Ala. Code § 22-28-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 28 / Section 22-28-12
Section 22-28-12 Motor Vehicle Emissions
Status: in_force

(a) As the state of knowledge and technology relating to the control of emissions from motor vehicles may permit or make appropriate, and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the commission may provide by rules and regulations for the control of emissions from any class or classes of motor vehicles. Such rules and regulations may, in addition, prescribe requirements for the installation and use of equipment designed to reduce or eliminate emissions and for the proper maintenance of such equipment and of such vehicles.

(b)(1) The commission may establish standards and requirements providing for periodic inspections and testing of motor vehicles by the commission to enforce compliance with this section.

(2) The commission may establish reasonable fees for the inspection and testing of motor vehicles and provide by rules and regulations for the payment and collection of such fees.

(3) If, after inspecting and testing any motor vehicle, the commission determines that such motor vehicle complies in every respect with rules, regulations, standards and requirements issued by the commission pursuant to this section, the commission shall attach to such vehicle in a clearly visible location a certificate of inspection and approval.

(c)(1) The commission may suspend or revoke the certificate of inspection and approval of any motor vehicle not equipped with an air pollution control system or mechanism in good working order and adjustment as required by the rules and regulations of the commission. The vehicle shall not thereafter be eligible for such certificate until all parts and equipment constituting operational elements of the motor vehicle have been restored, replaced or repaired and are in good working order.

(2) No motor vehicle shall be issued an official certificate of inspection and approval as required pursuant to this section unless all features or equipment required in or on the motor vehicle for the purpose of controlling emissions therefrom have been inspected in accordance with the standards and testing techniques required by the commission pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and have been found to meet these standards.

(3) No person shall drive or move and no owner shall cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with an air pollution control system or mechanism in good working order and adjustment as required by rules and regulations of the commission.

(4) When, and if, the commission shall establish standards and requirements for periodic inspections and testing of motor vehicles pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, no person shall drive or move and no owner shall cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any motor vehicle unless there is attached to such vehicle by the commission a valid certificate of inspection and approval which has not been suspended or revoked.

(5) Failure to comply with subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection shall subject the driver or owner to a penalty as provided in this chapter.

(d) The commission, in its discretion, is hereby authorized to delegate any, or all, of the authority vested in it by this section to any agency or instrumentality of the state now or hereafter authorized to inspect motor vehicles for any purpose.

(e) As used in this section, “motor vehicle” shall mean every self-propelled device in, or upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway.
Ala. Code § 1-2-43 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-43
Section 1-2-43 Official Aquarium
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) The research and educational programs of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, established by act of the Legislature in 1971 as the administrative home for the Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, serve the citizens of all of Alabama’s counties.

(2) The mission of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab is to serve the general needs of these citizens, all levels of government, and the academic community by improving ocean literacy and providing the best available science for coastal policy, including the production and dissemination of knowledge regarding world oceans, coastal zones, and watersheds; the training of future generations of oceanic and coastal scientists; and the enhancement of public understanding and stewardship of oceanic and coastal resources.

(3) The Dauphin Island Sea Lab serves its mission, in part, by providing an exciting and educational public aquarium whose visual and virtual interactive exhibits, public events, and public excursions highlighting the remarkable diversity of life have been observed by over one million students and other visitors since its opening in 1998.

(4) Designating the Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s “Alabama Aquarium” as the official Aquarium of Alabama is the proper manner of recognizing the benefit and importance of the education offered by the Sea Lab.

(b) The Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Alabama Aquarium is designated the official Aquarium of Alabama.

(c) The appropriate officials shall place and maintain signs or markers reflecting the designation provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-20-71 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-71
Section 11-20-71 (Amended by Act 2026-497) Board of Directors; Officers; Proceedings; Qualifications of Directors; Directors Emeritus
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-497, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) The board of directors of an agriculture authority shall be as specified in the articles and in accordance with Section 11-20-70.

(b) Each agriculture authority shall have a chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer to be elected by the board of directors. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The officers and directors shall serve for the terms provided for in the articles. A director may not draw any salary for any service rendered or for any duty performed as director. The duties of the chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer shall be those as are customarily performed by these officers and as may be prescribed by the board of directors.

(c) All directors shall serve until their successors are appointed or until they cease to be qualified. Vacancies on the board shall be filled as provided for in the articles, but any individual appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term. In the event any uncertainty arises as to the terms of office of the directors, the county commission or individual authorized to appoint the directors may clarify the term by adoption of an appropriate resolution or by execution of an appropriate certificate, and the term of office shall be as so clarified.

(d) All proceedings of the board of directors of an agriculture authority shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and shall be signed by at least two directors present at the proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, when certified by the secretary under the seal of the agriculture authority, shall be received in all courts as prima facie evidence of the matters and things therein certified.

(e) Directors of an agriculture authority must be residents and qualified electors of the county within the authorized operational area of the authority. If any director ceases to be a resident of the county, he or she shall cease to be a director, and the position shall remain vacant until a successor is appointed in accordance with the articles and this article.

(f) A director of an agriculture authority may not have an interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract of work, material, or services, or the profits therefrom, to be furnished or performed for the authority under this article if the director has, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in any business, firm, or corporation, or profits thereof, furnishing or providing work, materials, or services.

(g) The board of directors may appoint former members of the board to serve as directors emeritus. Directors emeritus shall not have voting rights on the board or otherwise directly participate in meetings of the board. Directors emeritus shall receive no compensation for their service, but may be granted benefits and may attend events of the authority as guests of the authority at the discretion of the board. The directors emeritus shall serve as goodwill ambassadors for the authority and may perform duties at the request of the authority. Directors emeritus shall be subject to subsections (e) and (f).
Ala. Code § 11-5-52 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-52
Section 11-5-52 Itemization of Expenses; Statement
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain reimbursement of expenses as authorized in this article, the coroner shall itemize the necessary expenses incurred for the storage of the body prior to transportation and for transportation of the body from its location to the designated forensic sciences laboratory and transportation from the designated forensics laboratory to a designated funeral home or other appropriate location. The itemized statement shall be delivered to the county commission by the coroner within 10 days of the date the body is delivered to the designated forensic sciences laboratory.

(b) Upon receipt of the statement from the coroner, the county commission shall prepare and send an itemized statement for reimbursement of expenses to the entity responsible for reimbursement as provided in Section 11-5-51. Payment shall be remitted to the county commission by the responsible entity within 30 days of the date of receipt of the itemized statement.
Ala. Code § 11-5-54 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-54
Section 11-5-54 Assistance Rendered Upon Request for Autopsy or Postmortem Examination
Status: in_force

In the event an autopsy or any other postmortem examination is requested for purposes other than in the course of an investigation, the coroner shall not be responsible for the storage or transportation of the body. The coroner may provide assistance to the person or entity requesting the autopsy or any other postmortem examination if the person or entity pays all expenses incurred by the coroner prior to the services being rendered. Payment shall be made payable to the county general fund and expended as provided in Section 11-5-53.
Ala. Code § 22-11B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / Section 22-11B-4
Section 22-11B-4 Limited Immunity of Person or Entity Providing Information
Status: in_force

All persons, firms, corporations, or other public or private entities and all officers, agents, servants, or employees who provide information for exchange in good faith pursuant to this chapter shall be immune from civil and criminal liability for those actions and no cause of action shall be created by their acts or omissions hereunder.
Ala. Code § 22-21-390 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-390
Section 22-21-390 Violations; Penalties; Injunctive Relief
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or corporation engaging in the business of operating a dental service plan without first having procured a license from the Department of Insurance, as required by this article, and any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.

(b) Any person making any willfully false statement in any written document required by this article to be filed with the department, or with any examiner at any investigation or hearing conducted by the department or examiner, is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as provided by law.

(c) In addition to any other penalties provided for in this article, the department is authorized to apply to the appropriate circuit court by sworn affidavit that it has reason to believe that a violation of any of the provisions of this article, or of any rules promulgated pursuant to this article, has occurred, and such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for good cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person or corporation from violating said provisions or rules, whether or not there exists an adequate remedy at law, and such injunction shall issue without bond.
Ala. Code § 22-35-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 35 / Section 22-35-7
Section 22-35-7 Financial Responsibility Requirements for Taking Response Action
Status: in_force

(a) The financial responsibility requirements for taking response action by underground motor fuel storage tank owners or operators shall be set at five thousand dollars ($5,000) per occurrence, and for aboveground tank owners or operators the financial responsibility requirements shall be set at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per occurrence. The financial responsibility for third-party claims is five thousand dollars ($5,000). The commission may increase the clean-up and third party damage liability per occurrence to owners or operators when recommended by the management board.

(b) Financial responsibility may be established by any one or combination of the following: Insurance, guarantee, surety bond, letter of credit, or qualification as a self-insurer. A person may qualify as a self-insurer by showing tangible net worth in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Ala. Code § 22-30A-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30A / Section 22-30A-1
Section 22-30A-1 Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent of Chapter
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that hazardous substances have been treated, stored or disposed of at sites which are inactive or abandoned and that such sites have the potential for deleterious impacts on groundwater, human health or the environment. The Legislature, therefore, declares that it is in the public interest to assure that such sites are identified and that action is taken to provide for the cleanup and rehabilitation of such sites within the State of Alabama. The Legislature intends that funds provided under this chapter be used primarily to clean up and rehabilitate sites not qualified for or unlikely to receive funding under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.) but that the funds provided under this chapter may also be used to provide state matching funds for cleanups and for operation and maintenance of sites which have completed cleanup under the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.
Ala. Code § 22-2-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-1
Section 22-2-1 State Board of Health - Abolished; Transfer of Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health is abolished. All powers and duties of the State Board of Health, as those powers and duties exist on September 30, 2024, are conferred upon the State Committee of Public Health created under Section 22-2-4, and the State Committee of Public Health shall act as the State Board of Health for purposes of this code.
Ala. Code § 1-2-14 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-14
Section 1-2-14 Official Rock
Status: in_force

Marble is hereby designated and named the official rock of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-12-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 11-12-12
Section 11-12-12 Liability for Approval of Claims Not Legally Chargeable to or Payable from Public Funds
Status: in_force

Should such officer draw a warrant upon the county treasurer or county depository in payment of a claim or claims not legally chargeable to or payable from the public funds of the county such officer shall be held jointly liable with the other members of the county commission of the county for such unauthorized or unlawful expenditure of the public funds of the county and shall bear the same responsibilities and suffer the same penalties as do the other members of the county commission of the county with reference to the unauthorized or unlawful expenditure of public funds of the county; provided, that Sections 11-12-10 through 11-12-12 shall in no way affect or repeal the protection to such official or officials as provided for under written opinion of the Attorney General, Section 36-15-19 and/or under written opinion of the county attorney.
Ala. Code § 22-23-45 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23 / Section 22-23-45
Section 22-23-45 Right of Entry of Board for Investigations and Inspections
Status: in_force

The board and its inspectors shall have full power and authority to enter into and upon any and all places, property, enclosures and structures for the purpose of making investigations or inspections required by Section 22-23-42 and any routine or special inspections as the board may determine necessary.
Ala. Code § 11-11B-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / Section 11-11B-6
Section 11-11B-6 Legal Investment Status of Securities
Status: in_force

Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be securities in which the state, the grantee, all counties and political subdivisions of the state, their officers, boards, departments or agencies and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in securities issued by a county, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control.
Ala. Code § 22-6-252 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-252
Section 22-6-252 Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund -- Creation
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be known as the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund. The fund shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of this article. The fund shall be budgeted and allotted in accordance with Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-96 and Sections 41-19-1 through 41-19-12.
Ala. Code § 11-22-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22 / Section 11-22-2
Section 11-22-2 Intent of Legislature
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to promote the public health and general welfare by authorizing the incorporation in the several counties in this state of public corporations to acquire, enlarge, improve, expand, own, operate, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such corporations may be able to promote public interest and participation in sports, athletics, and recreational activities and to provide or improve public parks in this state, including all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to vest such public corporations with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
Ala. Code § 11-21-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 11-21-3
Section 11-21-3 Publication of Notice
Status: in_force

At least 30 days prior to the consummation of any such sale, conveyance, or transfer, the municipality shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper having general circulation within the municipality, a copy of the ordinance authorizing such sale, transfer, or conveyance.
Ala. Code § 22-6-15 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-15
Section 22-6-15 [Effective until October 1, 2027] Noninvasive Colorectal Screening Tests Under Alabama Medicaid Program
Status: reserved

(a) The Alabama Medicaid Agency shall provide coverage for any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test that is assigned a grade A or B under recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, as the recommendations of the task force may be amended from time to time. The Medicaid Agency shall also provide coverage for any colonoscopy performed based on a positive screening test result. Coverage of the tests shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following tests, provided the test maintains a grade A or B rating based on recommendations of the task force: (1) The guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT). (2) The fecal immunochemical test (FIT). (3) The multi-target stool DNA test (sDNA-FIT). (b) This section shall be repealed October 1, 2027.

(1) The guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT).

(2) The fecal immunochemical test (FIT).

(3) The multi-target stool DNA test (sDNA-FIT).

(b) This section shall be repealed October 1, 2027.
Ala. Code § 1-2B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2B / Section 1-2B-1
Section 1-2B-1 Display of Flag
Status: in_force

On and after July 1, 2009, each state-owned building and each state park at which the flag of the United States is displayed and each rest area along the state and interstate highway systems may also display a POW-MIA flag, if such flags are available free of charge to the agency that occupies the building, to the state park, or to the rest area and if such display is in accordance with federal laws and regulations.
Ala. Code § 22-40-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 40 / Section 22-40-10
Section 22-40-10 Scrap Tire Study Commission
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2003-332, p. 823, §25, effective October 1, 2004.
Ala. Code § 22-25-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25 / Section 22-25-7
Section 22-25-7 Certification of Operators - Duty of Director
Status: in_force

The director shall certify persons as to their qualifications to supervise the operation of treatment plants and water distribution and public wastewater collection systems after considering the recommendations of the board.
Ala. Code § 22-19-47 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-47
Section 22-19-47 Powers, Duties and Liabilities Upon Death
Status: in_force

(a) The donee may accept or reject the gift. If the donee accepts a gift of the entire body, he may, subject to the terms of the gift, authorize embalming and the use of the body in funeral services. If the gift is of a part of the body, the donee, upon the death of the donor and prior to embalming, shall cause the part to be removed without unnecessary mutilation. After removal of the part, custody or the remainder of the body vests in the surviving spouse, next of kin or other persons under obligations to dispose of the body.

(b) The time of death shall be determined by a physician who attends the donor at his death or, if none, the physician who certifies the death. The physician shall not participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part.

(c) A person who acts in good faith in accord with the terms of this article or with the anatomical gift laws of another state or a foreign country is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for his act.

(d) The provisions of this article are subject to the laws of this state prescribing powers and duties with respect to autopsies.
Ala. Code § 22-3-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 22-3-3
Section 22-3-3 County Boards of Health - Authority to Receive, Hold, Etc., Money, Real Estate, Etc
Status: in_force

In addition to all other authority now granted them by law, county boards of health are hereby authorized to solicit, receive and hold gifts, devises and bequests of money, real estate and other things of value to be used in the support, development and carrying on of their work.
Ala. Code § 22-30F-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30F / Section 22-30F-4
Section 22-30F-4 Revolving Loan Fund Established; Maintenance; Administration
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established the State of Alabama Land Recycling Revolving Loan Fund, which shall be maintained in perpetuity and operated by the department as agent for the authority for the purposes stated herein. Grants from the federal government or its agencies allocated, allotted, or paid to the state for capitalization of the revolving loan fund, grants from other entities allocated, allotted, or paid to the state for capitalization of the revolving loan fund, state matching funds where required, and loan principal, interest, and penalties and interest income and all other amounts at anytime required or permitted to be paid into the revolving loan fund shall be deposited therein. Proceeds of capitalization grants, funds appropriated by the state, loan principal and interest payments, interest income, and all other funds of the authority shall be deposited with one or more banks designated by the authority to act as depository or trustee with respect to such funds. The authority may establish one or more accounts or sub-accounts in the revolving loan fund in connection with the receipt of capitalization grants or any other funds. Amounts in the revolving loan fund shall be expended in a manner consistent with terms and conditions of the capitalization grants and may be used to provide loans to public bodies to pay costs of projects; to purchase debt incurred by public bodies for projects; to fund other programs which the federal government may allow in the future through its grants; to fund the administrative expenses of the department relating solely to the responsibilities and requirements of this chapter; and to provide for any other expenditure consistent with the federal grant program and state law. Amounts on deposit in the revolving loan fund may be invested in permitted investments and all interest earned on such investments shall be credited to the revolving loan fund and to one or more accounts or sub-accounts therein established by the authority.

