees for the purpose of participating in any insurance programs provided for state employees.

(b) The authority is hereby authorized and empowered to pay the employer’s contributions to any such programs out of any funds appropriated them or available to them for any purpose whatsoever, and it may deduct the employees’ contributions for such programs by means of payroll deductions or otherwise from any salary or compensation paid said employees.
Ala. Code § 41-9-650 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-650
Section 41-9-650 Criminal History Background Check Prior to Issuance of Permit or License. (Amended by Act 2026-374)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-374, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

In addition to any other requirements, any agency, board, or commission in this state that issues a permit or license, by rule, may require a criminal background check through ALEA as part of its licensing or permitting requirements. Any agency, board, or commission adopting a rule requiring a background check shall be subject to rules and procedures of the commission for the use of the background check.
Ala. Code § 41-6-53 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-53
Section 41-6-53 Gifts Deemed Gifts to State; Deduction of Amount of Gift for Income Tax Purposes
Status: in_force

Every gift to the Department of Archives and History payable into the fund, whether or not the use thereof is prescribed by the donor or the gift is designated as a memorial to a specified person, shall be deemed a gift to the State of Alabama. The donor in computing his or her net income for state income tax purposes for the year in which he makes the gift may deduct the amount of the gift from his or her gross income as authorized in Section 40-18-15.
Ala. Code § 41-23-140 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-140
Section 41-23-140 Definitions; Commission Created; Composition; Staff; Duties; Annual Report
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this article, the term trail means any form of paved or unpaved trail including freshwater and saltwater paddling trails. The term trail user community includes, but is not limited to, the following: Paved and unpaved trail users, hikers, bicyclists, users of off-highway vehicles, paddlers, equestrians, disabled outdoor recreational users, and commercial recreational interests.

(b) There is created within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, the Alabama Trails Commission which shall advance development, interconnection, and use of trails in this state and as further provided in this article. The commission shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Two members recognized for expertise in trail development, management, or use, appointed by the Governor and representing the trail user community.

(2) One member recognized for expertise in trail development, management, or use, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and representing the trail user community.

(3) One member recognized for expertise in trail development, management, or use, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and representing the trail user community.

(4) One member appointed by the Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.

(5) One member appointed by the Director of the state Department of Transportation.

(6) One member appointed by the Director of the Department of Tourism.

(7) One member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(8) One staff member from the Governor’s office appointed by the Governor.

(9) One member who shall be a representative of the regional planning councils appointed by the Governor.

(10) One member representing counties appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama.

(11) One member representing municipalities appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities.

(12) One member appointed by the Business Council of Alabama.

(c) The term of all appointees appointed after July 1, 2016, shall be for four years unless otherwise specified. The appointees may be reappointed for not more than two consecutive terms by the same appointing authority. All other appointees shall serve until a successor is appointed.

(d) The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(e) The commission shall be located for administrative purposes within the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the department shall provide necessary staff assistance to the commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commission may be transferred for administrative and staff assistance purposes to another state agency or department upon approval by a three-fourths vote of the commission and the approval of the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the director of the state agency or department accepting the transfer.

(f) The duties of the commission shall include the following:

(1) Develop and support the Alabama Trails System.

(2) Facilitate a statewide system of interconnected landscape linkages, conservation corridors, greenbelts, recreational corridors and trails, scenic corridors, utilitarian corridors, reserves, regional parks and preserves, ecological sites, and cultural/historic/recreational sites using land-based trails that connect urban, suburban, and rural areas of the state and facilitate expansion of the statewide system of freshwater and saltwater paddling trails.

(3) Recommend priorities for critical links in the Alabama Trails System and coordinate local needs goals and leadership to accomplish this mission.

(4) Review designation proposals for inclusion in the Alabama Trails System.

(5) Encourage public-private partnerships to develop and manage trails.

(6) Review progress toward meeting goals for the establishment and operation of the Alabama Trails System and recommend appropriate action.

(7) Make recommendations for updating and revising the implementation plan for the Alabama Trails System.

(8) Promote trail support organizations.

(9) Support the Alabama Trails System through intergovernmental coordination, advocacy, education, alternative funding sources, and any other appropriate way.

(10) Organize and coordinate a nonprofit tax deductible corporation that should be expected to aggressively serve Alabama trails in enterprises normally beyond the reach of government, such as fundraising, coordination of local and national institutions similarly intended, and supporting education and civic outreach.

(g) The commission shall establish procedures for conducting its affairs in execution of the duties and responsibilities stated in this section, which operating procedures shall include determination of a commission chair and other appropriate operational guidelines. The commission shall meet at the call of the chair, or at other times as may be prescribed by its operating procedures. The commission may establish committees to conduct the work of the commission and the committees may include nonmembers as appropriate.

(h) A vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Members whose terms have expired may continue to serve until replaced or reappointed.

(i) The commission shall report annually to the Legislature detailing progress, plans, and milestones in its conduct of duties authorized by this article and to what extent the commission is in compliance with the diversity provisions provided for in this article.
Ala. Code § 41-8-45 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8 / Section 41-8-45
Section 41-8-45 Contracting with Depository Libraries; Eligibility; Obligations; Penalty for Noncompliance
Status: in_force

(a) The clearinghouse may enter into depository contracts with any municipal or county public library, public library system, state agency, in-state college or university library, or out-of-state research libraries. The requirements for eligibility to contract as a depository library shall be established by the clearinghouse. The standards shall include, but not be limited to, the type of library, the ability to preserve the publications and make them available for public use, and the location and accessibility of the library.

(b) Each depository library shall abide by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Alabama Public Library Service. Noncompliance with the contract shall result in the loss of depository status.
Ala. Code § 41-17-1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-17-1
Section 41-17-1 Standards
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-282, §2, effective October 1, 2014.
Ala. Code § 41-14A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14A / Section 41-14A-5
Section 41-14A-5 Collateral for Public Deposits; General Provisions
Status: in_force

(a) Every qualified public depository shall maintain on deposit with a custodian, to be held subject to the order of the State Treasurer or the State Treasurer’s designee (which may be a financial institution designated by the State Treasurer), eligible collateral having a market value equal to or in excess of the amount of collateral required under this section.

(b) Each qualified public depository shall be required to pledge collateral, in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors, equal to or exceeding the greater of the following: (1) The generally applicable pledging requirement; and (2) the applicable percentage of the qualified public depository’s net average daily balance of public deposits established under rules or orders adopted pursuant to subsection (c) or subsection (d) below.

(c) The State Treasurer may, from time to time, in his or her discretion require that certain qualified public depositories pledge collateral at levels greater than the generally applicable pledging percentage, including, without limitation, in the case of a qualified public depository with capital accounts which exceed, or constitute an unacceptably high percentage of, the public deposits maintained with the qualified public depository, and in the case of qualified public depositories which the State Treasurer determines may present a higher risk of potential default or insolvency in light of when they commenced operation, recent decrease in capital accounts, recent change in financial condition, and similar matters. The State Treasurer may impose increased collateral-pledging requirements under this subsection pursuant to generally applicable rules and guidelines adopted by the board of directors or by entering orders applicable to individual qualified public depositories in accordance with criteria and conditions approved by the board of directors, or both. In the event the State Treasurer issues an order establishing an increased collateral-pledging level applicable to a particular qualified public depository, the State Treasurer shall promptly notify the affected qualified public depository in writing.

(d) The State Treasurer may impose higher collateral-pledging requirements on a qualified public depository to the extent that the public deposits maintained by the qualified public depository exceed a specified percentage (the “designated concentration level”) established by the board of directors by rule or regulation of the total public deposits held in all qualified public depositories, in which event each affected qualified public depository shall maintain a collateral-pledging level as follows:

(1) With respect to the qualified public depository’s net average daily balance of public deposits that do not exceed the designated concentration level, the collateral-pledging requirement shall be determined under subsections (b) or (c) above, as applicable.

(2) With respect to the qualified public depository’s net average daily balance of public deposits that exceed the designated concentration level, the collateral-pledging requirement shall be the percentage of net average daily balances of public deposits designated by the board.

Determination of whether any qualified public depository maintains collateral in excess of the designated concentration level shall be made by the State Treasurer on the basis of the net average monthly balance of public deposits during the immediately preceding 12-month period.

(e) Deposits of eligible collateral shall be made with a custodian in accordance with procedures established by the State Treasurer, including procedures relating to the execution of documentation to assure that the State Treasurer, on behalf of the Loss Payment Fund, will be able to liquidate collateral deposited by each qualified public depository in the event of a loss to public depositors. Each custodian shall be approved by the State Treasurer in accordance with rules, regulations, or guidelines adopted by the board of directors and the laws of this state.

A qualified public depository may not accept or retain any public deposits which are required to be secured unless it has first deposited eligible collateral equal to or exceeding its required collateral pursuant to this chapter. During any month, a qualified public depository may not accept any public deposit that would increase its net average daily balance of public deposits for that month by 25 percent over the net average daily balance of public deposits for the previously reported month unless it deposits or has on deposit additional required collateral to secure such increase and reports such additional collateral to the State Treasurer prior to the acceptance of such deposit.

(f) Collateral shall be valued in such manner as shall be established in rules or regulations adopted by the board of directors, provided that valuations may not be required more frequently than monthly for any qualified public depositories other than in the case of depositories which are then subject to any suspension, disqualification, or cease and desist order under this chapter. Withdrawals and substitutions of collateral pledged by qualified public depositories shall not be permitted without the approval of the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall adopt rules, regulations, or guidelines to permit qualified public depositories to withdraw collateral pledged under this chapter by substituting other eligible collateral of at least equal market value. Any qualified public depository that withdraws or substitutes collateral or custodian that permits withdrawal or substitution of collateral in violation of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (e) of Section 41-14A-7.

(g) A custodian holding collateral under this chapter shall hold such collateral for the benefit of the Loss Payment Fund. The security interest of the Loss Payment Fund in collateral placed with a custodian shall be deemed automatically perfected under the provisions of Articles 8 and 9 of Title 7, as of the date of the acceptance of the deposit of the collateral with the custodian or any subagent of the custodian without the necessity of further action on the part of the Loss Payment Fund. Prior to a default by a qualified public depository and the institution of action by the State Treasurer to enforce the security interest of the Loss Payment Fund under this chapter, the qualified public depository shall not be deemed to have transferred ownership of any pledged collateral to the State Treasurer or the Loss Payment Fund but the qualified public depository’s ownership of the pledged collateral shall be subject to a valid and enforceable lien and security interest in favor of the Loss Payment Fund. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by the State Treasurer of any collateral pledged to the Loss Payment Fund shall, when the sale is made and the purchase price paid, have the effect of transferring to and vesting in the purchaser of such sale title to the said bonds or other securities comprising such collateral and as authorizing the said purchaser to have the bonds or other securities so purchased registered in the name of the purchaser or its nominee.
Ala. Code § 41-10-328 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-328
Section 41-10-328 Venue for Actions
Status: in_force

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this article shall be brought in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 41-9-82 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-82
Section 41-9-82 Escrow Money to Revert to State After Five Years
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2019-538, § 1, effective June 10, 2019.
Ala. Code § 41-4-148 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-148
Section 41-4-148 Collusion or Other Anti-competitive Practices
Status: in_force

When for any reason collusion or other anti-competitive practices are suspected during the procurement process, a notice of the relevant facts shall be transmitted to the Attorney General and, if applicable, to the Ethics Commission.
Ala. Code § 41-1-20 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-20
Section 41-1-20 Establishment of Remittance Requirements; Applicability; Payment Procedures
Status: in_force

(a) Any state agency may establish a requirement, within its area of administrative responsibility, that every person, corporation or partnership, owing, in connection with an individual transaction consisting of any State of Alabama tax return, fee, report or other document, or any other obligation of indebtedness to the state, an amount of money, as specified in subsection (b) shall pay such tax liability, fee, or obligation to the state no later than the date such payment or remittance of funds is required by law, in funds which are immediately available to the state on the first banking day following the due date of payment.

(b) The determination as to which persons, corporations, or partnerships shall be subject to the remittance provisions of this article is based on individual payments made during a calendar year, rather than the aggregate of payments made during a calendar year. Persons, corporations, or partnerships making an individual payment at the thresholds indicated below shall comply with this article and subsection (c):

(1) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more for payments made during the calendar year.

(2) On taxes, fees, and other obligations that are collected or administered by the Department of Revenue:

a. Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) or more for payments by a business entity made after October 1, 2006, and all filing periods thereafter shall be paid electronically.

For purposes of this subdivision, electronically includes payments made over the telephone.

b. All local government business entity taxes and fees collected or administered by the department when the corresponding state tax is subject to paragraph a., shall also be paid electronically.

c. Notwithstanding paragraphs a. and b., the department, by rule, may designate specific revenue sources, fees, or monetary obligations which it may except from paragraphs a. and b.

d. The governing body of any self-administered county or city may elect to require electronic payments under the same provisions of this subdivision applicable to the department.

(c) When the provisions of subsection (a) are established, payment and the reporting of such remittance shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the administering state agency for the indebtedness involved; such procedures shall continue to be the method of reporting and remittance until established otherwise by the administering state agency.

