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AL Code § 36-19-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-19-31 - State Fire Marshal's Fund - Established.

Section 36-19-31State Fire Marshal's Fund - Established. (a) There is established in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the State Fire Marshal's Fund. All sums received by the State Fire Marshal's Office through the payment of fees and the recovery of civil penalties, grants, and appropriations by the Legislature, including funds received pursuant to Article 8, Article 8A, Article 9, and Article 10 of Chapter 17 of Title 8, and pursuant to Chapter 33 and Chapter 33A of Title 34, shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal's Fund. (b) The State Fire Marshal's Fund shall be expended for the operation of the State Fire Marshal's Office, including the administration and enforcement of Article 8, Article 8A, Article 9, and Article 10 of Chapter 17 of Title 8, and of Chapter 33 and Chapter 33A of Title 34, for training and research programs, and to support fire safety and prevention programs. (c) No funds shall be withdrawn or expended from the State Fire Marshal's Fund except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, and 41-19-1 to 41-19-12, inclusive, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations act, or other appropriations act. Any unencumbered and unexpended balance of the fund remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not lapse or revert to the General Fund but shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year. (Act 2021-399, §2.)
AL Code § 36-19-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 36-19-32 - State Fire Marshal's Fund - Transfers to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund.

Section 36-19-32State Fire Marshal's Fund - Transfers to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund. (a) On a semiannual basis, the State Fire Marshal shall transfer from the State Fire Marshal's Fund to the Alabama Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund established pursuant to Section 36-21-185, an amount equal to 5 percent of the fees collected by the State Fire Marshal during the previous six months pursuant to Sections 8-17-211 and 8-17-216.1, as currently provided or as those fees may be hereafter adjusted. (b) The deposit of any funds in the State Fire Marshal's Fund and the expenditure of any funds from the State Fire Marshal's Fund prior to July 12, 2021, are ratified and confirmed. (Act 2021-399, §§3,4.)
AL Code § 36-19-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 2 - Investigatory Information Supplied Fire Marshals.|Section 36-19-40 - "Insurer" Defined.

Section 36-19-40"Insurer" defined. As used in this article, the word "insurer" shall have the same meaning ascribed to it as is in Section 27-13-20. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §1.)
AL Code § 36-19-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 2 - Investigatory Information Supplied Fire Marshals.|Section 36-19-41 - Insurer to Cooperate With and Supply Factual Information to Law Enforcement Personnel Investigating Fire Loss; Type of Factual Information.

Section 36-19-41Insurer to cooperate with and supply factual information to law enforcement personnel investigating fire loss; type of factual information. The State Fire Marshal or personnel from any other authorized law enforcement agency charged with the responsibility of investigating a fire loss, may request any insurer investigating a fire loss of real or personal property to release any factual information in its possession which is pertinent to this type of loss and has some relationship to the loss itself. Such insurer shall release the information and cooperate with any official authorized to request such information pursuant to this section. The information shall include, but is not limited to: (1) Any insurance policy relevant to a fire loss under investigation and any application for such a policy; (2) Policy premium payment records; (3) History of previous claims made by the insured for fire loss; and (4) Material relating to the investigation of the loss, including statements of any person, proof of loss, and any other relevant evidence. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §2.)
AL Code § 36-19-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 2 - Investigatory Information Supplied Fire Marshals.|Section 36-19-42 - Insurers Suspecting Arson, etc., to Notify and Cooperate With Law Enforcement Personnel.

Section 36-19-42Insurers suspecting arson, etc., to notify and cooperate with law enforcement personnel. If an insurer has reason to believe that a fire loss to its insured's real or personal property was caused by other than accidental means, the insurer shall notify the State Fire Marshal or other appropriate law enforcement agency charged with the responsibility to investigate fire losses and furnish such persons with all relative material acquired during its investigation of the fire loss, cooperate with and take such reasonable action as may be requested by any law enforcement agency, and cooperate with the court and administrative agencies of the state, and any official from said Fire Marshal's office or any law enforcement agency charged with the responsibility to investigate the fire. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §3.)
AL Code § 36-19-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 2 - Investigatory Information Supplied Fire Marshals.|Section 36-19-43 - Insurer or Agents Not Liable for Compliance With Division; Confidentiality; Testimony; Violations.

