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AL Code § 41-4-402 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 5 - Division of Construction Management.|Part 1 - Creation.|Section 41-4-402 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2021 Regular Session, Effective February 1, 2021. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 41-4-402THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Nothing in this Act 2021-476 shall revoke, limit, or otherwise diminish any existing state law or rule requiring that design professionals, including professional engineers, land surveyors, and architects, be used to provide project design and oversight for any project currently being reviewed and inspected by the Division of Construction Management. The project design oversight transferred to any entity pursuant to this Act 2021-476 shall continue to meet all applicable state, local, and federal codes, laws, and regulations. (Act 2021-476, §7.)
AL Code § 41-4-410 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 5 - Division of Construction Management.|Part 2|Section 41-4-410 - Definitions.

Section 41-4-410Definitions.  For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT TRAINING FEES. Revenues received by the state in the form of federal, state, local, or private sector grants for the purpose of funding construction industry craft training programs and fees imposed under Section 41-4-413. This subdivision may not be construed as authorizing the collection of fees from any licensed home builder, as defined in Chapter 14A of Title 34; any subcontractor working on a residential construction site including renovations to any residential structure; or from any person or entity specifically exempt under Chapter 14A of Title 34, except for subdivision (3) of Section 34-14A-6. (2) CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRAFT TRAINING PROGRAM. A program to be administered within the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance. (Act 2015-308, §1.)
AL Code § 41-4-411 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 5 - Division of Construction Management.|Part 2|Section 41-4-411 - Craft Training Fund.

Section 41-4-411Craft Training Fund.  The Craft Training Fund is created for the benefit of the State of Alabama and its citizens and shall continue to exist as a special fund in the State Treasury and shall be funded with the construction industry craft training fees and administered solely in accordance with Section 41-4-412 and the decisions of the Craft Training Board. The revenue received by the fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer in permitted investments until the Craft Training Board uses money for the purposes established in that section. Earnings on permitted investments shall remain a part of the fund. (Act 2015-308, §2.)
AL Code § 41-4-413 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.|Article 14 - Stewardship of State-Owned Property and Leased Real Property.|Division 5 - Division of Construction Management.|Part 2|Section 41-4-413 - Fees.

Section 41-4-413Fees.  (a) In order to fund the construction industry craft training program, a fee in the amount of one dollar ($1) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000) of construction authorized on any nonresidential construction building permit issued by any county, city, town, or other political subdivision of this state is imposed. (b) The office of the political subdivision issuing the permit shall be responsible for collecting the fee and remitting it monthly to the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance. (c) There shall be appropriated to the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance as a first charge against the revenues from the fee imposed by this section an amount that will offset its actual costs in the administration and regulation of this fee. The net proceeds received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Craft Training Fund and shall be used exclusively at the direction of the Craft Training Board. (d) The proceeds from fees collected and deposited into the craft training fund are appropriated for the purposes of this part, to be expended, in whole or in part, by the Craft Training Board. (Act 2015-308, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-220 - Created; Purpose.

Section 41-29-220Created; purpose. There is hereby created, within the Business Development Division of the Alabama Department of Commerce, the Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy for the purpose of aiding, counselling, assisting, and protecting, insofar as possible, the interests of small business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise and maintain a healthy state economy; and to provide information and assistance to citizens interested in entering into commercial activity. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §1; §41-9-760; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-221 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-221 - Definitions.

Section 41-29-221Definitions. For purposes of this division, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) DIVISION. The Business Development Division of the Department of Commerce. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. (3) OFFICE. The Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. (4) SMALL BUSINESS. A small business, as defined in Section 25-10-3. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §2; §41-9-761; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-222 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-222 - Director and Other Employees.

Section 41-29-222Director and other employees. (a) The management of the office created by this division shall be vested in a director, who shall be designated by the deputy secretary of the division. (b) The Secretary of Commerce may assign other Department of Commerce employees or other employees in the state Merit System and exempt positions in the various executive branch departments to assist the director for such periods of time as are necessary to enable the director to carry out his or her responsibilities. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §3; §41-9-762; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-223 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-223 - Duties and Functions.