(1) Such procedures shall include the use of the automated clearing house system.

(2) The state administrating agency shall coordinate with the State Treasurer to insure the availability of such funds to the state on the first banking day following the due date of payment.
Ala. Code § 41-9-62 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-62
Section 41-9-62 Claims Within Jurisdiction of Board; Employees Not Within Jurisdiction of Board; Approval of Uncontested Claims
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Adjustment shall have the power and jurisdiction and it shall be its duty to hear and consider all of the following:

(1) All claims for damages to the person or property growing out of any injury done to either the person or property by the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments, with the exception of claims by employees of the state for personal injury or death arising out of the course of employment with the state, where such employees are covered by an employee injury compensation program.

(2) All claims for personal injuries to or the death of any convict, and all claims for personal injuries to or the death of any employee of a city or county board of education, or college or university, arising out of the course of the employee’s employment and where the employee is not covered by a worker’s compensation program.

(3) All claims of members of the public at large or of officers of the law who are not employees of the state arising out of injuries sustained while attempting to recapture escaped convicts, which convicts have escaped after they have been placed in the actual custody of the Department of Corrections.

(4) All claims against the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments arising out of any contract, express or implied, to which the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments are parties, where there is claimed a legal or moral obligation resting on the state.

(5) All claims for money overpaid on obligations to the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments.

(6) All claims for money voluntarily paid to the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments where no legal liability existed to make such payment.

(7) All claims for underpayment by the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments to parties having dealings with the state or any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments.

(8) All claims for money or property alleged to have wrongfully escheated to the state.

(9) All claims for injury or death of any student enrolled in any of the public schools of this state resulting from an accident sustained while being transported to or from school or in connection with any school activity in any bus or any motor vehicle operated directly by any school board or agency of the state or through contract with another. Awards payable to any student for injuries sustained in such accident shall be equal to the maximum benefits payable to employees as provided in Chapter 5 of Title 25 for injuries, loss of time, or medical attendance. Where death results from the injuries, the amount payable to the parent or parents of such student shall be equal to the maximum amount payable to a totally dependent parent or parents as provided by Chapter 5 of Title 25. No payment for death of the student shall be made to any parent or parents unless they were actually supporting the student at the time of the accident causing the injuries and death. The fact that the student has no earning capacity or earns an average wage of less than the amount which would entitle the student to maximum benefits under Chapter 5 of Title 25 shall in no way limit an award to the student or his or her parent or parents. Awards for such injuries or death shall constitute a prior and preferred claim against monies appropriated for the minimum program fund, and no part of any award shall be charged against any funds allotted to the school board of the county or city or the district board of education of the independent school district where the accident occurred. If it appears to the Board of Adjustment after investigation that the accident causing the injury or death of the student was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for damages on the part of any party and it appears to the Board of Adjustment that a claim may be made against such party by the student, his or her parent or legal representative to recover damages, any payment otherwise due under this subdivision may be withheld by the Board of Adjustment pending final settlement of the claim. If the student or his or her parent or legal representative recovers damages against the party, any sum recovered and collected may be offset against payments due under this subdivision, and the balance due, if any, shall be promptly paid by the Board of Adjustment. This subdivision shall apply to all claims relating to injuries to school children filed with the board within one year of the date of an accident. Minor students shall have, for the purpose of this subdivision, the same power to contract, make elections of remedy, make settlements, and receive compensation as adults would have, subject to the power of the Board of Adjustment in its discretion at any time to require the appointment of a guardian to receive monies or awards. Payments of awards made to such minor students or their guardian shall exclude any further compensation either to the minor students or to their parents for loss of service or otherwise.

(b) The jurisdiction of the Board of Adjustment is specifically limited to the consideration of the claims enumerated in subsection (a) and no others. Nothing contained in this division shall confer upon the Board of Adjustment any jurisdiction now conferred by law upon the State Board of Compromise provided for in Sections 41-1-3 and 41-1-4, and nothing contained in this division shall be construed to confer jurisdiction upon the Board of Adjustment to settle or adjust any matter or claim of which the courts of this state have or had jurisdiction. Provided further, that the Board of Adjustment shall have no jurisdiction over claims growing out of forfeitures or of contracts with any state agency, commission, board, institution, or department where, by law or contract, the state agency, commission, board, institution, or department is made the final arbiter of any disagreement growing out of forfeitures or of contracts of the state agency, commission, board, institution, or department, and, particularly, the Board of Adjustment shall have no jurisdiction of disagreements arising out of contracts entered into by the Department of Transportation.

(c) Employees of municipalities and counties are not to be considered employees of the state or of any of its agencies, commissions, boards, institutions, or departments within the jurisdiction of the Board of Adjustment and within the meaning of the word “employee” as used in this section.

(d) The Board of Adjustment may approve uncontested claims on an expedited basis without a full hearing, subject to the forms and rules adopted under Section 41-9-66.
Ala. Code § 41-4-134 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-134
Section 41-4-134 Small Purchase Procedures
Status: in_force

Any procurement not exceeding the small purchase amount established by rule may be made in accordance with small purchase procedures. A procurement may not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section.
Ala. Code § 41-29-1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-1
Section 41-29-1 Creation; Composition; Support
Status: in_force

(a)(1) There is hereby created the Department of Commerce within the office of the Governor and directly under his or her supervision and control. The Department of Commerce shall be headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who shall be an individual with extensive experience in development of economic, human, and physical resources and promotion of industrial and commercial development. The secretary shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at his or her pleasure at a salary of any reasonable amount set in the same manner as other appointed department heads under Section 36-6-6. In fixing the secretary’s salary, the Governor shall give due consideration of the salaries of comparable positions in other states and in private industry. All other employees necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the Department of Commerce shall be employed subject to the state Merit System law. In addition to any other employees, there may be employed a total of eight assistant secretaries for the office, who shall not be subject to the state Merit System law and whose compensation shall be determined by the secretary.

(2) The eight additional assistant secretaries shall be individuals experienced in industrial and commercial development for at least the two years prior to their employment. Compensation for the eight additional assistant secretaries shall not exceed the amount of compensation paid for the highest classification of state Merit System employees employed by the Department of Commerce.

(3) The makeup of the assistant secretaries shall be inclusive and should reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.

(b) On the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, the Department of Commerce shall be comprised of the following divisions: The Business Development Division and the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute. Each division shall be headed by a deputy secretary who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce outside of the classified service and who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary at a salary set by the secretary and approved by the Governor. The deputy secretary of each division shall report to the secretary.

(c)(1) The Governor, through the Department of Commerce, shall encourage comprehensive and coordinated planning and programming of the affairs of state government.

(2) All economic development functions as defined in subdivision (12) of Section 36-25-1 or otherwise engaged in by any employee, department, agency, or body corporate in the executive branch of the state shall be pre-approved by the Secretary of Commerce or the Governor.

(d) The Governor may direct any state department or other agency of state government directly under his or her control and supervision to furnish the Department of Commerce with such personnel, equipment, and services as are necessary to enable the Department of Commerce to carry out its responsibilities and duties and may prescribe the terms thereof, including reimbursement of costs thereof.

(e)(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the Alabama Community College System consists of comprehensive community and technical colleges and the Alabama Technology Network, an effective workforce development initiative. The Alabama Community College System provides a unified system of institutions delivering excellence in academic education, adult education, and workforce development initiatives that are responsive to industry needs for highly specialized training programs that help prepare entry level employees to meet growing demands.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Alabama Community College System shall continue to provide a wide range of career-technical courses and short-term training for job-specific certifications.
Ala. Code § 41-10-64 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-64
Section 41-10-64 Special and Continuing Trust Fund for Payment of Principal and Interest on Bonds of Authority and Maintenance, Etc., of Facilities Thereof
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds for the payment of the costs and expenses necessary to accomplish the purpose of this authority and for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this article, there is hereby created and irrevocably pledged to the payment of such obligations a special and continuing trust fund which shall consist of all revenues, receipts, and income from rents contracted for and received by the authority and all revenues, receipts, and income received by the authority from any other source whatsoever.

There shall be created within said special and continuing trust fund a reserve fund account of said authority in the State Treasury, in which shall be placed as a trust fund and held separate and apart from all other moneys of the state or of the authority, any moneys left over after the completion of the acquisition, erection, and construction of the facilities of the authority and the payment of all costs in connection therewith and in connection with the issuance of the bonds and all excess rentals and other surplus income after the payment of all annual charges and expenses of operation in each fiscal year, including principal and interest. Said reserve fund shall be held by the State Treasurer in trust for the authority and the holders of its bonds and may be invested only in securities which are either direct obligations of the United States of America or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States of America. Said reserve fund shall be used by the State Treasurer to pay, when due and payable, any installment of principal and interest or both on the outstanding bonds of the authority for which said fund was created which cannot be paid out of current revenues or other moneys of the authority. Said funds shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose.

There shall be created in said special and continuing trust fund an account thereof in which shall be deposited, segregated, and held only the amounts reasonably estimated to be necessary for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the facilities of the authority, with all excess moneys at the end of each fiscal year being transferred to the reserve fund, and the authority is authorized and is hereby directed to pay out of such account in the special and continuing trust fund all reasonable expenses of the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the facilities of the authority.
Ala. Code § 41-29-285 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-285
Section 41-29-285 Confidentiality of Project Information
Status: in_force

All information concerning a proposed project which is provided to the director and AIDT shall be confidential. AIDT, through the director, is authorized to enter into a confidentiality agreement or other contract provision with a prospective entity considering locating or expanding within the state which prohibits the disclosure by AIDT or any of its employees or contractors of the identity of the prospective entity and any information obtained, whether orally or in writing, by such persons about the entity’s proposed project. Further, AIDT, through the director as approved by the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to enter into a confidentiality agreement or other contract provision with a prospective entity who is considering locating or expanding or has relocated or expanded within the state to reasonably protect trade secrets or other confidential business information of such entity. Such confidentiality agreement or other contract provision shall not otherwise limit the disclosure under applicable open records laws of public documents which describe the nature, quantity, cost, or other pertinent information related to the activities of, or services performed by, AIDT.
Ala. Code § 41-10-109 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-109
Section 41-10-109 Construction of Article
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any power, right, or remedy which any county or any corporation now in existence or hereafter formed may have in the absence thereof and shall be construed as cumulative and independent thereof.
Ala. Code § 41-8A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8A / Section 41-8A-13
Section 41-8A-13 Construction of Chapter; Effect of Chapter in Event Provisions Thereof Found in Conflict with Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws not inconsistent herewith.

(b) Should any provision of this chapter be found to be in conflict with the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, then, and in that event only, the Safe Streets Act shall be deemed to prevail, and to such limited extent this chapter is abridged and is subject to the provisions of the Safe Streets Act.
Ala. Code § 41-10-800 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-800
Section 41-10-800 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) On July 16, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order No. 720, establishing the Alabama Innovation Commission to “identify policies that will promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and related opportunities in the State of Alabama.”

(2) The commission has issued an interim report outlining initial policy recommendations, including all of the following:

a. To develop a statewide innovation coordination and incentive structure to generate additional, successful business growth.

b. To develop an Alabama branding campaign to evolve the state into an emerging destination place.

c. To develop a program offering matching funds to recipients of federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research grants.

(3) This article creates the structure recommended in paragraph (2)a., to implement the recommendations listed in paragraphs (2)b. and (2)c.

(4) Recognizing that this state’s economy is rapidly changing, this article should be interpreted and applied to allow the corporation to respond rapidly, as its board deems appropriate, to challenges and opportunities in the fields of technology, research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

(5) The corporation is charged with preparing this state for the economy of the future. The corporation shall make this state a hub for technology, research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship by partnering with the private sector, state agencies, and state policy makers to develop and implement programs and policies to lead to a more robust, diverse, and resilient economy for this state.
Ala. Code § 41-16-57 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-57
Section 41-16-57 Municipal or County Contracts for Certain Services Exempt from Competitive Bid Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) When purchases are required to be made through competitive bidding, awards shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder taking into consideration the qualities of the commodities proposed to be supplied, their conformity with specifications, the purposes for which required, the terms of delivery, transportation charges, and the dates of delivery. If at any time after the award has been made the lowest responsible bidder notifies the awarding authority in writing that the bidder will no longer comply with the terms of the award to provide the goods or services to the awarding authority under the terms and conditions of the original award, or the awarding authority documents that the lowest responsible bidder defaults under the terms of the original award, the awarding authority may terminate the award to the defaulting bidder and make an award to the second lowest responsible bidder for the remainder of the award period without rebidding, provided the award to the second lowest responsible bidder is in all respects made under the terms and conditions contained in the original bid specifications and is for the same or a lower price than the bid originally submitted to the awarding authority by the second lowest responsible bidder.

(b) The awarding authority in the purchase of or contract for goods or services shall give preference, provided there is no sacrifice or loss in price or quality, to commodities produced in Alabama or sold by Alabama persons, firms, or corporations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no county official, county commission, city council or city councilmen, or other public official charged with the letting of contracts or purchase of goods or services may specify the use of materials or systems by a sole source, unless:

(1) The governmental body can document that the sole source goods or services are of an indispensable nature, all other viable alternatives have been explored, and it has been determined that only these goods or services will fulfill the function for which the product is needed. Frivolous features will not be considered.

