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AL Code § 41-27-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-41 - Review of Motor Vehicle Incidents; Determination Whether Vehicles Insured at Time of Incident.

Section 41-27-41Review of motor vehicle incidents; determination whether vehicles insured at time of incident.  (a) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall develop procedures for the agency to review each motor vehicle incident to determine if the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the incident was given a citation for failure to comply with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law. (b) If the agency determines that the driver of a motor vehicle was given a citation for failure to comply with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law, related to a motor vehicle incident, this article shall have no further application to the driver and the driver shall have the citation processed through the criminal courts of the state. (c) If the agency determines that the driver of a motor vehicle was not given a citation for failure to comply with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law at the time of the motor vehicle incident, the agency shall make an independent determination whether the motor vehicle was insured under the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law at the time of the motor vehicle incident. (Act 2016-361, §2.)
AL Code § 41-27-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-42 - Assessment of Penalties for Noncompliance.

Section 41-27-42Assessment of penalties for noncompliance.  (a) If the agency determines that the motor vehicle the driver was driving at the time of the motor vehicle incident was not in compliance, the agency shall issue the assessment of a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, three hundred dollars ($300) for a second offense, and four hundred dollars ($400) for a third or subsequent offense against the driver for failure to comply with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law unless the motor vehicle is owned by any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed and engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles. The notice shall be sent by first class U.S. mail to the address in the records of the agency or otherwise available to the agency on a traffic citation or accident report. The notice shall state that the driver's license of the person will be suspended for 90 days if the person, within 45 days of the notice, does not either pay the assessment in a manner acceptable to the agency or appeal the assessment by filing a notice of appeal with the agency. If the person fails to pay the civil penalty or file an appeal as provided herein, the person's driver's license shall be suspended for 90 days and the civil penalty shall be final. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the agency may grant a person an extension to pay the civil penalty not to exceed 60 days if the person files a written settlement of the assessment. (b) An assessment under the provisions of this article may not be made more than six months after a motor vehicle incident. (Act 2016-361, §3.)
AL Code § 41-27-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-43 - Hearing and Administrative Resolution Procedures.

Section 41-27-43Hearing and administrative resolution procedures.  The agency shall provide by rule a hearing procedure and procedures for the administrative resolution of the notice of assessment. The rules shall provide that the hearing shall be conducted by a driver license hearing officer or other hearing officer appointed by its agency. The hearing may be informal and the sole issue shall be whether the motor vehicle being operated at the time of the motor vehicle incident was in compliance with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law. The appeal shall not be a contested case under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The final order concerning the appeal may be reviewed in circuit court by the filing of a petition for review within 35 days after the final order is issued in the original appeal. (Act 2016-361, §4.)
AL Code § 41-27-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-44 - Finality of Penalty; Failure to Pay.

Section 41-27-44Finality of penalty; failure to pay.  If after a hearing, a person is found to be driving a motor vehicle in violation of the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law, the civil penalty shall be final. If the civil penalty is not paid within 15 days, the person's driver's license shall be suspended for 90 days. (Act 2016-361, §5.)
AL Code § 41-27-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-45 - Reinstatement of License.

Section 41-27-45Reinstatement of license.  The driver's license of a person assessed a civil penalty pursuant to this article shall not be reinstated unless the civil penalty is paid. (Act 2016-361, §6.)
AL Code § 41-27-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-46 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 41-27-46Disposition of funds.  All civil penalties collected pursuant to this article, after the collection, shall be deposited in the Highway Traffic Safety Fund on a monthly basis. After the deduction of the actual and necessary expenses of administering this article, the net proceeds shall be distributed as follows: (1) 33 1/3 percent shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Replacement Fund of the agency. (2) 60 1/3 percent shall be deposited in the Highway Traffic Safety Fund. One-third of this amount shall be used to improve communications for first responders and two-thirds of this amount shall be used to hire additional state troopers. (3) 6 1/3 percent shall be deposited in the Alabama Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund as authorized by Section 36-21-66. (Act 2016-361, §7.)
AL Code § 41-27-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-47 - Subsequent Criminal Penalty for Same Violation Prohibited.

