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AL Code § 34-43-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-7 - Powers and Duties of Board.

Section 34-43-7Powers and duties of board. (a) By rule, the board shall make provisions to do all of the following: (1) Examine and qualify for examination applicants for licensure and issue a license to each successful applicant. (2) Adopt a seal, which shall be affixed to all licenses issued by the board. (3) Prescribe application forms for examination and licensure and assess and collect fees pursuant to this chapter. (4) Maintain a complete record of all licensed massage therapists and annually prepare a roster of the names and addresses of the licensees. A copy of this roster shall be made available to any person requesting it, upon payment of a fee set by the board in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of its publication and distribution. (5) Provide for the investigation of persons who may be violating this chapter. (6) Adopt and revise rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, including the adoption of rules concerning unprofessional conduct. (7) Provide a copy of this chapter to all persons licensed under this chapter and to all applicants for licensure. (8) Adopt rules that require massage therapists to carry professional and general liability insurance with an "A" rated or better insurance carrier in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000). The massage therapist shall produce evidence of coverage upon request of the board. (9) Have other powers necessary and proper for the performance of official duties. (b) By rule, the board may do any of the following: (1) Accept or deny the application of any person applying for licensure as a massage therapist upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the board. (2) Establish criteria for certifying massage therapy instructors. (3) Adopt an annual budget and authorize necessary expenditures from fees and other available appropriations, provided, in no event shall the expenditures of the board exceed the revenues in any fiscal year. (4) Adopt a code of ethics. (5) Provide for the inspection of the business premises of any licensee during normal business hours. (6) Establish a list of approved massage therapy schools. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §7.)
AL Code § 34-43-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-8 - License Requirement; Sexually Oriented Businesses; Services for Clients Who Are Ill or Who Have Physical Dysfunctions.

Section 34-43-8License requirement; sexually oriented businesses; services for clients who are ill or who have physical dysfunctions. (a) No person may perform the duties of a massage therapist unless he or she possesses a current license issued pursuant to this chapter. (b) A licensed massage therapist may not perform massage therapy, whether or not for compensation, for a sexually oriented business. (c) A licensed massage therapist shall not advertise or offer to perform services outside the scope of his or her expertise, experience, and education for clients who are ill, or those with physical dysfunction(s), unless such services are performed in conjunction with a licensed physician, physical therapist, or chiropractor. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §8.)
AL Code § 34-43-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-10 - Massage Therapist Examination.

Section 34-43-10Massage therapist examination. (a) In the event that a massage therapist's examination is required, it shall be conducted at the times and places and under the supervision determined by the board. The board shall notify each applicant of the time and place of the examination. (b) The board may determine by rule the scope, form, and content of the examination, which shall consist of a written examination and a practical examination or oral interview. The examination shall adequately measure the knowledge of the applicant of the practice of massage therapy. Professional testing services may be utilized. (c) An applicant shall successfully pass the examination in order to be eligible for licensure as a massage therapist. The board shall notify each applicant in writing of the results of the examination. Any applicant who fails to pass the examination may take the examination again upon application and payment of an additional examination fee. No applicant shall be allowed to take the examination more than twice in a two-year period. (d) All examinations shall be conducted in a manner so that the applicants are known to the board by number until the examination is completed and the grade determined. A record of each examination shall be filed with the board office and available for inspection for a period of two years following the examination. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §10; Act 2000-704, p. 1430, §1.)
AL Code § 34-43-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-11 - Licensing of Establishments.

Section 34-43-11Licensing of establishments. (a) Establishments shall be licensed by the board. A sexually oriented business may not be licensed as an establishment and shall not operate as an establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter. (b) Establishments shall employ only licensed massage therapists to perform massage therapy. (c) The board shall provide by rule, for a fair and reasonable procedure to grant exemptions from the licensure requirement of this section when the applicant can show that the advertising of massage therapy services is incidental to the primary function of his or her business. No such exemption shall be granted to a sexually oriented business. (d) An establishment license issued pursuant to this chapter is not assignable or transferable. (e) Subsequent to an official complaint, the board may request a criminal background check of the establishment's licensees through the district attorney of the circuit in which the licensee is located. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §11; Act 2000-704, p. 1430, §1.)
AL Code § 34-43-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-12 - Application Forms; Issuance of License; Display of License.