(2) No other vendor offers substantially equivalent goods or services that can accomplish the purpose for which the goods or services are required.

(3) All information substantiating the use of a sole source specification is documented in writing and is filed into the project file.

(c)(1) Beginning January 1, 2009, for purchases of personal property, including on or after June 9, 2011, goods which are, or are to become, fixtures, in instances where the awarding authority determines that the total cost of ownership over the expected life of the item or items, including acquisition costs plus sustaining costs or life cycle costs, can be reasonably ascertained from industry recognized and accepted sources, the lowest responsible bid may be determined to be the bid offering the lowest life cycle costs and otherwise meeting all of the conditions and specifications contained in the invitation to bid. To utilize this subdivision to determine the lowest responsible bidder, the awarding authority shall include a notice in the invitation to bid that the lowest responsible bid may be determined by using life cycle costs and identify the industry recognized and accepted sources that will be applicable to such an evaluation.

(2) No later than November 30, 2008, the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall establish procedures for the use of life cycle costs, which shall be distributed to all contracting agencies and shall be used in conducting any audits of the purchasing agency.

(d) The awarding authority or requisitioning agency may reject any bid if the price is deemed excessive or quality of product inferior.

(e) Each record, with the successful bid indicated thereon, and with the reasons for the award if not awarded to the lowest bidder, after award of the order or contract, shall be open to public inspection.

(f) Contracts for the purchase of personal property or contractual services shall be let for periods not greater than three years, except contracts for the collection and disposal of residential solid waste, other than those contracts in Class 1 municipalities, shall be let for periods not greater than five years. Contracts for the leasing of motor vehicles by local governing bodies shall be let for periods not greater than five years. Lease-purchase contracts for capital improvements and repairs to real property shall be let for periods not greater than 10 years and all other lease-purchase contracts shall be let for periods not greater than 10 years.
Ala. Code § 41-14A-7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14A / Section 41-14A-7
Section 41-14A-7 Disciplinary Actions Against Qualified Public Depositories for Violations of This Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall have the authority to establish by rule or regulation conditions and procedures under which qualified public depositories may be suspended or disqualified and assessed administrative penalties in lieu of suspension or disqualification for violations of this chapter or violations of the board’s standards, rules, regulations, and orders pursuant to this chapter. The State Treasurer shall have the authority to require that qualified public depositories violating this chapter or any of the board’s standards, rules, regulations, and orders make restitution, with interest at the legal rate, for losses of public depositors or to the Loss Payment Fund, and to issue cease and desist orders against any qualified public depository violating or believed to be violating any provisions of this chapter or any of the board of directors’ or the State Treasurer’s standards, rules, regulations, and orders pursuant to this chapter and to impose administrative penalties against any qualified public depository violating any cease and desist order issued by the State Treasurer.

(b) The suspension or disqualification of a financial institution as a qualified public depository shall be by order of the State Treasurer, and such order shall be mailed to the qualified public depository by registered or certified mail. Within the time and in the manner specified in the order of suspension or disqualification, the financial institution shall provide to the State Treasurer a report listing the names and addresses of each public depositor having public deposits with the financial institution and such other relevant information as the State Treasurer may request, and the State Treasurer shall provide for the prompt notification to each public depositor having public deposits with a suspended or disqualified financial institution of any such suspension or disqualification.

(c) The procedures for suspension or disqualification shall be as set forth in Chapter 22 of this title, and in the rules of the board of directors adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(d) Whenever the State Treasurer determines that an immediate danger to the public health, safety, or welfare exists, the board may take any appropriate action that may be available under the provisions of Chapter 22 of this title.

(e) If the State Treasurer finds that one or more grounds exist for the suspension or disqualification of a qualified public depository, the State Treasurer, in lieu of such suspension or disqualification, may impose an administrative penalty upon the qualified public depository as follows:

(1) With respect to any nonwillful violation, such penalty, exclusive of any restitution found to be due, may not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate penalty for any continuing violation under this subdivision shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) irrespective of the number of days the violation continues prior to the assessment of the penalty.

(2) With respect to any knowing and willful violation of a lawful order or rule, including, without limitation, the failure to make restitution in accordance with a lawful order of the State Treasurer following notification to the qualified public depository, the State Treasurer may impose a penalty upon the qualified public depository in an amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate penalty for any single continuing violation under this subdivision shall be twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) irrespective of the number of days the violation continues prior to the assessment of the penalty.

(3) A qualified public depository or custodian that violates subsection (f) of Section 41-14A-5 is subject to an administrative penalty in an amount not exceeding the greater of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or 10 percent of the amount of withdrawal, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in the aggregate.

(4) If any qualified public depository or other financial institution violates a cease and desist order, the State Treasurer may, in addition to suspending or disqualifying the qualified public depository, impose an administrative penalty in an amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation; provided, however, that the maximum aggregate penalty for any single continuing violation under this subdivision shall be twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) irrespective of the number of days the violation continues prior to the assessment of the penalty.

(f) Any suspension shall be for the period established by the board in the order of suspension, not to exceed a period of six months. During the period of suspension of any qualified public depository, the contingent liability, required collateral, and reporting requirements of the suspended public depository remain in force under the same conditions as if the suspended depository had remained qualified. Upon expiration of the suspension period, the suspended qualified public depository may, by order of the State Treasurer, be reinstated as a qualified public depository if the State Treasurer finds that the financial institution has corrected the conditions that resulted in suspension and otherwise is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and of the board’s standards, rules, regulations, and orders.

(g) Except as may otherwise be provided by the board of directors by rule or regulation, any qualified public depository which has been disqualified may not reapply for qualification until after the expiration of one year from the date of the final order of disqualification or the final disposition of any appeal taken therefrom. During the period of disqualification, the contingent liability, required collateral, and reporting requirements of the disqualified public depository remain in force under the same conditions as if the disqualified depository had remained qualified. A qualified public depository that has been disqualified shall not receive or retain public deposits after the effective date of disqualification. The State Treasurer shall, upon request, return to the disqualified public depository that portion of the collateral pledged that is in excess of the required collateral applicable to the disqualified public depository.
Ala. Code § 41-13-22 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-13-22
Section 41-13-22 Local Government Records Commission Created; Composition; Compensation; Meetings
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Local Government Records Commission consisting of 16 members as follows: The Director of the Department of Archives and History, who shall be the chair of the commission; the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; the Attorney General; the Secretary of State; one member from the University of Alabama, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; one member from Auburn University, to be designated by the head of the Department of History; one member, an archivist, historian, or librarian, from one of Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), to be appointed by the Governor; and one judge of probate who is not also chair of a county commission, one chair of a county commission who is not also a judge of probate, one county administrator, one county taxation official, one superintendent of a county or municipal school system, one sheriff, one municipal police chief, and two city clerks, each to be appointed by the Governor. The members from the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the HBCUs, the judge of probate, the county commission chair, the county administrator, the county taxation official, the superintendent of a county or municipal school system, the county sheriff, the municipal police chief, and the two city clerks may be removed by the Governor at any time. All ex officio members, except the Director of the Department of Archives and History, may select a designee to represent him or her on the commission. No salary or compensation shall be allowed any member of the commission except expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, which expenses shall be paid pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The commission shall hold two meetings each year and at other times upon the call of the chair. The quorum for the Local Government Records Commission shall be one more than half of the total of ex officio members plus the filled appointed positions.
Ala. Code § 41-9-785 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-785
Section 41-9-785 Maintenance of Accurate Records and Books Required; Audit
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 § 41-10-420 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-420
Section 41-10-420 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the Real Estate Commission has acquired certain real property in Montgomery, Alabama, title to which is in the name of the State of Alabama, for the purpose of erecting a building to house the offices of the Real Estate Commission. The Real Estate Commission has also received authority from the Legislature to expend certain of its funds in the construction of such a facility. The Legislature further finds that the Real Estate Commission is unable to complete this building project without additional funding provided through temporary financing arrangements. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and Real Estate Commission to establish a public corporation with the powers and authority necessary to construct and lease to the commission a facility adequate to serve the needs of the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-494 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-494
Section 41-9-494 Meetings Generally; Officers; Quorum; Maintenance and Examination of Record of Proceedings of Board; Meetings of Board to Be Open to Public
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 § 41-9-872 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-872
Section 41-9-872 Donations, Contributions and Gifts; 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 § 41-10-501 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-501
Section 41-10-501 Sale and Issuance of Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

The authority may, from time to time, sell and issue its refunding bonds, without limitation as to principal amount, for the purpose of refunding any matured or unmatured bonds of the authority at the time outstanding and paying any premiums necessary to be paid to redeem any such bonds so to be refunded and all expenses incurred in connection therewith. Such refunding bonds shall be subrogated and entitled to all priorities, rights, and pledges to which the bonds refunded thereby were entitled.
Ala. Code § 41-9-237 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-237
Section 41-9-237 Rulemaking Authority
Status: in_force

The Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, shall adopt rules as necessary to provide for the implementation of this article including, but not limited to, further defining an architecturally significant building.
Ala. Code § 41-17-9 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-17-9
Section 41-17-9 Unauthorized Use, Etc., of State-Owned Automobile; Alteration, Etc., of License Plate Affixed to State Vehicle
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-282, §2, effective October 1, 2014.
Ala. Code § 41-16-51.2 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-51.2
Section 41-16-51.2 Purchase of Goods or Services Related to the Child Nutrition Program During Certain Emergencies or Unanticipated Events
Status: in_force

(a)(1) During an emergency or unanticipated event affecting public health or safety or causing supply chain disruptions, and upon the recommendation of the State Superintendent of Education and the approval of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, any public educational entity that provides meals under the Child Nutrition Program of the Alabama State Department of Education and subject to this article may purchase goods or services related to the programs without advertising or bidding. To the extent possible, purchases made under this section shall be executed to include representation of minority-owned business enterprises.

(2) The recommendation submitted for consideration by the State Superintendent of Education under subdivision (1) shall contain a statement setting forth the specific facts regarding the basis and nature of the emergency or unanticipated event affecting public health or safety or causing supply chain disruptions necessitating the action and the geographical region or area to which the emergency or unanticipated event should be limited. Any approval to purchase goods or services under this section shall be limited to 60 days, during which time a contractual agreement for such purchases shall be entered into in compliance with the competitive bid law in this article.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public educational entity described in subsection (a), when practicable and to the extent possible, should comply with the advertising and bidding requirements provided in this article.

(c) A public educational entity shall maintain accurate and fully itemized records of all expenditures made pursuant to this section.
Ala. Code § 41-4-86 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-86
Section 41-4-86 Tentative Budget - Preparation
Status: in_force

Upon the receipt of the estimates of expenditure requirements called for by Section 41-4-84 and the preparation of the estimates of income called for by Section 41-4-85, and not later than the first day of the second month preceding each regular business session of the Legislature, the Department of Finance shall prepare a tentative budget conforming as to scope, contents and character to the requirements of Section 41-4-83, and containing the estimates of expenditure and revenue called for by Sections 41-4-84 and 41-4-85, which tentative budget shall be transmitted to the Governor. All facts relating to past receipts and expenditures shall be certified as correct and accurate by the Comptroller in the Department of Finance.
Ala. Code § 41-9-683 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-683
Section 41-9-683 Solicitation and Acceptance of Gifts, Etc.; Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The board may solicit and accept donations, contributions, and gifts of money and property. All gifts made to the board shall be exempt from all taxation in Alabama. All property, money, income, resources and activities of the board shall likewise be exempt from taxation.
Ala. Code § 41-1-73 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-73
Section 41-1-73 Compliance with Section 41-1-71
Status: in_force

Each state entity shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Section 41-1-71.
Ala. Code § 41-10-540 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-540
Section 41-10-540 Legislative Findings; Construction
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares the following: That the State of Alabama, acting in its own name and through various public corporations, has made substantial financial contractual commitments for incentives to industries agreeing to locate or expand their operations in Alabama; that the creation of a state-level agency with power to fund the commitments is desirable and in the public interest; that by the passage of this division it is the intention to provide for the creation of Alabama Incentives Financing Authority with broad powers to meet existing commitments made by the state to industries committing to locate or expand in the state; and that it is necessary and in the public interest that the authority pledge for payment of its obligations the funds appropriated to the authority in order to enable it to fund existing commitments and to carry out functions that are essential to the public welfare. This division shall be liberally construed in accordance with its remedial purposes.
Ala. Code § 41-14-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-14-3
Section 41-14-3 Certification by Treasurer; Order by Governor
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of such application with the State Treasurer, the Treasurer shall certify to the Governor the fact of such application and the sworn statement accompanying the same, and thereupon the Governor may designate the applicant as a state depositary.

In the event the application is granted by the Governor, he or she shall promulgate an order declaring that the applicant is a state depositary until its authority is revoked.
Ala. Code § 41-10-171 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-171
Section 41-10-171 Composition; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be composed of 21 members as follows:

(1) Two representatives of education, one to be appointed by the President of the University of South Alabama for a two-year term and one to be appointed by the Baldwin County Board of Education from among school board members, who are residents of the geographic area that is now Baldwin County Commission District No. 2 for a two-year term.

