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AL Code § 34-14-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-10 - Receipt to Be Furnished to Person Supplied With Hearing Instrument; Persons Under Age 18 to Be First Examined by Physician.

Section 34-14-10Receipt to be furnished to person supplied with hearing instrument; persons under age 18 to be first examined by physician. (a) Any person who practices the fitting and sale of hearing instruments shall deliver to each person supplied with a hearing instrument a receipt which shall contain the licensee's or apprentice's signature and show his or her business street address and the number of his or her license or permit, together with specifications as to the make and model of the hearing instrument furnished and the full terms of sale clearly stated. If an instrument which is not new is sold, the receipt and the container thereof shall be clearly marked as "used" or "reconditioned," whichever is applicable, with terms of guarantee, if any. (b) Such receipt shall bear in no smaller type than the smallest used in the body copy portion the following: "The purchaser has been advised at the outset of his or her relationship with the hearing instrument apprentice, fitter, or dispenser that any examination(s) or representation(s) made by a licensed hearing instrument apprentice, fitter, or dispenser in connection with the fitting and selling of this hearing instrument(s) is not an examination, diagnosis, or prescription by a person licensed to practice medicine in this state and, therefore, must not be regarded as medical opinion or advice." (c) Any person engaging in the fitting and sale of hearing instruments shall ascertain whether a person under the age of 18 has been examined by a physician for his or her recommendation to be fitted with a hearing instrument within six months prior to the fitting. If such not be the case, no hearing instrument shall be sold to such person until such an examination is made. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-11 - Powers and Duties of Board.

Section 34-14-11Powers and duties of board. (a) The board shall perform the following duties: (1) Authorize all disbursements necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) Register persons who apply to the board who are qualified to engage in the fitting and sale of hearing instruments; (3) Administer, coordinate, and enforce this chapter, evaluate the qualifications and supervise the examinations of applicants for licensure under this chapter, issue and renew licenses and permits under this chapter, and investigate allegations of violations of this chapter; (4) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to establish consumer protection provisions, provisions for prohibited practices, and requirements for businesses; (5) Issue and renew a dispenser's license to sell and fit hearing instruments to any person who is duly licensed under the laws of this state as an audiologist; and (6) Furnish a list of persons licensed under this chapter, upon request and payment of the required fee. (b) The board shall be authorized to review individual appeals for exemption from required certification for a dispenser's license. (c) The board may subpoena witness's testimony and records for any official hearing or proceeding of the board. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §14; Acts 1982, No. 82-146, p. 173, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-198, p. 365, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-12 - Prohibited Acts and Practices.

Section 34-14-12Prohibited acts and practices. No person shall: (1) Sell, barter, or offer to sell or barter a license or permit; (2) Purchase or procure by barter a license or permit; (3) Alter a license or permit; (4) Use or attempt to use as valid a license or permit which has been fraudulently obtained, counterfeited, or materially altered; or (5) Willfully make a false statement in an application for license or apprentice permit or application for renewal of a license. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §13; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-13 - Chapter Not Applicable to Certain Persons and Practices.

Section 34-14-13Chapter not applicable to certain persons and practices. This chapter is not intended to prevent any person from engaging in the practice of measuring human hearing for the purpose of selection of hearing instruments; provided, that such person or organization employing such person does not sell hearing instruments or accessories thereto. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §4; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-14-14 - Penalties.

Section 34-14-14Penalties. A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §19; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 2 - Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers.|Section 34-14-31 - Attorney General to Act as Legal Adviser.

Section 34-14-31Attorney General to act as legal adviser. The Attorney General of the state shall act as legal adviser of the board and shall render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §16; Acts 1989, No. 89-268, p. 408, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 2 - Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers.|Section 34-14-32 - Meetings.

Section 34-14-32Meetings. The board shall meet not less than twice each year at a place, day, and hour determined by the board. The board shall also meet at such other times and places as may be requested by the state board. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §17; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 2 - Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers.|Section 34-14-33 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 34-14-33Disposition of funds. (a) Within a week of receiving funds, the board shall pay into the State Treasury all moneys received by it under this chapter during the preceding calendar month. The State Treasury shall credit the moneys to the Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers Account, which account is hereby created. (b) The moneys in the Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers Account shall remain, and the board may use funds in the account for the purpose of paying the expenses of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1971, No. 2425, p. 3858, §18; Acts 1994, No. 94-180, p. 224, §3; Act 2016-112, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14 - Hearing Instrument Dealers and Fitters.|Article 2 - Board of Hearing Instrument Dealers.|Section 34-14-34 - Fees.

