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AL Code § 34-27C-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 27C - Alabama Security Regulatory Board.|Section 34-27C-16 - Contract Security License for Nonresident.

Section 34-27C-16Contract security license for nonresident. To the extent that other states which provide for licensing and certification of any security officer, armed security officer, or contract security company provide for similar action for citizens of this state, the board may grant a license or certification to a nonresident or out-of-state contract security company who holds a valid license or certification of the same type from another state upon satisfactory proof furnished to the board that the standards of licensure or certification in the other state are equivalent or substantially similar to those prevailing in this state. (Act 2009-640, p. 1960, §16; Act 2019-230, §1.)
AL Code § 34-27C-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 27C - Alabama Security Regulatory Board.|Section 34-27C-17 - Exemptions.

Section 34-27C-17Exemptions. The following persons and entities, including affiliated entities under common control, are exempt from this chapter: (1) Any person or entity that uses the employees of the person or entity for security services. (2) Any employee who provides security services only for his or her employer and not for any third party. (3) A sworn peace officer. (Act 2009-640, p. 1960, §17; Act 2013-349, p. 1248, §1; Act 2019-230, §1.)
AL Code § 34-27C-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 27C - Alabama Security Regulatory Board.|Section 34-27C-18 - Relation to Other Provisions.

Section 34-27C-18Relation to other provisions. (a) No governmental subdivision of this state shall enact any legislation, code, or ordinance, or adopt any rule relating to the licensing, training, or regulation of contract security companies or individuals functioning as security officers, other than for the imposition of a bona fide business tax or occupational tax, or both. (b) Any provision of any legislative code, ordinance, or rule promulgated by any local governmental subdivision of this state, relating to licensing, training, or regulation of contract security companies or security officers, shall be superseded by this chapter. (Act 2009-640, p. 1960, §18; Act 2019-230, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-19 - Purpose.

Section 34-31-19Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to certify qualified contractors on a state-wide basis in order to protect the public by identifying those contractors who have the knowledge and ability to install or service and repair heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.2; Acts 1988, No. 88-217, p. 339, §3; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-932, p. 543, §3; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-22 - Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Compensation.

Section 34-31-22Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Compensation. Each member of the board shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) per day for attending sessions of the board or its committees and, in addition, shall be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees, to be paid from fees collected. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.5; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-23 - Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Regular Meetings.

Section 34-31-23Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Regular meetings. The board shall meet in a regular session to perform its lawful duties at least once each three-month period. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.6.)
AL Code § 34-31-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-25 - Fees; Disposition of Funds.

Section 34-31-25Fees; disposition of funds. (a)(1) For the purpose of defraying the expense in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the board may fix fees to be paid for the issuance, reissuance, and replacement of certificates and for any other service provided by the board, but in no event shall the charges fixed by the board exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The inactive fees may be waived for building officials or inspectors, as defined by the International Code Council. All fees fixed by the board must accompany the application, and no part of the fees shall be refunded. The fees shall be received by the board and held solely for the purpose of paying the expense of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (2) Renewal fees shall be established by the board as to insure adequate funding to support the board. Fees shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year. The amount of these fees shall be established by the board on an annual basis to provide adequate funding to support the board and to pay the expenses incurred for applications, examinations, and/or renewals of licenses. (b) Fees for apprentice registration and annual renewal fees shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50). (c) All penalties collected by the board shall be used in the same manner and for the same purpose as fees. (d) Fees for Duct Envelope Testing Contractors application and annual renewal shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.8; Acts 1992, No. 92-180, p. 333, §3; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1; Act 2015-169, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-26 - Renewal of Certificates; Inactive Status; Continuing Education.

Section 34-31-26Renewal of certificates; inactive status; continuing education. (a) All certificates provided for herein shall be renewed annually, not later than December 31 of each year. All holders of certificates may be renewed annually, provided that the certified contractor has complied with all provisions of law and rules and regulations of the board thereof, upon payment of all fees set forth by the board as provided for in this chapter. (b) Any person certified by the board may elect an inactive status certificate by notifying the board in writing. The fee for the issuance and renewal of an inactive status certificate shall be established by the board in an amount not to exceed one-half of the amount set for fees pursuant to Section 34-31-25. (c) The board shall provide by rule or regulation those activities which an inactive status certificate holder may engage in, and for a procedure for the reinstatement as an active status certificate holder. (d) The board shall adopt an annual program of continuing education for its certified contractors by January 1 of each year. All certified contractors shall be required to complete at least four hours of continuing education every year. In the event a contractor completes in excess of four hours continuing education in a calendar year, he or she may carry over four years to the following renewal year. This minimum continuing education requirement will begin during the calendar year 2001. All certified contractors will be required to complete the minimum continuing education requirements prior to renewal in all years beginning January 1, 2002. (e) The failure to complete the minimum continuing education requirements shall prevent the renewal of the certified contractor's license until proof of compliance with the continuing education requirement is submitted to the board. The board may permit a certified contractor to submit a deficiency plan to the board for approval by January 1 of each year for medical hardships and emergencies that prevent the certified contractor from complying with the continuing education requirements on time. This deficiency plan shall be specific in describing the plan for full compliance with the continuing education requirement and shall be accompanied by a deficiency plan fee established by the board. (f) The board shall adopt rules that prescribe the policies, procedures, and fees for obtaining board approval of the providers, courses, and instructors for the continuing education program. (g) Any inactive contractor who is 65 years of age or older is exempt from continuing education requirements. (h) A contractor is exempt from completing continuing education requirements during the first year he or she receives his or her certification with the board. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.9; Acts 1992, No. 92-180, p. 333, §3; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1; Act 2015-169, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-27 - Citizenship; Application Forms.