(2) Four elected public officials, or their representatives, who shall be:

a. The Chair of the Baldwin County Commission or a member of the Baldwin County Commission to be chosen by the commission to serve during that commissioner’s term of office.

b. The Sheriff of Baldwin County during his or her term of office.

c. The Alabama House of Representatives member who represents the district where the Blakeley site is situated, during his or her term of office.

d. The Governor a representative appointed by him or her to serve during the Governor’s term of office.

(3) Three representatives of historic organizations as follows:

a. The President of the Baldwin County Historic Society or a person designated by the president for a two-year term.

b. A representative of the Fort Bowyer Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution to be chosen by the chapter for a two-year term.

c. The President of Descendants of Blakeley Residents or a person designated by the president for a six-year term.

(4) Three representatives of public service and civic organizations as follows:

a. A representative of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce to be selected by the organization for a two-year term.

b. The Chair of the Board of Directors of the Tallulah Bankhead Center for the Performing Arts for a four-year term.

c. The Chair of the Blakeley Courthouse Museum Board for a four-year term.

(5)a. Nine at-large members to be appointed by the Governor from nominations submitted by the Historic Blakeley Foundation according to the following:

1. Places 1-4 for six-year terms commencing with their appointment by the Governor.

2. Places 5-7 for four-year terms commencing with their appointment by the Governor.

3. Places 8-9 for two-year terms commencing with their appointment by the Governor.

b. Upon completion of the initial staggered terms all subsequent appointments of authority members appointed pursuant to paragraph a. shall be by the same method, except they shall be for terms of four years.

(b) Vacancies on the authority during a term shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner and by the same appointing authority as the member whose place is being filled.
Ala. Code § 41-9-625 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-625
Section 41-9-625 (Amended by Act 2026-374) Collection of Biometric Identifiers by Law Enforcement and Correctional Agencies; Procedure for Elimination and Removal of Information
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-374, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) All persons in this state in charge of law enforcement and correctional agencies shall obtain biometric identifiers, which may include fingerprints, photographs, palm prints, retina scans, or other identifiers specified by the FBI, according to the biometric identification system at ALEA and the rules established by the commission of all persons arrested or taken into custody as fugitives from justice, and of all unidentified human corpses in their jurisdictions. All biometric identifiers collected according to this section shall be provided to ALEA according to the rules of the commission.

(b) If any person arrested or taken into custody is subsequently released without charge or cleared of the offense through criminal justice proceedings, the disposition shall be reported by all state, county, and municipal criminal justice agencies to ALEA within 30 days of such action, and all of the information shall be eliminated and removed.
Ala. Code § 41-1-90 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-90
Section 41-1-90 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) CONTRACTOR. Any individual or entity that provides services to a state agency, public institution of higher education, or local board of education. This term does not include an individual or entity that provides construction services.

(2) DIVISIVE CONCEPTS. Any of the following concepts:

a. That any race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.

b. That individuals should be discriminated against or adversely treated because of their race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.

c. That the moral character of an individual is determined by his or her race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.

d. That, by virtue of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, the individual is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or subconsciously.

e. That individuals, by virtue of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, are inherently responsible for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.

f. That fault, blame, or bias should be assigned to members of a race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.

g. That any individual should accept, acknowledge, affirm, or assent to a sense of guilt, complicity, or a need to apologize on the basis of his or her race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin.

h. That meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist.

(3) DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAM. Any program, class, training, seminar, or other event where attendance is based on an individual’s race, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin, or sexual orientation, or that otherwise violates this article. This term does not include programs, classes, trainings, seminars, or other events that are necessary to comply with applicable state law, federal law, or court order.

(4) PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. As defined under Section 16-5-1, which includes all universities governed by constitutionally created boards of trustees.

(5) STUDENT. Any individual enrolled in a public K-12 school or public institution of higher education.
Ala. Code § 41-1-91 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-91
Section 41-1-91 Prohibited Activities
Status: in_force

A state agency, local board of education, or public institution of higher education may not do any of the following:

(1) Sponsor any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or maintain any office, physical location, or department that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as defined in Section 41-1-90.

(2) Direct or compel a student, employee, or contractor to personally affirm, adopt, or adhere to a divisive concept.

(3) Require its students, employees, or contractors to attend or participate in any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or any training, orientation, or course work that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept.

(4) Require a student, employee, or contractor to share his or her personal point of view on any divisive concept outside of an academic setting, as provided in Section 41-1-93(3)b.

(5) Require its students, employees, or contractors to participate, as part of any required curriculum or mandatory professional training, in an activity that involves lobbying at the state or local level for legislation related to a divisive concept.

(6) Penalize or discriminate against a student, employee, or contractor on the basis of his or her refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, or otherwise assent to a divisive concept or diversity statement.

(7) Condition enrollment or attendance in a class, training, or orientation solely on the basis of race or color.

(8) Authorize or expend funding, or apply for or accept a grant, federal funding, or private funding, for the purpose of compelling assent to any divisive concept or any other purpose prohibited in this article, provided that such funding may be provided to student, faculty, or staff organizations or associations.
Ala. Code § 41-9-808 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-808
Section 41-9-808 Obligation of State Not Created by Commission Obligations
Status: in_force

All obligations incurred by the commission 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 of either.
Ala. Code § 41-14-38 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 41-14-38
Section 41-14-38 Applicability of Provisions of Article
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to funds subject to withdrawal by a state official, state department, or state agency other than the State Treasurer.
Ala. Code § 41-9-415 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-415
Section 41-9-415 Executive Director; Personnel; Employee Benefits
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may employ an executive director, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and who shall be responsible directly to the commission. The commission shall determine the compensation of the executive director, which shall be paid from the funds of the commission. The commission shall designate the duties and responsibilities of the executive director.

(b) The commission may employ administrative employees, consultants, research assistants, and other supervisory and professional personnel as may be necessary or advisable for carrying out, in the most efficient and beneficial manner, the purposes and provisions of this article. The commission may offer to its employees any benefits offered to employees of the State of Alabama, including retirement, medical and dental care, and workers’ compensation plans.
Ala. Code § 41-4-177.10 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-177.10
Section 41-4-177.10 Data Collection
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) MINORITY INDIVIDUAL. An individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, and who is any of the following:

a. African American: An individual having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

b. Hispanic: An individual of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.

c. Asian American: An individual having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands.

d. Native American: An individual having origins in any of the original peoples of North America.

(2) MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS. A for-profit business that is headquartered or has its principal place of business in the state, and that is any or either of the following:

a. An independently owned and operated business that is at least 51 percent owned or controlled by one or more minority individuals, a majority of whom have their permanent place of residence in the state.

b. A publicly owned business of which at least 51 percent of the stock is owned and controlled by one or more minority individuals and whose daily management and operations are under the control of one or more of these minority individuals, a majority of whom have their permanent place of residence in the state.

(3) SMALL BUSINESS. A for-profit business that is headquartered or has its principal place of business in the state; that is independently owned and operated; and that employs no more than 50 individuals on a full-time basis, a majority of whom have their permanent place of residence in the state.

(4) SMALL OR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS. A small business, a minority-owned business, or a woman-owned business that is licensed to do business in the state.

(5) WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESS. A for-profit business that is headquartered or has its principal place of business in the state, and that is any or either of the following:

a. An independently owned and operated business that is at least 51 percent owned or controlled by one or more women, a majority of whom have their permanent place of residence in the state.

b. A publicly owned business of which daily management and operations are under the control of a woman or group of women, a majority of whom have their permanent place of residence in the state and who own and control at least 51 percent of the stock of the business or an equivalent ownership stake.

(b) The Chief Procurement Officer shall make reasonable efforts to do all of the following:

(1) Obtain from the Secretary of State, the Department of Workforce, and other available sources information regarding the small and disadvantaged businesses operating in the state, and maintain a database of the information received.

(2) Identify and record the goods or services that may reasonably be purchased by the state from the small or disadvantaged businesses operating in the state.

(3) Determine what proportion of procurement contracts under this article are awarded to the small and disadvantaged businesses in the state based upon the records and information obtained by the Chief Procurement Officer.

(c)(1) The Chief Procurement Officer, by the end of February of each year, shall provide to the Contract Review Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee a summary of the information and data gathered under this section.

(2) The Chief Procurement Officer and the Secretary of State, upon request, shall provide data collected and maintained under this section to the Legislative Services Agency.
Ala. Code § 41-9-185 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-185
Section 41-9-185 Board Established; Officers; Members; Appointment; Term; Oath; Removal; Expenses; Seal; Meetings; Quorum; Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created and established the Alabama Industrial Development Advisory Board. The Alabama Industrial Development Advisory Board shall consist of nine members at-large who shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of two years each and the Governor, as chair of the board. When appointing members of the board, the Governor shall select citizens who are outstanding in the fields of manufacture and processing, business and commercial enterprise, engineering and industrial development, natural resources, electric and gas utilities, industrial real estate and industrial property management, banking and finance, labor relations, and mass communications.

The initial terms of the appointees shall be as follows: four members for one year and five members for two years. Subsequent appointments shall be for two-year terms, and appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. Provided, however, that members may be appointed for successive terms at the discretion of the chair.

Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the members of the board shall take the oath of office prescribed for other state officers. The members of the board shall hold office only during the tenure of the Governor making the appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The Governor may remove any member of the board who fails to attend its meetings regularly or to perform properly his or her duties as a member of the board, by notifying the member in writing of his or her removal.

(b) Each member shall be paid the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as a member of the board when approved by the chair. Ex officio members of the board shall receive no additional compensation for their services as members of the board.

The board may have an appropriate seal with such words and emblem as it may prescribe.

A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The secretary shall notify each member in writing of all meetings of the board in such manner and under such rules and regulations as the board may prescribe. The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business, and the secretary shall keep a record of all its proceedings and, upon request, furnish a copy thereof to each member of the board.
Ala. Code § 41-16-160 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-160
Section 41-16-160 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) COMPANY. A for-profit entity, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company. The term does not include sole proprietorships.

(2) ECONOMIC BOYCOTT. Without an ordinary business purpose, refusing to deal with, terminating business activities with, or otherwise taking any commercial action that is intended to penalize or inflict economic harm on a company solely because the company, without violating controlling law or regulation, does any of the following:

a. Engages in the exploration, production, utilization, transportation, sale, or manufacturing of fossil fuel-based energy, timber, mining, or agriculture.

b. Engages in, facilitates, or supports the manufacture, import, distribution, marketing or advertising, sale, or lawful use of firearms, ammunition, or component parts and accessories of firearms or ammunition.

c. Does not meet, is not expected to meet, or does not commit to meet environmental standards or disclosure criteria, in particular to eliminate, reduce, offset, or disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

d. Does not meet, is not expected to meet, or does not commit to meet corporate employment or board composition, compensation, or disclosure criteria.

e. Does not facilitate, is not expected to facilitate, or does not commit to facilitate access to abortion or sex or gender change surgery, medications, treatment, or therapies.

(3) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. A state agency, department, regulatory body, board, bureau, or commission, or any county, municipality, incorporated or unincorporated local government, or other political subdivision of the state.

(4) ORDINARY BUSINESS PURPOSE. Includes a purpose that is related to business operations and excludes a purpose that is solely related to furthering social, political, or ideological interests.
Ala. Code § 41-9-591 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-591
Section 41-9-591 Creation and Functions; Policies and Procedures; Transmittal Exchange, and Retrieval of Information
Status: in_force

(a) There is created and established an Alabama Justice Information Commission, which shall be the regulatory body to establish policy and procedures for the interstate and intrastate accumulation, storage, retrieval, analysis, and dissemination of information relating to offenses, criminals, and criminal activity collection, and the use of data within the state for criminal investigation and public safety purposes.

(b) Central responsibility for the development, maintenance, operation, and administration of the policies and procedures dictated by the commission, and legal mandates of this article shall be vested with the secretary.

(c) ALEA is designated the CJIS Systems Agency to the FBI CJIS, or its successor, and the NLETS System Agency to NLETS, or its successor. ALEA may enforce all laws, rules, and regulations regarding transmittal, exchange, and retrieval of information with and through these entities. The CJIS Systems Officer, or a designee approved by the secretary, shall serve as the representative to those entities.
Ala. Code § 41-10-860 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-860
Section 41-10-860 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) ABUTTING PROPERTY. Any property that has any common boundary with a greenway trail or any other property that is within 25 feet of a greenway trail.

(2) ACQUISITION FUND. The Sweet Trails Alabama Acquisition Fund.

(3) CORPORATION. The Alabama Innovation Corporation.

(4) COUNCIL. The Alabama Council on Outdoor Recreation.

(5) DEVELOPER. The organization selected by the council pursuant to this article to develop a master plan.

(6) DONATED PROPERTY. The real property constituting a qualified donation made pursuant to this article.

(7) ELIGIBLE DONOR. Any person who owns an interest in a qualified donation.

(8) FAIR MARKET VALUE. The most recent estimated value of the donated property as determined by the local county tax assessing official pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 40.

