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AL Code § 34-8-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-1 - Definitions.

Section 34-8-1Definitions. (a) For the purpose of this chapter, a "general contractor" is defined to be one who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage undertakes to construct or superintend or engage in the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, or demolition of any building, highway, sewer, structure, site work, grading, paving or project or any improvement in the State of Alabama where the cost of the undertaking is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more, shall be deemed and held to have engaged in the business of general contracting in the State of Alabama. (b) For the purpose of this chapter, a "general contractor" is defined to include one who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), undertakes to construct, superintend the construction of, repair, or renovate, any swimming pool, and anyone who shall engage in the construction, superintending of the construction, repair, or renovation of any swimming pool in the State of Alabama, where the cost of the undertaking exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be deemed and held to have engaged in the business of general contracting in the State of Alabama and shall be subject to this chapter. (c) For the purpose of this chapter a "subcontractor" is defined to be one who constructs, superintends, or engages in the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, or demolition of any building, highway, sewer, structure, site work, grading, paving, or project or any improvement in the State of Alabama where the cost of the undertaking is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more under contract to general contractor as defined in subsection (a) or another subcontractor. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §1; Code 1940, T. 46, §65; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-648, p. 1278, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-270, p. 486, §1; Act 2003-142, p. 441, §3; Act 2009-725, p. 2168, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-3 - Method of Examination.

Section 34-8-3Method of examination. When the board conducts an examination of an applicant for a license, as much as three days may be devoted to written or oral examination, within the discretion of the board, to ascertain the ability of the applicant to make a practical application of his or her knowledge of the profession of general contracting; and the board shall investigate thoroughly the financial responsibility and past record of all applicants, which will include an effort towards ascertaining the qualifications of an applicant in reading plans and specifications, estimating costs, construction ethics, and other similar matters. The board shall take all applicants under consideration after having examined them and go thoroughly into the records, oral, and written examinations prior to granting any certificate of license. If an applicant is an individual, examination may be taken by his or her personal appearance for examination, or by the appearance for examination of one or more of his or her responsible managing employees, and if a copartnership or corporation, or any other combination or organization, by the examination of one or more of the responsible managing officers or members of the executive staff of the applicant's firm according to its own designation. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §9 1/2; Code 1940, T. 46, §74; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-4 - Fines; Revocation of Licenses.

Section 34-8-4Fines; revocation of licenses. (a) The board may levy and collect an administrative fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board. (b) The board may also revoke the certificate of license of any general contractor licensed hereunder who is found guilty of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the conduct of business. Any person may prefer charges of the fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct against any general contractor licensed hereunder. The charges shall be in writing and sworn to by the complainant and submitted to the board. The charges, unless dismissed without hearing by the board as unfounded or trivial, shall be heard and determined by the board within 90 days after the date on which they were preferred. The hearing shall be held at the office of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors in Montgomery, Alabama. A copy of the charges, together with the notice of the time and place of hearing, shall be legally served on the accused by the secretary of the board, any sheriff in the state or by registered or certified mail, at least 10 days before the fixed date for the hearing. In the event that the service cannot be effected 10 days before the hearing, then the date of hearing and determination shall be postponed as may be necessary to permit the carrying out of the aforementioned condition. At the hearing the accused shall have the right to appear personally and by counsel and to cross-examine witnesses against him, her, or them and to produce evidence of witnesses in his, her, or their defense. If, after the hearing, the board votes in favor of finding the accused guilty, the board shall revoke the license of the accused. The board may reissue a license to any person, firm, or corporation whose license has been revoked. The board shall immediately notify the Secretary of State and the clerk of each incorporated city, town, or county in the state of its findings in the case of the revocation or of the reissuance of a revoked license. A certificate of license to replace any certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §10; Code 1940, T. 46, §75; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-400, p. 603, §4; Acts 1991, No. 91-197, p. 361, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1; Act 99-199, p. 251, §3.)
AL Code § 34-8-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-5 - Effect of Issuance of Certificate of License.

Section 34-8-5Effect of issuance of certificate of license. The issuance of a certificate by the board shall be evidence that the person, firm, or corporation named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed general contractor to perform work of the types and amounts specified in the license issued to him, her, or it while the license remains unrevoked or unexpired. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §11; Code 1940, T. 46, §76; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-8 - Copy of Chapter to Be Included in Plans of Owners, Architects, and Engineers; Inclusion of License Number on Bid.