(b) The revolving loan fund shall be administered by the department, as agent for the authority, and the department is authorized to establish procedures and adopt such regulations as may be required to administer the revolving loan fund program in accordance with applicable law and to enter into contracts and other agreements in connection with the operation of the revolving loan fund, including but not limited to, contracts and agreements with federal agencies, public bodies, the authority, and other parties to the extent necessary or convenient for the implementation of the revolving loan fund program. Contracts provided for in this subsection entered into by the authority shall be with entities that reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the state. A report shall be made annually to the Legislature on the second legislative day of each regular session detailing the extent to which this diversity provision has been implemented. Acting as agent for the authority, the department shall maintain full authority for the operation of the revolving loan fund in accordance with applicable federal and state law. The department shall provide an annual report on the revolving loan fund program to the Governor, which shall include a section detailing amounts from the revolving loan fund used for administrative expenses of the department.

(c) The department shall promulgate regulations which establish loan application requirements and criteria for evaluating loan qualifications for potential borrowers. Threshold criteria for loan eligibility shall include the following: A voluntary property assessment plan or voluntary cleanup plan approved by the department under Section 22-30E-9; evidence that the borrower has the financial ability to repay the loan; and the submission of a viable redevelopment plan for the site. After these threshold criteria have been demonstrated, loans may be prioritized based on economic needs of the community, potential numbers of direct and indirect jobs created, long term benefits to the community, ability to leverage other redevelopment funding, prior participation in the loan program established by this chapter, and environmental benefit.
Ala. Code § 11-2-33 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 11-2-33
Section 11-2-33 Proceedings as to Sufficiency of Bonds of Certain County Officers - Filing of Application, Order, and Minutes of Proceedings
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §2, effective May 22, 2009.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-64 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-64
Section 22-11A-64 Appeal Process
Status: in_force

(a) Any health care worker who has appealed the State Health Officer’s final order to the State Committee of Public Health and who is aggrieved by the outcome may appeal that decision by filing a notice of appeal in the circuit court of his or her county of residence or in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County within 30 days of the issuance of the final decision of the State Committee of Public Health.

(b) The health care worker may be represented by counsel or may participate in proceedings in the court on his or her own behalf. If the health care worker elects to represent himself or herself, the pleadings, documents, and evidence filed with the court shall be liberally construed to do substantial justice. The court shall provide assistance to the health care worker in preparing and filing the notice of appeal and shall take those steps that are necessary to keep the health care worker’s identity confidential. The assistance may be provided by court personnel.

(c) The court shall consider an application for stay of the final decision of the State Committee of Public Health under the same standard applicable to an application for preliminary injunction. In no event shall a stay be granted on the ex parte application of an appealing health care worker, unless notice and opportunity to be heard are waived by the State Committee of Public Health. Stays erroneously granted on ex parte application shall be void. No bond or security shall be required in the event a stay is granted.

(d) The appeal shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined only to the administrative record and the following:

(1) Evidence which either party can demonstrate was erroneously denied entry into the record.

(2) Evidence which was not available to be offered into the record because it had not been discovered by the time of the administrative proceedings and could not have been discovered through reasonable diligence.

(3) Evidence not offered in the administrative proceedings because of excusable neglect or previous unavailability.

(4) Evidence excluded or not offered during the administrative proceedings because of fraud or misconduct in the proceedings not caused by the party seeking introduction of the evidence.

(e) The court may exclude from its record any evidence erroneously entered into the administrative record. Hearsay evidence rules may be disregarded in the discretion of the trial court when the interests of justice require.

(f) The final decision of the State Committee of Public Health shall be taken as prima facie just and reasonable and the court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the committee as to the weight of the evidence on questions of fact. The court may affirm the decision of the committee or remand the case for taking additional testimony or evidence or for further proceedings. The court may reverse or modify the decision or grant other appropriate relief from the final order, equitable or legal, including declaratory relief, if the court finds that any of the following substantial rights of the appealing health care worker have been prejudiced because the final decision:

(1) Violates constitutional or statutory provisions.

(2) Exceeds the authority granted by this article.

(3) Violates a pertinent rule adopted pursuant to this article.

(4) Was made upon unlawful procedure.

(5) Is affected by other error of law.

(6) Is clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the whole record.

(7) Is arbitrary or capricious or characterized by an abuse of discretion or a clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.

(g) Unless the court affirms the final decision of the State Committee of Public Health, the court shall set forth in a written document, which shall become a part of the record, the reasons for its decision. The proceedings shall be recorded, and if there is an appeal, a transcript shall be prepared immediately.

(h) A confidential and anonymous appeal shall be available to either party aggrieved by the decision of the circuit court.

(i) All proceedings under this section shall be confidential and anonymous. In all pleadings or court documents, the infected health care worker shall be identified only by initials or a pseudonym. The Alabama Supreme Court shall issue any additional rules it deems necessary to assure that appeals under this section are handled in a confidential and anonymous manner.

(j) Notwithstanding any language to the contrary in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, this article shall take precedence and shall govern in the event there is a conflict between the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act and this article. In all other respects, appeals shall be governed by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
Ala. Code § 1-2-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-13
Section 1-2-13 Official Mineral
Status: in_force

Hematite is hereby designated and named the official mineral of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-24-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 24 / Section 11-24-2
Section 11-24-2 Submission, Review, and Approval of Plats; Permit. (Amended by Act 2026-49)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-49, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) It shall be the duty of the owner and developer of each subdivision to have all construction completed in conformity with this chapter and, prior to beginning any construction or development, to submit the proposed plat to the county commission for approval and obtain a permit to develop as required in this section. The permit to develop shall be obtained before the actual sale, offering for sale, transfer, or lease of any lots from the subdivision or addition to the public, it must include a plan to deliver utilities including water, and shall only be issued upon approval of the proposed plat by the county commission. As a condition for the issuance of a permit, the county commission may require any of the following for approval of the proposed plat:

(1) The filing and posting of a reasonable surety bond with the county commission by the developers of the proposed subdivisions or proposed additions to guarantee the actual construction and installation are in accordance with approved plans for public streets, public roads, drainage structures, and public utilities.

(2) The names and addresses of each adjoining landowner and utility subject to the notice as provided in subsection (b).

(3) A permit fee, which shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).

(b) No proposed plat shall be approved or disapproved by the county commission without first being reviewed by the county engineer or his or her designee. Following the review, the county engineer or his or her designee shall certify to the commission whether the proposed plat meets the county’s regulations. If the proposed plat meets the regulations, it shall be approved by the commission. Should the proposed plat be determined by the county engineer to be deficient in any regard, the county engineer shall detail the deficiency to the county commission along with a recommendation that it be disapproved. Notice of the recommendation of the engineer shall be sent to the owner or developer whose name and address appears on the submitted proposed plat by registered or certified mail at least 10 days before the recommendation shall be presented to the county commission for action. A similar notice shall be mailed to the owners of land immediately adjoining the platted land as their names appear upon the plats in the office of the county tax assessor and their addresses appear in the directory of the county or on the tax records of the county and to each utility affected thereby. Each utility notified in writing by the commission shall be given at least 10 days to review the proposed plat and submit a written report to the commission as to whether all provisions affecting the service to be provided by the utility are reasonable and adequate. If any utility affected by the proposed plat is not properly notified then the approval or disapproval by the county commission shall not be valid until the affected utility has been given at least 10 days’ notice prior to such approval or disapproval as provided by this subsection.

(c) In addition to the foregoing, once the owner or developer of all proposed subdivisions or proposed additions to existing subdivisions of land situated outside the corporate limits of any municipality in the county has met all requirements of the county’s regulations, he or she shall submit the final plat of the developed subdivision or addition to existing subdivision to the county engineer for signature verifying that the subdivision or addition to existing subdivision meets the county’s regulations. After the final plat has been signed by the county engineer, it shall be filed for record or received for filing in the office of the judge of probate. Subject to the penalties set out in Section 11-24-3, it shall be a violation of this chapter for the developer to file or to have filed any plat, deed, property description, or document of property transfer without full compliance with this section.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c), this section shall not apply to the sale, deed, or transfer of land by the owner to an immediate family member, except that, in the event that there is any sale, deed, or transfer of land by the owner or an immediate family member to someone other than an immediate family member, this chapter shall then apply to any subdivision of property as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of Section 11-24-1.
Ala. Code § 22-4-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4-3
Section 22-4-3 State Board of Health Designated as State Health Planning and Development Agency; Powers and Duties Generally
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Health is hereby designated as the sole and official State Health Planning and Development Agency.

(b) The State Board of Health is authorized and empowered:

(1) To conduct the health planning and development activities of the state;

(2) To prepare, review and revise as necessary a preliminary state health plan, which shall be made up of the health systems plans of the health systems agencies within the state, and which shall be submitted to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for approval or disapproval and for use in developing the state health plan;

(3) Upon implementation of Title XVI of the Public Health Service Act and adoption of federal regulations thereto, to prepare, review and revise as necessary a State Medical Facilities Plan, which shall be submitted to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council for approval or disapproval as being consistent with the State Health Plan;

(4) To prepare, review, adopt and revise as necessary a State Medical Facilities Plan pursuant to Title VI of the Public Health Service Act, which plan shall become the basic review document for the certificate of need program as an interim plan until implementation of Title XVI of the Public Health Service Act;

(5) To assist the Statewide Health Coordinating Council in the review of the State Health Plan and the State Medical Facilities Plan;

(6) To assist the Statewide Health Coordinating Council in the administration of its functions;

(7) To serve as the designated planning agency for the purpose of Section 1122 of the Social Security Act (42 USC § 1320a-1);

(8) To make findings as to the need for such services, after consideration of recommendations of health systems agencies respecting new institutional health services;

(9) To review on a periodic basis all institutional services and make public its findings;

(10) To administer a health facilities construction program;

(11) To administer a program for the development of health resources;

(12) To cooperate with and assist health systems agencies in health planning and resource development activities;

(13) To provide for fair hearing procedures; and

(14) To perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.
Ala. Code § 22-14-30 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-14-30
Section 22-14-30 Inquiry into Employee’s Criminal History by Licensed Nuclear Facilities; “Vital Areas” Defined
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation which operates, constructs or maintains a nuclear powered electric generating facility within the state licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, except an agency of the United States government, shall conduct an inquiry into the criminal history record of any person employed or who has made application for employment at such facility.

The criminal history record inquiry shall be used to establish the suitability of such person to work within or have access to any vital area of such facility. “Vital areas” shall be defined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any other federal agency having authority to license or regulate nuclear powered electric generating facilities.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-35 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-35
Section 22-11A-35 Attorney and Expert Fees
Status: in_force

In any commitment proceeding, the fees of any attorney appointed by the probate judge to serve as guardian ad litem shall be set at the rates established by Section 15-12-21; and any expert employed to offer expert testimony, in such amounts as found to be reasonable by the probate judge; and all other costs allowable by law shall be paid by the State General Fund upon order of the probate judge.
Ala. Code § 22-31-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 31 / Section 22-31-3
Section 22-31-3 Procedure Where Part of Body to Be Used for Transplantation
Status: in_force

(a) When a part of a donor is proposed to be used for transplantation pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 19 of this title and the death of the donor is determined as set forth in Section 22-31-1, there shall be an independent confirmation of the death by another medical doctor licensed in Alabama. Neither the physician making the determination of death nor the physician making the independent confirmation shall participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part.

(b) When a part of a donor is proposed to be used for transplantation pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 19 of this title and the death of the donor is determined as set forth in Section 22-31-1, complete patient medical records shall be kept, maintained and preserved.
Ala. Code § 11-7-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-6
Section 11-7-6 Fees for Court Ordered Survey Taxed as Costs
Status: in_force

When a survey is directed by any court of record, the fees of the surveyor are to be taxed in the bill of costs.
Ala. Code § 11-3-42 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-42
Section 11-3-42 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) BOARD. The Board of Directors of the Buddy Sharpless Education Institute.

(2) COUNTY COMMISSION. The governing body as created in Section 11-3-1 and each county governing body created by local act.

(3) INSTITUTE. The Buddy Sharpless Education Institute, named in memory of O.H. “Buddy” Sharpless, the former executive director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, under whose leadership the institute was established in 1994.

(4) STATE. The State of Alabama and any department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-18-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-3
Section 11-18-3 Board of Trustees; Trust Fund; Contributions by County, State, Etc
Status: in_force

The county commission is authorized, with the approval of the Governor, to appoint a board of three trustees for the acquisition and maintenance of said lands and property. Said trustees shall be graduates of some high school or some reputable college, shall be men or women of public spirit, of means, and shall serve without compensation. Their terms and successors shall be fixed and determined by the county commission with the approval of the Governor.

A trust fund may be created by public donations or otherwise for the acquisition and maintenance of such property and lands and it shall be lawful for the county, state, and national government to contribute to the acquisition and maintenance of said lands and property. The county commission is authorized under this section to make such contracts as may be deemed necessary.
Ala. Code § 11-7-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-7-7
Section 11-7-7 Oath of Chain Bearers; Preparation and Contents of Plat of Lands or Lots Surveyed
Status: in_force

The surveyor must swear his chain bearers to perform their duties without favor or affection, and must make a plat of all lands or lots he surveys for the person requiring the same, and write on such plat the names of his chain bearers and also his fees for the same.
Ala. Code § 22-12-20 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 22-12-20
Section 22-12-20 Attempted Escapes and Escapes from Detention
Status: in_force

Should a person who has been legally placed in detention by a county health officer or quarantine officer attempt to make his escape, such person may be forcibly detained or, should such person make his escape, complaint, on oath, may be made before the judge of probate or a judge of the circuit, district or municipal court of the county or municipality where the escape or attempted escape occurs, by the county health officer or quarantine officer, whereupon such judge of probate or the judge of the circuit, district or municipal court to which such complaint was made, shall issue a warrant authorizing a sheriff, bonded constable or other lawful officer to arrest such person and return him to detention.
Ala. Code § 22-28-17 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 28 / Section 22-28-17
Section 22-28-17 Review of Plans and Specifications
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require that notice be given to the director prior to the undertaking of the construction, installation or establishment of particular types or classes of new air contamination sources specified in its rules and regulations. Within 15 days of its receipt of such notice, the director may require, as a condition precedent to the construction, installation or establishment of the air contaminant source or sources covered thereby, the submission of plans, specifications and such other information as it deems necessary in order to determine whether the proposed construction, installation or establishment will be in accord with applicable rules and regulations in force pursuant to this chapter. If, within 60 days of the receipt of plans, specifications or other information required pursuant to this section, the director determines that the proposed construction, installation or establishment will not be in accord with the requirements of this chapter or applicable rules and regulations, he shall issue an order prohibiting the construction, installation or establishment of the air contaminant source or sources. Failure of such an order to issue within the time prescribed in this section shall be deemed a determination that the construction, installation or establishment may proceed, provided that it is in accordance with the plans, specifications or other information, if any, required to be submitted.

(b) In addition to any other remedies available on account of the issuance of an order prohibiting construction, installation or establishment, and prior to invoking any such remedies, the person or persons aggrieved thereby shall, upon request in accordance with rules of the commission, be entitled to a hearing on the order. Following such hearing, the order may be affirmed, modified or withdrawn.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, addition to, or enlargement or replacement of an air contaminant source, or any major alteration therein, shall be construed as construction, installation or establishment of a new air contaminant source.

(d) Any features, machines and devices constituting parts of, or called for by, plans, specifications or other information submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be maintained in good working order.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the commission to require the use of machinery, devices or equipment from a particular supplier or produced by a particular manufacturer if the required performance standards may be met by machinery, devices or equipment otherwise available.

(f) The absence or failure to issue a rule, regulation or order pursuant to this section shall not relieve any person from compliance with any emission control requirements or with any other provision of law.