Section 41-27-47Subsequent criminal penalty for same violation prohibited.  Any driver assessed a civil penalty for a violation of the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law shall not thereafter be subject to a criminal penalty for the same violation. (Act 2016-361, §7.)
AL Code § 41-27-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 2 - Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law.|Section 41-27-48 - Construction of Article.

Section 41-27-48Construction of article.  The provisions of this article are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict herewith. (Act 2016-361, §9.)
AL Code § 41-27-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 3 - Nonconsensual Towing Fees Regulated|Section 41-27-60 - Definitions.

Section 41-27-60Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AGENCY. The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (2) MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle intended primarily for use and operation on the public roads and highways which is self-propelled. (3) NONCONSENSUAL TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery of a commercial vehicle by a towing and recovery service without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or operator of the vehicle. (4) TOWING. The moving, transporting, or recovery from private property or from a storage facility of a person's commercial motor vehicle, the moving or removing of an unclaimed motor vehicle, as defined in Section 32-8-84, or the immobilization of or preparation for moving or removing of the commercial motor vehicle, for which a fee is charged, either directly or indirectly. (5) TOWING AND RECOVERY SERVICE. An individual or business entity that provides towing and recovery services at the direction of a law enforcement officer of the agency in exchange for a fee or charge. (Act 2017-321, §1.)
AL Code § 41-27-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 3 - Nonconsensual Towing Fees Regulated|Section 41-27-62 - Disciplinary Actions.

Section 41-27-62Disciplinary actions. (a) If a towing and recovery service violates a rule adopted by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency as required in Section 41-27-61, the agency may administer any disciplinary action provided for by agency rules governing rotation towing services, including the assessment of fines for violations, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation. (b) Any determination or order by the agency under this section may be appealed in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (Act 2017-321, §3.)
AL Code § 41-27-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 27 - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency.|Article 3 - Nonconsensual Towing Fees Regulated|Section 41-27-63 - Adoption of Rules.

Section 41-27-63Adoption of rules. Rules required to be adopted pursuant to this article shall be adopted by the agency no later than November 1, 2017. (Act 2017-321, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-3.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-29-3.1 - Disclosure of Tax Abatement, Grant, Credit, or Exemption, and Realized Benefits.

Section 41-29-3.1Disclosure of tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and realized benefits. The acceptance of a tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption provided in Section 41-29-3, shall act as approval and written consent by the taxpayer, as required by Section 40-2A-10, to disclose to the taxpayer, the corresponding amount of the tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and the realized benefits to the Secretary of Commerce. The disclosure of the tax abatement, grant, credit, or exemption, and the realized benefits shall be provided by the taxpayer to the Secretary of Commerce for the previous fiscal year and shall be reported by the Secretary of Commerce no later than the second legislative day of each regular session in accordance with Section 40-1-50, to the Legislature. (Act 2018-541, §5.)
AL Code § 41-29-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-29-4 - Advisory Committees or Councils.

Section 41-29-4Advisory committees or councils. The Governor, in carrying out his or her responsibilities under this chapter, may establish advisory committees or councils and appoint the members thereof, who shall serve at his or her pleasure. Members shall serve without compensation. The Governor shall designate the chairmen and such other officers as he or she may deem necessary for each advisory committee or council. Advisory committees or councils established pursuant to this section shall meet at the call of their chairmen or of the Secretary of Commerce. (Acts 1969, No. 657, p. 1187, §4; Act 2012-167, p. 249, §1; §41-29-203; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §3.)
AL Code § 41-29-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-29-5 - Reorganization of Department.