(9) GREENWAY TRAIL. A shared-use path, multi-use trail, rail-trail, sidepath, or other similar type of path or trail. A greenway trail may be paved or unpaved and shall support both pedestrians and bicycles.

(10) PROJECT. The Sweet Trails Alabama Project.

(11) PROJECT FUND. The Sweet Trails Alabama Project Fund.

(12) QUALIFIED DONATION. A fee simple conveyance donated and accepted for use in a manner consistent with this article.
Ala. Code § 41-9-800 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-800
Section 41-9-800 Cahaba Trace Commission Created; Members
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a commission to be known as the Cahaba Trace Commission to consist of 23 members who shall be appointed by the Governor of Alabama and shall be bona fide residents and qualified voters of the county represented. Said members shall be confirmed by the Senate. Two shall be residents of St. Clair County, two shall be residents of Jefferson County, two shall be residents of Shelby County, two shall be residents of Autauga County, two shall be residents of Tuscaloosa County, three shall be residents of Bibb County, two shall be residents of Perry County, two shall be residents of Hale County, two shall be residents of Dallas County, two shall be residents of Lowndes County and two shall be residents of Montgomery County. Said members appointed by the Governor shall constitute the board of directors of the commission and shall be the voting members of the commission. The board, at its discretion, may appoint as many advisory members as it deems necessary.
Ala. Code § 41-9-342 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-342
Section 41-9-342 Meetings Generally; Quorum; Organization and Procedure; Seal; Officers; Requirement of Bond from Treasurer
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold an annual meeting at the site of the Battleship Memorial Park and one half of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such times and places within the State of Alabama 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 or on call of any three members of the commission. However, by two-thirds vote of the commission, the meetings may be held outside the State of Alabama. The commission shall determine and establish its own organization and procedure in accordance with the provisions of this article and shall have an official seal. The commission shall elect its chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer. The officers shall hold office for a period of one year or until a successor is elected. Neither the secretary nor the 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 § 41-3-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-3-3
Section 41-3-3 Explorations or Excavations of Remains Not to Be Done Without Consent of Owner of Land and Not to Injure Crops, Houses, Etc., Thereon
Status: in_force

No explorations or excavations shall be made in any of such remains without the consent of the owner of the land first had and obtained and unless such work is done in such way as not to injure any crops, houses, or improvements on the land adjacent to or forming a part of such remains.
Ala. Code § 41-10-213 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-213
Section 41-10-213 Dissolution of Authority and Vesting of Title to Its Property
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 § 41-10-496 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-496
Section 41-10-496 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 state Finance Director. 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 § 41-13-25 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-13-25
Section 41-13-25 Payment of Expenses of Certain Members of State and Local Government Records Commissions
Status: in_force

The expenses allowed by law for the county, municipal, and other local government officials who are members of the Local Government Records Commission shall be paid pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36. The expenses allowed by law for the representatives of the University of Alabama and Auburn University who are members of either the State Records Commission or the Local Government Records Commission shall be paid by their respective institutions.
Ala. Code § 41-9-513 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-513
Section 41-9-513 Duties
Status: in_force

The committee shall advise the Alabama Historical Commission regarding the restoration and preservation of the State Capitol.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1003 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1003
Section 41-9-1003 Funding
Status: in_force

The board may receive an annual appropriation from the State General Fund that shall be fixed by the Legislature during each regular session. The appropriation shall be used by the board to pay for supplies, plaques, display cases, administrative functions, facility maintenance and upgrades as necessary, and such other necessary or appropriate expenses incurred in carrying out the purposes of the board.
Ala. Code § 41-4-66 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-66
Section 41-4-66 Online Database of Requests for a Proposal for a Public Contract
Status: in_force

ficer shall establish and maintain and post on the state’s website a statewide database of each request for a proposal for a public contract by the State of Alabama, any agency, board, commission, or department of the state which receives state or federally appropriated funds, the State Board of Education, a public college or trade school, or a public university.

(b) The Chief Procurement Officer shall establish procedures and adopt rules to implement this section.

(c) Each agency, board, commission, department, State Board of Education, public college, trade school, and public university shall cooperate with and provide information to the Chief Procurement Officer as necessary to implement and administer the section.

(d) Beginning October 1, 2022, the Chief Procurement Officer may charge any agency, board, commission, or department of the state which receives state or federally appropriated funds for this and any other services provided to them by this division.

(e) The database shall be a public record and may be viewed by any citizen, either in person or via the state’s website.

(f) Each request for a proposal shall remain available on the website until the last posting date required by law has expired.

(g) There shall not be a charge for access to the database.
Ala. Code § 41-4-181 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-181
Section 41-4-181 Chief of Service
Status: in_force

The Division of Service shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated the Chief of Service. The Chief of Service shall be appointed by the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor.
Ala. Code § 41-9-801 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-801
Section 41-9-801 Terms of Office; Appointment of New Members; Chair
Status: in_force

Members of the commission shall serve for terms of office as follows: One member from each county shall serve for two years and the remaining member of each county shall serve for four years. Two of Bibb County’s members shall be appointed for an initial term of four years and one for an initial term of two years. The initial members from Autauga County shall serve one year and two years, respectively. Upon the expiration of the original term of office of commission members, all successor voting members shall be appointed for four-year terms, providing for approximately one-half membership vacancies every two years.

All board members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. New members shall be appointed by the Governor from nominations submitted by the Cahaba Trace Commission. The first chair of the commission shall be elected by the board of directors from among its voting membership. Annually thereafter, each succeeding chair shall be selected by all the members of the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-434 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-434
Section 41-9-434 Pledge of Revenues and Income of Commission for Security and Payment of General Obligation Bonds
Status: in_force

Any general obligation bonds shall also be payable from and secured by a pledge of the revenues and income of the commission remaining after the payment of the reasonable and necessary expenses of operating and maintaining the facilities to be constructed by the commission.
Ala. Code § 41-6-101 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-101
Section 41-6-101 Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board Created
Status: in_force

The Alabama Historical Records Advisory Board (AHRAB) is created to serve as a state advisory body for historical records planning and to coordinate, as appropriate, the development, review, submission, and implementation of NHPRC and other grant-funded records projects developed and carried out within the state for the preservation and use of Alabama’s historical records.
Ala. Code § 41-10-885 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-885
Section 41-10-885 Growth Alliance Contracts
Status: in_force

The board may enter into contracts, leases, agreements, investments, and may otherwise expend monies without compliance with Article 5, commencing with Section 41-4-110 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and Chapter 2 of Title 39. Solely as a result of entering into contracts, leases, agreements, investments, or otherwise, no for-profit or nonprofit private entity, nor the officers, employees, agents, or directors of any of the foregoing, shall become subject to Chapter 25 or Chapter 25A of Title 36; Article 5, commencing with Section 41-4-110 of Chapter 4 of Title 41; Chapter 2 of Title 39; or Article 3, commencing with Section 36-12-40 of Chapter 12 of Title 36.
Ala. Code § 41-29-225 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-225
Section 41-29-225 State Agencies Required to Disclose Establishment of New Regulatory Programs, Etc
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall promptly inform the office of any changes in the information provided under this division or the establishment of a new regulatory program. The information provided to or disseminated by the office shall not be binding upon the regulatory program of a state agency.
Ala. Code § 41-10-359 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-359
Section 41-10-359 Execution and Delivery of Bonds; Designation of Bonds for Community Facilities
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be signed by the president of the authority and attested by its secretary; provided, that a facsimile of the signatures of both of said officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any of the bonds in lieu of their being manually signed if the proceedings under which the bonds are issued provide for the manual authentication of such bonds by officers or employees of the state designated by the authority. 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. Delivery of bonds so executed shall be valid notwithstanding any changes in officers subsequent to the signing of such bonds.

Fifty percent of the bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be designated for community mental illness, mental retardation, and substance abuse facilities operated by regional community mental health boards established under Section 22-51-2, community mental health centers, associations for retarded citizens, and/or community substance abuse programs, all of which must be certified by the Alabama Department of Mental Health. Such community facilities may include, but shall not be limited to, those community facilities identified in the Department of Mental Health’s capital construction plan.
Ala. Code § 41-9-470 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-470
Section 41-9-470 Created; Purpose; Location of Exhibition Facility
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established a state agency to be known as the Motor Sports Hall of Fame Commission for the purpose of providing for and participating in the management and control of facilities to house and display such visual exhibits relating to the automobile racing industry and the automobile industry as may be made available by the automobile racing industry, the automobile industry or any other individual, corporation or legal entity. Such facility shall constitute a permanent housing for the exhibit, which shall be open to the general public and shall be located at a place to be designated and made available in Talladega County.
Ala. Code § 41-9-322 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-322
Section 41-9-322 Members Not to Receive Pay, Etc.; Payment of Expenses of Members; Conflicts of Interest of Members or Employees of Commission
Status: in_force

No member of the commission shall receive any pay or emolument other than his expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the commission, which expenses shall be paid in the amounts provided for in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of this Code. All such expenses shall be paid from the funds of the commission.

It shall be unlawful for any member of the commission or any employee thereof to charge, receive, or obtain, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission, retainer or brokerage out of the funds of the commission, and no member of the commission or officer or employee thereof shall have any interest in any land, materials or contracts sold to or made or negotiated with the commission or with any member or employee thereof acting in his or her capacity as a member or employee of such commission. Violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by removal from membership or employment and by a fine of not less than $100.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
Ala. Code § 41-28-10 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 28 / Section 41-28-10
Section 41-28-10 Joint Purchasing Agreements
Status: in_force

In addition to any other authority, the Department of Finance, Division of Purchasing, is hereby authorized to enter into joint purchasing agreements for information technology goods and services and make multi-vendor awards for information technology goods and services on behalf of the Office of Information Technology, utilizing the procedures and adhering to the requirements set forth in Section 41-16-21.1, for joint purchasing agreements and Section 41-16-27, for multi-vendor awards.
Ala. Code § 41-10-350 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-350
Section 41-10-350 Legislative Findings and Purpose
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary, desirable and in the public interest that additional facilities be made available in this state for mental health purposes. It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize the formation of a public corporation for the purpose of providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipment of the mental health facilities (including improvements to existing facilities), and to authorize the said corporation, in order to provide for payment of the costs of the said facilities, to anticipate the proceeds of that portion of a special state tax (originally levied by Act No. 275, adopted at the 1967 Regular Session of the Legislature of Alabama), that was levied for mental health purposes by the issuance of the bonds of the said corporation payable solely from the proceeds of the said tax.
Ala. Code § 41-16-51.1 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 41-16-51.1
Section 41-16-51.1 Municipal or County Contracts for Certain Services Exempt from Competitive Bid Requirement
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, when it is necessary for a county or an incorporated municipality to enter into a public contract for the provision of services or for the provision of primarily services even though the contract may include the furnishing of ancillary products or ancillary goods which would otherwise be required to be let by competitive bid, the county or municipality may, without soliciting and obtaining competitive bids, contract with a vendor or provider for the services at a price which does not exceed the price which the state has established through the competitive bid process for the same services under the same terms and conditions and provided it pertains to a current and active bid on a non-statewide agency contract. The mere delivery of products or goods, or the performance of a common, non-specialized service with relation to goods or products shall not make a purchase or contract qualify for the bid exemption hereunder. If a county or incorporated municipality desires to purchase under this bid exception procedure, the purchase must be approved by a majority vote of its governing body at a public meeting thereof.
Ala. Code § 41-9-171 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-171
Section 41-9-171 Promulgation, Distribution and Enforcement of Code of Minimum Building Standards for Buildings Constructed or Remodeled with State Funds by Building Commission Generally
Status: in_force

For the health and welfare of the people of Alabama, the Construction Management Division of the Department of Finance of the State of Alabama, which was created in 1945 by the Legislature, is authorized and hereby directed to adopt, promulgate, and enforce a state building code. The code adopted by the commission under the provisions of this division, after having been recorded in the office of Secretary of State for 60 days, shall become effective. The code shall be applicable to all buildings constructed or remodeled after May 2, 1978, with state appropriated funds or funds from any other instrumentality of the state. It shall include a minimal energy conservation section which controls those items affecting heat loss in the exterior envelopment of buildings and affecting climatic control and illumination of buildings.
Ala. Code § 41-10-651 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-651
Section 41-10-651 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) That it is appropriate and necessary that measures be taken to secure to the citizens of the state the benefits of a strengthening economy resulting from increased industrial development. That among these benefits are diversification of available job opportunities, higher salaries, better working conditions, lower consumer prices for industrial products, conservation and efficient use of natural resources, and maximum utilization of technical skills possessed by the citizens of the state.

(2) That the police power of the state places upon the Legislature the duties of ascertaining and determining when the welfare of the people requires the exercise of such power.

(3) That the public interest lies in the promotion of industry, and the welfare of the people is so inextricably intertwined with industry and industrial development as to make its well-being a matter of governmental concern.

(4) That the recruitment of industries to the state, which produces additional jobs and strengthens the state’s economy, has become increasingly competitive, with the state being required to compete not only with other states, but also foreign nations.

