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AL Code § 31-9-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-7 - Mutual Interstate Aid Agreements and Compacts.

Section 31-9-7Mutual interstate aid agreements and compacts. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §7.)
AL Code § 31-9-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-9 - Powers and Duties of Directors of Local Emergency Management Organizations as to Mutual Aid Agreements.

Section 31-9-9Powers and duties of directors of local emergency management organizations as to mutual aid agreements. (a) The director of each local organization for emergency management may develop or cause to be developed mutual aid agreements with other public and private agencies within this state for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance in case of disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted. Such agreements shall be consistent with the state emergency management plan and program, and a copy of each such agreement shall be filed with the State Director of Emergency Management immediately after being entered into. In time of emergency it shall be the duty of each local organization for emergency management to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of such mutual aid agreements. (b) The director of each local organization for emergency management may assist in negotiation of reciprocal mutual aid agreements between the Governor and adjoining states or political subdivisions thereof, and shall carry out any such agreement relating to the local and political subdivision. (c) The directors of each local organization for emergency management may develop or cause to be developed mutual aid agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes located within the state. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §9; Act 2011-546, p. 1004, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-11 - Powers, Duties, etc., of Employees of Political Subdivisions Rendering Outside Aid.

Section 31-9-11Powers, duties, etc., of employees of political subdivisions rendering outside aid. Whenever the employees of any political subdivision are rendering outside aid pursuant to the authority contained in Section 31-9-10, such employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the political subdivisions in which they are normally employed. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §11.)
AL Code § 31-9-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-12 - Reimbursement of Expenses of Operation of Mobile Support Units of Other States; Operation of Alabama Mobile Support Units in Other States.

Section 31-9-12Reimbursement of expenses of operation of mobile support units of other states; operation of Alabama mobile support units in other states. (a) Whenever a mobile support unit of another state shall render aid in this state pursuant to the orders of the governor of its home state and upon the request of the Governor of this state, this state shall reimburse such other state for the compensation paid and actual and necessary travel, subsistence, and maintenance expenses of the personnel of such mobile support unit while rendering such aid, and for all payments for death, disability, or injury of such personnel incurred in the course of rendering such aid, and for all losses of or damage to supplies and equipment of such other state or a political subdivision thereof resulting from the rendering of such aid; provided that the laws of such other state contain provisions substantially similar to this section or that provisions to the foregoing effect are embodied in a reciprocal mutual aid agreement or compact or that the federal government has authorized or agreed to make reimbursement for such mutual aid as provided in this section. (b) No personnel of mobile support units of this state shall be ordered by the Governor to operate in any other state unless the laws of such other state contain provisions substantially similar to this section or unless the reciprocal mutual aid agreements or compacts include provisions providing for such reimbursement or unless such reimbursement will be made by the federal government by law or agreement. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §12.)
AL Code § 31-9-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-13 - Orders, Rules and Regulations of Governor - Effect; Distribution.

Section 31-9-13Orders, rules and regulations of Governor - Effect; distribution. All orders, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Governor as authorized by this article shall have the full force and effect of law when a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary of State. All existing laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this article or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under the authority of this article, shall be suspended during the period of time and to the extent that such inconsistency exists. The Secretary of State shall cause to be printed and distributed to the probate judges of the several counties and to the clerks of the several municipalities of this state a copy of each order, rule, or regulation issued under the authority of this article. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §13.)
AL Code § 31-9-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-14 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement.

Section 31-9-14Orders, rules, and regulations of Governor - Enforcement. The law-enforcing authorities of the state and of the political subdivisions thereof shall enforce the orders, rules, and regulations issued pursuant to this article. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §14.)
AL Code § 31-9-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-15 - Orders, Rules, and Regulations of Governor - Enforcement - Arrests Without Warrant.

Section 31-9-15Orders, rules, and regulations of Governor - Enforcement - Arrests without warrant. A peace officer, when in full and distinctive uniform or displaying a badge or other insignia of authority, may arrest without a warrant any person violating or attempting to violate in such officer's presence any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to this article. This authority shall be limited to those rules and regulations which affect the public generally. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §15.)
AL Code § 31-9-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-17 - Exemption From Tort Liability of Persons Granting License or Privilege for Use of Real Estate, etc., for Shelters.

