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AL Code § 41-1-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 1 - In General.|Section 41-1-11 - State Agencies Authorized to Increase Fees in Accordance With the Consumer Price Index.

Section 41-1-11State agencies authorized to increase fees in accordance with the Consumer Price Index.  (a) Any state agency that statutorily levies or assesses fees retained by the agency to fund its operations or programs may increase the fee by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics from the end of December in the tenth year preceding the year in which the fee increase is to be effective or from the end of December in the last year the fee was increased, whichever period is shorter, to the end of the month preceding the month in which the fee increase is to be effective, rounded down to the nearest dollar. Thereafter, every five years the agency may repeat this process using the Consumer Price Index for the previous five years forward to the date of the requested change. The change may not exceed an increase of two percent per year. (b) Any change in a fee schedule pursuant to this section is a rule for purposes of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (c) If an increase is adopted, the assessed increase of the fee shall be retained by the agency to fund its operations or programs under the control of the agency. (d) The provisions of this section shall not apply in any manner to the Alabama Public Service Commission, the State Parks Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the State Banking Department. (Act 2015-441, §1.)
AL Code § 41-1-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 2 - Payment of Obligations to the State.|Section 41-1-20 - Establishment of Remittance Requirements; Applicability; Payment Procedures.

Section 41-1-20Establishment of remittance requirements; applicability; payment procedures. (a) Any state agency may establish a requirement, within its area of administrative responsibility, that every person, corporation or partnership, owing, in connection with an individual transaction consisting of any State of Alabama tax return, fee, report or other document, or any other obligation of indebtedness to the state, an amount of money, as specified in subsection (b) shall pay such tax liability, fee, or obligation to the state no later than the date such payment or remittance of funds is required by law, in funds which are immediately available to the state on the first banking day following the due date of payment. (b) The determination as to which persons, corporations or partnerships shall be subject to the remittance provisions of this article is based on individual payments made during a calendar year, rather than the aggregate of payments made during a calendar year. Persons, corporations, or partnerships making an individual payment at the thresholds indicated below shall comply with this article and subsection (c): (1) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more for payments made during the calendar year. (2) On taxes, fees, and other obligations that are collected or administered by the Department of Revenue: a. Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) or more for payments by a business entity made after October 1, 2006, and all filing periods thereafter shall be paid electronically. For purposes of this subdivision, electronically includes payments made over the telephone. b. All local government business entity taxes and fees collected or administered by the department when the corresponding state tax is subject to paragraph a., shall also be paid electronically. c. Notwithstanding paragraphs a. and b., the department, by rule, may designate specific revenue sources, fees, or monetary obligations which it may except from paragraphs a. and b. d. The governing body of any self-administered county or city may elect to require electronic payments under the same provisions of this subdivision applicable to the department. (c) When the provisions of subsection (a) are established, payment and the reporting of such remittance shall be made in accordance with procedures established by the administering state agency for the indebtedness involved; such procedures shall continue to be the method of reporting and remittance until established otherwise by the administering state agency. (1) Such procedures shall include the use of the automated clearing house system. (2) The state administrating agency shall coordinate with the State Treasurer to insure the availability of such funds to the state on the first banking day following the due date of payment. (Acts 1991, No. 91-570, p. 1052, §1; Act 2006-552, p. 1269, §1.)
AL Code § 41-1-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 2 - Payment of Obligations to the State.|Section 41-1-21 - Penalties.

Section 41-1-21Penalties. Failure to make such payment or remittance in immediately available funds in a timely manner, or failure to provide such evidence of payment or remittance in a timely manner, shall subject the affected taxpayer or obligee to penalty, interest, and loss of applicable discount, as provided by state law for delinquent or deficient tax, fee or obligation payments. If payment is timely made in other than immediately available funds, penalty, interest, and loss of applicable discount shall be added to the amount due from the due date of the tax, fee or obligation payment to the date that funds from the tax, fee, or obligation payment subsequently become available to the state, in accordance with state law for delinquent or deficient tax, fee or obligation payments. (Acts 1991, No. 91-570, p. 1052, §2.)
AL Code § 41-1-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 2 - Payment of Obligations to the State.|Section 41-1-22 - Penalties Waived for Good Faith Attempt.