(5) That in an effort to secure for its citizens the benefits of a sound and diversified economy and a higher quality of life, the State of Alabama, acting in its own name and through various entities, has made substantial financial commitments for incentives to induce an internationally renowned company to locate a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Alabama.

(6) That it is necessary and in the public interest to honor the commitments heretofore made by the State of Alabama to such company.

(b) By the passage of this division, it is the intention of the Legislature to:

(1) Authorize the authority to sell and issue from time to time its bonds not exceeding fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in aggregate principal amount for the purpose of providing the State of Alabama with the funds necessary to honor its commitments to such company;

(2) Prescribe certain additional powers and duties of the authority which are necessary to enable the State of Alabama to honor its commitments to the company;

(3) Provide that the bonds authorized hereby will be payable solely out of and secured by a pledge and assignment of tobacco revenues held in the Alabama 21st Century Fund.
Ala. Code § 41-9-44 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-44
Section 41-9-44 Powers of Council Generally; Liability Upon Debts or Obligations Incurred by Council
Status: in_force

(a) The council may do all of the following:

(1) Issue or award honorariums whether as compensation for services or as gifts or donations, without entering into contracts and without regard to the state competitive bidding requirements in Chapters 4 and 16.

(2) Hold public and private hearings.

(3) Enter into contracts, within the limits of funds available therefor, with individuals, organizations, and institutions, for services furthering the educational objectives of the council’s program.

(4) Enter into contracts, within the limit of funds available therefor, with local and regional associations, for cooperative endeavors furthering the educational objectives of the council’s programs.

(5) Accept public or private gifts, grants, donations, or bequests of unrestricted funds.

(6) Acquire real property by lease or gift but not by purchase.

(7) Renovate, furnish, and maintain such real property and lease or sublease the same.

(8) Allocate and expend funds from all donations, income, and revenue from any source whatsoever coming into the State Treasury, for the fulfillment and accomplishment of the objectives for which the council was created.

(9) Make and sign any agreements and perform any acts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.

(b) All debts or obligations incurred by the council shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the council and shall not create an obligation of the State of Alabama or of any county or municipality.
Ala. Code § 41-9-67 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-67
Section 41-9-67 Powers, Etc., of Board as to Requirement of Production of Documents, Etc., Generally; Employment of Clerical, Etc., Help for Investigation of Claims, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Adjustment shall have the power and it shall be its duty when any claim or claims for damages provided for in this division are presented to it to require any employee, agency, commission, board, institution, or department of the State of Alabama to furnish any documents or information deemed necessary by the Board of Adjustment and to require the presence of any person or the production of any documents in the same manner as in circuit court trials with the same rights as the circuit courts to punish for contempt.

(b) With the approval of the Governor and subject to the provisions of the Merit System, the Board of Adjustment may employ such necessary clerical or other help in ascertaining the facts incident to or growing out of claims presented to it and to make such investigations and to interview such witnesses as in the opinion of the Board of Adjustment are essential to ascertain the true facts upon which to base their findings and awards.
Ala. Code § 41-9-600 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-600
Section 41-9-600 Failure of Officer or Official to Make Report or Do Act Required by Article
Status: in_force

Any officer or official mentioned in this article who neglects or refuses to make any report or to do any act required in this article shall be subject to prosecution for a misdemeanor and, if found guilty, may be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $10,000.00 and may be confined in a county jail for not more than one year. He shall also be subject to prosecution for nonfeasance and, if found guilty, shall be subject to removal from office therefor.
Ala. Code § 41-9-272 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-272
Section 41-9-272 Alabama Historical Commission to Transfer Lagrange Historical Site to Lagrange Living Historical Association
Status: in_force

(a) The LaGrange Historical Site in Colbert County, owned by the Alabama Historical Commission, is transferred to the LaGrange Living Historical Association, a nonprofit corporation, which shall have full authority to develop, renovate, preserve, maintain, operate, exhibit, and publicize the LaGrange Historical Site in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the association. The Executive Director of the Alabama Historical Commission shall cause an appropriate deed or conveyance to be executed in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(b) The Alabama Historical Commission shall continue to assist the LaGrange Living Historical Association in the preservation and maintenance of the LaGrange Historical Site. Any funds appropriated to the Alabama Historical Commission for the preservation and maintenance of the LaGrange Historical Site, including any unencumbered and unexpended funds for the current fiscal year, shall continue to be appropriated to the Alabama Historical Commission for the preservation and maintenance of the LaGrange Historical Site by the LaGrange Living Historical Association.
Ala. Code § 41-29-342 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 29 / Section 41-29-342
Section 41-29-342 Eliminating Legal Barrers to Apprenticeship
Status: in_force

(a) A licensing authority shall grant an occupational license to any applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Has successfully completed the 8th grade.

(2) Has successfully completed an apprenticeship subject to a valid apprenticeship agreement and under the supervision of an eligible employer.

(3) Has made a passing score on any examination deemed to be necessary for licensing by a licensing authority.

(4) Is otherwise eligible to receive a license.

(b)(1) A licensing authority may not set a higher required minimum passing score for applicants who satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) than that which is required for any other test taker.

(2) If a licensing authority does not require an examination, no examination may be required for applicants who complete an apprenticeship.

(c) The term of the apprenticeship shall comport with program standards for apprenticeships as outlined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.5.

(d) Licensing authorities shall adopt necessary rules for the implementation and administration of this section.
Ala. Code § 41-15B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 15B / Section 41-15B-7
Section 41-15B-7 Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) All tobacco revenues from the tobacco settlement received by the state previously designated for the Children First Trust Fund shall be deposited to the Children First Trust Fund within 30 calendar days of receipt of those tobacco revenues.

(b) Allocations from the Children First Trust Fund are conditioned upon the receipt of tobacco revenues.
Ala. Code § 41-1-12 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-12
Section 41-1-12 State Agencies Required to Take Certain Measures to Prevent Fraud Before Paying Benefits to Recipients
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “benefit” means a payment of public funds based on the recipient’s ability to meet certain qualifications or criteria. The term does not include a tax credit, tax rebate, or tax refund, nor does it include any grant that requires highly specialized expertise or qualifications whereby a limited number of persons would qualify.

(b) Before any state agency, department, board, or commission may begin to process or pay benefits to recipients pursuant to a new program or newly instituted benefit, the agency, department, board, or commission shall consult with the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts to determine if there is a system or service in place which could aid the agency, department, board, or commission in detecting, defraying, or preventing fraudulent payments. If such a system or service exists, the agency, department, board, or commission shall determine whether such a system or service can be integrated with, modify, or replace its current systems or programs and shall use the system or service to the full extent practicable. This shall be a management decision of the agency, department, board, or commission.

(c) This section does not apply to group health benefits administered by a state agency, department, board, or commission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-85.7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-85.7
Section 41-9-85.7 Powers of Securities Commission Under This Division
Status: in_force

(a) The Securities Commission, or any person designated by the Securities Commission, may do any of the following:

(1) Make public or private investigations, within or outside of the state, as deemed necessary to aid in the enforcement of this division.

(2) Require or permit any person to file a statement in writing, under oath or otherwise, as the Security Commission may determine, as to all facts and circumstances relating to the matter being investigated.

(3) Publish information concerning a violation of this division.

(4) Administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records, in whatever form they may exist, that the Securities Commission deems relevant or material to an investigation.

(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued or refuses to appear, the Securities Commission may seek enforcement of the subpoena or order to appear in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 41-9-413 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-413
Section 41-9-413 Purpose; Functions
Status: in_force

The purpose of the commission is to improve and advance the lives of women in the State of Alabama. The commission may study, make recommendations, educate, and promote constructive action on issues related to women which shall include, but not be limited to, economic development, education, employment, health, legal rights, political participation, and the quality of individual and family life. The areas of responsibility may include any or all of the following:

(1) To create public awareness and understanding of the responsibilities, needs, potentials, and contributions of women and their roles in the changing society.

(2) To research, assemble, analyze, and disseminate pertinent data and educational materials relating to activities and programs which will assist in meeting the needs of women.

(3) To institute, conduct, or support, or any combination thereof, educational and other programs, meetings, conferences, hearings, forums, and discussion groups to address matters of concern to the women of the state.

(4) To advise and make recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislature on issues, policies, and programs relating to women.

(5) To evaluate and monitor legislation pending in the Legislature on issues relating to women and make recommendations concerning such legislation to the Governor and the Legislature.

(6) To maintain contact and collaborate with the appropriate federal, state, local, and international agencies concerned with the status of women.

(7) To perform such other functions and duties as imposed upon it by law or as assigned to it by the Governor or the Legislature, or both.
Ala. Code § 41-6A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6A / Section 41-6A-2
Section 41-6A-2 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the development, management and efficient use of energy resources and the conservation of energy is of prime importance in an era of rising costs, foreign dependence, and uncertain supplies. At the same time it is also important to protect the economic, social, and environmental values of the citizens of the state. Such responsibilities require a comprehensive, coordinated capacity on the part of the state to respond to the needs and demands of her citizens. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature:

(1) To ensure the wise development and efficient use of traditional energy sources;

(2) To encourage and assist the development, the use of renewable energy resources, demonstration, and placement in the marketplace of viable, alternative energy sources, more efficient uses of energy sources, and other appropriate technology;

(3) To encourage the conservation and efficient use of all energy resources and to provide a governmental environment which will encourage and promote private investment and initiative in the development of new energy resources and more efficient use of all energy resources;

(4) To provide information to the public relating to energy saving uses, designs, and construction methods and techniques for all new and existing buildings;

(5) To increase the ability of state government to respond in an efficient, comprehensive, and coordinated manner to energy problems which may arise;

(6) To assure, as far as practicable, an energy supply adequate to protect the economic, social, and environmental values the state’s citizens now enjoy;

(7) To promote the identification of specifically designed energy management technologies;

(8) To disseminate information about such technologies;

(9) To promote the acceptance and adoption of such technologies by all energy-consuming sectors of the state’s economy; and

(10) That the state shall not enter into the production or distribution of energy in any form.
Ala. Code § 41-10-179 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-179
Section 41-10-179 Taxation of Income, Property, Leases, Bonds, Etc., of the Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall have a tax-exempt status, and the properties of the authority and the income therefrom, all lease agreements and contracts made by it, all bonds issued by it and the coupons applicable thereto and the income therefrom and all indentures executed with respect thereto shall be forever exempt from any and all taxation by the State of Alabama and any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, income, admission, amusement, excise, and ad valorem taxes.
Ala. Code § 41-17A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17A / Section 41-17A-6
Section 41-17A-6 Green Fleets Review Committee
Status: in_force

(a) In order to ensure compliance with the goals outlined in Section 41-17A-4, as well as to monitor the actions outlined in Section 41-17A-5, a Green Fleets Review Committee is created. The Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy will appoint the members of the Green Fleets Review Committee. The membership of the committee shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural and economic diversity of the state. The Chair of the Green Fleets Review Committee may create advisory subcommittees and appoint members thereto, which may include members of the Green Fleets Review Committee, representatives from governmental agencies, and members of the public with interest and expertise in the objectives of the committee. The Green Fleets Review Committee shall create no more than two active advisory subcommittees at any given time unless the committee votes unanimously for additional subcommittees.

(b) The committee shall thereafter meet at the call of the chair or any majority of the members thereof; provided, that the committee shall meet at least once each four months. The committee shall have a continuing existence and may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this state during the sessions of the Legislature or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions.

(c) Each legislative member of the committee or any subcommittee, if created, shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, his or her per diem, and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting of the committee. Upon requisitions signed by the chair of the committee or subcommittees, these payments shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature by means of warrants drawn by the Comptroller on the State Treasury. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no member shall receive additional legislative compensation or per diem when the Legislature is in session or if a member is being paid any other payments on the same dates for attendance on other state business. The total legislative expenditures of the committee shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year.

(d) On an annual basis, all state department and agency fleet managers shall submit a draft of their green fleets plan to the Department of Transportation Office of Fleet Management, and the Green Fleets Review Committee detailing how vehicle procurement, fleet operations, and employee travel activity are intended to conform to the green fleet policies and strategies outlined in Section 41-17A-5. Each green fleets plan submitted shall also include, as an appendix or addendum, an updated fleet vehicle inventory list in the same format as the fleet vehicle inventory required by Section 41-17A-3.

(e) Each green fleets plan shall be reviewed by the Department of Transportation Office of Fleet Management, and the committee for overall conformity with the policies and for completeness in addressing the green fleets strategies. Inadequate plans shall be returned to the submitting department or agency for revision and discussion with the committee.

(f) Any appeal of the committee’s decisions must be made in writing to the committee accompanied by appropriate documentation. Valid reasons for an appeal include unavailability of appropriate fleet vehicles, incremental costs in excess of the full life-cycle savings that would accrue from the acquisition of a given vehicle, and the primacy of a given vehicle’s mission to public safety or a similar area judged to be applicable by the committee.

(g) Approval of vehicle procurement requests for each department or agency is contingent upon a satisfactory recommendation from the State Fleet Manager as to the merit of the department’s or agency’s green fleets plan.