Section 31-9-17Exemption from tort liability of persons granting license or privilege for use of real estate, etc., for shelters. Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege, or otherwise permits the designation or use of the whole or any part or parts of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual disaster or an actual, impending, mock, or practice attack, shall, together with his successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for negligently causing the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises, or for the loss of, or damage to, the property of such person. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §17.)
AL Code § 31-9-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-18 - Governor, etc., May Accept Services, etc., From Federal Government, Private Persons, Etc.

Section 31-9-18Governor, etc., may accept services, etc., from federal government, private persons, etc. (a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision acting through its governing body may accept such offer, and upon such acceptance the Governor of the state or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision. (b) Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall offer to the state, or to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision acting through its governing body may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the state or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or such political subdivision. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §18.)
AL Code § 31-9-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-19 - Political Activities by Emergency Management Organizations.

Section 31-9-19Political activities by emergency management organizations. No organization for emergency management established under the authority of this article shall participate in any form of political activity, nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly for political purposes. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §19.)
AL Code § 31-9-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-20 - Employment of Subversives by Emergency Management Organizations; Loyalty Oath.

Section 31-9-20Employment of subversives by emergency management organizations; loyalty oath. No person shall be employed or associated in any capacity in any emergency management organization established under this article who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the government of the United States or of this state, or the overthrow of any government in the United States by force or violence, or who has been convicted of, or is under indictment or information, charging any subversive act against the United States. Each person who is appointed to serve in an organization for emergency management shall, before entering upon his or her duties, take an oath, in writing, before a person authorized to administer oaths, or the State Emergency Management Director, or his or her duly authorized representatives, which oath shall be substantially as follows: "I, _______, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alabama, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter. "And I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates, the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am a member of the (name of emergency management organization) I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence." (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §20.)
AL Code § 31-9-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-21 - Compensation Insurance for Emergency Management Workers and Trainees.

Section 31-9-21Compensation insurance for emergency management workers and trainees. The Director of Emergency Management, upon recommendation of the Emergency Management Advisory Council, with the approval of the Governor, is authorized and empowered and may enter into a contract by bond or policy with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state covering a certain amount to be paid to the employees or trainees of the emergency management corps of this state actually engaged in the performance of duties as such emergency management members or trainees who, by accidental means, may be killed or injured; provided that the amount paid to any such party on account of accidental death or injury should not exceed the amount or amounts as provided by the Worker's Compensation Act of this state. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §21.)
AL Code § 31-9-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-22 - Penalties.

Section 31-9-22Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this article or any rule, order, or regulation made pursuant to this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $500, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §22.)
AL Code § 31-9-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-23 - Article to Be Liberally Construed.

Section 31-9-23Article to be liberally construed. This article shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its purpose. (Acts 1955, No. 47, p. 267, §24.)
AL Code § 31-9-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 1 - Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.|Section 31-9-25 - Continued Operation of Business and Religious Entities During a State of Emergency; Alabama State House to Remain Open to Public While Legislature in Session.

Section 31-9-25Continued operation of business and religious entities during a state of emergency; Alabama State House to remain open to public while Legislature in session. (a) During the existence of a state of emergency declared pursuant to Section 31-9-8, a business entity or a church, mosque, synagogue, or other bona fide religious institution may continue or resume its business or religious operations if the business entity or religious institution complies with all of the safety precautions issued by the Governor, a state department or agency, or a county or municipal governing body or agency thereof under the authority of the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955, Article 1 of this chapter, to prevent a threat to the public caused by a pandemic, epidemic, or bioterrorism event, or the appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin. (b) Notwithstanding the existence of a state of emergency declared pursuant to Section 31-9-8, the Alabama State House may not be closed to the public while the Legislature is in session. (c) If a provision of this section is inconsistent with any proclamation, order, rule, or other directive adopted under this article, this section shall prevail. (Act 2021-160, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 3 - Local Emergency Management Agency Assistance Fund.|Section 31-9-60 - Fund Established; Disbursements.

Section 31-9-60Fund established; disbursements. (a) There is established a Local Emergency Management Agency Assistance Fund to provide supplemental funding for local emergency management agencies created and operating under Section 31-9-10, for the purposes and under the conditions set out in this article. The local emergency management agency supplement shall be funded by an annual allocation from the budget of the State of Alabama Emergency Management Agency sufficient to make annual disbursements up to twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) for each local emergency management agency in the state certified as meeting the criteria and procedures for payment as set out in this article. (b) All necessary and appropriate disbursements shall be made by the Comptroller as provided in this article. (Act 2007-462, p. 968, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 3 - Local Emergency Management Agency Assistance Fund.|Section 31-9-61 - Certified Local Emergency Management Director.