Section 34-8-8Copy of chapter to be included in plans of owners, architects, and engineers; inclusion of license number on bid. (a) All owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, and private awarding authorities preparing plans and specifications for work to be contracted in Alabama pursuant to this chapter shall include in their invitations to bidders, including but not limited to all public and private advertisements, and their specifications a copy of the portions of this chapter as are deemed necessary to convey to the invited bidder, whether he or she is a resident or nonresident of this state and whether a license has been issued to him or her or not, the information that it will be necessary for him or her to show evidence of license before his or her bid is considered. Any person including an owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or private awarding authority who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall for each offense of which he or she is convicted be punished, fined, or both, in accordance with Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (b) All owners, architects, engineers, construction manager, or private awarding authority receiving bids pursuant to this chapter shall require the person, firm, or corporation to include his or her current license number on the bid. The owner, architect, engineer, construction manager, or private awarding authority shall reject all bids that do not contain the current license number of the general contractor submitting the bid. All persons who violate this subsection shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall for each offense for which he or she is convicted be punished, fined, or both, in accordance with Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §14; Code 1940, T. 46, §79; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1; Act 2009-725, p. 2168, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-9 - Issuance of Building Permits.

Section 34-8-9Issuance of building permits. Any person, firm, or corporation, upon making application to the building inspector or such other authority of any incorporated city, town, village, or county in Alabama charged with the duty of issuing building or other permits for the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, or demolition of any building, highway, sewer, structure site work, grading, paving or project or any improvement where the cost of the undertaking is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more, shall, before he or she shall be entitled to the issuance of permits, furnish satisfactory proof to the inspector or authority that he or she is duly licensed under this chapter. It shall be unlawful for the building inspector or other authority to issue or allow the issuance of the building permit unless and until the applicant has furnished evidence that he or she is either exempt from this chapter or is duly licensed under this chapter to carry out or superintend the work for which the permit has been applied. The building inspector, or other authority, violating the terms of this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall for each offense of which he or she is convicted be punished in accordance with Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §15; Code 1940, T. 46, §80; Acts 1947, No. 402, p. 293, §1; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1987, No. 87-175, p. 236, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-270, p. 486, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-8-10 - Indictment or Complaint.

Section 34-8-10Indictment or complaint. In all prosecutions for the violation of the provisions of Section 34-8-6 for engaging in the business of general contracting without a certificate of authority, it shall be sufficient to allege in the indictment, affidavit, or complaint that "A. B. unlawfully engaged in business as a general contractor, without authority from the licensing board for contractors so to do." (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §16; Code 1940, T. 46, §81; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-20 - Creation; Composition; Appointment and Removal of Members.

Section 34-8-20Creation; composition; appointment and removal of members. In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the general public welfare by requiring that only properly qualified persons be permitted to engage in general contracting, there shall be a State Licensing Board for General Contractors, consisting of five members, who shall be citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor. Each of the members shall be a general contractor, within the meaning of this chapter, with at least 10 years' experience in the field as a contractor. At least one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of highways. At least one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of public utilities. At least one member shall have as a larger part of his or her business the construction of buildings. At least one member of the board shall have as a larger part of his or her business the performance of construction work as a subcontractor. The members of the board shall be appointed for one, two, three, four, and five years respectively, their terms of office expiring on December 31 of those years. Thereafter, on the thirty-first day of December in each year the Governor shall appoint to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the term of office a member for a term of five years. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall select those persons whose appointments, to the extent possible, ensure that the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Each member shall hold over after the expiration of his or her term until his or her successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. If a vacancy shall occur on the board for any cause, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of the Governor, and the Governor may remove any member of the board at any time, with or without cause. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §2; Code 1940, T. 46, §66; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1; Act 99-199, p. 251, §§2, 3; Act 2003-142, p. 441, §3; Act 2008-134, p. 199, §3; Act 2015-190, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-21 - Oath of Board.

Section 34-8-21Oath of board. Each member of the board shall before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office take and file with the Secretary of State the oath required by Section 279 of the Constitution of Alabama. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §3; Code 1940, T. 46, §67; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-22 - Officers; Bonds; Compensation and Expenses; Rules and Regulations.