(g) The commission, by rule or regulation, may prescribe and provide for the payment and collection of reasonable fees for the review of plans and specifications required to be submitted pursuant to this section. All such fees, when collected, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the account of the Division of Air Pollution Control of the State Department of Health.
Ala. Code § 22-11F-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11F / Section 22-11F-3
Section 22-11F-3 Course Requirements for Unpaid or Volunteer Coaches or Athletics Personnel Associated with Youth Athletics Associations
Status: in_force

(a) Any youth athletics association that sponsors or conducts sports training or high risk youth athletic activities for children age 14 years and younger shall require all coaches and athletics personnel to complete an online or residence course approved by the Department of Public Health, if available at no cost, which provides information and awareness of actions and measures that may be used to decrease the likelihood that a youth athlete will sustain a serious injury while engaged or participating in a high risk youth athletic activity.

(b) Any youth injury mitigation and information course required to be taken by a coach or athletics personnel under this section, at a minimum, shall provide information on the following subjects:

(1) Emergency preparedness, planning, and rehearsal for traumatic injuries.

(2) Concussions and head trauma.

(3) Heat and extreme weather related injury familiarization.

(4) Physical conditioning and training equipment usage.

(5) Heart defects and abnormalities leading to sudden cardiac death.

(c) Any individual required to take an injury mitigating course under this section shall complete the course within 30 days of becoming actively engaged in, or serving as, athletics personnel or coach for the association.

(d) Any youth athletic association that conducts high risk youth athletic activities or events that requires coaches and athletics personnel to complete an injury mitigating course under this section shall maintain a record of individual course completion for as long as that individual serves as athletic personnel or coach for the association.

(e) The course requirement under this section shall be an annual requirement to be completed not later than the anniversary of the date on which the individual became actively engaged in serving as athletic personnel or coach for the association.

(f) All licensed and certified athletic trainers, doctors, nurses, first responders, and health care professionals with acute traumatic life support training shall be exempt from the course requirement under this section.

(g) This chapter may not be construed to eliminate the involvement of athletic trainers at youth athletic events.

(h) This chapter shall not be construed to impose any additional liability upon political subdivisions of this state.

(i) Athletics personnel and coaches shall be entitled to a defense from liability for any injury sustained by a youth athlete as a result of participation in a high risk youth athletic activity upon establishing that they completed the injury mitigation and information course described in Subsection 3(a) and that they reasonably conformed their conduct to the safety techniques and methods identified in such injury mitigation and information course.

(j) The Department of Public Health shall within 180 days of enactment of this chapter adopt rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, for purposes of implementing, enforcing, and administering this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-8
Section 22-23A-8 Bonds - Procedure for Sale
Status: in_force

The bonds and other evidences of indebtedness of the authority may be sold at such time or times as the board of directors may deem advantageous. The bonds shall be sold by competitive sale unless because of market conditions and/or credit structures such a sale would be disadvantageous to the state. In the event such a determination is made by the board of directors, the bonds shall be sold through a negotiated sale and the managing underwriter(s) shall be selected based on criteria, which shall include but not be limited to, experience, ability, responsiveness, and fee structure. Said criteria shall be established by the board of directors and shall be included in a request for proposals for the managing underwriter(s). Bonds sold at public sale shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid reflects the lowest true interest cost to the authority for the bonds being sold, computed to their respective absolute maturities; provided, that if no bid acceptable to the authority is received, it may reject all bids and readvertise. Notice of any public sale shall be given by such publication or by such distribution of notices of sale or both, as the board of directors may determine subject to state law. The authority may pay from the proceeds of the sale of its bonds all expenses, including publication and printing charges, attorney’s fees, financial advisory fees, and other expenses which the board of directors may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, advertisement, sale, execution and issuance thereof.
Ala. Code § 22-11B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / Section 22-11B-2
Section 22-11B-2 Immunization Registry
Status: in_force

Pursuant to and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the State Board of Health is authorized to create and maintain an immunization registry. The immunization registry is the central collection of data and reports concerning a vaccine dose or doses administered to a person by a provider. The nature of the immunization information contained in this registry shall be determined by rule of the State Board of Health and shall be obtained from clinic records, billing data and information, and vital or any other records owned and controlled by the State Board of Health and the Alabama Medicaid Agency. Medical insurers and public and private providers are authorized and encouraged to provide information to the registry.
Ala. Code § 22-5C-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5C / Section 22-5C-2
Section 22-5C-2 State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 23, 2015, the State Health Department shall establish a State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life within the department.

(b) The council membership shall be appointed by the State Health Officer and shall include interdisciplinary palliative care medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and spiritual professional expertise; patient and family caregiver advocate representation, and any other relevant appointees the State Health Officer determines appropriate. The State Health Officer shall consider the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state when appointing members. Membership shall specifically include health professionals having palliative care work experience or expertise in palliative care delivery models in a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and community settings such as acute care, long-term care, and hospice and with a variety of populations, including pediatric, youth, and adults. At least one council member shall be a board-certified hospice and palliative medicine physician and one member a licensed Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner. At least one council member shall be designated by the Alabama Hospital Association, at least one council member shall be designated by the Alabama Nursing Home Association, and at least one council member shall be designated by the Alabama Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Council members shall be appointed for a term of three years, but may be replaced at the discretion of the State Health Officer. The members shall elect a chair and vice chair whose duties shall be established by the council. The council shall fix a time and place for regular meetings and shall meet not less than twice yearly.

(c) Council members shall receive no compensation for their services.

(d) The State Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life shall consult with and advise the State Health Officer and the department on matters related to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of palliative care initiatives in this state.
Ala. Code § 22-21-80 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-80
Section 22-21-80 Taxation Exemptions
Status: in_force

All real, personal and mixed property that may be owned by the corporation and all income of the corporation shall be exempt from state, county and municipal taxation.
Ala. Code § 22-19-74 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-74
Section 22-19-74 Driver’s License, Nondriver Identification Card, Etc., to Accompany Individual to Hospital in Event of Accident or Trauma; Return of Driver’s License or Nondriver Identification Card in Event of Death
Status: in_force

Police and emergency personnel responding to the scene of an accident or trauma shall take reasonable steps to insure that the driver’s license or nondriver identification card, donor card, or other document of gift and medical alert bracelet, if any, of the individual involved in the accident or trauma accompanies the individual to the hospital or other health care facility. If the individual dies, the hospital or other health care facility shall, within five days or as soon as practicable, return the driver’s license or nondriver identification card to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency accompanied by a form prescribed by the department.
Ala. Code § 22-25-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25 / Section 22-25-1
Section 22-25-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) BOARD. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

(2) CERTIFICATE. The certificate of competency issued by the director stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classification of the certification program.

(3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

(4) OPERATOR. The person on duty who has direct responsibility for the operation of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, public wastewater collection system, or wastewater treatment plant.

(5) PUBLIC WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. The system of pipes, structures, and facilities through which wastewater, municipal sewage, or wastes of a liquid nature is received, collected, stored, transported, or delivered into a wastewater treatment plant.

(6) TRAINEE. The person on duty who has direct responsibility for the operation of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, public wastewater collection system, or wastewater treatment plant and is serving in a training capacity for a maximum of one year without a certificate.

(7) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. The facility or group of units used for the treatment of wastewater from public wastewater collection systems and for the reduction or handling of solids removed from such wastewater.

(8) WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS. That portion of the water supply system in which water is conveyed from the water treatment plant or other supply point to the premises of the consumer.

(9) WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM. The system of pipes, structures, and facilities through which a public water supply is obtained, treated and sold, or distributed for human consumption or household use, as defined by subdivision (12) of Section 22-23-31.

(10) WATER TREATMENT PLANT. That portion of the water supply system which in some way alters the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water.
Ala. Code § 11-3-23 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-23
Section 11-3-23 Semiannual Publication of County Receipts and Expenditures - Penalty for Failure to Publish
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2007-488, p. 1037, §2, effective September 1, 2007.
Ala. Code § 22-6-12 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-12
Section 22-6-12 Suspension of Eligibility for Inmates of Certain Public Institutions; Temporary Reinstatement
Status: in_force

(a) An inmate of a public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections shall have his or her eligibility for Medicaid suspended, but not terminated, provided he or she is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits.

(b) An inmate of a public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections who is otherwise eligible for Medicaid benefits shall be eligible for temporary reinstatement of Medicaid eligibility for care received outside of such a public institution as an inpatient in a medical institution for more than 24 hours.

(c) A public institution under the administrative control or responsibility of the Department of Corrections may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew Medicaid eligibility for an inmate prior to his or her release from the public institution.
Ala. Code § 1-2A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2A / Section 1-2A-3
Section 1-2A-3 Flag Display Protocol
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter and any other provision of general law, appropriate flag display protocol shall expressly include, but not be limited to, the requirement that when flown on the same pole, the order of placement from top to bottom shall be the United States flag, the state flag, and other flags.
Ala. Code § 22-15A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15A / Section 22-15A-4
Section 22-15A-4 Prohibition Against Smoking in Public Places; Exceptions
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall smoke in a public place or at a public meeting except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in Section 22-15A-7. This prohibition does not apply in any of the following places:

(1) Bars and lounges.

(2) Retail tobacco stores and tobacco businesses.

(3) Limousines used under private hire by an individual or corporation.

(4) Hotel and motel rooms rented to guests, except for those rooms designated by the hotels and motels as “no smoking” rooms.

(b) Smoking by patients in a chemical dependency treatment program or mental health program may be allowed in a separated well-ventilated area pursuant to a policy established by the administrator of the program that identifies circumstances in which prohibiting smoking would interfere with the treatment of persons recovering from chemical dependency or mental illness.
Ala. Code § 22-21-437 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-437
Section 22-21-437 Visitation Rights of Patients; Establishment of Visitation Policies and Procedures; Designation of Essential Caregivers
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Harold Sachs and Anne Roberts Act.
Ala. Code § 22-12C-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12C / Section 22-12C-1
Section 22-12C-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) LOCAL AGENCY. A private, nonprofit health agency that provides program services in a designated area by written agreement with the State Board of Health.

(2) PARTICIPANT. A certified pregnant, postpartum, or breastfeeding woman, infant, or a child who is receiving supplemental food or a food instrument under the WIC Program.

(3) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, association, firm, trust, estate, or any other legal entity.

(4) STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. The State Department of Public Health.

(5) VENDORS. The individual, partnership, limited partnership, or corporation authorized by the State Board of Health.

(6) WIC PROGRAM. The United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
Ala. Code § 22-6-222 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-222
Section 22-6-222 Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

There shall be a citizens’ advisory committee constituted to advise the integrated care network on ways the integrated care network may be more efficient in providing quality care to Medicaid beneficiaries. In addition, the advisory committee shall carry out other functions and duties assigned to it by the integrated care network and approved by the Medicaid Agency. The committee shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) Be selected in a method established by the organization seeking to become an integrated care network, or established by an integrated care network, and approved by the Medicaid Agency.

(2) At least 20 percent of its members shall be Medicaid beneficiaries or sponsors of Medicaid beneficiaries or, if the organization has been certified as an integrated care network, at least 20 percent of its members shall be Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in the integrated care network, or their sponsor.

(3) Include members who are representatives of organizations that are part of the Disabilities Leadership Coalition of Alabama or Alabama Arise, or their successor organizations, the Alabama chapter of AARP, the Alabama Disability Advocacy Program, the Disability Rights and Resources, The Arc of Alabama, and also include members who are non-at-risk providers that provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries through the integrated care network.

(4) Be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, and diversity of the population served.

(5) Elect a chair.

(6) Meet at least every three months.
Ala. Code § 22-21-313 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-313
Section 22-21-313 Application for Incorporation of Authority; Authorizing Resolution
Status: in_force

(a) In order to incorporate an authority, any number of natural persons, not less than three, shall first file a written application with the governing body of any county, municipality, or educational institution, or any two or more thereof, which application shall: (1) Recite the name of each county, municipality, and educational institution with the governing body of which such application is being filed; (2) Contain a statement that the applicants propose to incorporate an authority pursuant to the provisions of this article; (3) State either a. where the authorizing subdivision is a county or municipality, that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the authorizing subdivision (or, if there is more than one, at least one thereof) or b. where the authorizing subdivision is an educational institution, that each of the applicants is a duly qualified elector of the state; and (4) Request that the governing body of such authorizing subdivision adopt a resolution declaring that it is wise, expedient and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, approving its certificate of incorporation and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-314. Every such application shall be accompanied by the form of certificate of incorporation of the proposed authority and by such other supporting documents as the applicants may consider appropriate.

(b) As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the aforesaid application with it in accordance with the preceding provisions of this section, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision with which the application was filed shall review the contents of the application and the accompanying form of certificate of incorporation and shall adopt a resolution either: (1) Denying the application; or (2) Declaring that it is wise, expedient and necessary that the proposed authority be formed, approving the form of its certificate of incorporation and authorizing the applicants to proceed to form the proposed authority by filing for record such a certificate of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 22-21-314. While it shall not be necessary that any such resolution be published in any newspaper or posted, the governing body of each authorizing subdivision with which the application is filed shall cause a copy of the application (and accompanying documents) to be included in the aforesaid resolution or otherwise spread upon or made a part of the minutes of the meeting thereof at which final action thereon is taken. Except as otherwise provided in Section 22-21-341, no authority shall be formed hereunder unless the application required by this section shall be made and unless an authorizing resolution for which provision is made in this section shall be adopted by each authorizing subdivision.
Ala. Code § 1-2-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-7
Section 1-2-7 State Bird
Status: in_force

The bird commonly called the yellow-hammer is hereby designated the state bird.
Ala. Code § 11-15-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-6
Section 11-15-6 Directors and Officers; Records of Proceedings
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have a board of directors which shall be composed of the number of directors provided in the certificate of incorporation. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authority. The directors shall be residents of the county and shall be elected by the governing body for staggered terms of office as follows: The first term of one third of the directors shall be two years, of another one third shall be for four years and of the remaining one third shall be six years and, thereafter, the term of office of each director shall be six years. If any director resigns or dies or becomes incapable of acting as a director or ceases to reside in the county, the governing body may elect a successor to serve for the unexpired period of his term. Directors shall be eligible for reelection by the governing body to succeed themselves in office. No director shall be an officer of the state, the county or any incorporated municipality. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The corporation shall have a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer, but the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. All officers shall be elected by the board. The members of the board and the officers shall serve without compensation, except that they may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the corporation and recorded in a well-bound book. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the corporation under its seal, shall be received in all courts as evidence of the matters and things therein certified.
Ala. Code § 22-40A-19 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 40A / Section 22-40A-19
Section 22-40A-19 Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence:

(1) Accumulates scrap tires in violation of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months.

(2) Processes scrap tires in violation of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months.

(3) Transports scrap tires in violation of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year.

(4) Engages in unauthorized disposal of scrap tires in violation of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years nor less than one year and one day and, in addition, may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.

(5) Makes any false statement or representation in any document used to comply with this chapter, upon conviction, shall be subject to a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years nor less than one year and one day and, in addition, may be fined not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each violation.

(b) Any person convicted of violating this chapter shall also be personally and financially responsible for the proper removal of the scrap tires according to this chapter and any rules or regulations promulgated by the department.

(c) Any person who does not comply with the requirements of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty for each violation or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues, in accordance with subdivisions (17) to (20), inclusive, of Section 22-22A-5.

(d) The enforcement officers may issue citations for any nonclassified or misdemeanor violation of this chapter, and upon conviction, the violator or violators shall be fined a minimum of three hundred dollars ($300) for each separate violation.

(e) In addition to the financial responsibility required by subsection (b), a fine of five dollars ($5) per tire shall be assessed against any party who accumulates, transfers, transports, processes, or engages in unauthorized disposal of scrap tires in violation of this chapter, which fee shall be in addition to all other fines or penalties assessed under this chapter.