Section 41-1-22Penalties waived for good faith attempt. To allow for possible late payments due to unexpected problems arising at financial institutions, federal reserve facilities, the automated clearing house system, or state agencies where it is proven that a good faith attempt was made and due diligence was exercised to initiate payment correctly and on a timely basis, the administering state agency is specifically authorized to waive all penalties, interest, or disallowed discount on late payments for a period not to exceed two business days following the due date of the payment. (Acts 1991, No. 91-570, p. 1052, §3; Act 98-637, p. 1406, §1.)
AL Code § 41-1-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 2 - Payment of Obligations to the State.|Section 41-1-23 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

Section 41-1-23Promulgation of rules and regulations. The administering state agencies, in coordination with the State Treasurer, are authorized to prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to their respective departments necessary for the administration of this article. These rules and regulations will address, as a minimum, the responsibility of the administering agencies to notify taxpayers and others responsible for making payments under this article, the identification of taxes, fees and other obligations of which payment is required under this article, the procedures for making payments, payment alternatives, and proof of timely payment. (Acts 1991, No. 91-570, p. 1052, §4.)
AL Code § 41-1-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Swap Agreements.|Section 41-1-40 - Legislative Findings.

Section 41-1-40Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares that the making and managing of investments or the borrowing of money by governmental entities involves a variety of interest rate, investment, payment, and similar risks. A number of financial instruments are available to hedge against those risks. Many governmental entities lack express statutory authority to take advantage of those instruments, and it is desirable that they have the authority. (Acts 1992, No. 92-589, p. 1214, §1.)
AL Code § 41-1-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Swap Agreements.|Section 41-1-41 - Definitions.

Section 41-1-41Definitions. In this article, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings: (1) COUNTERPARTY. The provider of the interest rate floor, cap or collar, or the other party to the swap agreement. (2) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. The state (or equivalent thereof) or any political subdivision thereof, or any department, agency, board, commission, or authority of the state, or any such political subdivision, or any public corporation, authority, agency, board, commission, state colleges, or universities, or other governmental entity controlled by the state or any such political subdivisions. This definition shall be inclusive of both the singular and plural form of this term. (3) SWAP AGREEMENT. An agreement (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference therein) in the initial notional amount of $5,000,000.00 or more (which notional amount may reduce periodically under the agreement), commonly known as the following: a. An interest rate swap agreement, an interest rate cap agreement, an interest rate floor agreement, an interest rate collar agreement, or any other similar agreement, including any option to enter into any of the foregoing. b. Any combination of any of the foregoing. c. A master agreement for any of the foregoing, together with all supplements. (Acts 1992, No. 92-589, p. 1214, §2.)
AL Code § 41-1-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Swap Agreements.|Section 41-1-43 - Credit Enhancement or Liquidity Agreements.

Section 41-1-43Credit enhancement or liquidity agreements. Except as specifically required by paragraph (2)b of Section 41-1-42, in connection with entering into any swap agreement, any governmental entity may enter into credit enhancement or liquidity agreements with payment, term, security (including the pledge of collateral by the governmental entity), substitution of collateral, valuation of collateral or amounts payable under the agreement, default, remedy, and other procedures, terms and conditions as the governmental entity determines are necessary or desirable. (Acts 1992, No. 92-589, p. 1214, §4.)
AL Code § 41-1-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 3 - Swap Agreements.|Section 41-1-44 - Liberal Construction.

Section 41-1-44Liberal construction. This article shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose. (Acts 1992, No. 92-589, p. 1214, §5.)
AL Code § 41-1-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Flexibility of State Entities to Utilize State Revenue.|Section 41-1-70 - Definition.