Section 34-31-27Citizenship; application forms. All applicants for examinations and certificates and all applicants for renewal certificates shall be citizens of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and shall be required to fill out a form which shall be provided by the board. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.10; Act 2008-130, p. 187, §3.)
AL Code § 34-31-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-29 - Examinations Generally; Reciprocity Agreements.

Section 34-31-29Examinations generally; reciprocity agreements. (a) The board shall provide for examinations which test the knowledge, skill, and proficiency of the applicants.  (b) Examinations shall be held at such time and place as may be fixed by the board at least once each three-month period. Written notice of the place of examinations shall be mailed to all persons who have filed current applications for the examinations of the board. (c) The board may charge each applicant and retesting applicants for examination a reasonable fee based on the actual costs for administering the examinations. Applicants must stand for the examination within one year from the date the board receives the examination application and fees, otherwise the applicant must resubmit an application and appropriate fees. (d) The board may enter into reciprocity agreements with other states to permit Alabama certified contractors to engage in work in other states in exchange for that state's contractors being permitted to perform work in Alabama. This provision recognizes the status of the certified contractor as having passed the examination; however, all certification fees are required to be paid. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.12; Acts 1988, No. 88-217, p. 339, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-180, p. 333, §3; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-30 - Performance Bond.

Section 34-31-30Performance bond. The board may require a performance bond in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per year for all active certified contractors. There shall be no discrimination between contractors similarly situated, and each classification of regulated contractors for bonding purposes must be reasonable in light of the purpose of the bond. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.13; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-31 - List of Certified Contractors.

Section 34-31-31List of certified contractors. The board may publish annually a list of names, addresses of all individuals, and the name of their employer, if applicable, who are certified by the board, and shall mail a copy of the list to all qualified individuals so certified upon request to do so. The board may require a reasonable fee to cover the cost of producing and mailing the directory. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.14; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-932, p. 543, §3; Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-33 - Procedure.

Section 34-31-33Procedure. The procedures shall be same as those defined in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. The board may establish additional procedures as needed provided that the procedure is published and made public and are not in conflict with the state law. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.16; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-131, p. 137, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-34 - Appeals.

Section 34-31-34Appeals. Any appeals to the chapter shall be as defined by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. (Acts 1982, No. 82-547, p. 900, §3.17; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-131, p. 137, §1.)
AL Code § 34-31-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 31 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors.|Section 34-31-35 - Sunset Provision.

Section 34-31-35Sunset provision. The State Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Title 41, Chapter 20, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2004, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama Sunset Law. (Act 2000-745, p. 1658, §2; Act 2009-486, p. 879, §1.)
AL Code § 34-32-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-1 - Short Title.

Section 34-32-1Short title. This chapter may be cited as the "Professional Soil Classifiers Registration Act." (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §1.)
AL Code § 34-32-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-2 - Definitions.