Section 36-19-43Insurer or agents not liable for compliance with division; confidentiality; testimony; violations. (a) In the absence of fraud or malice, no insurer, or person who furnishes information on its behalf, shall be liable for damages in a civil action or subject to criminal prosecution for any oral or written statement made or any other action taken that is necessary to supply information required by this article. (b) The officials and departmental and agency personnel receiving any information furnished pursuant to this article shall hold the information in confidence until such time as its release is required pursuant to a criminal or civil proceeding. (c) Any official referred to in Section 36-19-41 may be required to testify as to any information in his possession regarding the fire loss of real or personal property in any civil action in which any person seeks recovery under a policy against an insurance company for the fire loss. (d) No person shall purposely refuse to release any information requested, pursuant to Section 36-19-41, by a Fire Marshal, an assistant fire marshal, the chief or deputy of an arson squad or bureau, the chief of a fire department or a fire prevention officer. (e) No person shall refuse to make the necessary notification of a fire loss pursuant to Section 36-19-42. (f) No person shall refuse to supply to the proper authorities pertinent information required to be furnished pursuant to Section 36-19-42. (g) No person shall fail to hold in confidence information required to be held in confidence by subsection (b) of this section. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §4.)
AL Code § 36-19-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 19 - Fire Marshal.|Article 2 - Investigatory Information Supplied Fire Marshals.|Section 36-19-44 - Penalties; Good Faith Compliance Exception.

Section 36-19-44Penalties; good faith compliance exception. Any person violating the provisions of subsections (d), (e), (f) and (g) of Section 36-19-43 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00. It shall not be considered a violation of this article if an insurer in good faith, believes it has done everything required of it under this article. (Acts 1979, No. 79-706, p. 1257, §5.)
AL Code § 36-20-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-1 - Appointment and Commissioning; Term of Office; Fee of Probate Judge for Issuance of Notary Commissions; Report to Secretary of State by Probate Judge as to Notaries Appointed and Commissioned.

Section 36-20-1Appointment and commissioning; term of office; fee of probate judge for issuance of notary commissions; report to Secretary of State by probate judge as to notaries appointed and commissioned. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §854; Code 1867, §1080; Code 1876, §1325; Code 1886, §1102; Code 1896, §3021; Code 1907, §5162; Code 1923, §9328; Code 1940, T. 40, §1; Acts 1963, No. 150, p. 525, §1; Acts 1976, No. 694, p. 961, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-2 - Vacation of Office by Removal From County.

Section 36-20-2Vacation of office by removal from county. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §855; Code 1867, §1081; Code 1876, §§1326, 1327; Code 1886, §1103; Code 1896, §3023; Code 1907, §5164; Code 1923, §9240; Code 1940, T. 40, §3.)
AL Code § 36-20-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-3 - Bond.

Section 36-20-3Bond. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §856; Code 1867, §1082; Code 1876, §1328; Code 1886, §1104; Code 1896, §3024; Code 1907, §5165; Code 1923, §9241; Code 1940, T. 40, §4; Acts 1987, No. 87-361, p. 523, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-4 - Seal.

Section 36-20-4Seal. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §858; Code 1867, §1084; Code 1876, §1330; Code 1886, §1106; Code 1896, §3026; Code 1907, §5167; Code 1923, §9243; Code 1940, T. 40, §6.)
AL Code § 36-20-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-5 - Powers.

Section 36-20-5Powers. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §857; Code 1867, §1083; Code 1876, §1329; Code 1886, §1105; Code 1896, §3025; Code 1907, §5166; Code 1923, §9242; Code 1940, T. 40, §5.)
AL Code § 36-20-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-6 - Fees.

Section 36-20-6Fees. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §863; Code 1867, §1090; Code 1876, §5065; Code 1886, §1113; Code 1896, §3033; Code 1907, §5174; Code 1923, §9250; Code 1940, T. 40, §14.)
AL Code § 36-20-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-7 - Notary Public to Maintain Register of Official Acts; Provision of Certified Copies From Register Generally.

Section 36-20-7Notary public to maintain register of official acts; provision of certified copies from register generally. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §859; Code 1867, §1085; Code 1876, §1332; Code 1886, §1107; Code 1896, §3027; Code 1907, §5168; Code 1923, §9244; Code 1940, T. 40, §7.)
AL Code § 36-20-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-8 - Register to Be Delivered to Probate Judge Upon Death, Resignation, etc., of Notary; Liability of Person Failing to Deliver Notary's Register to Probate Judge on Demand Generally.

