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AL Code § 34-37-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-4 - Meetings, Compensation, and Expenses of Board.

Section 34-37-4Meetings, compensation, and expenses of board. (a) The board shall meet when necessary for the proper performance of its duties, but in no case less than once a year. Meetings shall be held at places in the state as the board deems necessary. At its first meeting next following May 2, 1989, and every two years thereafter, the board shall organize itself by electing from its membership a chair, vice-chair, and a recording secretary. The board shall appoint, employ, or contract with an executive director for the board, and may appoint, employ, or contract with a deputy director, neither of whom shall be subject to the state Merit System. The executive director shall serve as treasurer of the board, but the deputy director may serve as treasurer of the board in the absence of the executive director or when otherwise directed by the board. The executive director and the deputy director shall not be a member of the board and shall not be engaged or otherwise connected with the plumbing or gas fitting industry. The board shall set the compensation of the executive director and the deputy director in accordance with regulations of the State Personnel Board. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for transacting business. Each member of the board shall receive as compensation for services the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) per day for each day spent in active service for the board. In addition to per diem compensation, each board member shall be reimbursed for any necessary expense incurred in performing duties as a board member. The expenses allowable to each board member shall not exceed the per diem amount of state travel expenses allowed by law, from time to time, for state employees traveling on state business. Employees of the board shall also be entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses incurred when traveling on official board business at the rate for state employees traveling on state business. The board may employ or contract for stenographic or clerical help and compliance officers when needed, and may purchase necessary office supplies, equipment, and services. (b) The compensation and expense provided for in this section, and all other authorized expenses, shall be payable solely from fees collected by or on behalf of the board. In no event shall any expense incurred by the board be charged against any funds of the State of Alabama other than the funds collected under this chapter. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-212, p. 347, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-718, p. 1488, §1; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-5 - Deposit and Disbursement of Funds; Bond of the Executive Director and Deputy Director.

Section 34-37-5Deposit and disbursement of funds; bond of the executive director and deputy director. (a) There is established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the State of Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board Fund. All receipts collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out this chapter. The fund shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller upon the State Treasury upon itemized vouchers approved by the executive director of the board or, in the absence of the executive director, by the deputy director. No funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, as amended, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriation bill or other appropriation bills. All money remaining at the end of the fiscal year which exceeds 25 percent of the board's budget for the previous year shall be transferred to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Alabama Home Builders Foundation to be used exclusively for classroom training tools at educational facilities that provide plumbing and gas fitting curriculums to include any program approved or accredited by the State of Alabama, the United States federal government, or the board. If at any time the Alabama Home Builders Foundation should lose its nonprofit status, those funds shall be transferred to the State General Fund. (b) The executive director and the deputy director of the board shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, make and file with the Secretary of State an official bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), unless covered by the state blanket bond. The appropriate premiums on the bond shall be paid out of the funds of the board, and the bond shall be executed by an approved bonding fidelity or guaranty company qualified to do business in Alabama and acceptable to the Secretary of State. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §5; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1995, No. 95-212, p. 347, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-712, p. 1186, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-797, p. 1503, §3.)
AL Code § 34-37-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-7 - Reexamination.

Section 34-37-7Reexamination. Any person who fails to pass an examination may, upon reapplication and payment of the regular examination fee, be reexamined at any subsequent examination given by the board. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §7; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3.)
AL Code § 34-37-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-8 - Renewals; Acceptance and Inspection of Certificate.