(h) The most innovative green fleets plan implemented shall receive recognition in an annual award to the department or agency submitting the most innovative plan. The committee shall determine the recipient of the award during the annual green fleets review meeting.
Ala. Code § 41-4-60 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-60
Section 41-4-60 When Warrants Void and Claims Based Thereon Barred
Status: in_force

(a) Any warrant heretofore or hereafter drawn by the state Comptroller on any fund in the State Treasury which is outstanding and unpaid one year from the date of issue shall be void and payment of the warrant shall be stopped by the State Treasurer.

(b) Upon the expiration of the period of time provided herein for the voiding of warrants, the State Treasurer shall transfer the amount of the voided warrants to the State Unclaimed Property Fund.

(c) Duplicate warrants issued to replace warrants which have been lost, mutilated, or destroyed shall be deemed to be original warrants for the purposes of this section.
Ala. Code § 41-13-41 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-13-41
Section 41-13-41 Photographing or Microphotographing of State Records Centralized in Department of Archives and History; Charges for Photographing or Microphotographing
Status: in_force

The photographing or microphotographing of public records, except the public records of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of the State of Alabama, shall be centralized in the Department of Archives and History. The Department of Archives and History is authorized to charge any office, court, commission, board, institution, department, or agency of the state for the photographing or microphotographing of public records belonging to that office, court, commission, board, institution, department, or agency. Such charge shall be on a cost basis.
Ala. Code § 41-9-241 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-241
Section 41-9-241 Commission a Public Body Corporate
Status: in_force

The commission, as an agency of the State of Alabama, constitutes a public body corporate and shall have, in addition to those set forth specifically in this division, all powers necessary or convenient to effect the purposes for which it has been established under and by the terms of this division, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties.
Ala. Code § 41-27-48 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 27 / Section 41-27-48
Section 41-27-48 Construction of Article
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict herewith.
Ala. Code § 41-8A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 8A / Section 41-8A-3
Section 41-8A-3 Staff
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 41-10-366 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-366
Section 41-10-366 Contracts, Etc., Do Not Create Obligations of State
Status: in_force

All contracts made, obligations incurred, and bonds issued by the authority shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the authority and shall not create obligations or debts of the state.
Ala. Code § 41-10-45.5 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-45.5
Section 41-10-45.5 Annual Report; Liability of State
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall make an annual report to the Legislature as to the loans granted during, or outstanding at the end of, each fiscal year. The report shall be due on the fifth legislative day of each regular session and shall state, for each qualifying project, the county in which it is located, the name of the qualifying borrower, the outstanding principal amount of the loan, and the maturity date of the loan.

(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to constitute a guarantee or assumption by the state of any debt of any qualifying borrower nor to authorize the credit of the state to be given, pledged, or loaned to any qualifying borrower.
Ala. Code § 41-4-30 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-30
Section 41-4-30 Head of Department; Chief Financial Officer of State; Advisor to Governor and Legislature; Appointment; Term of Office; Filling of Vacancies; Oath of Office; Full-Time Position; Conflicts of Interest
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance shall be headed by, and shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of, an officer who shall be known and designated as the Director of Finance. The Director of Finance shall be the chief financial officer of the state and the advisor of the Governor and of the Legislature in financial matters, and he or she shall at all times be charged with protecting the financial interests of the state. He or she shall be responsible to the Governor for the administration of the Department of Finance. The Director of Finance shall be appointed and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. Vacancies for any reason shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments are made. Before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, the Director of Finance shall take the constitutional oath of office. The Director of Finance shall devote full time to his or her office and shall not hold another office under the government of the United States, or under any other state, or of this state or any political subdivision thereof, during his or her incumbency in such office, and he or she shall not hold any position of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business, the conduct of which shall interfere or be inconsistent with the performance of his or her duties as Director of Finance.
Ala. Code § 41-16A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16A / Section 41-16A-8
Section 41-16A-8 Investment Status of Contracts
Status: in_force

Alternative financing contracts or any interest therein shall be a legal and authorized investment for banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, fiduciaries, and trustees.
Ala. Code § 41-10-500 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-500
Section 41-10-500 Bonds Authorization
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition of sites, for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and improvement of facilities, for the procurement and installation of equipment therefor and for payment of obligations incurred and the principal of and interest on any temporary loans made for any of the said purposes, the authority is hereby authorized, from time to time, to sell and issue its bonds (other than refunding bonds) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $13,000,000.00.
Ala. Code § 41-6-31 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-31
Section 41-6-31 Endowment Fund Established; Composition; Expenditure; Investment of Fund
Status: in_force

The principal amount of such gift or donation shall be set aside by the State Treasurer in a special fund designated: “Endowment Fund - Department of Archives and History,” and moneys so deposited shall constitute an endowment fund for said department. In no event shall more than 10 percent of the amount remaining in said fund be expended in any one fiscal year. The Director of Finance shall invest or reinvest from time to time, at his or her discretion and with the approval of the Governor, all or any part or portion of said fund in such bonds as are authorized by the laws of Alabama governing investments in bonds by domestic life insurance companies, and the interest thereon shall be paid to said department by the State Treasurer upon a requisition signed by the director of said department and approved by the Governor.
Ala. Code § 41-9-833 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-833
Section 41-9-833 Donations; Board Responsible for Museum; Exemption from Taxation
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 § 41-10-638 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-638
Section 41-10-638 Transfers from the Special Fund
Status: in_force

(a) All monies in the special fund in excess of the monies to be retained therein as provided in Section 41-10-629 shall be immediately transferred by the authority as follows:

(1) Anything in Act 98-382, now appearing in Sections 41-15B-1 to 41-15B-4, inclusive, to the contrary notwithstanding, tobacco revenues in the following amounts received in each of the following fiscal years by the State of Alabama, beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, shall be transferred from the special fund to the Children First Trust Fund to be appropriated by the Legislature, upon the recommendation of the Governor, for programs authorized by the Children First Act:

(2) An amount up to $2,000,000 shall be transferred beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter to the Alabama Senior Services Trust Fund to be appropriated by the Legislature in the manner prescribed in Chapter 15C of this title.

(3) The remainder of tobacco revenues shall be annually transferred to the State General Fund. In fiscal years 2000 and 2001 an amount up to $40,000,000 transferred to the State General Fund shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be appropriated to fund the Medicaid Waiver Program at the Alabama Department of Senior Services. In fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter an amount up to $45,000,000 shall be transferred to the State General Fund and shall be appropriated by the Legislature to the Alabama Medicaid Agency, of which up to $3,000,000 shall be appropriated to fund the Medicaid Waiver Program at the Alabama Department of Senior Services. Sufficient safeguards shall be implemented to ensure that these new monies will increase and not supplant or decrease existing state support.

(4) After the funding required in Section 41-10-629, the first $38,800,000 of tobacco revenues received by the State of Alabama shall be distributed and is hereby appropriated as follows: a. fifty percent to the Alabama Medicaid Agency and b. fifty percent to the State General Fund.

(b) In any fiscal year in which the distribution of tobacco revenues, after retaining in the special fund the sums set forth in Section 41-10-629, is insufficient to fund the allocations provided for in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a), the distribution to the funds and programs in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a) shall be prorated accordingly. In any fiscal year in which tobacco revenues, after retaining in the special fund the sums set forth in Section 41-10-629, exceed the total authorized to fund the allocations provided for in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (a), the Medicaid Legislative Oversight Committee shall determine the amount of any excess funds necessary to meet the needs of the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Any additional excess funds shall be distributed to the Children First Trust Fund.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1029 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1029
Section 41-9-1029 Promoter License; Match Permit; Performance Bond; Certification of Results
Status: in_force

(a)(1) No person shall promote or hold a match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contests, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts within this state without first applying for and obtaining a promoter’s license from the commission.

(2) Licenses shall be issued annually and shall expire on December 31 of each calendar year.

(b) Promoters shall apply to the commission for a license required by subsection (a) on a form provided by the commission. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The application shall also be accompanied by a performance bond in an amount and under any conditions required by the commission.

(c)(1) In addition to the license required by subsection (a), a match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contests, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts within this state shall not be staged unless a match permit has been issued by the commission for the match, contest, or exhibition.

(2) Each application for a match permit shall be on a form provided by the commission and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The commission may charge an additional match fee in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.

(d) The commission, prior to issuing any match permit, may require a performance bond in addition to that required in subsection (b).

(e) The commission may refund any portion of the match permit fee in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to any person who paid the excess fee if the match, contest, or exhibition of professional boxing, professional bare knuckle boxing, tough man contests, professional wrestling, amateur mixed martial arts, or professional mixed martial arts for which the fees were paid is not held.

(f) The commission shall have the sole authority to certify the results of each amateur mixed martial arts match, contest, or exhibition held within the state.
Ala. Code § 41-9-590 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-590
Section 41-9-590 Definitions. (Amended by Act 2026-374)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-374, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) AJIC or COMMISSION. The Alabama Justice Information Commission.

(2) ALEA. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(3) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. Federal, state, local, and tribal public agencies that perform substantial activities or planning for activities relating to the identification, apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, or rehabilitation of civil, traffic, and criminal offenders.

(4) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION. Data necessary for criminal justice agencies to perform their duties and enforce existing law. This term includes biometric, identity history, person, organization, property, when accompanied by any personally identifiable information, case/incident history data, and any other data deemed criminal justice information by the FBI CJIS Security Policy. The term also includes ALEA-provided or FBI CJIS-provided data necessary to make hiring decisions.

(5) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION or FBI CJIS. The division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that equips law enforcement, national security, and intelligence community partners with needed criminal justice information.

(6) INFORMATION SYSTEM. A system of people, data, and processes, whether manual or automated, established for the purpose of managing information.

(7) NLETS. Network provider for exchange of criminal justice information among multiple state, federal, and international criminal justice agencies.

(8) NLETS SYSTEM AGENCY or NSA. The agency responsible for the administration of the NLETS network within this state.

(9) OFFENSE. Any act that is a felony, misdemeanor, state violation, municipal ordinance violation, or violation, or an act of delinquency.

(10) SECRETARY. The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.

(11) SBI. The State Bureau of Investigation.

(12) USER AGENCY. Any agency or entity that subscribes to, accesses, or views any ALEA information system or service provided under the authority of this article.
Ala. Code § 41-25-4 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 41-25-4
Section 41-25-4 Duties of Council
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 § 41-10-51 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-51
Section 41-10-51 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) STATE. The State of Alabama.

(2) COUNTY. Jefferson County in this state.

(3) AUTHORITY. The Southern Products Mart Authority authorized to be incorporated under the provisions of this article.

(4) BOARD or BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the authority.

(5) DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. The Director of Finance of the state.

(6) SECRETARY OF THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. The Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce of the state.

(7) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR. The Executive Secretary to the Governor of the state.

(8) STATE TREASURER. The Treasurer of the state.

(9) STATE TREASURY. The Treasury of the state.

(10) BOND. Any bond authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article, including a refunding bond as hereinafter authorized.

(11) COUPON. Any interest coupon evidencing an installment of interest payable with respect to a bond.

(12) PERSON. Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, the state or any political subdivision thereof, any agency or board of the state, any municipality or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.
Ala. Code § 41-10-466 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-466
Section 41-10-466 Obligations Not Debt of State
Status: in_force

All obligations incurred by the authority and all bonds issued by it shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 41-23-133 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-133
Section 41-23-133 Construction and Application
Status: in_force

(a) This article shall not apply nor have any effect on any state agency currently having control over local port or infrastructure commissions or authorities.

(b) This article shall not change any existing laws that apply to any existing port or infrastructure commission or authority, or to powers presently provided for conducting and developing the water transportation industry, and all such existing laws are expressly preserved and shall not be preempted by this article.

(c) No provision of this article shall be construed to authorize any diversion from local port or infrastructure commissions or authorities of fees, funds, donations, grants, or monies to which the commission or authorities are otherwise entitled.
Ala. Code § 41-10-271 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-271
Section 41-10-271 Acquisition, Construction, Etc., of Judicial Facilities; Award of Contract; Payments Under Contract; Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance Expenses; Revision of Plans
Status: in_force

The authority shall proceed with the acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping of the judicial facilities as soon as may be practicable following the sale of the authority’s bonds. Such acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping shall be done by the authority under the supervision of the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance upon the award of a contract or contracts for each part of the work to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for and public opening of sealed bids; provided, that for the purpose of determining the lowest responsible bidder, the invitation for bids and the bidding documents shall be so arranged that alternates from the base bid shall constitute cumulative deductions from the base bid in the event such alternates should be selected. All such contracts shall be lump sum contracts and shall be awarded and executed by the authority to the respective lowest responsible bidders following determination by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance of the lowest responsible bidder. Payments made under any such contracts shall be only upon the contractor’s written, verified statements when approved by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance or its agent, in such amounts as the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance may approve as having been then earned under such contracts. The Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance shall be reimbursed for all reasonable direct costs incurred by it in connection with such acquisition, construction, installation, and equipping, including expenses and fees for the preparation of plans, specifications and contract documents and supervision and inspection of the work. Such plans and specifications may be revised and extras may be added to the contracts only when approved by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance and only to the extent that funds are available therefor.
Ala. Code § 41-17-7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-17-7
Section 41-17-7 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations for Provision of Parking and Storage for Pool, Etc., by Director of Finance
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-282, §2, effective October 1, 2014.
Ala. Code § 41-23-24 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-23-24
Section 41-23-24 Tax Incentives; Adoption of Rules to Implement Tax Credits and Incentives; Maximum Tax Credit Per New Permanent Employee; Application of Tax Credits; Tax Credits Are in Addition to Exemptions and Credits Under Chapter 18 of Title 40; No Credits for Taxes to Other States
Status: reserved

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE.