Section 36-20-8Register to be delivered to probate judge upon death, resignation, etc., of notary; liability of person failing to deliver notary's register to probate judge on demand generally. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §860; Code 1867, §1086; Code 1876, §1333; Code 1886, §1108; Code 1896, §3028; Code 1907, §5169; Code 1923, §9245; Code 1940, T. 40, §8.)
AL Code § 36-20-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-9 - Penalty for Failure to Deliver Notary's Register to Probate Judge on Demand.

Section 36-20-9Penalty for failure to deliver notary's register to probate judge on demand. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §860; Code 1867, §1086; Code 1876, §1333; Code 1886, §3964; Code 1896, §5137; Code 1907, §7489; Code 1923, §5082; Code 1940, T. 40, §9.)
AL Code § 36-20-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-10 - Probate Judge May Deliver Register to Another Notary; Provision of Certified Copies From Register.

Section 36-20-10Probate judge may deliver register to another notary; provision of certified copies from register. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Code 1852, §§861, 862; Code 1867, §§1087, 1088; Code 1876, §§1334, 1335; Code 1886, §1109; Code 1896, §3029; Code 1907, §5170; Code 1923, §9246; Code 1940, T. 40, §10.)
AL Code § 36-20-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 1 - Generally.|Section 36-20-11 - Performance or Assumption of Authority to Perform Notarial Act Without Commission.

Section 36-20-11Performance or assumption of authority to perform notarial act without commission. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Acts 1949, No. 586, p. 913, § 1.)
AL Code § 36-20-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 2 - Notaries Public for State at Large.|Section 36-20-30 - Appointment and Commissioning; Term of Office; Powers, Duties and Territorial Jurisdiction; Fee of Probate Judge for Issuance of Notary Commissions; Report to Secretary of State by Probate Judge as to Notaries Appointed and Commissioned.

Section 36-20-30Appointment and commissioning; term of office; powers, duties and territorial jurisdiction; fee of probate judge for issuance of notary commissions; report to Secretary of State by probate judge as to notaries appointed and commissioned. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §1; Acts 1963, No. 151, p. 525, §1; Acts 1976, No. 694, p. 961, §2.)
AL Code § 36-20-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 2 - Notaries Public for State at Large.|Section 36-20-31 - Bond.

Section 36-20-31Bond. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §2; Acts 1987, No. 87-361, p. 523, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 2 - Notaries Public for State at Large.|Section 36-20-32 - Seal.

Section 36-20-32Seal. Repealed by Act 2011-295, p. 544, §2, effective January 1, 2012. (Acts 1943, No. 431, p. 400, §3.)
AL Code § 36-20-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 3 - International Notaries Public.|Section 36-20-50 - Definitions.

Section 36-20-50Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AUTHENTIC ACT. An instrument executed by a civil law notary referencing this article, which includes the particulars and capacities to act of transacting parties, a confirmation of the full text of any necessary instrument, the signatures or their legal equivalent thereof of any transacting parties, the signature and seal of a civil law notary, and such other information prescribed by the Secretary of State. (2) BREVET. A private document in which the civil law notary attests to the authenticity of the signature or signatures, a fact or a contract. Brevets may be used, among other things, to certify signatures, prescribe oaths, certify a translation or a copy of a document that is not part of the civil law notaries protocol, or certify the identity of any object or thing. (3) CIVIL LAW NOTARY. A person who is admitted to the practice of law in this state, who has practiced law in a United States jurisdiction for at least five years, and who is appointed by the Secretary of State as a civil law notary. (4) MINUTE. An authentic act written by a civil law notary which contains the exact narration of a finding of fact or facts influencing the rights of private parties of which the civil law notary has personal knowledge and that due to the nature of the authentic act does not constitute a contract or juridical business. The types of minutes include, but may not be limited to, the following: a. General Minutes. A minute providing a certification of general facts known to the civil law notary. b. Minutes of Notoriety. A minute providing a certification that a fact is generally known by the people who have a direct or close relationship with the factual situation or its consequences, or who belong to the social or economic environment of the person affected by a particular fact. c. Minutes of Correction. A minute for the purpose of rectifying minor errors in form or omissions made by the civil law notary in prior authentic acts. d. Minutes of Addition. A minute for the purpose of including a document in the civil law notary's protocol in order to provide for preservation of the document; limited memorialization of domestic private documents and/or execution of foreign legal documents. (5) NOTARIAL DEED. An authentic act in which contains a contract, transaction, or other juridical act and which may also include the certification of facts. Notarial deeds may involve either a single party, as in the case of a will, or multiple parties, as with a contract. (Act 99-449, p. 1041, §1; Act 2001-967, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 861, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 3 - International Notaries Public.|Section 36-20-51 - Civil Law Notaries.