Section 34-14-34Fees. (a) The board shall establish fees by rule adopted pursuant to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The board may impose fees of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each of the following: (1) Initial application fee for an apprentice permit, hearing aid specialist license, and hearing aid dispenser license. (2) License fee for a hearing aid specialist license and for a hearing aid dispenser license. (3) Renewal fee for the renewal of a hearing aid specialist license and the renewal of a hearing aid dispenser license. (4) Permit fee for an apprentice permit. (5) Renewal fee for an apprentice permit. (6) Qualifying examination and retest examination fees. (7) Late filing fee for a business statement of compliance. (8) Late renewal fee. (9) Reinstatement license fee. (10) Duplicate license, certificate, or permit fee. (11) Replacement license, certificate, or permit fee. (12) Verification of license fee. (13) Mailing list fee. (14) Returned check fee. (15) Special assessment fee. (b) A fee may not be refunded to an applicant or licensee under any circumstances. (Act 2016-112, §2.)
AL Code § 34-17-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-17-2 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects - Creation; Composition; Compensation.

Section 34-17-2THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) An authority may not deny a wireless provider the right, as a permitted use subject to Section 37-17-3 and the authority's requirements not in conflict with this chapter or a then-existing final order of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to do either of the following: (1) Collocate, mount, or install small wireless facilities on or adjacent to existing, new, or replacement poles in the right-of-way. (2) Install, modify, or replace its own poles, or, with the permission of the owner, a third party's poles, associated with a small wireless facility, along, across, upon, and under the right-of-way controlled by the authority. (b) For purposes of this section, any new or modified pole may not exceed the greater of either of the following: (1) Ten feet in height above the tallest existing pole in place as of July 1, 2021, located within 500 feet of the new pole in the same right-of-way controlled by the authority. (2) Fifty feet above ground level. (c) The small wireless facilities and associated poles shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the authority's requirements not in conflict with this chapter or a then-existing final order of the FCC and as not to obstruct or hinder the usual travel and public safety on the right-of-way and adjacent roads and bridges or obstruct the legal use of the right-of-way by utilities. (d) A wireless provider may collocate a small wireless facility and install, maintain, modify, operate, and replace a pole that exceeds these height limits along, across, upon, and under the right-of-way, subject to applicable zoning regulations or other applicable requirements of the authority. (Act 2021-5, §2.)
AL Code § 34-17-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-17-4 - Corporation or Partnership Not to Be Licensed or Registered to Practice; Practice Deemed Personal Right; Final Drawings, etc., to Bear Signature and Seal; Partnerships and Corporations Authorized as Vehicle for Practice.

Section 34-17-4THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Subject to Sections 37-17-2, 37-17-3, and 37-17-5, an authority shall allow the collocation of small wireless facilities on existing poles, other than any poles owned by an electric provider, owned or controlled by an authority and the mounting or installation of small wireless facilities on replacement poles, other than any poles owned by an electric provider, owned or controlled by an authority on nondiscriminatory terms and conditions that comply with this chapter. (b) For structures owned or controlled by an authority, an authority may provide a wireless provider the option of either having the wireless provider perform any necessary make-ready work through the use of qualified contractors or having the authority perform any necessary make-ready work at the sole cost of the wireless provider. If the authority performs the make-ready work, the authority shall provide a good faith estimate of the make-ready work, including any pole replacement costs. Make-ready work shall be completed within 60 days after a written acceptance of the good faith estimate by the applicant. (c) On completion of the make-ready work performed by an authority at the request of a wireless provider, the wireless provider, within 60 days of invoicing, shall reimburse the authority for the authority's actual and documented cost of the make-ready work, including labor and materials. The cost invoiced to the wireless provider may not exceed the good faith estimate by more than 10 percent. (Act 2021-5, §4.)
AL Code § 34-17-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-17-5 - Grounds for Disciplinary Actions.

Section 34-17-5THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Application fees for permits for small wireless facilities shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed the following: (1) A five hundred dollar ($500) non-recurring fee for a single up-front application for collocation that includes up to five small wireless facilities, with an additional one hundred dollars ($100) for each small wireless facility beyond five in a consolidated application. (2) A two hundred fifty dollar ($250) non-recurring fee for the modification or replacement of an existing pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way. (3) A one thousand dollar ($1,000) non-recurring fee for the installation of a new pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way. (b) If an authority elects to charge for access to the right-of-way or collocation on poles owned or controlled by the authority in the right-of-way for small wireless facilities, the rates shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per small wireless facility per year for access to and use of the right-of-way and one hundred seventy dollars ($170) per year per small wireless facility collocated, mounted, or installed on or adjacent to poles owned or controlled by an authority. (Act 2021-5, §5.)
AL Code § 34-17-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-17-6 - Landscape Architect's Fund.