(a) Any provisions of Title 40, Chapter 18, notwithstanding, and specifically any provisions of Sections 40-18-22, 40-18-35, 40-18-35.1, 40-18-37, and 40-18-38, to the contrary notwithstanding, the following tax incentives may be available to any business, industry or manufacturer who complies with the provisions of this article:

(1) INCOME TAX CREDIT. There may be a five-year credit of varying proportions of taxes due from zone operations: first year, 80 percent; second year, 60 percent; third year, 40 percent; fourth and fifth years, 20 percent. This credit is available for corporations, partnerships, and proprietorships provided that 30 percent of the new permanent employees were formerly unemployed for at least 90 days prior to this employment.

(2) CREDIT FOR EXPENSES OF TRAINING NEW EMPLOYEES. There may be a tax credit for the expenses of training new employees in new skills. The maximum credit shall be $1,000.00 per employee.

(3) CREDIT FOR NEW INVESTMENTS. There may be a credit for new investments within the state in the following amounts: 10 percent on first $10,000.00 invested, five percent on next $90,000.00 invested, and two percent on remaining investment. This credit is also available for improvements to existing facilities, provided at least five new permanent employees are hired.

(4) LOCAL TAXES. A reduction of permit fees, user fees, and business, professional, and occupational license taxes may be permitted by the local governments. This incentive is optional and shall be stated when the area applies for zone designation.

(b) The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue shall formulate, promulgate, issue, and enforce any reasonable and necessary rules to implement any state tax credits or incentives.

(c) It is expressly provided that any tax credit, pursuant to this section, shall not total in excess of $2,500.00 per new permanent employee hired pursuant to this article. This tax credit may be applied in all enterprise zones to any state income tax liability or any state business privilege tax liability and shall be used for the taxable year in which the increase in average annual employment occurred to the maximum allowed. However, if the entire credit cannot be used in the year earned, the remainder may be applied against the income tax or state business privilege tax for the succeeding two years or until the entire credit is used, whichever occurs first.

(d) All tax credits herein prescribed may be in addition to any exemptions and credits authorized in Title 40, Chapter 18.

(e) No tax credits for tax incentives shall be authorized for any credit for taxes, fees, or funds to other states or territories.
Ala. Code § 41-4-163 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-4-163
Section 41-4-163 Dispute Resolution Procedures
Status: in_force

The Chief Procurement Officer, by rule, shall establish procedures to resolve disputes between the state and a contractor that arise under, or by virtue of, a contract between them, including disputes based upon breach of contract, mistake, misrepresentation, or other cause for contract modification or rescission.
Ala. Code § 41-9-258 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-258
Section 41-9-258 Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Composition
Status: in_force

The Council on Historic Pilgrimages shall consist of seven individual members, one being appointed from each of the six districts of the state as the same shall be established by the Alabama Historical Commission and one being a representative of the Alabama Historical Commission. Additionally, there shall be two ex officio individual members, one representing the Alabama Travel Council, and one representing the State Bureau of Tourism and Travel.
Ala. Code § 41-10-234 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-234
Section 41-10-234 Agreements with City of Prichard as to Development, Administration, Etc., of Park
Status: in_force

The Governor is authorized to enter into agreements with the City of Prichard for supervision and maintenance of the park and for construction on a portion of the land as authorized, certain administrative facilities including the Institute of Ethnic Science and Technology, a visitor’s center, museum, theatre, library, and other facilities including a zoo for the interpretation of the historical-cultural features of the park and area and the cultural technology employed.

Such park shall be developed, administered, and maintained by the City of Prichard through agreement with the State of Alabama and by standards of interpretation and scientific management for state parks. Nothing in this section precludes the City of Prichard from entering into contracts with private sector and public sector agencies to carry out the provisions of this section. The mayor of the City of Prichard is hereby authorized to implement the terms and conditions of this section.
Ala. Code § 41-7A-49 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7A / Section 41-7A-49
Section 41-7A-49 Repeal of Incentives
Status: reserved

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-540, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (Amended by Act 2026-540)

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-546, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2028 UNLESS EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE.

(a) The Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009, Article 3, commencing with Section 41-7A-40, Chapters 7A, of Title 41, is repealed effective December 31, 2028, unless extended by an act of the Legislature. Prior to the repeal of the incentive, the Department of Commerce shall report to the Legislature beginning in 2023 and annually thereafter, regarding the entertainment industry incentives, in accordance with Section 40-1-50.
Ala. Code § 41-10-44.7 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-44.7
Section 41-10-44.7 Proceeds from the Sale of Project Obligations; Revenues and Other Funds
Status: in_force

(a) After making adequate provision for the payment of the expenses of issuance, the authority is authorized and empowered to use the proceeds of any project obligations, together with any other available funds, (i) to finance project costs as herein authorized; (ii) to fund such reserves as the authority deems necessary and desirable; and (iii) to the extent not needed for the foregoing uses, to pay or redeem such project obligations.

(b) Pending the application of the proceeds of project obligations to the purpose or purposes for which such project obligations were issued, such proceeds may be invested by the authority in such manner, consistent with the resolution pursuant to which such project obligations are issued, as the board of directors may deem advisable.

(c) Any and all revenues, receipts, investment earnings, and other funds paid to, or otherwise coming into the possession of, the authority as a result of financings accomplished from the proceeds of project obligations, shall be held, deposited, administered, invested, and applied as provided in the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of such project obligations and as provided in any trust indenture or other agreement delivered in connection therewith, or otherwise as the authority may direct, consistent with the provisions of such resolution, trust indenture or other agreement.
Ala. Code § 41-1-60 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 1 / Section 41-1-60
Section 41-1-60 Acceptance of Credit Card Payment
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any officer or unit of state government required or authorized to receive or collect any payments to state government may accept a credit card payment of the amount that is due. This section shall only apply to departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, and authorities which are units of state government, and shall not apply to any departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, or authorities which are units of county or municipal government and come under the provisions of Chapter 103 of Title 11.

(b) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments by:

(1) All departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, authorities, and other units of state government.

(2) All officers, officials, employees, and agents of the state and units of state government.

(c) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments of all types of amounts payable, including, but not limited to, taxes, license and registration fees, fines, and penalties. For purposes of this section, the term “credit card” shall include credit cards, charge cards, and debit cards issued by any bank, foreign lender, domestic lender, or credit card bank as defined in Section 5-20-3.

(d) The decision of whether to accept credit card payments for any type of payment shall be made by the officer or board or other body having general discretionary authority over the manner of acceptance of payments. If credit card payments are to be accepted, the officer or board or other body shall adopt reasonable policies, rules, or regulations not in conflict with this section governing the manner of acceptance of credit card payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no credit card payment shall be accepted for any state taxes without approval by the Alabama Department of Revenue. The officer or board or other body having general discretionary authority over the manner of acceptance of payments may enter into appropriate agreements with credit card issuers or other appropriate parties as needed to facilitate the acceptance of credit card payments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the agreements may provide for the receipt of credit card payments at a discount from their face amount or the payment or withholding of administrative fees from the face amount of the payments. The officer, board, or other body having general discretionary authority over the manner of receipt of payments may make any payment of discount or administrative fees by paying an invoice or allowing withholding of discounts or administrative fees from the face amount of the credit card payments. The discount or administrative fees may be authorized when the officer or board or other body determines that any reduction of revenue resulting from the discount or administrative fees will be in the best interest of state government. Factors which may be considered in making that determination may include, but are not limited to, improved governmental cash flow, reduction of governmental overhead, improved governmental financial security, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing together with the benefit of increased public convenience. Any agreement shall provide that it may be canceled at any time by the affected officer or unit of state government, but the agreement shall provide for a reasonable period of notice for cancellation.

(e) An officer or board or other body authorizing acceptance of credit card payments may impose a surcharge or convenience fee upon the person making a payment by credit card to wholly or partially offset, but not to exceed the amount of any discount or administrative fees charged to state government. The surcharge or convenience fee shall be applied only when allowed by the operating rules and regulations of the credit card involved. When a party elects to make a payment to state government by credit card and a surcharge or convenience fee is imposed, the payment of the surcharge or convenience fee shall be deemed voluntary by the party and shall not be refundable.

(f) No person making any payment by credit card to the state government shall be relieved from liability for the underlying obligation except to the extent that the state government realizes final payment of the underlying obligation in cash or the equivalent. If final payment is not made by the credit card issuer or other guarantor of payment in the credit card transaction, then the underlying obligation shall survive and the state government shall retain all remedies for enforcement which would have applied if the credit card transaction had not occurred. No contract may modify the provisions of this subsection. This subsection shall not make the underlying obligor liable for any discount or administrative fees paid to a credit card issuer or other party by state government.

(g) A state government officer or employee who accepts a credit card payment in accordance with this section and any applicable policies, rules, or regulations of state government shall not thereby incur any personal liability for the final collection of such payments.
Ala. Code § 41-10-637 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-10-637
Section 41-10-637 Utilization of Services Provided by Department of Finance
Status: in_force

The authority shall utilize all administrative services which may be provided by the state Department of Finance.
Ala. Code § 41-5A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 5A / Section 41-5A-11
Section 41-5A-11 Chief Legal Counsel for Department; Assistants
Status: in_force

(a) The chief examiner shall appoint a chief legal counsel for the department pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 36-15-5.1.

(b) The chief legal counsel shall be of good character and qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his or her office.

(c) The chief examiner may appoint two assistant legal counsels for the department pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 36-15-5.1, and may appoint additional assistant legal counsels, as approved by the Legislative Committee on Public Accounts. The assistant legal counsels for the department shall be commissioned as assistant attorneys general, but shall devote their entire time to the affairs of the department.
Ala. Code § 41-9-871 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-871
Section 41-9-871 Function and Purpose of Board; Rules, Regulations, and Bylaws
Status: in_force

It shall be the function and main purpose of the board to honor those living or dead, who by achievement or service, have made outstanding and lasting contributions to law enforcement in Alabama. The board may adopt such rules, regulations, and bylaws as it deems necessary to carry out its functions and duties.
Ala. Code § 41-6-105 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 6 / Section 41-6-105
Section 41-6-105 Compensation for Travel Expenses
Status: in_force

Members of the AHRAB shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to and may receive compensation for travel expenses incurred during the course of project activities from AHRAB grant funds if the project budget allows.
Ala. Code § 41-9-1100 — Alabama Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 41-9-1100
Section 41-9-1100 Council Established; Composition; Meetings Compensation; Annual Report
Status: in_force

(a) There is established the Alabama Council on Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

(b) The council shall review and advise the Governor and the Legislature on all aspects of the use and development of advanced technology and artificial intelligence in this state.

(c) The council shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Fourteen members appointed by the Governor.

(2) The Secretary of Commerce, or his or her designee.

(3) The Secretary of Information Technology, or his or her designee.

(4) Two members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, at least one of whom shall be an employee, board member, or trustee of an Alabama public community college or a four-year public institution of higher education.

(5) Two members of the Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(6) Two members of the Alabama Senate appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore.

(d) All individuals appointed to the council other than legislators shall have one or more of the following qualifications: Expertise in matters relating to artificial intelligence, workforce development, technology, ethics, privacy, or computer science.

(e) Members of the council appointed by the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively. Legislative members shall serve a term concurrent with the legislative term in which they were appointed.

(f) The first meeting of the council shall be called by the Governor or his or her designee and the commission members shall elect a chair and vice chair. The council shall establish procedures and other policies necessary to carry on the business of the council, including the establishment of a quorum. The council shall meet at least twice a year, but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chair. Members of the council may participate in a meeting of the council by means of conference telephone, video conference, or similar communications equipment by means which allow all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other and otherwise participate in the meeting. Participation by any of these means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting for all purposes, including the establishment of a quorum.

(g) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments so that the appointments are reflective of the diversity of gender, race, and geographical areas in this state.

(h)(1) The members of the council, except for legislative members, shall not receive a salary or per diem allowance for serving as members of the council, but shall be entitled to reimbursement by the council for expenses in the performance of the duties of the office at the same rate allowed state employees pursuant to general law.

(2) Each legislative member of the council shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting of the council in accordance with Amendment 871 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 49.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. These payments shall be paid out of any funds appropriated to the use of the Legislature by means or warrants drawn by the state Comptroller on the State Treasury.

(i) The council shall submit to the Governor and Legislature an annual report each year on any recommendations the council may have for administrative or policy action relating to advanced technology and artificial intelligence. The report shall be available electronically and posted on the website of the office of the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Commerce.