Section 41-29-5Reorganization of department. On the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, the Department of Commerce shall be reorganized into two divisions that shall have the functions prescribed as follows: (1) The Business Development Division shall be responsible for all of the functions of the Department of Commerce as it existed before date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, including, but not limited to, small business advocacy; the functions performed by the Alabama Small Business Commission, created and functioning pursuant to Section 41-29-240 and international trade. (2) The Workforce Development Division shall be comprised of the following entities which shall report to the Deputy Secretary of the division: The Workforce Development Division and Workforce Investment Division of the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, formerly Chapter 23 of Title 41, the Alabama Industrial Development and Training Institute, formerly functioning pursuant to Sections 41-9-1080 to 41-9-1086, inclusive, and the Alabama Workforce Council and the regional workforce councils of the Department of Postsecondary Education, formerly functioning pursuant to Sections 16-66-1 to 16-66-8, inclusive, and the Legislative Oversight Commission of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, formerly functioning pursuant to Section 41-23-7. Any transfer of personnel, appropriations, funds, or property, real or personal from the Alabama Community College System to the Department of Commerce pursuant to this subdivision, shall be made with the cooperation and approval of the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Community College System. (Act 2015-450, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 41-29-6 - Effective and Operative Dates.

Section 41-29-6Effective and operative dates. This chapter shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law and shall become operative in whole or in part on a date or dates determined by the Secretary of Commerce but in any event no later than October 1, 2016. (Act 2015-450, §15.)
AL Code § 41-29-400 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 4 - Legislative Oversight.|Section 41-29-400 - Legislative Oversight Commission.

Section 41-29-400Legislative oversight commission. (a) There is hereby created the Legislative Oversight Commission of the Workforce Development Division to consist of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation, three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, the Chairman and Vice-chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and three members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House. (b) The commission shall hold an organizational meeting within 30 days after the date determined pursuant to Section 41-29-6, and shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members. Thereafter, the commission shall meet at least two times annually, and additional meetings shall be held at the call of the chairman or upon the request of six or more members. Such meetings shall be held with the Director of the Workforce Development Division in attendance. (c) The commission shall adopt its own rules of procedure for the transaction of business, and a majority of the members present shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business or performing authorized duties. (d) Each member of the commission shall be entitled to his or her regular legislative compensation and per diem and travel expenses for each day he or she attends a meeting or conducts business of the commission, and such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the use of the Legislature. (e) The commission shall monitor and evaluate the management and operations of the Workforce Development Division, shall recommend to the Legislature the enactment of such laws respecting the Workforce Development Division as the commission shall deem desirable, and shall submit a written report on the operations, finances and grants made by the Workforce Development Division during each regular session of the Alabama Legislature. (Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 83-194, p. 363, §7; §41-23-7; amended and renumbered by Act 2015-450, §12.)
AL Code § 41-29-502 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 5 - Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act.|Section 41-29-502 - Authorization to Issue Additional Bonds; Exemption From Usury Laws.

Section 41-29-502Authorization to issue additional bonds; exemption from usury laws. (a) In addition to all powers heretofore conferred on it by acts heretofore enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, and in addition to all other powers conferred on it in this article, the authority is hereby authorized to sell and issue its bonds, not exceeding one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in aggregate principal amount, for the purposes of making the grants of money authorized in Section 41-29-503 hereof and to anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of the revenues herein appropriated and pledged; provided the authority shall not issue more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in aggregate principal amount of such bonds in any two-year period; and provided there shall not be more than forty million dollars ($40,000,000) in aggregate principal amount of such bonds, in addition to bonds heretofore issued by the authority, outstanding at any one time, but excluding for this purpose refunding bonds, which shall not be considered in determining such limit. The bonds authorized hereby may be sold in one or more series. (b) It is further provided that the authority shall be exempt from the laws of the state governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, the provisions of Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 2018-541, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-505 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 5 - Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act.|Section 41-29-505 - Deposit and Investment of and Disbursements From Bond Proceeds.