(f) In the enforcement of this chapter, department employees and enforcement officers shall have all authority granted to the license inspector pursuant to Section 40-12-10, and in addition, may investigate any and all reported violations of this chapter within the county, and may independently monitor all scrap tire receivers, transporters, and processors within the county for compliance with this chapter. The enforcement officer may issue citations using the Uniform Non-Traffic Citation and Complaint as provided under Rule 20 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration. All local enforcement officers and department employees shall share with each other information regarding violations and possible violations of this chapter irrespective of county or municipal jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 11-3-14 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-14
Section 11-3-14 Disposition of Funds from Special Tax Levy
Status: in_force

The county commission may deposit any funds arising from any special tax levied to pay bonds issued by said county which are in excess of amounts then payable on said bonds in some solvent savings bank in the State of Alabama in the name of the county or invest the same in interest-bearing securities issued by the United States government or by the State of Alabama. The interest accruing on such deposit or from such securities shall be a part of such special fund and shall be devoted to the same uses as the principal of said fund. The county commission shall require adequate bond of said bank to secure the safety of said deposit, which bond shall be in such sum as such county commission shall fix, having due regard to the safety of county funds.
Ala. Code § 11-15-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 11-15-13
Section 11-15-13 Warrants - Disposition of Proceeds from Sale
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from the sale of any warrants (other than refunding warrants) may be used only to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging and equipping a project or any part thereof as may be specified in the proceedings in which the warrants are authorized to be issued. Such cost shall be deemed to include the following: the cost of any land forming a part of the project; the cost of the labor, materials and supplies used in any such construction, improvement or enlargement, including architect’s and engineer’s fees and the cost of preparing contract documents and advertising for bids; the purchase price of and the cost of installing equipment for the project; the cost of landscaping the lands forming a part of the project and of constructing and installing roads, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, utilities and parking places in connection therewith; fees and expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the warrants issued in connection with such project; and the interest on said warrants for a reasonable period prior to and during the time required for such construction and equipment. If any of the proceeds derived from the sale of said warrants remains undisbursed after completion of such work and payment of all of the said costs and expenses, such balance shall be used for retirement of warrants of the same issue.
Ala. Code § 22-18-45 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 22-18-45
Section 22-18-45 Legislative Findings; Declaration of Emergency Medical Services as Essential Public Services Delivered for a Public Purpose
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) Emergency medical services are an essential public service and a part of the health care safety net for many residents of this state.

(2) It is in the public interest to assure that high quality emergency and urgent medical services are readily available to the residents of this state to prevent death and reduce suffering and disability which arise from severe illness and injury.

(3) The public interest is best achieved through the delivery of emergency medical services through a coordinated emergency medical services system.

(4) The transportation of both emergency and non-emergency patients is an integral part of the health care delivery system in this state, and it is in the public interest that the emergency medical services system serve all of the following persons in this state:

a. Any individual who requires immediate medical care to address illness or injury.

b. Any individual who needs transportation to a hospital or other health care provider to receive that care.

c. Any individual who requires medical assessment, monitoring, assistance, treatment, or observation during transportation by trained emergency medical personnel.

(5) It serves the public interest if the emergency medical services system is able to quickly adapt and evolve to meet the needs of the resident of this state for emergency and urgent medical care and to reduce the effect of illness and injury.

(6) It serves the public interest if the emergency medical services system provides community-based health promotion services that are integrated with the overall health care system.

(7) Emergency medical services should be acknowledged, promoted, and supported as an essential service and any eligible funding should be available for emergency medical services without any distinction between the public or private sectors of emergency medical services.

(b) Based on the foregoing, the Legislature formally declares that emergency medical services delivered by both the public and private sector, including ambulance services, are essential services in this state for the public welfare and public safety of the residents of this state and that all emergency medical services are delivered for a public purpose.

(c) Nothing in this section requires a county commission to fund or otherwise provide emergency medical services or ambulance services.
Ala. Code § 22-19-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-3
Section 22-19-3 Burial or Removal Permits for Dead Bodies; Certificates of Birth or Death
Status: in_force

Any person, for himself or as an officer, agent or employee of any other person or of any corporation or partnership, who shall: (1) Inter, cremate or otherwise finally dispose of a dead human body or permit the same to be done or remove such body from the primary registration district in which the death occurred or the body was found, without the authority of a burial or removal permit issued by the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred or in which the body was found; or (2) Refuse or fail to furnish correctly any information in his possession or furnish false information affecting any certificate or record required by the health laws of this state; or (3) Willfully alter, otherwise than is provided by law, or falsify any certificate of birth or death or any record established by the health laws of this state; or (4) Being required by the health laws of this state to fill out a certificate of birth or death and file the same with the local registrar, or deliver it, upon request, to any person charged with the duty of filing the same, fail, neglect or refuse to perform such duty in the manner required by the health laws of this state; or (5) Being a local registrar, deputy registrar, or subregistrar, fail, neglect, or refuse to perform his duty as required by the health laws of this state, and by the instructions and directions of the state registrar thereunder; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall for the first offense be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00, and for each subsequent offense not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than 60 days, or be both fined and imprisoned, in the discretion of the court.
Ala. Code § 22-26-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-26-6
Section 22-26-6 Penalty for Violations of Chapter
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation or municipal corporation responsible for conforming or maintaining as required in this chapter and who fails to conform or maintain in violation of said specifications, rules and regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not to exceed $500.00.
Ala. Code § 22-21-241 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-241
Section 22-21-241 Powers and Liabilities of Trustees of Trusts
Status: in_force

The trustees of trusts established pursuant to Section 22-21-240 shall hold the legal title to all property at any time belonging to the trust. They shall have control over such property as well as the control and management of the business and affairs of the trust. Liability to third persons for any act, omission or obligation of a trustee of a trust, when acting in such capacity, shall extend to the whole of the trust estate or so much thereof as may be necessary to discharge such obligation, but no trustee shall be personally liable for any such act, omission or obligation. The trustees shall have such powers as to the investment of the trust estate as may be set out in the declaration of trust; provided, however, that the investments of the trust shall be limited to the same type, kind and quality as those required of a domestic casualty insurer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the trustees shall have any powers, whether conferred upon them by the agreement of trust or otherwise, to perform all acts necessary or desirable to the conduct of the business of a public liability insurer.
Ala. Code § 22-6-24 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-24
Section 22-6-24 Responsible Agency; Deposit of Funds; Appropriation
Status: in_force

Medicaid is designated as the agency responsible to ensure compliance with the facility reform enforcement process provisions of OBRA. All funds received pursuant to this article shall be deposited with the treasury to credit of Medicaid and are hereby continually appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 22-39-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 39 / Section 22-39-4
Section 22-39-4 Safe-State Program Designated Accreditation Agency; Duties; Fees
Status: in_force

(a) The Safe-State Program, a division of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is hereby designated as the State of Alabama’s accreditation agency for such asbestos contractors designated in Section 22-39-3.

(b) The Safe-State Program shall design and publish accreditation plans for each type of worker or contractor in such asbestos abatement area and specify the course of study or training which must be completed before said person can be accredited and permitted to work on asbestos abatement. Such accreditation requirement and training must be at least as stringent as those promulgated for similar workers by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(c) The aforesaid agency, Safe-State, shall establish and publish regular training periods for contractors and workers involved in asbestos abatement as specified in Section 22-39-3 and upon the successful completion of these programs shall issue an appropriate certificate of accreditation. The agency shall establish decertification and recertification procedures for each type of asbestos worker or contractor.

(d) The Safe-State Program is authorized to charge such fees as are reasonable and necessary for the conduct of the accreditation programs, to adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this chapter, and to negotiate and establish reciprocity agreements with other states where equivalency of asbestos contractor accreditation requirements can be demonstrated.
Ala. Code § 11-25-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-2
Section 11-25-2 Existing Libraries; Alternative Method of Establishing Libraries; Successors to Property, Funds, Etc
Status: in_force

The governing body of each county having county law libraries under existing laws on August 8, 1979, may come under the provisions of this chapter by resolution thereof, upon the request of the presiding circuit judge, and the filing of a copy of said resolution with the Secretary of State and the Administrative Director of Courts. This is an alternative method to the local act method of establishing county law libraries and a county may elect at any time to use either method but may not have a county law library under both methods at the same time. All county law libraries established under the provisions of this chapter shall become owners and successors to all property, funds, and obligations of their predecessors and all property and funds subsequently acquired by the county law libraries.
Ala. Code § 22-17-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 22-17-8
Section 22-17-8 Service by Persons Having Skin or Venereal Disease
Status: in_force

No operator of a barber, manicure or beauty shop shall permit any person suffering from a communicable skin disease or venereal disease to serve patrons in the said shop. Barbering, manicuring or beauty culture by any person suffering from a communicable skin disease or venereal disease is hereby prohibited.
Ala. Code § 22-28-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 28 / Section 22-28-3
Section 22-28-3 Declaration of Policy; Purpose of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to achieve and maintain such levels of air quality as will protect human health and safety and, to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to plant and animal life and property, foster the comfort and convenience of the people, promote the social development of this state and facilitate the enjoyment of the natural attractions of this state.

(b) It is also declared that local air pollution control programs are to be provided for to the extent practicable as essential instruments for the securing and maintenance of appropriate levels of air quality.

(c) To these ends, it is the purpose of this chapter to provide for a coordinated statewide program of air pollution prevention, abatement and control; to facilitate cooperation across jurisdictional lines in dealing with problems of air pollution not confined within single jurisdictions and to provide a framework within which all values may be balanced in the public interest.
Ala. Code § 11-20-43 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-43
Section 11-20-43 Disposition of Net Earnings
Status: in_force

The corporation shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm or corporation; except, that in the event the board of directors of the corporation shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of expenses, bonds and other obligations of the corporation, then any net earnings of the corporation thereafter accruing shall, at the option of the board of directors, be used to pay the cost of extensions and improvements to any of its projects or paid to the county with respect to which the corporation was organized.
Ala. Code § 11-11-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-11-6
Section 11-11-6 Issuance of Refunding Warrants
Status: in_force

Any such county may from time to time sell and issue refunding warrants for the purpose of refunding the principal of outstanding warrants of that county, the interest accrued to the date of the refunding on the outstanding warrants to be refunded and any premium necessary to redeem the outstanding warrants to be refunded, whether or not the principal of the outstanding warrants to be refunded shall have matured at the time of the issuance of the refunding warrants and regardless of whether the outstanding warrants to be refunded shall be subject to redemption by the county prior to maturity and regardless also of whether the outstanding warrants to be refunded, if subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the county, have been or are to be called for redemption; provided, that nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require the holders of any such outstanding warrants to surrender them for redemption prior to their maturity unless they are by their terms subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the county and unless they are duly called for redemption pursuant to their terms.
Ala. Code § 22-17A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17A / Section 22-17A-4
Section 22-17A-4 Inspection of Tattoo Facility
Status: in_force

(a) Before issuing a license to an applicant under this chapter, the department shall inspect the premises of the tattoo facility that is the subject of the application.

(b) The department shall periodically inspect each tattoo facility licensed under this chapter to ensure compliance.

(c) The department shall issue a license under this chapter to a specific person for a tattoo facility at a specific location and the license issued shall be nontransferable.
Ala. Code § 22-27-49 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-27-49
Section 22-27-49 Moratorium on Issuance of Permits
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of evaluating solid waste management problems facing the state and to allow for the development of comprehensive plans to identify and provide for the state’s solid waste management needs, there is hereby imposed a moratorium on the issuance by the Department of Environmental Management of any new or modified permits or transfers of existing permits for solid waste management facilities which receive or are intended to receive wastes not generated by the permittee. Said moratorium shall not apply to industrial landfills receiving waste generated in state only by the permittee. Modifications for the limited purposes of changing liner and leachate collection design, changes in waste streams from within the facility’s designated service area, changes in sequence of fill, and changes to incorporate new technology, or changes intended to bring a facility into compliance with statutes and regulations are specifically excluded from this moratorium. Said moratorium shall continue for a period of 24 months from May 16, 1989, or until the completion and adoption of the comprehensive state and local solid waste management plans required herein, whichever occurs first. The director is hereby authorized to waive the limitation imposed by this moratorium for a particular facility upon a finding based upon a recommendation by the State Health Officer and accompanied by a resolution from the host government. The request for waiver shall be initiated by resolution of the governing body of the jurisdiction which recognizes a potential crisis in solid waste management in the jurisdiction unless a permit application or modification for a facility intended to serve the area is approved. Said resolution shall be adopted at a public meeting of the governing body following publication of at least one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Said resolution shall request the State Health Officer to determine if the situation poses a threat to human health or the environment within the jurisdiction based upon substantive criteria to be established by rule of the State Board of Health. In the event the State Health Officer so certifies, the moratorium may be waived and the director may issue a permit or modification for the limited purpose of serving the jurisdiction or jurisdictions identified in the State Health Officer’s certification.

(b) Any application approved by A.D.E.M. during the moratorium period pursuant to solid waste siting shall encourage recycling of said solid waste.
Ala. Code § 22-4-37 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-4-37
Section 22-4-37 Penalties for Noncompliance
Status: in_force

SHPDA shall impose an administrative penalty against a covered health care reporter that fails to comply with this article in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) if the covered health care reporter is a rural health care provider or ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all covered health care reporters and the covered health care reporter may not participate in the Certificate of Need review process either as an applicant for a Certificate of Need or in opposition to a Certificate of Need application until the covered health care reporter is in compliance with this article. By June 11, 2016, SHPDA, following advice and guidance from the Health Care Information and Data Council, shall adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to implement this section.
Ala. Code § 22-21-102 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-102
Section 22-21-102 Special County Tax - Payment to Hospital Corporation
Status: in_force

When a hospital corporation has been designated as the agency of the county to acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain public hospital facilities in the county, and without restriction to a particular area or portion of the county in which such corporation is to act as such agency, then the proceeds thereafter collected from any such special tax that is a countywide tax for public hospital purposes shall be paid over to the hospital corporation. When a hospital corporation has been designated as the agency of the county to acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain public hospital facilities in a particular area or portion of the county, then the proceeds thereafter collected from any special tax for public hospital purposes that may have been voted in the area of the county for which such corporation shall have been so designated as the county’s agency shall be paid over to said hospital corporation. Any proceeds from any special tax for public hospital purposes that shall be paid over to a hospital corporation pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be used by that hospital corporation for any one or more of the purposes for which the said tax shall have been voted; provided, that payment of the proceeds of said tax to the said hospital corporation shall be made only to such extent as will not result in the impairment of the obligation of any contract theretofore made with respect to said tax. When any designation by a county of an agency for public hospital purposes shall have been made pursuant to the provisions of this division, the tax collector shall thereafter collect the special tax that is payable to the said agency under the provisions of this division in the same manner and under the same requirements and laws as taxes of the state are collected, shall keep the proceeds of the said tax separate and apart from all other funds, shall keep a clear and distinct account thereof and shall turn the same over to the said hospital corporation, which shall have the duty to receipt therefor.
Ala. Code § 22-21-221 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-221
Section 22-21-221 Disposition of Unexpended Funds - State Board of Health
Status: in_force

Any unexpended funds appropriated to the State Board of Health for allocation among the various counties under the provisions of this article shall not revert to the State Treasury at the end of any fiscal year. Such unexpended funds remaining to the credit of the State Board of Health at the end of any fiscal year shall be added to, and shall become a part of, any funds made available to the board for allocation among the various counties, under the provisions of this article, during the succeeding fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 22-38-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 38 / Section 22-38-5
Section 22-38-5 Disbursement of Funds
Status: in_force

Any cost-share funds received by the department for the control of all sources of nonpoint source pollution shall be disbursed in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the plan.
Ala. Code § 22-26-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 26 / Section 22-26-7
Section 22-26-7 Certain Land Subdivided for Single-Family Residences and Not Having Access to Public Sewer Not Subject to Subdivision Regulations of State Board of Health
Status: in_force

(a) Land subdivided for single-family residential purposes into lots of not less than three acres in size shall not be subject to the subdivision criteria and the rules and regulations imposed by the State Board of Health upon development where said lots do not have access to public sewer system where:

(1) There is a plat restriction that the land will not be further divided into parcels of less than three acres in size until such lots have access to a public sewer system;

(2) Where the bedrock elevation is of sufficient depth below ground elevation to install a septic tank of sufficient capacity, header line and adequate field line system leading from said septic tank;

(3) Where the standard, residential percolation test times shall not exceed 60 minutes per inch, without additional information; and

(4) Where the water table elevation is not within five feet of ground elevation.

(b) At such time that all such adjoining lots have access to a public sewer system, the property may be further subdivided into lots of less than three acres in size for residential and other purposes, provided the residences and other structures designed for human habitation on the property use such public sewer system.

(c) Where said land is subdivided into parcels containing any tracts five acres in size and larger, such tracts shall not be subject to the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section.
Ala. Code § 22-34-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 34 / Section 22-34-1
Section 22-34-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) AUTHORITY. The corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter as a public corporation, agency and instrumentality of the state and known as the “Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority.”

(2) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution or order adopted by the board of directors of the authority authorizing the issuance of bonds by the authority pursuant to this chapter or by a public body.