Section 34-37-8Renewals; acceptance and inspection of certificate. (a) Any person who holds a certificate issued by the board shall be issued statewide certification upon the annual renewal of their existing certificate. (b) Any certificate issued by the board shall be acceptable by any city, town, or county in the state and any existing local statute or ordinance contrary to this section is repealed, and no other competency certification or examination shall be required of plumbers, gas fitters, or medical gas piping fitters by any local governmental entity. (c) Any current registration or annual certificate issued to any individual by the board shall be in possession of the individual at any time he or she engages in or proposes to engage as a master, journeyman, or apprentice plumber, gas fitter, or medical gas piping fitter, as the case may be, and upon request he or she shall make the certificate or registration available for inspection and identification by any person or persons for whom he or she engages or proposes to engage as such, and for identification by plumbing, gas, or other authorized enforcement personnel of any governmental entity, board, or agency when requested. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §8; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-182, p. 340, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-795, p. 1496, §1; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-9 - Fees; Reissuance Fees; Exceptions.

Section 34-37-9Fees; reissuance fees; exceptions. The board shall set the necessary fees to administer the requirements of this chapter and when adopted, such fee schedule shall be in lieu of any fee schedule heretofore prescribed by the board. The board shall not change the fee schedule to be effective in the middle of a calendar year. The certificates or registrations provided for herein shall be issued by the board upon the payment of the prescribed fees. All annual certificates or registrations shall expire on December 31 of the year in which they are issued. The certificate fees herein prescribed shall be in addition to all privilege or license taxes otherwise levied. Certificates or registrations renewed after December 31 shall include the late renewal penalty established by the board. All applicants requesting replacement of lost or stolen certificates shall be required to pay a reissuance fee based on the regular fee schedule. All individuals serving in the armed forces will not be required to pay any back years for a renewal certificate during the calendar year he or she is released from active military duty. All other individuals shall pay back years and prescribed penalties as set forth by rules of the board. Any requests for waiver of back years and penalties shall be reviewed and considered by the board. The board shall vote to approve or disapprove each request. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §9; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-182, p. 340, §3; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-10 - Temporary Certificate.

Section 34-37-10Temporary certificate. Repealed by Act 2015-496 effective September 1, 2015. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §10; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3.)
AL Code § 34-37-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-11 - Reciprocal Agreements.

Section 34-37-11Reciprocal agreements. The board may establish reciprocal agreements with any other state licensing or certifying board which recognizes, as a minimum, the standards prescribed by the board, and may allow certified plumbers and gas fitters to receive a certificate in this state without taking examinations if the plumber or gas fitter is currently licensed in the reciprocating state and upon the payment of the prescribed fees. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §11; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-12 - Revocation of Certificates.

Section 34-37-12Revocation of certificates. The board may revoke or suspend any certificate or registration if obtained through concealment, misstatement, or misrepresentation of any material fact in the application for such certificate. The board may discipline any person as defined in Section 34-37-1 for a violation of any law or ordinance pertaining to the business of the holder and may impose fines, administrative fees, or penalties not to exceed two thousand dollars $2,000 for each violation. The board may also order restitution. Before a certificate or registration may be suspended or revoked, the holder thereof shall have notice in writing, enumerating the charges against him or her, and be entitled to a hearing by the board not sooner than five days from receipt of notice. The holder of such certificate or registration shall be given an opportunity to present testimony, oral or written, and right of cross-examination and representation by counsel. All testimony shall be given under oath. The board shall have power to administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses. The decision of the board shall be based on the evidence produced at the hearing and made a part of the record thereof. The board may suspend any certificate or registration up to one year or may revoke the certificate or registration. The person whose certificate or registration has been revoked shall not be permitted to apply for a certificate or registration for one year from the date of revocation. No certification or registration shall be suspended or revoked unless the majority of the board members concur. Board procedure shall be the same as defined in the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 42. The board may establish additional procedures as needed, provided that any additional procedures are published and made public and are not in conflict with state law. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §12; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-182, p. 340, §3; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-13 - Master Plumber's and Gas Fitter's Bond.

Section 34-37-13Master plumber's and gas fitter's bond. Repealed by Act 2015-496 effective September 1, 2015. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §13.)
AL Code § 34-37-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-14 - Wrongful Use of Certificate; Notification of Address; Inactive Status Affidavit.