Section 34-43-12Application forms; issuance of license; display of license. (a) Applications for licensure or renewal shall be on forms provided by the board and shall be accompanied by the proper fee. The application shall be legible, either printed in black ink or typed. Applications sent by facsimile shall not be accepted. A two-by-two photograph, taken no more than six months earlier, showing a frontal view of the head and shoulders of the applicant, shall be submitted with the application. All documents shall be submitted in English. (b) Each applicant for licensure shall be subject to a criminal history check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history check constitutes grounds for the board to deny the applicant's application for licensure. (c) The board shall issue a license to each person who qualifies to be a massage therapist and to each qualified massage therapy establishment. To be qualified for a license as a massage therapist the applicant shall successfully pass the examination, pay the examination fee, pass the criminal history check pursuant to rules adopted by the board, pay the criminal history check fee, and pay the license fee. A license grants all professional rights, honors, and privileges relating to the practice of massage therapy. (d) Each licensed therapist shall display his or her license in the manner specified by the board. Each establishment shall post its license in plain sight and the license of each massage therapist who practices in the establishment. (e) A license is the property of the board and shall be surrendered upon demand of the board. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §12; Act 2018-506, §11.)
AL Code § 34-43-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-13 - License Renewal; Reinstatement.

Section 34-43-13License renewal; reinstatement. (a) Each license shall be renewed biennially, on or before the anniversary date, by forwarding to the board a renewal application accompanied by the renewal fee. Each applicant for renewal for licensure shall be subject to a criminal history check. Any license not renewed biennially on or before the anniversary date shall expire. (b) Each licensee, upon application for renewal of a license, shall do both of the following: (1) Submit evidence of satisfactory completion of the continuing education requirements contained in Section 34-43-21. (2) Consent to a criminal history check. Refusal to consent to a criminal history check constitutes grounds for the board to deny the licensee's application for renewal of the license. (c) Licenses are valid for two years from the date of issuance. An individual whose license has expired and who has ceased to practice massage therapy for a period of not longer than five years may have his or her license reinstated upon payment of a renewal fee and a late fee and submission of a renewal application and evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has fulfilled continuing education requirements, passed a criminal history check pursuant to rules adopted by the board, paid the criminal history check fee, and passed the examination. (d) Subsequent to an official complaint, the board may request a criminal background check of the licensee through the district attorney of the circuit in which the licensee is located. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §13; Act 2000-704, p. 1430, §1; Act 2018-506, §11.)
AL Code § 34-43-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-14 - Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Fund.

Section 34-43-14Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Fund. (a) By rule, the board shall initially assess and collect the following fees not to exceed: (1) One hundred sixty dollars ($160) for the examination. (2) One hundred dollars ($100) for the initial massage therapist license which shall be issued for one year. The initial licensing fee shall be assessed in the month when the applicant is notified that the license has been approved. (3) One hundred dollars ($100) for all biennial license renewals postmarked or received at the office of the board by the date in which the license expires. (4) Twenty-five dollars ($25) for the initial application for licensure or the resubmission of the initial application. (5) One hundred dollars ($100) for the initial establishment license. (6) Fifty dollars ($50) for the biennial renewal of the establishment license. (7) Fifty dollars ($50) for the initial registration as a massage therapy school in this state. (8) Ten dollars ($10) to renew the registration as a massage therapy school. (9) Ten dollars ($10) to register as a massage therapy instructor in this state. This is a one-time fee and does not have to be renewed. (10) Seventy-five dollars ($75) to reactivate an inactive license. (11) Twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be added to all license fees not post-marked or received by the board before the expiration date of the license. (12) Fifteen dollars ($15) to verify a license. (13) Ten dollars ($10) for a duplicate license certificate or a name change on a license certificate. The board may issue a duplicate certificate only after receiving a sworn letter from the massage therapist that the original certificate was lost, stolen, or destroyed. The records of the board shall reflect that a duplicate certificate was issued. (14) A fee, set by the board, for the criminal history check. (b) Necessary administrative fees may be charged by the board, including, but not limited to, reasonable costs for copying, labels, and lists. Examination and license fees may be adjusted as the board shall deem appropriate. (c) There is hereby established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy Fund. All receipts collected by the board under the provisions of this chapter are to be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller, upon itemized vouchers approved by the chair of the board; provided that no funds shall be withdrawn except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Sections 41-4-80 to 41-4-96, inclusive, 41-19-1, and 41-19-12, as amended, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations bill or other appropriations bills. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §14; Act 2018-506, §11.)
AL Code § 34-43-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-16 - Use of Words "Massage" or "Bodywork" or Other Advertising Descriptions by Non-Licensed Persons.

Section 34-43-16Use of words "massage" or "bodywork" or other advertising descriptions by non-licensed persons. A person who does not hold a license as a massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, or athletic trainer, or a license for an establishment, shall not use the words "massage" or "bodywork" on any sign or other form of advertising describing services performed by the person or at the establishment. Any advertisement by a massage therapist or establishment shall contain the license number of the therapist or establishment. Under no circumstances may a sexually oriented business hold itself out as offering massage therapy services. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §16.)
AL Code § 34-43-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-17 - Criminal Penalties.

Section 34-43-17Criminal penalties. Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §17.)
AL Code § 34-43-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-18 - Injunction; Civil Penalty.