Section 41-29-223Duties and functions. The duties and functions of the office shall include all of the following: (1) Serve as the principal advocate in the state on behalf of small businesses, including, but not limited to, advisory participation in the consideration of all legislation and administrative regulations which affect small businesses. (2) Establish a central reference program and general counseling service to assist small businesses. (3) Represent the views and interests of small businesses before other state agencies whose policies and activities may affect small businesses. (4) Enlist the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government which are of benefit to small businesses, and information on how small businesses can participate in, or make use of, those programs and services. (5) Evaluate the efforts of state agencies, businesses, and industry to assist minority small business enterprises, and make such recommendations as may be appropriate to assist the development and strengthening of minority and other small business enterprises. (6) Consult with experts and authorities in the fields of small business investment, venture capital investment, and commercial banking and other comparable financial institutions involved in the financing of business, and with individuals with regulatory, legal, economic, or financial expertise, including members of the academic community, and individuals who generally represent the public interest. (7) Determine the desirability of developing a set of rational, objective criteria to be used to define small business, and to develop such criteria, if appropriate. (8) To provide a center of information where a person interested in establishing a commercial facility or engaging in a commercial activity may be informed of any registration, license, or other approval of a state regulatory agency that is required for that facility or activity or of the existence of standards, criteria, or requirements which the laws of this state require that facility or activity to meet. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §4; §41-9-763; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-224 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-224 - Information Required of State Agencies Requiring Regulatory Approval, Etc.

Section 41-29-224Information required of state agencies requiring regulatory approval, etc. Each state agency which requires a permit, license, or other regulatory approval or maintains standards or criteria with which an activity or facility must comply shall inform the office of the following: (1) The activity or facility that is subject to regulation. (2) The existence of any threshold levels which would exempt the activity or facility from regulation. (3) The nature of the regulatory program. (4) The amount of any fees. (5) How to apply for any permits or regulatory approvals. (6) A brief statement of the purpose of requiring the permit or regulatory approval or requiring compliance with the standards or criteria. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §5; §41-9-764; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-225 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-225 - State Agencies Required to Disclose Establishment of New Regulatory Programs, Etc.

Section 41-29-225State agencies required to disclose establishment of new regulatory programs, etc. Each state agency shall promptly inform the office of any changes in the information provided under this division or the establishment of a new regulatory program. The information provided to or disseminated by the office shall not be binding upon the regulatory program of a state agency. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §6; §41-9-765; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-226 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-226 - Toll-Free Telephone Number Authorized.

Section 41-29-226Toll-free telephone number authorized. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this division, the office shall establish a toll-free telephone number. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §7; §41-9-766; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-227 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 1 - Creation and General Operation.|Section 41-29-227 - State Agencies Required to Furnish to Director Documents, etc., Necessary to Carry Out Functions; Annual Report.

Section 41-29-227State agencies required to furnish to director documents, etc., necessary to carry out functions; annual report. Each agency of the state shall furnish to the director such reports, documents, and information as the director deems necessary to carry out his or her functions under this division. The office shall prepare and submit a written annual report to the Governor and to the Legislature, that describes the activities and recommendations of the office. (Acts 1984, No. 84-262, p. 445, §8; §41-9-767; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-241 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 2 - Alabama Small Business Commission and Small Business Advisory Committee.|Section 41-29-241 - Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee Created; Composition; Meetings.

Section 41-29-241 Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee created; composition; meetings.  (a) The Alabama Small Business Advisory Committee is created and shall serve as a technical and informational source to the Alabama Small Business Commission. The chair of the commission shall also serve as chair of the committee. (b) The advisory committee shall be comprised of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, or his or her designee. (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Labor, or his or her designee. (3) The Secretary of Commerce, or his or her designee. (4) A member representing the Alabama Association of Chambers of Commerce, appointed by the Governor. (5) A member representing the Economic Development Association of Alabama, appointed by the Governor. (6) A member representing the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, appointed by the Governor. (7) A member representing the Alabama League of Municipalities, appointed by the Governor. (8) A member representing the utility industry, appointed by the Governor. (9) The Chancellor of the Alabama Community College System, or his or her designee. (10) Additional members as the Governor deems necessary. (c) The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the chair. (Act 2015-450, §6.)
AL Code § 41-29-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 2 - Business Development Division.|Division 1 - Office of Small Business Advocacy.|Part 3 - International Trade.|Section 41-29-250 - Transfer of Functions.