Section 34-37-14Wrongful use of certificate; notification of address; inactive status affidavit. (a) No person who has obtained a certificate or registration shall allow his or her name to be used by another person, either for the purpose of obtaining permits, or doing business or work under his or her certificate or registration; and every person certified or registered shall notify the board of the address of his or her residence and place of business and the name under which such business is carried on, and shall give written notice within 30 days to the board of any change in either. (b) Before any individual certified by the board engages in the business of master plumber and/or master gas fitter, he or she shall notify the board of the address of the place of business he or she engages in as such and the name under which such business is carried on and shall give written notice within 30 days of any change in either. All information required by this section shall be furnished on a business certification form furnished by the board. (c) Any current certified or registered individual who does not intend to engage in the business of plumbing or gas fitting, as defined in this chapter, shall complete an inactive status affidavit obtained from the board. Any individual in inactive status must renew annually by remitting the annual inactive renewal fee set in the fee schedule. (d) Code officials who hold a certification with the board and wish to be inactive shall be exempt from all renewal fees and re-examination requirements. (e) Any individual in inactive status who wishes to reinstate active status shall complete an active status affidavit obtained from the board and remit all prescribed fees prior to re-engaging in plumbing or gas fitting, or both. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §14; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-15 - Acts, Works, and Conduct Permitted, Without License; Applicability of Chapter.

Section 34-37-15Acts, works, and conduct permitted, without license; applicability of chapter. (a) The following acts, work, and conduct may be performed by anyone, without registration or certificate, provided, however, that all work and services herein named or referred to shall be subject to an inspection and approval in accordance with the terms of all state laws and applicable municipal ordinances: (1) Plumbing work performed by anyone who is regularly employed or acting as a maintenance person incidental to and in connection with the business in which he or she is employed and engaged, provided the plumbing work is performed on the premises of the employer, and who does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public. (2) Plumbing work performed upon the premises or equipment of a railroad or other businesses or industry, by an employee thereof who does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public. (3) Plumbing or gas fitting work performed, not on private property, with the exception of easements, by persons engaged by or employed by any public utility company in the laying, maintenance, and operation of its service mains or lines and the installation, alteration, adjustment, repair, removal, and renovation of all types of appurtenances, and equipment provided such work does not alter gas piping on consumer side of meter. (4) Any person engaged solely in the testing of backflow devices. (5) Plumbing work performed by a property owner in or about a building owned or occupied by the owner. (6) Any person may install washing machines to existing piping installation or waste lines, provided such plumbing work does not necessitate tying into waste or sewer lines on the outlet side of the trap. (b) This chapter does not apply to any plumbing work performed by a property owner in or about a building owned or occupied by him or her, or plumbing work performed by anyone who is regularly employed by the property owner to provide maintenance or other repair services if the work is incidental to and in connection with the property for which he or she is employed and engaged and is done on the premises of the employer. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §15; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-918, p. 512, §1(7); Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-182, p. 340, §3; Act 2011-152, p. 282, §3; Act 2015-496, §1.)
AL Code § 34-37-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-16 - Restrictions.

Section 34-37-16Restrictions. (a) No person shall use nor allow their certificate to enable anyone other than the certificate holder and his or her employees directly supervised by the certificate holder to perform plumbing or gas fitting. Local officials may require the certificate holder to be present if any problems develop on the work. (b) No certificate issued by the board can be sold or transferred. Any certificate which is misused may be revoked by the board. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §16; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3.)
AL Code § 34-37-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-17 - Violation; Penalties.