(3) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors of the Alabama Water Pollution Control Authority.

(4) BONDS. The “Water Pollution Control Bonds,” notes or obligations or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the authority under the provisions of this chapter.

(5) BOND PROCEEDS. The direct proceeds of sale of bonds or notes, and the income derived from the investment of such proceeds.

(6) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Environmental Management or any successor.

(7) FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT. The Act of Congress so designated (P.L. 92-500) approved October 18, 1972 (33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq.), as amended from time to time.

(8) PROJECT. The wastewater treatment facilities of a public body to consist of one or more treatment facilities designed to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes, for purposes of compliance with requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act.

(9) PUBLIC BODY. Includes each county, state agency, incorporated city or town, or their instrumentality created by or pursuant to state law and having jurisdiction over the disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes. It includes also a combination of two or more of the foregoing having such jurisdiction.
Ala. Code § 22-12-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 22-12-1
Section 22-12-1 Enforcement of Quarantine
Status: in_force

Quarantine shall be enforced by the state, by counties and by incorporated cities and towns in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-30B-20 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30B / Section 22-30B-20
Section 22-30B-20 Fee to Be Deposited in Alabama Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund
Status: in_force

In addition to all other fees levied herein, there is also hereby levied a fee to be paid by the operators of each commercial site for the disposal of hazardous waste or hazardous substances in the amount of $1.00 per ton on all wastes or substances disposed of at such site, to be deposited and allocated specifically to the Alabama Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund established by Sections 22-30A-1 to 22-30A-11, inclusive, such money to be used for the specific purposes as expressed therein.
Ala. Code § 22-37A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 37A / Section 22-37A-3
Section 22-37A-3 Scope of Chapter; Functions of Board
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish a statewide program to identify and reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to lead. In furtherance of this purpose, the board may perform each of the following functions:

(1) Certify all individuals involved in lead-based paint activities.

(2) Issue, reissue, suspend, revoke, or deny the issuance or reissuance of certificates for accredited individuals.

(3) Establish standards for the program.

(4) Ensure compliance with state and federal rules and regulations.

(5) Enforce the certification program.

(6) Establish a program for the education of owners and occupants of target housing and child-occupied facilities concerning lead-based paint hazards. This program shall require persons who perform renovation in such facilities for compensation to provide owners and occupants with a lead hazard information pamphlet prior to commencing the renovation. The program shall meet the requirements of the federal program under the Lead Based Paint Exposure Reduction Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2681 et seq.

(7) Execute contracts and other instruments that are necessary or convenient to the exercise of the board’s powers or the performance of the board’s duties under this chapter.

(8) Encourage voluntary cooperation by persons or affected groups to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(9) Assist persons in evaluating existing or potential health hazards from lead, including, but not limited to, health hazards from external sources that infiltrate the indoor environment and those from materials, processes, or human activities in the indoor environment.

(10) Assist persons in methods to control, remove, or minimize sources of lead.

(11) Represent the state in matters relating to lead hazard reduction and apply for and receive, on behalf of the state, matching grants, gifts, donations, foundation awards, or other legitimate means of support for the intents and purposes of this chapter, and to make other decisions concerning the fiscal aspects of the powers, duties, programs, and activities of the board under this chapter.

(12) Enter into cooperative agreements with, and accept grant assistance from, the United States Environmental Protection Agency in support of certification provisions of Title IV of the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act or from any other governmental agency or other authority to carry out the intent of this chapter.

(13) Enter into cooperative agreements or contracts to demonstrate practices, methods, technologies, or processes which may be effective in controlling sources or potential sources of lead, preventing the occurrence of lead, and reducing exposure to lead; and accept financial assistance in the form of grants from public agencies and authorities, nonprofit institutions and organizations, educational institutions, or other persons.

(14) Establish by rule a fee schedule for performing lead investigations and services, which may not in any case exceed the actual costs.

(15) Subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, publish guidelines for performing lead hazard reduction.

(b) The board may adopt rules to implement and enforce this chapter.

(c)(1) This chapter shall not apply to any person engaged in smelting and refining or to the operation of facilities for smelting and refining. Smelting and refining or the operation of facilities for smelting and refining are exempt from this chapter.

(2) This chapter shall not be construed or interpreted to grant the State Board of Health or the Department of Public Health the authority to regulate the smelting and refining industry.
Ala. Code § 11-5-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-10
Section 11-5-10 Special Coroner - Appointment
Status: in_force

The judge of probate has authority to appoint a special coroner:

(1) When the coroner has not qualified or the office is vacant and the emergency requires such officer;

(2) When the coroner is absent from the county, having no deputy therein;

(3) When the coroner is imprisoned; or,

(4) When the sheriff and coroner are both parties or both interested.
Ala. Code § 11-16-39 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-39
Section 11-16-39 Subsequent Elections Not to Be Held Within Four Years of Preceding Election
Status: in_force

When one election has been held under this chapter, a subsequent election as to the same county shall not be held within four years thereafter.
Ala. Code § 22-6-165 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-165
Section 22-6-165 Regional Care Organizations Exempt from Certain License Fees
Status: in_force

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, regional care organizations, as defined in Section 22-6-150, are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county, and municipal license fees, including any business privilege or license tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality of the state.

The exemptions provided by this section shall not extend to the individual health care providers who are members of the regional care organization.
Ala. Code § 22-23B-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23B / Section 22-23B-8
Section 22-23B-8 Funding of a Loan
Status: in_force

(a) In order to provide for the funding of a loan by the authority for a project to the public body, such public body shall, to the extent required by the authority as a condition precedent to the making of a loan, establish a dedicated source of revenue to repay the moneys received from the authority and to provide for operation, maintenance and equipment replacement expenses. Such public body is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following:

To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide bond debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the loan for such project;

To levy, collect and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect and pay over to the authority the proceeds of any one or more of the following:

Any fee or charge for services from any one or more utility systems owned by such public body;

Any licenses, permits, taxes and fees;

Any special assessment on the property drained, served or benefitted by the project; and

Other revenue available to the public body;

To undertake and obligate itself to pay its contractual obligation to the authority solely from the proceeds from any one or more of the sources specified in subparagraph (2) above, or to impose upon itself a general obligation pledge to the authority additionally secured by a pledge of any one or more of such sources;

To obligate itself to continue to levy and collect such revenues, fees and charges in such amounts as shall be required by the authority;

As evidence of its obligation to repay any loan made by the authority, to issue its bonds, warrants or other obligations; and

To enter into such agreements, to perform such acts and to delegate such functions and duties as its governing body shall determine to be necessary or desirable to enable the authority to fund a loan to the public body to aid it in the construction or acquisition of a project.

(b) In the event of default, the authority may cause all principal and interest on any loan to be immediately due and payable and utilize all available remedies under state law.

(c) All loans made by the authority shall provide that repayment of such loans shall begin not later than one year after completion of construction of the project for which such loan was made and shall be repaid in full no later than 20 years after completion of such construction. The repayment period may be extended as required or permitted by the federal act so long as such extended repayment period does not exceed the expected design life of the project.

(d) The recipients of loans shall maintain project accounts in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards.
Ala. Code § 22-4B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4B / Section 22-4B-2
Section 22-4B-2 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The Legislature of Alabama finds that there exists a critical shortage of registered nurses who are willing and able to provide health care to citizens in rural areas of Alabama. Such shortage is particularly acute in rural areas, and has a negative impact on the availability of care to low income and indigent citizens of Alabama who reside in rural areas. The Legislature further finds that there are many dedicated employees of the Alabama Department of Public Health who are disqualified from training as registered nurses solely by reason of their inability to finance the cost of attending school to obtain the requisite degree. Such employees are also prevented or retarded in career advancement because of a lack of education. It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this chapter to address the nursing shortage in county health departments and in federally-funded community health centers in rural areas and to provide opportunities for career advancement for employees of the health department. Such a program will benefit both the State of Alabama and private sector employers by increasing the pool of nursing school graduates available to provide health care in Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-17-13 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 17 / Section 11-17-13
Section 11-17-13 Preservation, Repair, Etc., of Public or Private Burial Places, Etc., Declared Charitable Purposes; Conveyances, Devises, Etc., of Burial Places for Such Purposes Deemed to Create Charitable Trusts
Status: in_force

The preservation, repair, and maintenance of public or private burial places or burial lots and the preservation, repair, maintenance, embellishment, improvement, and replacement of monuments and other things thereon and the ways and easements appurtenant thereto are hereby declared and made proper matters of charity, and every conveyance, transfer, devise, and bequest of any such burial place or burial lot or any money or property in trust for such purposes or any of them shall be held to create a charitable trust.
Ala. Code § 1-2-28 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-28
Section 1-2-28 State Drama
Status: in_force

The drama by William Gibson, “The Miracle Worker,” which is performed annually on the grounds of Ivy Green, the birthplace of native Alabamian Helen Keller, is hereby designated as the official outdoor drama of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-20-74 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-74
Section 11-20-74 Borrowing of Money; Security
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the conditions, qualifications, and restrictions set forth in subsection (b), an agriculture authority may borrow money from any person or governmental entity. As security for any money borrowed, together with interest thereon, and any obligations incurred or assumed, an agriculture authority may mortgage, pledge, or otherwise transfer and convey its real, personal, and mixed property, or any part or parts thereof, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, including any franchises then owed or thereafter adopted and all or any part of any funds of the authority. In a resolution authorizing the mortgage given to secure the payment thereof, an agriculture authority, in addition to its other powers, shall have the power to agree with the several holders of the mortgage to make, enter, and perform covenants and agreements as to all of the following:

(1) The conduct, management, and maintenance of the properties held by the authority or of the activities, operations, and enterprises then or thereafter conducted by the authority.

(2) Insurance of the properties of the authority.

(3) Restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the authority to dispose or to limit or regulate the use of all or any part of the properties of the authority.

(4) The use and disposition of any moneys of the authority, including taxes payable to the authority under any act of the Legislature heretofore or hereafter adopted and revenues derived or to be derived from the activities, operations, and enterprises of all or any part of the properties of the authority, including any part or parts theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements, or improvements thereafter constructed or acquired.

(5) The setting aside of the taxes payable to the authority under any act of the Legislature heretofore or hereafter adopted or use of the revenues or the moneys of the authority or reserves and sinking funds, and the source, custody, security, regulation, application, and disposition thereof.

(6) The assumption or payment or discharge of any indebtedness, liens, or other claims relating to any part of the properties of the authority or any obligations constituting, or which may constitute, a lien on the properties or any part thereof.

(7) Limitations or other evidences of indebtedness or upon the incurrence of indebtedness of the authority.

(b) The power vested in an agriculture authority to pledge taxes to be paid to the authority or to pledge revenue of the authority shall not be construed as undertaking or purporting to empower the authority to pledge any tax or any revenue if the pledge is prohibited by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. It is expressly provided that the authority shall have the power to pledge any tax paid to the authority or revenue of the authority, the pledge of which is authorized by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.

(c) The powers and authority set forth in this section shall only be exercised if necessary in order for the authority to receive federal funding or grants for any projects or activities of the authority.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-26 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-26
Section 22-11A-26 Commitment Petition - Probate Judge May Take Sworn Testimony of Petitioner; Petition Without Merit to Be Dismissed
Status: in_force

When any petition is filed, seeking to commit any person to the custody of the Alabama Department of Public Health, the probate judge shall immediately review the petition and may require the petitioner to be sworn in and to answer, under oath, questions regarding the petition and the person sought to be committed. If it appears from the face of the petition or the testimony of the petitioner that the petition is totally without merit, the probate judge may order the petition dismissed without further proceedings.
Ala. Code § 22-12C-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12C / Section 22-12C-7
Section 22-12C-7 Fraud or Abuse as a Misdemeanor; Fraud Defined
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who obtains WIC Program benefits for himself or herself or for another by fraud or abuse or anyone who otherwise defrauds or abuses the WIC Program shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law. Fraud or abuse is defined as:

(1) Fraudulently reporting of income to receive benefits.

(2) Receiving benefits for services from two or more clinics at the same time.

(3) Selling, trading, or giving away supplies, medications, food, or food instruments issued by the program.

(4) Accepting cash from vendors.

(5) Using food instruments as payment of any debt.

(6) Unauthorized altering of food instruments.

(7) Redeeming food instruments reported lost, stolen, or destroyed.

(8) Purchasing non-food items with food instruments.

(9) Returning WIC Program foods for credit or cash.

(10) Providing cash or credit in place of authorized foods.

(11) Substitution of non-food items for listed foods.

(12) Providing less foods than is specified on a food instrument and requesting full payment for the specified amount.

(13) Charging WIC Program participants more for foods than other customers are charged.

(14) Receiving, accepting, buying, taking by way of trade or barter, or otherwise unlawfully possessing WIC Program food instruments or WIC Program foods.

(b) A second or subsequent conviction of fraud or abuse of the WIC Program shall be a Class B felony, and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law.
Ala. Code § 11-16-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 16 / Section 11-16-5
Section 11-16-5 Commissioners - Commission
Status: in_force

A commission shall issue in the usual form, accompanied by a copy of said petition certified to by the Secretary of State, on the payment of the usual fees therefor for the use of the state. The Secretary of State shall file and record said petition in his office.
Ala. Code § 22-27-23 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 27 / Section 22-27-23
Section 22-27-23 Special Pledges for Payment of Principal and Interest on Warrants
Status: in_force

(a) The county commission of the county issuing any such warrants may, in its discretion, assign and specially pledge, for the payment of the principal of and interest on such warrants, so much as may be necessary for said payment of any one or more of the following, or any part thereof:

(1) The proceeds from the general annual ad valorem tax of one half of one percent which the county is authorized to levy without reference to the purpose thereof under the provisions of Section 215 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901;

(2) The proceeds from any other tax, including any ad valorem tax and any privilege, license or excise tax, that at the time of the issuance of the said warrants may lawfully be used by the county for payment of such principal and interest; and

(3) The revenues derived by the county from any solid wastes collection and disposal facilities owned, controlled, used or operated by the county, either alone or in common or jointly with others, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

a. Any fees charged by the county for collection and disposal of solid wastes under the provisions of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act;

b. Any sums payable to the county under any contract made pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 22-27-5 of the Solid Wastes Disposal Act;

c. Any sums payable to the county by any municipality or other entity, including both public and private entities, for the rendition by such county of solid waste collection service, solid waste disposal service or either thereof;

d. Any sums that may be payable to the county by any entity as consideration for use of any solid wastes collection and disposal facilities or any part of such facilities owned, controlled or operated by the county, including, but without limitation, sums payable as consideration for either joint or sole use of such facilities and sums payable as rental under a lease of such facilities or an interest therein; and

e. Any other sums that may be payable to the county on account of, or in connection with, its ownership, control, use or operation of any solid wastes collection and disposal facilities, or any part thereof, or in respect of its rendition of solid wastes collection service or solid wastes disposal service.

(b) To the extent necessary and sufficient for making the payments in respect of which such pledge is made, any tax or revenue pledged pursuant to the provisions of this section shall constitute a trust fund or funds which shall be impressed with a lien in favor of the holders of the warrants to the payment of which such sums are pledged. In the event that more than one pledge should be made with respect to any tax or revenue, the pledge of which is authorized in this section, then such pledges shall take precedence in the order in which they are made unless the proceedings making such pledge shall expressly provide that such pledge shall be on a parity with, or subordinate to, a subsequent pledge of the said tax. All warrants for which the pledge authorized in this section may be made shall constitute preferred claims against that portion of the said tax or taxes or revenues so pledged and shall have preference over claims incurred by the county for operation and maintenance of any solid wastes collection and disposal facilities of the county and any other claims for any other purpose whatsoever.
Ala. Code § 11-14-19 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 11-14-19
Section 11-14-19 Special Meeting of County Commission to Make Special Appropriations for Jail - Notice and Designation of Meeting Date
Status: in_force

If there is a necessity, and delay until the regular meeting of the county commission may be of injury to the health of the prisoners confined in the county jail, it is the duty of the chairman of the county commission to appoint a day for the meeting of the county commission, of which, if practicable, five days’ notice must be given to each commissioner, which notice must be in writing, signed by the chairman, and must be served by the sheriff.
Ala. Code § 22-2A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2A / Section 22-2A-6
Section 22-2A-6 Medicaid Agency Exempt
Status: in_force

The Medicaid Agency shall be exempt from this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-20A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20A / Section 22-20A-3
Section 22-20A-3 Suppliers and Food Service Establishments to Provide Required Information; Investigation of Noncompliance
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual or entity who supplies a covered commodity to a food service establishment shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity to the food service establishment.