Section 41-29-250Transfer of functions.  On the effective date of the act adding this section, all functions performed by the Department of Economic and Community Affairs administering international trade policies and programs are transferred to the Department of Commerce and shall be administered by the division. (Act 2015-450, §7.)
AL Code § 45-1-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81 - License Division Created.

Section 45-1-81License division created. There is hereby created within the judge of probate's office of Autauga County license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the judge of probate's office, except marriage licenses. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment and supplies, except such stationery forms and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the state Department of Finance or the state Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks, and other assistants for the judge of probate as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of his or her office. The judge of probate shall have authority to employ such clerks, and other assistants, and to fix their compensation; however, the number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county commission. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §1.)
AL Code § 45-1-81.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81.01 - Assessment and Collection of Certain Motor Vehicle Taxes; License Records.

Section 45-1-81.01Assessment and collection of certain motor vehicle taxes; license records. (a) The judge of probate shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes and casual sales and use taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and the tax collector. The tax assessor and the tax collector of Autauga County are hereby relived of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on such motor vehicles. The judge of probate shall receive the commissions and fees now allowed the assessor and collector for performing these functions, and such fees and commissions shall be remitted to the county general fund. Reporting and remitting such collections shall be made by the judge of probate or as otherwise required by statute. (b) The judge of probate shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the State Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. The judge of probate shall report to the State Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that the judges of probate are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that judges of probate are required to account for by law. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §§2, 3.)
AL Code § 45-1-81.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81.02 - Collection and Disposition of Fees.

Section 45-1-81.02Collection and disposition of fees. Except as hereinafter provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. All such fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the general fund of the county. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake or fact of law and shall be made under the conditions and in the manner prescribed by this code. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §4.)
AL Code § 45-1-81.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81.03 - Payment of Ad Valorem Vehicle Tax Prerequisite to Issuance of License or Transfer; Certificate of Assessment.

Section 45-1-81.03Payment of ad valorem vehicle tax prerequisite to issuance of license or transfer; certificate of assessment. To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge of probate until the ad valorem tax on such vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the judge. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return such motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the judge of probate who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this subpart. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §5.)
AL Code § 45-1-81.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81.04 - Vehicle Information Required for Assessment.

Section 45-1-81.04Vehicle information required for assessment. Before any vehicle can be assessed, the judge of probate shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the judge of probate shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new. In the case of a used car brought into the state from a state which provides that upon sale or transfer of the motor vehicle the tags are either surrendered to an appropriate authority or subsequently reissued by the seller, the judge of probate shall be furnished a bona fide certificate of title properly assigned which shows when the car was sold to an individual, firm, corporation, or association, living or operating in this state. If such tag number or bill of sale or certificate of title is not furnished, the vehicle will be presumed to have been in the state the entire year for which taxes are being assessed. Those motor vehicles brought into the state during any tax year and new motor vehicles for which licenses have never been issued that have been sold from the stock of a dealer during any tax year, shall be subject to taxation as if they had been held or owned in the state on the first day of October. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §6.)
AL Code § 45-1-81.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 1 - Autauga County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - License Division.|Section 45-1-81.05 - Renewal of License by Mail; Mail Order Fee.

Section 45-1-81.05Renewal of license by mail; mail order fee. The judge of probate may, at his or her discretion, mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be mailed prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in post card form and with sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process such renewal. There is hereby established a fee to be entitled "Mail Order Fee" which shall be set from time to time by the county commission in an amount not to exceed two dollars ($2) to pay the cost of the mailing procedure herein provided. This mail order fee shall only be collected from those persons who request their license to be mailed and such fee shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance plus mail order fee if mail service is requested shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue such license and return to the licensee by mail. (Act 89-372, p. 719, §7.)