Section 34-32-2Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee for the Registration of Professional Soil Classifiers. (2) REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL SOIL CLASSIFIER. A person entitled under this chapter to take and use the title. (3) SOIL CLASSIFICATION. The soil science evaluation of the nature, physio-chemical properties, formation, taxonomic classification, and general land use suitability on the basis of these parameters within a soil management criteria; it shall specifically include the mapping and identification of surficial and subsurface soil profiles, and the soil management interpretation of these data. Soil classification centers on soils as the biochemically weathered part of the earth's crust, the collection of natural bodies on the earth's surface, supporting plants, with a lower limit at the deeper of either the unconsolidated mineral or organic material lying within the zone of rooting of the native perennial plants; or where horizons impervious to roots have developed the upper few feet of the earth's crust having properties differing from the underlying rock material as a result of interactions between climate, living organisms, parent material, and relief. (4) PRACTICE OF SOIL CLASSIFICATION. Any professional service which requires the application of soil classification principles and data. Such professional service includes identification and mapping of soils according to the standards of the national cooperative soil survey, consultation, or evaluation. (5) QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL SOIL CLASSIFIERS. Such persons who, by reason of their knowledge of soil classification acquired by professional education and practical experience, are qualified to engage in the practice of soil classification as defined. (6) RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OF WORK. The independent control and direction by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment of work or the supervision of such work. (7) SUBORDINATE. Any person who assists a registered professional soil classifier without assuming the responsible charge of work. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §2.)
AL Code § 34-32-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-3 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 34-32-3Construction of chapter. This chapter shall not be construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession. In particular, this chapter shall not be construed to affect or prevent individuals who are duly licensed by the State of Alabama Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and who are engaging in the practice of geotechnical engineering or soils engineering from conducting an engineering evaluation of the nature, physical properties, and engineering characteristics to determine the surficial and subsurface soil suitability for the environmental and structural support of constructed facilities or to evaluate surficial or subsurface soils which are to be used as a construction material. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §3.)
AL Code § 34-32-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-4 - Classification Services Through Partnership or Corporation.

Section 34-32-4Classification services through partnership or corporation. This chapter does not prohibit one or more professional soil classifiers from practicing through the medium of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. In such partnership or corporation whose primary activity consists of classification services, at least one partner or officer shall be a registered professional soil classifier. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §4.)
AL Code § 34-32-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-5 - Persons Subject to Chapter.

Section 34-32-5Persons subject to chapter. Any person, except those specifically exempted by this chapter, who shall practice or offer to practice soil classification for the public in this state is subject to this chapter. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §5.)
AL Code § 34-32-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-6 - Persons Exempt From Chapter.

Section 34-32-6Persons exempt from chapter. The following persons shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (1) Any person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state, practicing or offering to practice herein the profession of soil classifier when such practice does not exceed a total of 30 days in any calendar year, provided such person is legally qualified by registration to practice the profession in his or her own state or country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining registration are not lower than those specified in this chapter. (2) Any person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state, or who has recently become a resident thereof, practicing or offering to practice herein for more than 30 days in any calendar year the profession of soil classifier, if he or she shall have filed with the board an application for registration and shall have paid the fee required by this chapter. Such exemption shall continue only for such time as the board requires for the consideration of the application for registration, provided such a person is legally qualified to practice the profession in his or her own state or country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining registration are not lower than those specified in this chapter. (3) Any employee or a subordinate of a person holding registration under this chapter, or an employee of a person exempted from registration by subdivisions (1) and (2), provided this practice does not include responsible charge of work or evaluation. (4) Any person in full employment by the state or United States government or who is fully employed to perform soil classifying services solely for his or her employer or for a subsidiary or affiliated corporation of his or her employer, provided the soil classification is in connection with the property, products, or services of his or her employer. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §6.)
AL Code § 34-32-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 32 - Soil Classifiers.|Section 34-32-7 - Soil and Water Conservation Committee to Serve as State Board; Appointment of Advisory Council; Duties, Organization, Etc.

Section 34-32-7Soil and Water Conservation Committee to serve as state board; appointment of advisory council; duties, organization, etc. (a) The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee shall serve as and be the State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers, and it shall be the duty of such board to administer the provisions of this chapter. The board shall appoint an advisory council of five members, four of whom shall be qualified professional soil classifiers who shall have the qualifications required in this chapter. It shall be the duty of such council to recommend certification of those persons eligible to become registered soil classifiers. The fifth member of the advisory council shall be the administrative officer of the board. The other four members of the advisory council shall be appointed for terms of office of five years and until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified; provided that one of the initial members shall be appointed for an initial term of office ending on June 30, 1982, one shall be appointed for an initial term of office ending on June 30, 1983, one shall be appointed for an initial term of office ending on June 30, 1984, and one shall be appointed for an initial term of office ending on June 30, 1985. (b) Four members of the advisory council shall be professional soil classifiers who have been actively engaged in the practice of professional soil classifying for a period of at least five years and who shall have been in responsible charge of soil classification for at least three years. The fifth member of the advisory council shall be the administrative officer of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, who shall serve as an ex officio member of the advisory council with the same rights, powers, and duties as the other members of the council. (c) Each member of the advisory council shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with Title 36, Chapter 7. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from funds derived from application and renewal fees. (d) Vacancies in the membership of the advisory council shall be filled by appointment by the board as provided in this section and the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. (e) The advisory council shall hold at least two regular meetings per year. Special meetings may be held as provided by the bylaws of the council, but not more than four such special meetings shall be held in any calendar year. The council shall elect, annually, a chairman and a vice-chairman. The administrative officer of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee shall serve as secretary-treasurer of the council. Three members of the council shall constitute a quorum. (Acts 1981, No. 81-766, p. 1308, §7.)