Section 41-1-70Definition.  State tax receipt. Any tax, fee, license or other source of revenue received by a state entity pursuant to statute, rule, or any other means. The term shall in no way include specific appropriations from the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund. (Act 2015-327, §1.)
AL Code § 41-1-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Flexibility of State Entities to Utilize State Revenue.|Section 41-1-71 - Use of Funds for Functions in Addition to Designated Purposes.

Section 41-1-71Use of funds for functions in addition to designated purposes.  Any other law or laws to the contrary notwithstanding, a state entity which receives state tax receipts which are designated for a particular purpose may in addition to the designated purpose expend those funds for other functions within the entity in order to offset the reduction in other funding for any given year. The flexibility provided by this section shall not apply to funds which are constitutionally dedicated for a specific purpose or to Medicaid provider taxes from hospitals, nursing homes, and pharmacies and Medicaid intergovernmental transfers from public hospitals and public nursing homes, or to funds otherwise designated by the federal government or state or federal court order, or to portions of a state-levied tax that are distributed directly to counties. (Act 2015-327, §2.)
AL Code § 41-1-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Flexibility of State Entities to Utilize State Revenue.|Section 41-1-72 - Automatic Increase in Fees.

Section 41-1-72Automatic increase in fees.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, in no instance shall this article induce an automatic increase in any fees to replenish a fund. No such fund requiring such automatic increase shall be depleted under this article. (Act 2015-327, §3.)
AL Code § 41-1-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Article 5 - Flexibility of State Entities to Utilize State Revenue.|Section 41-1-73 - Compliance With Section 41-1-71.

Section 41-1-73Compliance with Section 41-1-71.  Each state entity shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Section 41-1-71. (Act 2015-327, §4.)
AL Code § 41-4-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-1 - Definitions.

Section 41-4-1Definitions. The words "state and the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions thereof," and the words "departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions of the state," wherever they appear in this chapter, shall not be construed to include counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, county and city boards of education, district boards of education of independent school districts and other local public bodies. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §60.)
AL Code § 41-4-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-2 - General Purpose of Department; Seal.

Section 41-4-2General purpose of department; seal. There shall be a Department of Finance, which shall be an executive and administrative department and which shall have general supervision of all matters pertaining to the finances and real property of the state and the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and institutions thereof and, to the extent herein indicated, over the finances of the counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and local public bodies in the state, and to furnish the physical facilities, equipment, and supplies and, to the extent herein indicated, the personnel, for the operation of the state and such departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices, and institutions thereof. The Department of Finance shall have a seal, which shall be affixed to official acts. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §61; Act 2015-435, §3.)
AL Code § 41-4-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-3 - Duties of Department Generally.

Section 41-4-3Duties of department generally. It shall be the duty of the Department of Finance: (1) To manage, supervise and control all matters pertaining to the fiscal affairs and fiscal procedure of the state, except such as may, by the constitution or statute, be specifically required to be performed by the Auditor, the Treasurer or the Department of Revenue, and to keep all records, accounts, and data relating thereto. (2) To manage and supervise all state real property wherever located through a centralized organization within the department. (3) To manage, supervise and control the insurance of all state property, wherever located. (4) To operate, manage, and administer the State Insurance Fund. (5) To make the annual financial report of the state, as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year, in accordance with approved public accounting practice, and in such form and such detail as may be necessary to present an accurate description of the financial condition of the state during the preceding fiscal year. The reports of the Auditor and the Treasurer shall be bound with, and printed as a part of, such report. (6) To conduct such studies, to secure such information and data, to make such reports, and to furnish such information as may be required by the Governor or the Legislature. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §62; Act 2015-435, §3.)
AL Code § 41-4-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-3.1 - Monthly Reports on Condition of General Fund and Education Trust Fund.