Section 34-8-22Officers; bonds; compensation and expenses; rules and regulations. When the Governor appoints the board, he or she shall designate and commission one member as the chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another as secretary-treasurer. The board may make the bylaws, rules, and regulations as it shall deem best, provided the same shall not conflict with the laws of the State of Alabama. The secretary-treasurer shall give bond in the sum as the board shall determine with the surety as shall be approved. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and for the faithful accounting of all moneys and other properties as shall come into his or her hands. Each member of the board shall receive two hundred dollars ($200) per day for attending sessions of the board or its committees, and for time actually spent in necessary travel in attending meetings of the board or its committees and in addition shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees incurred in carrying out this chapter. All expenses certified by the board as properly and necessarily incurred in the discharge of its duties, including authorized compensations, office rent, and supplies shall be paid out of the State Licensing Board for the General Contractors' Fund in the State Treasury in the manner provided in Section 34-8-25, provided, that no funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and only in the amounts as stipulated in the general appropriation bill. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §4; Code 1940, T. 46, §68; Acts 1951, No. 835, p. 1466, §1; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-698, p. 1404, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-23 - Seal.

Section 34-8-23Seal. The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. Such seal shall have the words "License Board for Contractors, State of Alabama," and the secretary shall have the charge, care, and custody thereof. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §5; Code 1940, T. 46, §69; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-24 - Meetings; Quorum.

Section 34-8-24Meetings; quorum. The board shall have four regular meetings in each year, one in January, one in April, one in July, and one in October, for the purpose of transacting business which may properly come before it, and as many special or adjourned meetings as the board may deem necessary, on call of the chair of the board. Special or adjourned meetings may be held at the time the board provides in the bylaws or at a time the board may provide by reasonable resolution. Due notice of each regular meeting and the time and place thereof shall be given to each member by mail at least one week prior to the meeting. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §6; Code 1940, T. 46, §70; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1; Acts 1986, No. 86-557, p. 1133, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-640, p. 1013, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-25 - Records and Accounts.

Section 34-8-25Records and accounts. The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board, shall receive and account for all the moneys derived from the operation of this chapter and shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all such moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors; and the funds shall be subject to withdrawal only upon warrant of the state Comptroller to be issued upon certificate or voucher certified by the secretary-treasurer of the board. Any funds remaining in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors at the end of each year shall be paid into the General Fund of the state on or before January 15 in each succeeding year. The board has the right, however, at all times to retain a sum not in excess of 33 percent of its budget of the previous year to meet any emergency that may arise which may affect its efficient operation. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §7; Code 1940, T. 46, §71; Acts 1951, No. 835, p. 1466, §2; Acts 1975, No. 485, p. 1115, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-197, p. 361, §3; Act 2008-134, p. 199, §3.)
AL Code § 34-8-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-26 - Register of Applicants; Roster of Contractors; Annual Report; Investigation and Report of Complaints.

Section 34-8-26Register of applicants; roster of contractors; annual report; investigation and report of complaints. The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board and a register of the applicants for license, showing for each the date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, and whether the license was granted or refused. The books and register of this board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein, and a certified copy of such books or register, under the seal of the board, attested by its secretary, shall be received in evidence in all courts in this state in lieu of the original. A roster showing the names and places of business of all licensed general contractors shall be prepared by the secretary of the board as soon as convenient after the board first meets each year. Such roster, which shall include a copy of the licensing law, shall be printed by the board out of funds of the board, as provided in Section 34-8-25, and a copy mailed to and placed on file by the clerk of each incorporated city and town in the state and to and by the probate judge of each county in the state. On or before March 1 of each year, the board shall submit to the Governor a report of its transactions for the preceding year and shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of such report, together with a complete statement of receipts and expenditures of the board, attested by the affidavit of the chairman and secretary and a copy of the roster of licensed general contractors. It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to investigate and report to the board each complaint filed relative to violation of this chapter. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §8; Code 1940, T. 46, §72; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)
AL Code § 34-8-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 8 - Contractors.|Article 2 - State Licensing Board.|Section 34-8-27 - Appeals.

Section 34-8-27Appeals. Any party aggrieved by any decision of the State Licensing Board, either in denying an application for license as a general contractor or in revoking a license, may appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County by filing a bond with the clerk of the court, conditioned to pay all costs of the appeal. Upon notice of the appeal being served upon the Licensing Board, an issue shall be made up by the court between the appellant and the Licensing Board, in which the appellant shall allege in what respect the action of the Licensing Board was erroneous and prejudicial to him or her; whereupon the court shall hear the evidence and, without regard to the decision of the Licensing Board, shall render such decision as the court is of the opinion the Licensing Board should have rendered in the first instance. (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §17; Code 1940, T. 46, §82; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)