(b) A food service establishment, including an in-store deli, selling or providing a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States for primarily off-premises preparation shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity, or denote that the covered commodity is imported, in letters no smaller than the same size, font, and shade as the covered commodity being offered is listed, by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard, or other visible sign on the package, display, holding unit, or bin containing the covered commodity at the final point of sale or by posting a sign stating such that measures not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and is placed not less than 36 inches from the floor located in a conspicuous location where the covered commodity is held for offer using English letters not less than one inch in size.

(c)(1) A food service establishment that primarily prepares a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States on-premises, which it sells or provides using a menu as a standard business practice, shall display on all menus the country of origin of the covered commodity, or denote that the covered commodity is imported, in letters no smaller than the same size, font, and shade as the covered commodity being offered is listed, immediately adjacent to the menu listing of the covered commodity being offered. In lieu of this requirement, the notice may be paper-clipped to the menu, with the same location, size, font, and shade restrictions required when the notice is listed directly on the menu or may be posted as a sign stating such that measures not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and is placed not less than 36 inches from the floor located in a conspicuous location where the covered commodity is held for offer using English letters not less than one inch in size.

(2) A food service establishment that primarily prepares a covered commodity that originated outside of the United States on-premises and that does not use a menu as a standard business practice shall display on a sign posted at the main entrance to the establishment stating that certain covered commodities, as applicable, being offered by the establishment are imported. Each sign shall be not less than eight and one half inches wide by 11 inches tall and shall be written in the English language in letters not less than one inch in size. The sign shall be placed in an open area and in a conspicuous position not less than 36 inches from the floor so that it is visible to all patrons.

(d)(1) A food service establishment offering farm-raised fish or wild fish shall differentiate between farm-raised fish and wild fish by stating such in the same manner as is required by subsection (b) or (c).

(2) The terms “farmed-raised fish” and “wild fish” as used in this subsection mean fish and shrimp only. The terms do not include crab, lobster, oyster, crayfish, clam, or scallops.

(e) The State Health Officer, upon verified complaint and in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, shall investigate all reports of noncompliance with this section. Upon receipt of the verified complaint, a copy of the complaint shall be given to the retail food establishment or food service establishment.
Ala. Code § 22-30D-1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30D / Section 22-30D-1
Section 22-30D-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as “The Alabama Drycleaning Environmental Response Trust Fund Act.”
Ala. Code § 11-4-50 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-4-50
Section 11-4-50 Performance of Duties Other Than Receipt and Disbursement of Funds
Status: in_force

All acts required by law to be performed with respect to county funds other than the receipt and disbursement of county funds by the county depository shall be performed by the presiding officer of the county commission or other like officer.
Ala. Code § 11-11B-4 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11B / Section 11-11B-4
Section 11-11B-4 Securities; Maturity, Total Principal Amount, Denomination and Tenor, Execution, Etc.; Coupons for Interest
Status: in_force

Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature at such time or times as the governing body of the issuer shall determine, not later than the date on which the last installment of the grant is reasonably expected to be received. The total principal amount of securities which may be issued in respect of a grant shall not exceed the reasonably estimated proceeds of the grant. The determination of the governing body of the issuer of the date on which the last installment of the grant will be received and the amounts of the proceeds of any grant to be received shall be conclusive. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be of such denomination and tenor, shall contain such covenants and restrictions and provisions and shall be payable at such place or places, within or without the state, as the governing body of the issuer shall determine. Such securities shall be executed in the name of the issuer by such officer or member of the governing body of the issuer as such governing body may direct and attested by such other officer or member of the governing body, as such governing body shall divest, with the seal of the issuer impressed thereon, but coupons for interest, if interest is evidenced by coupons, need be signed only by such officer or member of the governing body of the issuer who executed the securities. Execution by facsimile signature and seal in the manner authorized by law for bonds of a county may be authorized by the governing body.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-16
Section 22-23A-16 Bonds and Coupons Deemed Negotiable Instruments
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the authority, while registered, shall be construed to be negotiable instruments even though they are payable from a limited source. All coupons applicable to any bonds issued by the authority, while the applicable bonds are registered as to both principal and interest, shall likewise be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable from a limited source.
Ala. Code § 22-21-173 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-173
Section 22-21-173 Incorporation - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Acknowledgment; Filing
Status: in_force

The certificate of incorporation of any public corporation incorporated under this article shall state:

(1) The name of the corporation, which shall be Hospital Authority of _____ (or space to be filled in with the names of the county and of the municipality or municipalities which are to be members thereof, or with the name of any hospital proposed to be acquired by the corporation or with such other descriptive name as in the judgment of the members of the corporation is appropriate);

(2) The names of the county and the municipality or municipalities which are to be members of the corporation;

(3) The dates of adoption by the governing bodies of the county and such municipality or municipalities of their respective resolutions authorizing the incorporation of the corporation;

(4) The location of the principal office of the corporation and its post office address;

(5) The period for the duration of the corporation; if the duration is to be perpetual, that fact shall be stated; and

(6) The objects for which the corporation is organized, including, if appropriate, the name of any existing hospital the ownership or operation of which is proposed to be acquired and assumed by the corporation.

The certificate of incorporation may also include any provision or provisions for the regulation and conduct of the affairs of the corporation which are not inconsistent with this article and the laws of the State of Alabama. The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgments to deeds. The certificate of incorporation shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county which is to be a member of the corporation, and said judge of probate shall forthwith file such certificate and record the same; and thereupon the corporation described in said certificate of incorporation shall constitute a public corporation under the name stated in the certificate of incorporation. As soon thereafter as convenient, the judge of probate shall transmit a copy of the certificate of incorporation to the Secretary of State.
Ala. Code § 22-3A-22 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3A / Section 22-3A-22
Section 22-3A-22 Payment by State Treasurer Authorized; Records
Status: in_force

Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in or pursuant to Section 22-3A-16, the State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the principal of and the interest and premium (if any) on the bonds on the respective due dates of such principal, interest and premium (if any), and he is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records pertaining thereto.
Ala. Code § 11-3-4.1 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3-4.1
Section 11-3-4.1 Compensation of Commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, Section 11-3-4, and Chapter 2A of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN. Those persons elected or appointed to such office by any and all lawful means but, except where specifically provided, shall not include those persons who serve as chair by virtue of their having been elected or appointed as judge of probate of the county.

(2) COMPENSATION. All salary, expense allowance, or any other compensation received for serving as commissioner or chair of the county commission, but shall not include any reimbursement for mileage traveled or actual and necessary expenses incurred which are otherwise payable by law.

(3) LOCAL LAW. Any and all applicable statutes that apply to any part of the state which is less than the whole and shall include statutes otherwise known as “general laws of local application” or “population bracket acts.”

(b) No county commissioner shall receive compensation for serving as such officer, that is less than $14,600.00 per year. No county commission chairman shall receive compensation for serving as such officer, that is less than $18,600.00 per year.

(c) No county commissioner that is required by local law to serve full time as county commissioner, shall receive compensation for serving as such officer, that is less than $25,000.00 per year. No county commission chairman that is required by local law to serve full time as county commission chairman, shall receive compensation for serving as such officer, that is less than $30,000.00 per year.

(d) The provisions of this section shall in no way affect the compensation of county commissioners or county commission chairmen whose compensation is in excess of the minimum provided herein. Nor shall such provisions in any way affect subsequent local laws or general laws which provide compensation in excess of such minimums. Nor shall such provisions apply unless approved by a resolution of the county governing body. The resolution to adopt the pay raise must be published in the local newspaper for four consecutive weeks before the commission takes final action on the resolution. The provisions of this section shall in no way affect the compensation of judges of probate. All compensation affected hereby shall be payable from the respective county’s general fund or any other fund from which the officer’s compensation may now be paid by law.

(e) The provisions of this section which serve to increase any commissioner’s or county commission chair’s compensation shall not take effect until the first day of the next term of office for the official; provided however where the county commission members’ terms do not run concurrently, any increase provided under this section shall become effective as to all the members thereof immediately after the expiration of the term or terms of office of the member or members whose term or terms first expire.

(f) This section shall be read in para materia with Chapter 2A of this title and where a county is covered by the provisions of that chapter, this section shall be applicable only for the purpose of the calculation of annual minimum compensation to be paid to a county commissioner pursuant to subdivision (2) of Section 11-2A-2.
Ala. Code § 11-18-21 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 11-18-21
Section 11-18-21 Authorized
Status: in_force

The county commission of each county of the state is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise land situated within the county for the purpose of establishing and maintaining thereon a public park or recreational area.
Ala. Code § 22-30E-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30E / Section 22-30E-2
Section 22-30E-2 Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent of Chapter; Establishment of Voluntary Assessment And/Or Cleanup Program for Properties with Potential Environmental Contamination
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that properties in Alabama may have areas with actual or perceived contamination levels that may not be subject to assessment or cleanup under applicable laws and regulations. The Legislature finds that this perception of contamination discourages the purchase and productive use of otherwise usable properties. The Legislature further finds that the voluntary assessment and cleanup of such properties is in the public interest.

(b) The Legislature finds that previously unused greenfield sites are often selected for development over previously used property due largely to concerns over the financial and environmental liabilities that may be incurred in acquiring such previously used property for reuse and redevelopment. The Legislature further finds that the appropriate reuse and redevelopment of properties that are contaminated, or perceived to be contaminated, is in the public interest.

(c) The Legislature finds that the reuse of previously utilized property is an important component of a sound land use policy that will help to preserve undeveloped farmland, open space areas, and natural areas; and reduce public costs for installing new water, sewer, and other utilities and highway infrastructure.

(d) The Legislature finds that it is necessary to pass legislation that provides a mechanism to implement a cleanup program that encourages applicants to voluntarily assess, clean up, remediate, and provide for the productive reuse of such properties. The Legislature further finds that such a cleanup program will increase the overall acreage and inventory of potential properties for redevelopment that would otherwise remain unavailable while also providing sources of revenue for payment of additional cleanup costs that may arise after remediation. This finding shall not be interpreted to relieve a “responsible person” from any liability for administrative, civil, or criminal fines or penalties otherwise authorized by law and imposed as a result of illegal disposal of waste or for pollution of the land, air, or waters of the state in violation of established laws and regulations on an identified property.

(e) Therefore, the Legislature hereby establishes a program, to be implemented, maintained, and administered by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, to encourage the voluntary cleanup and the reuse and redevelopment of such properties.
Ala. Code § 22-22-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 22 / Section 22-22-7
Section 22-22-7 Technical and Other Advisory Committees
Status: in_force

(a) In order to make available to the commission the services of an advisory body on such technical matters as the commission shall require, there is hereby created the Technical Advisory Committee to the commission which shall consist of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Director of the Alabama Development Office and the State Geologist, each of whom shall be members of said advisory committee throughout his respective term and until the appointment of his successor. The Technical Advisory Committee shall meet on call of the chairman of the commission and shall advise the chairman and the commission on any technical matters referred to it by the chairman of the commission. From time to time, as circumstances may require, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee may designate a representative of his department or agency to perform the duties of the member making the designation. Such person, if any, designated pursuant to this subsection, shall have the powers and be subject to the duties and responsibilities of the officer appointing him. The staffs and departments or the members of the Technical Advisory Committees supporting them in their official capacity are hereby authorized and directed to render whatever assistance is necessary to further the duties of said advisory committee or to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The commission is authorized to provide for the establishment of other advisory committees, appointment of the membership of such committees, scope of investigation and other duties of such committees. The period of duration of such committees and the terms of members of such committees shall be established by the commission. No salary or compensation shall be allowed any member of such committees for services thereon. Travel, subsistence, and other expenses incurred by members of such committees in the discharge of their official duties as members of such committees, and when approved by the chairman or the director by direction of the commission, shall be paid at the rate allowed other state employees as provided by Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36 of this code from any funds which are, or may become, available for the purpose of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-2-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 22-2-10
Section 22-2-10 Council on Dental Health, Council on Animal and Environmental Health, Council on Prevention of Disease and Medical Care and Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization - Chairmen; Vacancies; Meetings; Quorum; Compensation
Status: in_force

Each such council shall select from among its members, by majority vote, a chairman; and the chairman of each such council, by virtue of his selection as chairman, shall be a member of the State Committee of Public Health with full voting privileges, rights and responsibilities of membership. As each term expires on each council, the designated association or person responsible for the original appointment shall fill the vacancy for a five-year term. Appointees who serve less than five-year terms shall be eligible for reappointment for only one five-year term. A council member who ceases to be a member of the appointing authority or who no longer is a resident of the State of Alabama shall automatically cease to be a member of the council and his unexpired term shall be filled by the original appointing authority. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the State Committee of Public Health or to a council created in Section 22-2-9 who, at the time of his appointment, is 65 years of age. A schedule of meetings for each council shall be established by each council on a quarterly basis, or more frequently, as may be deemed necessary. A majority of the members of each council shall constitute a quorum. The chairman of each council shall serve for a term of two years and may be reelected as chairman for not more than one successive term or for a total of four years as chairman. Members of the four councils as outlined in this section shall serve without compensation, but members may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at council meetings or authorized business of the council pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36.
Ala. Code § 22-19-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-5
Section 22-19-5 Use of Approved Identification System
Status: in_force

(a) Each funeral establishment taking possession of a dead human body shall maintain an identification system approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service. The identification system may include any dignified method, including, but not limited to, an arm band or a wrist band, that will ensure the ability to identify the body from the time of taking possession of the body until the body is transferred to another entity or until final disposition.

(b) A funeral establishment that maintains the required identification system approved by the Alabama Board of Funeral Service shall not be liable for misidentification that occurred prior to taking possession of the body or misidentification that occurs after the body has been transferred from the funeral establishment to another entity.
Ala. Code § 22-8-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 22-8-10
Section 22-8-10 Authorization of Medical Treatment for Mental Health Services of Certain Minors by Parent or Legal Guardian
Status: in_force

The parent or legal guardian of a minor who is at least 16 years of age and under 19 years of age may authorize medical treatment for any mental health services even if the minor has expressly refused such treatment services if the parent or legal guardian and a mental health professional determine that clinical intervention is necessary and appropriate. Access to the mental health records of the minor will follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Public Law 104-191.
Ala. Code § 22-21-366 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-366
Section 22-21-366 Subscriber Rates Subject to Approval of Department; Provisions in Contract Between Corporation and Dentist
Status: in_force

(a) The rates charged by a dental service plan corporation to the subscribers for dental services shall at all times be subject to the approval of the department.

(b) Every contract between a dental service plan corporation and a dentist, whereby the plan provides for payment of a fee or fees to the dentist for dental services rendered by the dentist to subscribers, shall contain a clause stating that the dental service plan corporation shall be liable for such fee or fees rather than the subscribers receiving said dental services. Such contract shall also contain a clause whereby, upon termination of the contract by either party or upon expiration thereof, a dentist is obligated to complete any procedure which he has undertaken upon any subscriber.
Ala. Code § 22-1-8 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22-1-8
Section 22-1-8 Penalty for Violation of Health or Quarantine Law
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the health or quarantine laws, except those for which a special penalty is prescribed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 22-13-53 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / Section 22-13-53
Section 22-13-53 Funding; Federal Waiver
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall distribute funding allocated to it for providing and administering services pursuant to this article. The department may seek any federal waiver that may be necessary to maximize funds from the federal government to implement the purposes of this article.