Section 36-20-51Civil law notaries.  (a) The Secretary of State shall have the power to appoint civil law notaries and administer this article. (b) A civil law notary is authorized to issue brevets, minutes, and notarial deeds and thereby may authenticate or certify any document, transaction, event, condition, or occurrence. A civil law notary may also administer oaths and make certificates thereof when necessary for execution of any writing or document to be attested, protested, or published under the seal of a notary public. A civil law notary may also take acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments of writing for record.  (c) The authentic acts, and oaths and acknowledgments of a civil law notary shall be chronologically recorded in the civil law notary's protocol in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. (d) The civil law notary may, without prejudice to his or her duty to ensure professional confidentiality, issue certified copies of authentic acts to individuals who, in his or her opinion, have a legitimate interest in the contents of an authentic act. Certified copies of authentic acts shall have the same legal force and effect as the original. (e) A civil law notary is obligated to do the following: (1) Draw up authentic acts in accordance with their knowledge and comprehension and such documents shall clearly reflect the wishes of the contracting parties duly adopted to legal requirements necessary for the documents to have full legal force and effect. (2) Represent the transaction itself in the creation of the authentic act. For this purpose, the civil law notary acts as an intermediary where there are multiple parties to a transaction. (3) Use his or her best efforts to advise all parties to the transaction equally, accurately, fully, and impartially regarding the nature and legal consequences of the transaction. (4) Refrain from representing any party in any matter arising from or related to the civil law notary's authentic act. (Act 99-449, p. 1041, §2; Act 2001-967, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 861, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 3 - International Notaries Public.|Section 36-20-52 - Rules of Procedure.

Section 36-20-52Rules of procedure. The Secretary of State may adopt rules prescribing all of the following: (1) The form and content of authentic acts, oaths, acknowledgments, and signatures and seals or their legal equivalents. (2) Procedures for the permanent archiving of authentic acts, maintaining records of acknowledgments and oaths, and procedures for the administration of oaths and taking of acknowledgments. (3) The charging of reasonable fees to be retained by the Secretary of State for the purpose of administering this article. (4) Educational requirements and procedures for testing applicants' knowledge of all matters relevant to the appointment, authority, duties, or legal or ethical responsibilities of a civil law notary. (5) Procedures for the disciplining of civil law notaries, including, but not limited to, the suspension and revocation of appointments for failure to comply with the requirements of this article or the rules of the Secretary of State, or for misrepresentation or fraud regarding the civil law notary's authority, the effect of the civil law notary's authentic acts, or the identities or acts of the parties to a transaction. (6) Bonding or errors and omissions insurance requirements, or both, for civil law notaries. (7) Other matters necessary for administering this article. (Act 99-449, p. 1041, §3; Act 2001-967, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 861, §1.)
AL Code § 36-20-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 3 - International Notaries Public.|Section 36-20-53 - Discipline, etc., Relating to Practice of Law.

Section 36-20-53Discipline, etc., relating to practice of law.  Repealed by Act 2001-967, 2001 3rd Special Session, effective September 26, 2001. (Act 99-449, § 4.)
AL Code § 36-20-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.|Chapter 20 - Notaries Public.|Article 3 - International Notaries Public.|Section 36-20-54 - Powers of Civil Law Notaries; Construction of Article.

Section 36-20-54Powers of civil law notaries; construction of article.  (a) The powers of civil law notaries include, but are not limited to, all of the powers of a notary public under the laws of this state. (b) This article shall not be construed as abrogating the provisions of any other act relating to notaries public, attorneys, or the practice of law in this state. (Act 99-449, p. 1041, §5; Act 2001-967, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 861, §1.)