Section 34-17-6THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) This chapter does not apply to any poles or structures owned by an electric provider, whether used for lighting, distribution, transmission, or otherwise. This chapter also does not apply to the equipment, easements, or business activities of any of the following: (1) A utility, as defined under Section 37-4-1. (2) Any board or public corporation incorporated or organized for the acquisition or operation of an electric distribution system under Chapter 50 of Title 11, including, but not limited to, Sections 11-50-490 through 11-50-506, and any city or town that shall have established and is operating a system for the distribution of electric power and energy pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 50 of Title 11. (3) An electric cooperative incorporated or organized under Chapter 6. (4) An electric membership corporation incorporated or organized under Chapter 7. (5) The parents, affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the entities described in this section, provided they are not acting as a wireless provider. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall affect or alter, or be construed to affect or alter, the terms of any pole attachment agreement entered into between or among a wireless provider and an electric provider. (c) When a wireless provider collocates, installs, or mounts a small wireless facility pursuant to a pole attachment agreement with an electric provider, an authority may only restrict the wireless provider's access to the right-of-way as described in Section 37-17-2. In such a situation, the authority shall comply with the application process set forth in Section 37-17-3, and any fees and rates paid to the authority by the wireless provider are subject to the limits set forth in Section 37-17-5. (Act 2021-5, §6.)
AL Code § 34-17-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 34-17-7 - Penalties.

Section 34-17-7THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 19, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) An authority exercising its authority established by this chapter may not be subject to suit or otherwise be responsible for the alleged negligence, wantonness, willfulness, recklessness, or any other claims for alleged wrongful acts or omissions of wireless providers or their officers, agents, contractors, subcontractors, employees, or other representatives relative to the design, location, placement, construction, maintenance, and operation of small wireless facilities in an authority's right-of-way or on an authority's infrastructure. (b) Wireless providers shall indemnify authorities and their elected and appointed officials, employees, and authorized agents, or their insurers, and hold them harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, suits, or proceedings in equity or law asserted by third parties for damages, losses, liabilities, or costs of any kind, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, as and when incurred that arise from a material breach by a wireless provider or any of its officers, employees, volunteers, or authorized agents of any obligations set forth in this chapter; or for any claims for the alleged negligence, wantonness, willfulness, recklessness, or claims of any other alleged wrongful acts or omissions of wireless providers or their officers, agents, contractors, subcontractors, employees, or other representatives relative to the design, location, placement, construction, maintenance, and operation of small wireless facilities in an authority's rights-of-way or on an authority's infrastructure. A wireless provider has no obligation to indemnify or hold harmless against any liabilities and losses due to or caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of an authority or its employees or agents. (Act 2021-5, §7.)
AL Code § 34-17-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-17-20 - Required.

Section 34-17-20Required. (a) In order to safeguard public welfare, health, and property and to promote public good, any person practicing or offering to practice landscape architecture, privately or in public service, shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice landscape architecture or to use the term or title "landscape architect" or "registered landscape architect" unless duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter. (b) The state board shall adopt a program of continuing education for its licensees not later than October 1, 1993, and after that date no licensee shall have his or her active license renewed unless, in addition to any other requirements of this chapter, the minimum continuing annual education requirements are met. It is further provided that the continuing education program herein required shall not include testing or examination of the licensees in any manner. (Acts 1971, No. 2396, p. 3819, §12; Acts 1991, No. 91-152, p. 191, §3; Act 2012-431, p. 1188, §1.)
AL Code § 34-17-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-17-21 - Qualifications of Applicant.

Section 34-17-21Qualifications of applicant. For licensing as a landscape architect, the following evidence shall be submitted that the applicant: (1) Is at least 19 years of age. (2) Has, before making application to the board, completed the course of study in and been graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture approved by the board. The application for examination shall be accompanied by proof of actual practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. Each complete year of study in an approved college or school of landscape architecture shall be accepted in lieu of one year of practical experience, and the applicant shall submit evidence of sufficient additional acceptable experience to total five years of combined education and practical experience. The master's or doctoral degree in landscape architecture shall fulfill the requirements for five years combined education and practical experience. The applicant shall also submit proof of one additional year of practical experience sufficient to total six years of combined education and practical experience. In lieu of graduation from an accredited college or school of landscape architecture, and the practical experience in addition thereto, an applicant may be admitted to the examination upon presenting evidence of at least eight years of actual practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. In order to qualify for the exemption from the requirement to obtain a degree in landscape architecture based on eight years of practical experience, an applicant must have begun accepting practical experience prior to August 1, 2012. (3) Is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, is a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. (Acts 1971, No. 2396, p. 3819, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-152, p. 191, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-283, p. 523, §3; Act 2011-166, p. 315, §3; Act 2012-431, p. 1188, §1; Act 2013-210, p. 478, §1(b).)
AL Code § 34-17-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 17 - Landscape Architecture.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-17-22 - Examinations - Schedule; Conduct.

Section 34-17-22Examinations - Schedule; conduct. Examinations for the license shall be held by the board at least once each year. The board shall adopt rules and regulations covering the subjects and scope of the examinations, shall publish appropriate announcements and shall conduct the examinations at the times designated. Except as hereinafter provided in this chapter to the contrary, every applicant for licensing as a landscape architect shall be required, in addition to all other requirements, to establish by a board approved examination, which may be digital, his or her competence to plan, design, specify, and supervise the installation of landscape projects. Each board approved examination may be supplemented by such oral examinations as the board shall determine. (Acts 1971, No. 2396, p. 3819, §4; Act 2012-431, p. 1188, §1.)