Section 31-9-61Certified local emergency management director. (a) The following requirements are hereby established for the position of certified local emergency management director created herein: (1) Satisfactory completion of two years of college level education. (2) At least three years of work experience in the area of emergency response, emergency management, or qualified military service. (3) Two hundred hours of course work in emergency management as established by the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Any person who is serving as a local emergency management director on June 14, 2007, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for two years of college level education if he or she has a minimum five years' work experience as a local emergency management director provided he or she meets all other requirements for certification. (b) Any local emergency management director meeting the standards set out in subsection (a) shall be granted the designation of local emergency management director without the completion of any further requirements unless the requirements are approved by the governing board of the Alabama Local Government Training Institute established in Section 11-3-44. (Act 2007-462, p. 968, §2.)
AL Code § 31-9-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-80 - Definitions.

Section 31-9-80Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Disaster Recovery Program Committee. (2) RECOVERY FUND. The Alabama Disaster Recovery Fund. (3) RECOVERY PROGRAM. The Alabama Disaster Recovery Program. (4) SYSTEM. The Statewide Emergency Notification System authorized in Section 31-9-81. (Act 2009-342, p. 661, §1; Act 2020-85, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-81 - Program Created; Statewide Emergency Notification System; Alabama Disaster Recovery Fund.

Section 31-9-81Program created; Statewide Emergency Notification System; Alabama Disaster Recovery Fund. (a) There is created the Alabama Disaster Recovery Program for the purposes of providing financial assistance to eligible counties and municipalities for meeting local needs before, during, and immediately following a disaster that affects a county or municipality and of establishing, implementing, operating, and maintaining the Statewide Emergency Notification System to facilitate statewide communication of emergency responses, decisions, and warnings of developing emergency situations for the benefit of residents and state and local emergency management agencies.  (b) The recovery program shall be funded by the Alabama Disaster Recovery Fund. The Legislature may make appropriations to the recovery fund from State General Fund revenues, available federal monies, revenues made available by future legislative acts, or from any other source available except insurance policy surcharges. All revenues paid into the recovery fund shall remain in the recovery fund until such time as expended as provided in this article, and shall not revert to the State General Fund or be expended for any purposes other than those set out in this article. All revenues appropriated to the recovery fund, except those funds appropriated pursuant to Section 31-9-87, shall be paid to the Emergency Management Agency and deposited into a separate fund. Distribution of funds, except those funds appropriated pursuant to Section 31-9-87, shall be made to eligible counties and municipalities pursuant to procedures established by the Emergency Management Agency in accordance with this article. All revenues appropriated to the recovery fund pursuant to Section 31-9-87 shall be paid to the Emergency Management Agency and deposited into a separate fund which shall be known as the Alabama Statewide Emergency Notification System Fund and shall be expended only as provided in Section 31-9-87. (Act 2009-342, p. 661, §2; Act 2020-85, §1.)
AL Code § 31-9-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-82 - Committee.

Section 31-9-82Committee. (a) There is hereby established the Alabama Disaster Recovery Program Committee, which shall be convened solely for purposes provided under this article. The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) The Director of the Department of Transportation, or his or her designee. (2) The State Forester, or his or her designee. (3) The Director of the Emergency Management Agency, or his or her designee. (4) A county commissioner appointed by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama. (5) A mayor or member of a city council appointed by the Alabama League of Municipalities. (6) A local emergency management director appointed by the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers. (7) A county engineer appointed by the Association of County Engineers of Alabama. (8) The Governor, or his or her designee. (b) Each appointed committee member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority. The appointee of the Alabama Association of Emergency Managers shall serve as the initial chair of the committee and shall call its first meeting. At the first meeting, the committee shall elect, from its membership, a chair and vice chair who shall serve at the pleasure of the committee. (c) The membership of the committee shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. (Act 2009-342, p. 661, §3.)
AL Code § 31-9-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 31 - Military Affairs and Civil Defense.|Chapter 9 - Emergency Management.|Article 4 - Alabama Disaster Recovery Program.|Section 31-9-84 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 31-9-84Rules and regulations.  Unless extended by the committee, no later than 90 days following the appointment of the committee members, the Director of the Emergency Management Agency or his or her designee, with the consultation and agreement of the committee, shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act establishing criteria for eligibility and procedures for application in accordance with this article. (Act 2009-342, p. 661, §5.)