Section 41-29-505Deposit and investment of and disbursements from bond proceeds. (a) The proceeds of all bonds, other than refunding bonds, issued by the authority remaining after paying expenses of their issuance, shall be deposited in the state treasury and shall be carried in the state treasury in a special or separate account or accounts. Such funds shall be subject to be drawn upon by the authority, but any funds so withdrawn shall be used solely for the purposes for which the bonds were issued as authorized in this article. (b) The state treasurer, with the approval of the secretary of the authority, shall invest funds not needed by the authority within the ensuing thirty days for any purpose for which they are held, which investments shall be made in the manner authorized and provided for in Section 36-17-18. The state treasurer and the authority may apply so much as may be necessary from the earnings on said investments toward satisfaction of the arbitrage rebate requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (c) The proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds issued hereunder remaining after paying the expenses of their issuance shall be used only for the purpose of refunding the principal of outstanding bonds of the authority and of paying any premium that may be necessary to be paid in order to redeem or retire the bonds to be refunded. (Act 2018-541, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-506 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 5 - Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act.|Section 41-29-506 - Revenues of the Authority.

Section 41-29-506Revenues of the authority. For the purpose of providing funds to enable the authority to pay at their respective maturities the principal of and interest on any bonds issued by it under the provisions of this article and to accomplish the objects of this article, there are hereby irrevocably pledged to such purpose and there are hereby appropriated so much as may be necessary for such purpose of: (a) the residue of the receipts from the tax levied by Sections 40-25-2 and 40-25-41 after there shall have been taken therefrom the amount necessary for the purposes specified in Section 40-25-23(1)b.1., as in existence prior to the effective date of Act 91-635; and (b) any other revenues or receipts dedicated to the payment of bonds of the authority, issued by it under the provisions of Act 91-635 or any subsequent authorizing legislation. All moneys hereby appropriated and pledged shall constitute a sinking fund for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds herein authorized. (Act 2018-541, §4.)
AL Code § 41-29-507 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 41 - State Government.|Chapter 29 - Department of Commerce.|Article 5 - Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act.|Section 41-29-507 - Disbursements of Funds.

Section 41-29-507Disbursements of funds. Out of the revenues appropriated and pledged in Section 41-29-506, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this article, as the said principal and interest shall respectively mature, and the state treasurer is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records pertaining thereto. (Act 2018-541, §4.)
AL Code § 43-2-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 43-2-1 - Recordation of Letters and Bonds; Transcripts as Evidence.

Section 43-2-1Recordation of letters and bonds; transcripts as evidence. All letters testamentary and of administration, general or special, and the bonds given by executors and administrators must be recorded by the judge of probate. Transcripts thereof, duly certified, are evidence in all the courts of this state to the same extent as if the originals were produced. (Code 1852, §1695; Code 1867, §2016; Code 1876, §2378; Code 1886, §2036; Code 1896, §79; Code 1907, §2546; Code 1923, §5768; Code 1940, T. 61, §102.)
AL Code § 43-2-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.|Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.|Article 3 - Notice of Appointment of Executors or Administrators.|Section 43-2-60 - Generally; Time of Notice.

Section 43-2-60Generally; time of notice. The personal representative must give notice of the appointment, stating the name of the deceased, the day on which letters were granted, by what court, stating the county and notifying all persons having claims against the estate to present the same within the time allowed by law or that the same will be barred. The notice of appointment, (1) For actual notice as required in section 43-2-61(1), must be given as soon as practicable after a creditor's identification is known; and (2) For publication notice as required in section 43-2-61(2), must be given within thirty days from grant of letters. (Code 1852, §1734; Code 1867, §2057; Code 1876, §2426; Code 1886, §2075; Code 1896, §122; Code 1907, §2586; Code 1923, §5811; Code 1940, T. 61, §93; Acts 1989, No. 89-811, p. 1618, §1.)