(b) The department may seek any federal waiver that may be necessary for activities related to the purposes of this article.
Ala. Code § 22-20A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20A / Section 22-20A-5
Section 22-20A-5 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The board shall promulgate rules as may be necessary for the enforcement of this article, such rules to be promulgated according to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Ala. Code § 22-21-105 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-105
Section 22-21-105 Special County Tax - Validation of Elections - Elections Under Amendment 72 of Constitution
Status: in_force

Every election heretofore held in any county in this state submitting to the qualified electors of such county the question of the levy of a special tax for public hospital purposes pursuant to the provisions of Amendment 72 to the Constitution of Alabama at which a majority of the votes cast were in favor of the levy of the said tax, but which was irregular because of failure to comply with the procedural requirements prescribed by general or local election laws applicable thereto or in the call thereof by the county commission of such county, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any requirements concerning the time and manner of giving notice thereof, canvassing and recording the results thereof or the appointment of election officials therefor, shall be, and every such election hereby is, validated and given effect in like manner as if all such procedural requirements had been duly and legally complied with; provided, that this section shall not apply to any election which, prior to September 12, 1966, has been found to be invalid by the county commission of the county wherein the election was held, or held invalid by a final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or to any election the validity of which is at issue in any action pending in a court of competent jurisdiction as of September 12, 1966.
Ala. Code § 22-12C-9 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 12C / Section 22-12C-9
Section 22-12C-9 Cumulation of Penalties
Status: in_force

The administrative, civil, and criminal remedies and penalties in this chapter are cumulative, and the use by the State Board of Health of one remedy shall not preclude the use by the board of any other remedy based upon the same incident or occurrence.
Ala. Code § 22-6-237 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-237
Section 22-6-237 Exemption from Certain Fees and Taxes
Status: in_force

Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, integrated care networks as defined in this article are exempt from the payment of any and all state, county, and municipal license fees, including any business privilege or license tax heretofore or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama or any county or municipality thereof. The exemptions provided by this section shall not extend to the individual health care providers who are members of the integrated care networks.
Ala. Code § 22-30B-3 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30B / Section 22-30B-3
Section 22-30B-3 Deposit and Use of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the fee herein levied, less the Department of Revenue’s actual cost for administration and collection, not to exceed 10 percent, shall be deposited into the General Budgetary Fund of the State to be used for general operations unless provided otherwise in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-21-55 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-55
Section 22-21-55 Dissolution
Status: in_force

Any hospital association organized under the provisions of this article may be dissolved, in the manner prescribed in this section if, at the time of such dissolution, it owns no property and has no indebtedness outstanding and if it is not, at the time, designated as the agency of a county to acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain public hospital facilities. Such dissolution shall be effected by the filing in the office of the Secretary of State of a certificate of dissolution, signed by all the then living directors of such hospital association.
Ala. Code § 22-21-110 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-110
Section 22-21-110 Issuance of Securities - Investment of Trust Funds
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction thereof and by the document which is the source of authority, a fiduciary may, with the exercise of reasonable business prudence, invest trust funds in securities of a hospital corporation for payment of the principal of, and interest on, which the proceeds of any ad valorem, excise, license or privilege tax are pledged.
Ala. Code § 11-19-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 11-19-5
Section 11-19-5 Subdivision Regulations Generally
Status: in_force

In addition to land-use restrictions commensurate with the degree of the flood hazards in various parts of the area, there shall be such subdivision regulations as may be necessary:

(1) To prevent the inappropriate development of flood-prone lands;

(2) To encourage the appropriate location and elevation of streets, sewers and water systems and the reservation of adequate and convenient open space for utilities;

(3) To provide for adequate drainage so as to minimize exposure to flood hazards and to prevent the aggravation of flood hazards; and

(4) To require such minimum elevation of all new developments as required.
Ala. Code § 22-4A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 4A / Section 22-4A-2
Section 22-4A-2 Family Practice Rural Health Board Created; Members; Chairman and Officers; Per Diem and Mileage
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created an 11 member “Family Practice Rural Health Board,” with each member serving a six year term unless otherwise specified. The board shall consist of the following membership:

(1) Two members representing the medically underserved rural areas to be appointed by the Governor.

(2) One member from each of the seven U.S. Congressional Districts to be appointed by the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians.

(3) One member to be appointed from the membership of the House of Representatives by the Speaker and whose term shall end with his legislative term at which time a replacement will be appointed.

(4) One member to be appointed from the membership of the State Senate by the Lieutenant Governor and whose term shall end with his legislative term at which time a replacement will be appointed.

(b) The board shall meet within 90 days following May 3, 1990, and elect from its membership, a chairman and other officers deemed necessary by the board. The director or his designee, of each of the family practice residency programs receiving funds through the provisions of this chapter, shall serve as ex officio, non-voting member of the board. Members shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be paid such per diem and mileage as provided for state employees.
Ala. Code § 22-6-256 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-256
Section 22-6-256 Annual Transfer of Unencumbered Balance; Appropriations
Status: in_force

At the end of fiscal year 2024, and at the end of every fiscal year thereafter, the unencumbered balance of both the Medicaid State General Fund Account, Account No. 0106, and the Medicaid State General Fund Carryforward Account, Account No. 0110, which was not appropriated in a future budget, shall be transferred to the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund no later than November 15 of the following fiscal year. Each year, the Legislature shall appropriate the expected carryforward in the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund back to the fund for use in the next fiscal year. Each year, the legislature shall also appropriate any expected transfers from both the Medicaid State General Fund Account, Account No. 0106, and the Medicaid State General Fund Carryforward Account, Account No. 0110, to the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund.
Ala. Code § 22-13-30 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 13 / Section 22-13-30
Section 22-13-30 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Statewide Cancer Registry Act.”
Ala. Code § 22-30-18 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30 / Section 22-30-18
Section 22-30-18 Reporting of Wastes Generated; When Reports Deemed Trade Secrets
Status: in_force

Every generator, transporter, and owner and operator of a treatment, storage or disposal facility of hazardous wastes shall establish and maintain such records for a three-year period, make such reports and furnish such information pertaining to the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of said waste, and install, use and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods, sample such wastes, materials, soils or waters, in accordance with such methods and procedures, at such locations and times, as the department shall require. The retention period for all records required to be maintained by this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter is automatically extended during the period of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the facility or as requested by the department. Any records, reports or information obtained under this chapter shall be available to the public; except, that upon a showing satisfactory to the department by the person submitting the records, reports or information that the records, reports or information, or a particular part thereof, other than manifests and reports showing the quantities and characteristics of hazardous wastes generated, transported, treated, stored or disposed by any person, to which the department has access, if made public, would divulge production or sales figures or methods, processes or production unique to such person or would otherwise tend to affect adversely the competitive position of such person by revealing trade secrets, the department shall consider such record, report or information, or a particular part thereof, confidential in the administration of this chapter. If the department denies a request for information and the requester substantially prevails on judicial review, the court may award reasonable attorney fees, and other litigation costs reasonably incurred, to the requester. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent disclosures of any such reports, records or information to federal, state or local representatives as necessary for the purposes of the administration of any federal, or state hazardous waste control laws or when relevant in any proceeding under such laws.
Ala. Code § 22-6-23 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-23
Section 22-6-23 “Facility” Defined
Status: in_force

Where referred to in this article, facility shall mean intermediate care facility and skilled nursing facility licensed by the State Board of Health. More specific definitions shall be established by the department pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act in order to comply with OBRA.
Ala. Code § 22-6-72 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-72
Section 22-6-72 Duties of State Treasurer; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall invest the funds in the trust fund on the direction of the board in investments which are eligible investments for the Alabama Trust Fund as authorized by Amendment No. 450 and Amendment No. 488 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. All interest earned on the investment of money in the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund. The State Treasurer shall receive no fees or compensation for his or her work in complying with this provision. No funds may be transferred to the Medicaid Agency or expended by the board except as budgeted and allotted in accordance with the Budget Act and the Budget Management Act. Money contained in the trust fund at the end of any year shall not revert to the General Fund or any other fund in the State Treasury but shall remain in the trust fund until appropriated by the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 22-21-41 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-41
Section 22-21-41 Duties of State Board of Health
Status: in_force

When the State Board of Health receives submittals of plans, drawings, and specifications for the construction, addition to, or alteration of health care facilities for the purposes of review and approval, the State Board of Health shall make reviews of submitted plans, drawings, and specifications and inspections or investigations of the construction as it deems necessary. In addition, the State Board of Health shall make a final inspection of the submitted project at the appropriate time. The State Board of Health shall prescribe by rule the procedure for a licensee, applicant, or submitter to pay fees required by this article and to submit plans, drawings, and specifications to the State Board of Health for preliminary review or inspection and approval or recommendation with respect to compliance with rules of the State Board of Health. In exchange for fees included in the fee schedule provided herein, the State Board of Health shall provide reviews of up to four plan submissions and one final inspection visit of the finished construction, for each project. If additional reviews or final inspections are required, an additional fee, equal to 15 percent of the total fee, shall be paid to the department for each additional submittal or inspection.
Ala. Code § 11-20-39 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 20 / Section 11-20-39
Section 11-20-39 Bonds - Security for Payment of Principal and Interest; Remedies Upon Default
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the corporation shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the same shall be made payable and may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the projects from which the revenues or receipts so pledged may be derived, including any enlargements of and additions to any such projects thereafter made.

The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance of the projects covered thereby, the fixing and collection of fees, rates, tolls and charges for the services, facilities and accommodations furnished by the corporation and of the rents for any portions thereof leased by the corporation to others, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and the rights and remedies available in the event of default, all as the board of directors shall deem advisable and which are not in conflict with the provisions of this article.

In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the corporation made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage executed as security therefor, such payment or agreement may be enforced by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver or by foreclosure of any such mortgage or any one or more of said remedies.
Ala. Code § 11-26-6 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 26 / Section 11-26-6
Section 11-26-6 Construction of Provisions
Status: reserved

Sections 11-26-1 and 11-26-3 are supplemental and shall insofar as possible be construed in pari materia with Sections 25-5-1 through 25-5-231, as amended; however, all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this chapter are hereby expressly repealed.
Ala. Code § 22-21-327 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-327
Section 22-21-327 Securities and Coupons as Negotiable Instruments
Status: in_force

Securities issued by an authority, while not registered, shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified or limited source. All coupons applicable to any securities issued by an authority, while the applicable securities are not registered as to both principal and interest, shall likewise be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified or limited source.
Ala. Code § 22-21-77 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-77
Section 22-21-77 Powers of Corporation
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be in perpetuity, specified in its certificate of incorporation or until dissolved as provided in Section 22-21-82;

(2) To maintain actions and have actions maintained against it and to defend action maintained against it;

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

(4) To receive, acquire, take and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise, real and personal estate of every description and to manage and dispose of same by any form of legal conveyance or transfer;

(5) To acquire, construct, equip, enlarge, improve, maintain and operate a hospital and to do all things necessary to that end;

(6) With the approval of the board of directors, to design, construct, purchase or otherwise acquire hospitals, clinics and other hospital facilities, and to lease or otherwise make available such facilities to such persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations and on such terms as they deem to be necessary and appropriate and consistent with the maintenance of public health services and facilities;

(7) To conduct nurses’ training schools;

(8) To borrow money and to issue interest-bearing securities in evidence of the borrowing;

(9) To mortgage, pledge or otherwise convey its property and its revenues from any source;

(10) To appoint and employ such officers and agents, including attorneys, as the business of the corporation may require;

(11) To establish and collect and alter charges for services rendered and supplies furnished by it;

(12) To make rules and regulations for the treatment of charity patients and for the conduct of any hospital owned or operated by it and to alter such rules and regulations;

(13) To provide for such insurance as the corporation may deem advisable;

(14) To cooperate with the State Board of Health, to make such contracts with it as the board of directors of the corporation may deem advisable respecting the operation of any hospital and to take such action not in violation of law as may be necessary in order to qualify the corporation to receive funds appropriated by the United States or the State of Alabama; and

(15) To invest in direct general obligations of the United States and any trust fund established under and subject to the general laws of this state for investment or self-insurance purposes with investment authority as may be authorized by law for such trusts any funds of the corporation which its board of directors may determine are not presently needed for its corporate purposes.
Ala. Code § 22-29-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 29 / Section 22-29-7
Section 22-29-7 Powers
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

(4) To establish a fiscal year;

(5) To acquire in any manner and to hold title to or leasehold interests in real and personal property and to sell, convey or lease the same for the purpose of carrying out its functions and duties under this chapter;

(6) To construct and operate or lease to or from any local public body any project;

(7) To agree to make and to make state grants to any local public body to assist in financing any project;

(8) To execute agreements effectively obligating the state to pay to a local public body such portion of the estimated reasonable cost of the project of such local public body as shall be required in order that such project shall be eligible for the maximum obtainable federal grant under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;

(9) To borrow money for any corporate purpose;

(10) To issue its bonds as provided in this chapter;

(11) To invest the proceeds from the sale of its bonds pending the use thereof;

(12) To make and enter into contracts and agreements in furtherance of its functions and duties under this chapter; and

(13) To appoint and employ such attorneys, agents and employees as the business of the authority may require.
Ala. Code § 22-21-358 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-358
Section 22-21-358 Powers of Authorities
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers at any time conferred on it by law, and subject to any express provisions of its certificate of incorporation or certificate of reincorporation to the contrary, an authority shall (to the extent at the time not prohibited by the Constitution of Alabama) have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:

(1) To participate as a shareholder in a corporation, as a joint venturer in a joint venture, as a general or limited partner in a limited partnership or a general partnership, as a member in a nonprofit corporation or as a member of any other lawful form of business organization, which provides health care or engages in activities related thereto;

(2) To make or arrange for loans, contributions to capital and other debt and equity financing for the activities of any corporation of which such authority is a shareholder, any joint venture in which such authority is a joint venturer, any limited partnership or general partnership of which such authority is a general or limited partnership, any nonprofit corporation in which such authority is a member or any other lawful form of business organization of which such authority is a member, and to guarantee loans and any other obligations for such purposes;

(3) To elect (i) all or any of the members of the board of directors of any nonprofit corporation of which such authority is a member or of which any one or more of the members of the board of directors of such authority is an ex officio member (subject, however, to any contrary or inconsistent provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of such nonprofit corporation), and (ii) all or any of the members of the board of directors of any nonprofit corporation that has no members and whose articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for the election of one or more of the members of its board of directors from among members of the board of directors of such authority (subject, however, to any contrary or inconsistent provision of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of such nonprofit corporation); provided, however, that if the board of directors of an authority adopts, and files for record in the office of the judge of probate of that county in which its certificate of incorporation or certificate of reincorporation is filed, a certified copy of a resolution to such effect, the election by such authority of any member of the board of directors of any nonprofit corporation who it would otherwise have the right to elect shall be effective only upon the consent of the governing body of each authorizing subdivision with respect to such authority;

(4) To create, establish, acquire, operate or support subsidiaries and affiliates, either for profit or nonprofit, to assist such authority in fulfilling its purposes;

(5) To create, establish or support nonaffiliated for profit or nonprofit corporations or other lawful business organizations which operate and have as their purposes the furtherance of such authority’s purposes;

(6) Without limiting the generality of the preceding subdivisions (4) and (5), to accomplish and facilitate the creation, establishment, acquisition, operation or support of any such subsidiary, affiliate, nonaffiliated corporation or other lawful business organization, by means of loans of funds, leases of real or personal property, gifts and grants of funds or guarantees of indebtedness of such subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated corporations;

(7) To indemnify any person (including for purposes of this subdivision such person’s estate and personal representatives) made or threatened to be made a party to any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a board member, officer, or a physician acting as an agent of such authority in the performance of duties delegated by the board of directors as contained in the medical staff bylaws, medical staff rules and regulations, or policies adopted by the board of directors of such authority, or serves or served any other corporation or other entity or organization (whether for profit or not for profit) in any capacity at the request of the authority while he or she was a board member, officer of the authority, or a physician acting as an agent of such authority as stated above, against all judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees actually and necessarily incurred) as a result of any such action or proceeding, or any appeal therein; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as permitting indemnification of any person:

a. In connection with any malpractice action or proceeding arising out of or in any way connected with such person’s practice of his profession;

b. In connection with an action or proceeding by such authority in which a person is adjudged liable to such authority; or

c. In connection with any other action or proceeding in which such person is adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by such person.