Section 41-4-3.1Monthly reports on condition of General Fund and Education Trust Fund.  (a) The Alabama Department of Finance shall produce monthly financial reports. It is the intent of the Legislature that the monthly reports shall increase the transparency of state finances and, when conditions emerge that make budget proration likely, provide advance notice to the affected agencies of government so that they can prepare as much as possible for its impact on their operations. (b) The monthly reports shall provide information on the State General Fund and the Education Trust Fund. Each monthly report shall be released no later than the final day of the month following the month covered by that report. Each monthly report shall be published in a prominent location on the Department of Finance web site to provide broad public access to the document. (c) The monthly reports shall include at least the following information on the fiscal condition of the fund being reported: (1) The beginning fund balance at the start of the fiscal year, including reversions and other amounts carried forward from prior years. (2) The forecast of revenues expected to be received during the fiscal year, including receipts from all sources. The forecast shall include an estimate of each revenue source to the fund, except that revenue sources which represent less than one percent of the fund total may be combined into one category. (3) Any adjustments to the forecast that result in the expectation of material increases or decreases in any revenue source or any one-time revenue sources, together with the amounts of the adjustments. (4) The annual total of resources expected to be available for the year, as of the month covered by the report, considering the beginning balance, official revenue forecast, and all material adjustments to the forecast of expected revenues. (5) The total expenditures authorized by law to be made from the fund during the fiscal year being reported. These expenditures shall include the amounts in original appropriations acts, any supplemental appropriations enacted, and any other acts that appropriate resources from the fund during the fiscal year, including laws that create continuing appropriations. In addition, the expenditures shall reflect any reductions in the amounts appropriated due to any proration or spending plan changes. (6) The projected ending balance in the fund as of the last day of the fiscal year. (7) The year-to-date expenditures from the fund by department, agency, or function. (8) A statement of actual and year-to-date revenue collections for each revenue source, including a comparison with prior year amounts and with the most recent estimates by the Department of Finance. (Act 2011-531, p. 878, §1.)
AL Code § 41-4-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-4 - Certain Appropriations to Be Expended by Department.

Section 41-4-4Certain appropriations to be expended by department. All appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for the purchase, acquisition or use of furniture, fixtures, supplies, materials, equipment or other personal property, appropriations for printing and binding and the distribution of printed matter, appropriations for the maintenance, repair, improvement, lighting, heating and cleaning of the State Capitol and other property owned or leased by the state in the City of Montgomery, and appropriations for postage and telephone expenses for any department, board, bureau, commission, agency or office of the state located and operating in the City of Montgomery shall be used for the purpose and, if so made, for the department, board, bureau, commission, agency, office or institution for which made. Such appropriations shall be expended by and on the order of the Department of Finance for such purposes. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §63.)
AL Code § 41-4-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-5 - Appointment of Employees; Officers and Employees Subject to Merit System.

Section 41-4-5Appointment of employees; officers and employees subject to Merit System. The Director of Finance shall, subject to the provisions of the Merit System, have the right to appoint any employee in the department. All employees and officers of the Department of Finance, including the chiefs of divisions, except as otherwise provided for in this chapter, shall be subject to the Merit System. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §72; Acts 1983, No. 83-438, p. 619, §1.)
AL Code § 41-4-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-6 - Oath of Office and Full-Time Service of Officers and Chiefs of Divisions.

Section 41-4-6Oath of office and full-time service of officers and chiefs of divisions. Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the Comptroller, the Budget Officer, the Purchasing Agent, the chief of the division of service, the chief of the division of local finance and the chief of any other division established by the Director of Finance shall take the constitutional oath of office. Each of such officers shall devote his full time to his official duties and shall hold no other lucrative position while serving as such. (Acts 1939, No. 112, p. 144; Code 1940, T. 55, §71.)
AL Code § 41-4-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-4-7 - Bonds of Comptroller, Purchasing Agent, Chiefs of Divisions of Department, Etc.

Section 41-4-7Bonds of Comptroller, purchasing agent, chiefs of divisions of department, etc. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, the Comptroller, the Purchasing Agent, the chief of the division of service, the chief of the division of finance, the chief of any other division established by the Director of Finance and such other officers or employees of the Department of Finance as are permitted to handle any money or to draw any warrants shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in amounts to be fixed by the Director of Finance, but, in the case of any officer or employee authorized to draw any warrants upon the Treasurer, not less than $25,000.00, for the faithful performance of their duties. (Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190.)