Section 34-37-17Violation; penalties. (a) The board shall have the administrative authority to discipline or require a certificate holder to attend training specific to violations. The board has the authority to levy civil fines or penalties to any registered apprentice, certificate holder, or legal entity registered by the board for a violation of any provision of this chapter regulating plumbers, gas fitters, or medical gas pipe fitters up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation and actual hearing cost. (b) In addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties and administrative sanctions provided in this chapter, the board may issue an order to any person or legal entity engaged in any activity, conduct, or practice constituting a violation of this chapter, directing the person or legal entity to forthwith cease and desist from the activity, conduct, practice, or performance of any work then being performed or about to be commenced. (c) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, it shall be unlawful for any person or legal entity to violate any provision of this chapter regulating plumbers, gas fitters, or medical gas piping fitters. Any person convicted of such violation shall be punished as prescribed for a Class A misdemeanor. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §17; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3; Acts 1996, No. 96-795, p. 1496, §1; Act 2015-496, §1; Act 2021-272, §2.)
AL Code § 34-37-17.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-17.1 - Records and Confidentiality.

Section 34-37-17.1Records and confidentiality.  (a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. (b) The records of the board shall be evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth therein, and a transcript thereof, duly certified by the executive director of the board under seal, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced. (c) Board records and papers of the following class are of a confidential nature and not public record: Examination material for examinations not yet given; exam scores; letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants; board inquiry forms concerning applicants; pending or closed complaints and investigative files which shall remain confidential until an actual formal hearing may commence; and all other materials of like confidential nature. (Act 2015-496, §2.)
AL Code § 34-37-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 37 - Plumbers and Gas Fitters.|Section 34-37-18 - Repealer.

Section 34-37-18Repealer. All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this act are hereby repealed and Act No. 529, H. 977, 1949 Regular Session (Acts 1949, p. 827), is hereby specifically repealed. (Acts 1987, No. 87-812, p. 1616, §18; Acts 1989, No. 89-406, p. 858, §3.)
AL Code § 34-38-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 38 - Impaired Professionals' Committee.|Section 34-38-1 - Definitions.

Section 34-38-1Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section, unless the context clearly provides for another: (1) DENTIST. Any person who is a dentist or dental practitioner pursuant to the definition of Section 6-5-481, as amended. (2) PHARMACIST. Any person who is a pharmacist as defined in Section 34-23-1, as amended, and pharmacy externs and interns registered by the Board of Pharmacy under Rule 680-X-2-.16 of the Alabama Administrative Code. (3) BOARDS. Individually and/or jointly: The Board of Dental Examiners and the Board of Pharmacy. (4) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee. (5) HYGIENIST. Any person who is a hygienist pursuant to the provisions of Sections 34-9-26 and 34-9-27. (Acts 1988, No. 88-334, p. 505, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-860, p. 1713, §1.)
AL Code § 34-38-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 38 - Impaired Professionals' Committee.|Section 34-38-3 - Authority of Board or Boards to Contract for Impaired Professionals' Committee to Undertake Certain Functions.

Section 34-38-3Authority of board or boards to contract for Impaired Professionals' Committee to undertake certain functions. The board or boards shall have the authority to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation, health provider, or professional association for the Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee to undertake those functions and responsibilities specified in the agreement. Such functions and responsibilities may include any or all of the following: (1) Contracting with providers of treatment programs; (2) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source; (3) Intervening in cases of verified impairment; (4) Referring impaired professional to treatment programs; (5) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired professional; (6) Providing post-treatment monitoring and support of rehabilitated impaired professional; and (7) Performing such other activities as agreed upon by the respective board or boards and the Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee. (Acts 1988, No. 88-334, p. 505, §2.)
AL Code § 34-38-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 38 - Impaired Professionals' Committee.|Section 34-38-4 - Procedures for Reporting Impaired Professional Program Activity and Disclosure and Joint Review of Information.

Section 34-38-4Procedures for reporting impaired professional program activity and disclosure and joint review of information. The Alabama Impaired Professionals' Committee shall develop procedures in consultation with such board or boards for: (1) Periodic reporting of statistical information regarding impaired professional program activity; (2) Periodic disclosure and joint review of such information as the board or boards may deem appropriate regarding reports received, contracts or investigations made and the disposition of each report, provided, however, that the committee shall not disclose any personally identifiable information except as provided in Section 34-38-7. (Acts 1988, No. 88-334, p. 505, §2.)