(8) To make any other indemnification now or hereafter authorized by law; and

(9) To have and exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect any or all the purposes for which authorities are organized.
Ala. Code § 22-6-259 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-259
Section 22-6-259 Investments of Funds
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer shall invest the funds in the Medicaid Emergency Reserve Fund in investments that are eligible investments for the State Treasurer, as authorized by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 41-14-30. All interest earned on the investment of money in the reserve fund shall be credited to the State General Fund. The State Treasurer shall receive no fees or compensation for his or her work in complying with this section.
Ala. Code § 22-40-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 40 / Section 22-40-7
Section 22-40-7 Records - Collection
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2003-332, p. 823, §25, effective October 1, 2004.
Ala. Code § 22-30F-10 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30F / Section 22-30F-10
Section 22-30F-10 Capitalization Grant Agreements, Operating Agreements, Other Arrangements
Status: in_force

The department is hereby authorized to enter into capitalization grant agreements, operating agreements, and other arrangements required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, other federal agencies, or other entities as a condition precedent to the receipt of funds necessary to capitalize the revolving loan fund. The department shall have full and continuing power to do all things necessary to be and remain in compliance with the provisions of any applicable federal act necessary to cause the state to receive assistance under any such federal act for the purposes herein stated.
Ala. Code § 22-21-373 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-373
Section 22-21-373 Filing and Approval of Contracts with Dentists and Other Providers of Services and Amendments Thereto; Reports to Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts made between the corporation and participating dentists and all contracts with other providers of services by the dental service plan corporation must be filed with and approved by the commissioner, and any amendment or change thereto.

(b) Dental service corporations must annually report to the commissioner in such detail as is reasonably required, the number and geographical distribution of dentists and other providers of services with whom it maintains contractual relations, and the nature of the relations. For an individual corporation or groups of corporations the commissioner may require more frequent reports.
Ala. Code § 22-11A-36 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 11A / Section 22-11A-36
Section 22-11A-36 Appeal of Commitment Order; Notice of Appeal; Limitations to Be Placed Upon Liberty of Person Pending Appeal
Status: in_force

An appeal from an order of the probate court granting a petition seeking to commit a person to the custody of the Alabama Department of Public Health or such other facility as the court may order lies to the circuit court for trial de novo unless the probate judge who granted the petition was learned in the law, in which case the appeal lies to the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on the record. Notice of appeal shall be given in writing to the probate judge within five days after the respondent has received actual notice of the granting of the petition and shall be accompanied by security for costs, to be approved by the probate judge, unless the probate judge finds that the person sought to be committed is indigent, in which case no security shall be required. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate judge shall determine and enter an order setting forth the limitations to be placed upon the liberty of the person sought to be committed, pending appeal. Upon the filing of a notice of appeal, the probate judge shall certify the record to the clerk of the reviewing court. The petition shall be set for hearing by the reviewing court within 60 days of the date that the notice of appeal is filed in the probate court, and such hearing shall not be continued except for good cause, upon motion in writing by the person sought to be committed. The costs of the proceedings in the reviewing court shall be taxed in the same manner as in the probate court. All requirements relative to hearings in probate court shall apply to appeals heard in the circuit court.
Ala. Code § 1-2-2 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-2
Section 1-2-2 Official Coat of Arms - Description in Heraldic Terms
Status: in_force

The coat of arms of Alabama as described in heraldic terms shall be as follows: arms: quarterly, the first azure three fleur de lis or (for France); second quarterly first and fourth gules a tower tripple towered or, second and third argent a lion rampant gules (for Spain); third azure a saltire argent and gules over all a cross of the last fimbriated of the second (for Great Britain); fourth gules of a saltire azure, fimbriated argent 13 mullets of the last (for the Confederacy); at center in escutcheon chief azure paly argent and gules 13 (for United States) arms supported by two American eagles displayed. Crest: A full rigged ship proper.
Ala. Code § 22-29-5 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 29 / Section 22-29-5
Section 22-29-5 Incorporation - Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

When the application has been made, filed and recorded as provided in Section 22-29-4, the Secretary of State shall make and issue to the applicants a certificate of incorporation pursuant to this chapter, under the Great Seal of the State, and shall record the certificate with the application, whereupon the applicants shall constitute a public corporation, agency and instrumentality of the state under the name proposed in the application. There shall be no fees paid to the Secretary of State for any work done in connection with the incorporation of the authority.
Ala. Code § 22-21-151 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-151
Section 22-21-151 Obligations Not Debt of State or Municipality
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 or of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 22-23A-11 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 23A / Section 22-23A-11
Section 22-23A-11 Establishment of Dedicated Source of Revenue by Community Water System for Funding of Loan by Authority; Powers of Water System; Default; Repayment Guidelines; Project Accounts
Status: in_force

(a) In order to provide for the funding of the loan by the authority for a project to a community water system, such water system shall establish a dedicated source of revenue to repay only the monies received from the authority and to provide for operation, maintenance and equipment replacement expenses. Such water system is hereby authorized and empowered, any existing statute to the contrary notwithstanding, to do and perform any one or more of the following:

(1) To obligate itself to pay to the authority at periodic intervals a sum sufficient to provide bond debt service with respect to the bonds of the authority issued to fund the loan for such project and to pay over such debt service to the account of the project for deposit to the Water Supply Assistance Fund;

(2) To levy, collect and pay over to the authority and to obligate itself to continue to levy, collect and pay over to the authority the proceeds of any one or more of the following:

a. Any water supply service fee or charge; and

b. Other revenue available to the community water system;

(3) To undertake and obligate itself to pay its contractual obligation to the authority solely from the proceeds from any one or more of the sources specified in subdivision (2) above, or to impose upon itself a general obligation pledge, if appropriate, to the authority additionally secured by a pledge of any one or more of such sources; provided, however, that all members of said community water system shall be notified of the proposed contract with the authority, specifically stating the obligations and pledge of revenue and other terms and conditions of said contract, and provided further that a formal meeting of the community water system be held and a vote be taken prior to the final agreement with the authority being made;

(4) To obligate itself to continue to levy and collect such revenues, fees and charges as shall equal not less than 110 percent nor more than 125 percent, as determined by the authority of the maximum principal and interest maturing and coming due in any one year on the bonds issued by the authority to fund a loan for the project; and

(5) To enter into such agreements, to perform such acts and to delegate such functions and duties as its governing body shall determine to be necessary or desirable to enable the authority to fund a loan to the community water system to aid it in the construction or acquisition of a project.

(b) In the event of default, the authority may utilize all available remedies under state law.

(c) All loans made by the authority shall provide that repayment of such loans shall be made in accordance with guidelines for such repayment made by the authority.

(d) The recipients of loans shall maintain project accounts in accordance with generally accepted government accounting standards.
Ala. Code § 22-21-278 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-278
Section 22-21-278 Kidney Disease Treatment Centers in Certain Municipalities Exempted from Certificate of Need Requirement
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the state and its residents for kidney disease treatment centers to be established and operated throughout the state so that any patient needing such treatment will be able to utilize a hemodialysis unit located within a reasonable distance from his or her home; that a shortage of kidney disease treatment centers now exists in the rural areas and smaller municipalities in the state; that the existence of the certificate of need requirement with respect to new kidney disease treatment centers is a factor that hinders the establishment of new treatment centers in the less heavily-populated areas of the state; that, in order to encourage and facilitate the development of new kidney disease treatment centers in those areas of the state where such centers are most needed, it is rational, appropriate and desirable to provide an exemption from the certificate of need requirement for any kidney disease treatment center located in a Class 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipality that contains no more than ten hemodialysis units; and that, because of the existence in Class 1, 2 and 3 municipalities of major medical facilities that serve the residents of such municipalities and the surrounding areas, it is rational, appropriate and desirable to provide that the exemption granted by this section shall not apply to a kidney disease treatment center located in a Class 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipality if such municipality is located in a county in which a Class 1, 2 or 3 municipality is located.

(b) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, any kidney disease treatment center that contains no more than ten freestanding hemodialysis units and that is located in a Class 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipality (as such classes are defined in Sections 11-40-12 and 11-40-13 or any successor provision of law) shall not be subject to or governed by the provisions of Article 9 of Chapter 21 of Title 22 (including, without limitation, the provisions of said article which require that a certificate of need be obtained from the State Health Planning and Development Agency as a condition precedent to the offering or development of new institutional health services).

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) shall not apply to a kidney disease treatment center located in a Class 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 municipality if such municipality or any part thereof is located in a county in which a Class 1, 2 or 3 municipality or any part thereof is located.
Ala. Code § 22-19-41 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 19 / Section 22-19-41
Section 22-19-41 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) BANK or STORAGE FACILITY. A facility licensed, accredited or approved under the laws of any state for the storage of human bodies, or parts thereof.

(2) DECEDENT. A deceased individual and includes a stillborn infant or fetus.

(3) DONOR. An individual who makes a gift of all, or part of, his body.

(4) HOSPITAL. A hospital licensed under the laws of the State of Alabama, or any subdivision thereof, or under the laws and regulations of the United States government, or any agency thereof.

(5) PART. Organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood or other fluids and any other portions of a human body.

(6) PERSON. An individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate trust, partnership or association or any other legal entity.

(7) PHYSICIAN or SURGEON. A physician or surgeon licensed or authorized to practice under the laws of any state.
Ala. Code § 1-2-36 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-36
Section 1-2-36 State Mammal
Status: in_force

The Black Bear, subfamily ursinae, Ursus americanus Pollas, 1780, is hereby designated as the official state mammal of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 22-14-32 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 22-14-32
Section 22-14-32 Submission of Fingerprint Cards to F.b.i
Status: in_force

The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall submit one set of the classifiable fingerprint cards of such employee to the identification division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a request that the bureau search its criminal history files to ascertain if such employee has a criminal history and furnish any identifiable information on such employee to the department.
Ala. Code § 22-21-355 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-355
Section 22-21-355 Further Provisions Respecting Investment of Funds
Status: in_force

In addition to the investment powers granted by the enabling statute, any authority shall, to the extent permitted by the contracts of such authority with the holders of its securities, have the further power to invest any portion of the principal proceeds derived from the sale of any of its securities not then needed for any of the purposes for which such securities were authorized to be issued, any moneys held in any special fund created pursuant to any resolution or mortgage, mortgage indenture, mortgage and trust indenture or trust indenture authorizing or securing any of its securities, and any other moneys of such authority not then needed by it, in any of the following:

(1) Debt securities (whether general obligations or limited or special obligations) of any state, territory or possession of the United States of America and of any political subdivision of any such state, territory or possession, but if and only if at the time of their acquisition for the account of the authority, such securities are rated by a nationally recognized credit rating agency in one of its four highest rating categories;

(2) Commercial paper of a corporation incorporated under the laws of any state of the United States of America, but if and only if at the time of the acquisition thereof for the account of the authority, such commercial paper is rated “prime one” (or the equivalent thereof) by a nationally recognized credit rating agency;

(3) Banker’s acceptances endorsed or guaranteed by a bank whose senior long-term debt obligations are, at the time of the acquisition of such acceptances for the account of the authority, rated by a nationally recognized credit rating agency in one of its three highest rating categories (or by a bank that is owned or controlled by a bank holding company whose senior long-term debt obligations are, at the time of the acquisition of such acceptances for the account of the authority, rated by a nationally recognized credit rating agency in one of its three highest rating categories);

(4) Bonds and debentures of a corporation incorporated under the laws of any state of the United States of America, but if and only if at the time of the acquisition thereof for the account of the authority, such bonds or debentures have an investment grade rating (or its equivalent) from a nationally recognized credit rating agency; and

(5) To the extent not prohibited by the Constitution of Alabama:

a. Investments in a money market fund or other similar fund, all or substantially all the assets of which consist of federal securities or other assets in which an authority is permitted, by the enabing statute or by the preceding provisions of this section, to invest moneys directly,

b. Participation certificates in federal securities, and

c. Investment or cash management agreements with a bank whose senior long-term debt obligations are, at the time of the acquisition of any such investment or cash management agreement for the account of the authority, rated by nationally recognized credit rating agency in one of its three highest rating categories (or with a bank that is owned or controlled by a bank holding company whose senior long-term debt obligations are, at the time of the acquisition of any such investment or cash management agreement for the account of the authority, rated by a nationally recognized credit rating agency in one of its three highest rating categories).
Ala. Code § 22-6-26 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22-6-26
Section 22-6-26 Health Department Functions and Responsibilities
Status: in_force

This article shall in no way supersede, replace or affect the licensing and certification responsibilities or other regulatory functions of the Health Department. All health care facilities licensing authority shall remain the responsibility of the Department of Public Health upon and after May 9, 1989.
Ala. Code § 11-5-30 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-5-30
Section 11-5-30 Legislative Findings; Construction
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds, determines, and declares all of the following:

(1) An unattended and sudden death is one of society’s most tragic events and should receive the appropriate caring, competent, and thorough attention of all levels of government.

(2) A suspicious, sudden, or violent death is very difficult to investigate and to accurately determine the cause and manner of death for the death certificate.

(3) Medical examiners and coroners determine the cause of death and with other forensic scientists and investigators determine the manner of death.

(4) Death certificates issued on unattended, sudden, and violent deaths greatly impact government spending decisions, the living loved ones, and insurance decisions so that the accuracy of the death certificate is of great concern to the Legislature.

(5) There are currently no minimum standards of training for county coroners.

(6) Local coroners or non-physician death investigators are necessary and critical to the investigation of unattended deaths in Alabama.

(7) The competency of unattended death investigations is directly related to the minimum education and training standards of the investigators and standards need to be established and implemented statewide.

(b) The provisions of this article are to be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this section and to promote the same, which are hereby declared to be public policy of this state.
Ala. Code § 11-25-7 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 25 / Section 11-25-7
Section 11-25-7 County Law Library Fund; Audit, Use, Etc.; Purchases Exempt from Taxes
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment of a county law library under the provisions of this chapter each county shall have and maintain a separate fund known as the County Law Library Fund and may have a separate law library fund for each law library in the county. The county law library funds shall consist of funds appropriated by the state, county, or municipal governments, funds collected under the provisions of law, proceeds from the sale of copies, books, and other materials, or received from donations, gifts, grants, and funds other than those appropriated, and shall be audited as county funds are audited. Said fund may be used to match grants for library purposes. Library funds may be used to pay library personnel. All purchases by or on behalf of such library shall be exempt from all State of Alabama, county, or municipal sales, use, or other similar taxes.
Ala. Code § 22-30-17 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 30 / Section 22-30-17
Section 22-30-17 Manifest
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and, acting through the commission, promulgate a manifest.

(b) A manifest shall be required to accompany transportation, for off-site storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste, provided, however, that regarding bulk shipments by rail or water, a shipping paper may be substituted for the manifest if the shipping paper meets the requirements set out in the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. The manifest shall be originated by the hazardous waste generator and shall identify the hazardous waste transported, the quantity of such waste, and such other information as the department may require.

(c) A copy of each complete manifest shall be forwarded monthly to the department by owners or operators treating, storing or disposing of hazardous wastes received from off-site.
Ala. Code § 1-2-29 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1-2-29
Section 1-2-29 State Barbecue Championship
Status: in_force

The Demopolis Christmas on the River Barbecue Cook-off is hereby designated as the official Alabama State Barbecue Championship.
Ala. Code § 22-21-363 — Alabama Code / Title 1 / Chapter 21 / Section 22-21-363
Section 22-21-363 Application for Certificate of Authority; Contents
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators shall file with the commissioner an application for a certificate of authority to do business upon a form to be furnished by the department, which shall include or have attached the following:

(1) The names, and for the preceding 10 years, all addresses and all occupations of all incorporators and proposed directors and officers;

(2) A certified copy of the corporate articles and bylaws and all amendments thereto, a list of the names, addresses, and occupations of all directors and principal officers and, if previously incorporated, for the three most recent years, the corporation annual statements and reports;

(3) All agreements relating to the corporation to which any incorporator or proposed director or officer is a party;

(4) A statement of the amount and sources of the funds available for organization expenses and the proposed arrangements for reimbursement and compensation of incorporators or other persons;

(5) A statement of compensation of the directors and officers;

(6) The forms to be used for any proposed contracts between the corporation and providers of dental services and any corporations which perform administration, marketing or management services, concerning the provision of services to subscribers;

(7) The operating plan for conducting the dental service plan corporation, including all of the following:

a. The geographical area in which business is intended to do business in the first five years;

b. The types of dental service plan coverage intended to be provided in the first five years, including specification whether and to what extent services are to be provided;

c. The proposed marketing methods and management procedures, together with projected subscriber participation;

d. Actuarial data or other similar statistical data, documented and verified in such manner as the department may reasonably require, affirmatively demonstrating the anticipated income and expenses in the first five years, including, without limitation, the projected expenditure for dental services; and projected source of funds to make up any anticipated deficits.

(8) A current statement of the assets and liabilities of the applicant;

(9) Forms of all prepaid dental service contracts the applicant proposes to offer showing the rates to be charged for each form of contract;

(10) Such other documents or information as the department may reasonably require or deem necessary.