Section 34-43-18Injunction; civil penalty. (a) In addition to the criminal penalties prescribed by this chapter, the board may seek an injunction against any person or establishment in violation of this chapter. (b) In an action for an injunction, the board may demand and recover a civil penalty of fifty dollars ($50) per day for each violation, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §18.)
AL Code § 34-43-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-19 - Construction With Other Regulations.

Section 34-43-19Construction with other regulations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter shall supersede any regulation adopted by a political subdivision of the state related to the licensing or regulation of massage therapists and massage therapy establishments. (b) This section shall not affect: (1) Local regulations relating to zoning requirements or occupational license taxes pertaining to massage therapists and massage therapy establishments. (2) Local regulations that do not relate to the practice of massage therapy by qualified persons. (c) A county, or a municipality within its jurisdiction, may regulate persons licensed pursuant to this chapter. Regulation shall be consistent with this chapter. This section shall not be construed to prohibit a county or municipality from regulating persons not licensed pursuant to this chapter. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 360, §19.)
AL Code § 34-43-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 43 - Massage Therapists.|Section 34-43-20 - Massage Therapy Schools; Instructors.

Section 34-43-20Massage therapy schools; instructors. (a) To be approved by the board, a massage therapy school shall meet the following requirements: (1) File a completed application prescribed by the board with the board and pay a registration fee as specified in Section 34-43-14. (2) Provide documentation of a curriculum which includes a minimum number of required hours of instruction in the subjects required pursuant to Section 34-43-9. (3) Register annually with the board by filing a renewal form accompanied with the renewal fee pursuant to Section 34-43-14, and submit a current curriculum and a list of instructors. (b) Every instructor teaching course work titled massage therapy at a board approved school located in Alabama shall be licensed in Alabama as a massage therapist and registered as a massage therapy instructor. Instructors who are not teaching massage therapy do not need to be registered. Any adjunct instructors shall be dually licensed in the state where they reside, be nationally certified, or both. (c) The board shall register as a massage therapy instructor any applicant who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is currently licensed as a massage therapist in Alabama. (2) Has filed a completed application prescribed by the board and paid a one-time application fee pursuant to Section 34-43-14. (3) Documents two years of experience in the practice of massage therapy. The documentation may be considered by the board on a case-by-case basis. (Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 360, §20.)
AL Code § 35-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-1 - Right of Aliens to Take, Hold, and Transmit Property.

Section 35-1-1Right of aliens to take, hold, and transmit property. An alien, resident or nonresident may take and hold property, real and personal, in this state, either by purchase, descent, or devise, and may dispose of and transmit the same by sale, descent, or devise as a native citizen. (Code 1876, §2860; Code 1886, §1914; Code 1896, §419; Code 1907, §2831; Code 1923, §6071; Code 1940, T. 47, §1.)
AL Code § 35-1-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-2 - Inter Vivos Gift of Assets Void if Donor Left Without Means of Support.

Section 35-1-2Inter vivos gift of assets void if donor left without means of support. (a) All inter vivos gifts of assets, including but not limited to money, lands, or buildings, are void if the donor is left without means of support and does not reserve for himself for life an adequate amount separate from that gift to provide for his subsistence; provided, that this section shall not apply to any gift not expressly and specifically declared void hereunder by an administrative or judicial tribunal of competent jurisdiction within the two-year period immediately following the date of the gift. (b) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, "subsistence" means that amount of money or its equivalent necessary to provide one with the minimum necessities of life, such as food, clothing, shelter, and medical care. (Acts 1977, No. 803, p. 1385.)
AL Code § 35-1-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-3 - Disposition of Unsolicited Goods Delivered by Mail or Common Carrier.

Section 35-1-3Disposition of unsolicited goods delivered by mail or common carrier. Unless otherwise agreed, where unsolicited goods are delivered by mail or common carrier to a person, he has a right to refuse to accept delivery of the goods and is not bound to return such goods to the sender. If such unsolicited goods are addressed to or intended for the recipient, they shall be deemed a gift to the recipient, who may use them or dispose of them in any manner without any obligation to the sender. (Acts 1980, No. 80-802, p. 1635.)
AL Code § 35-1-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-4 - Right of Access to Cemetery on Privately Owned or Leased Property.

Section 35-1-4Right of access to cemetery on privately owned or leased property. (a) Owners and lessees of private land on which a cemetery, graves, or burial sites are located shall have a duty to allow ingress and egress to the cemetery, graves, or burial sites by (1) family members, friends, or descendants of deceased persons buried there; (2) any cemetery plot owner; and (3) any person engaged in genealogical, historical, or cultural research, who has given reasonable notice to the owner of record or to the lessees, or both. (b)(1) The right of ingress and egress granted by this section shall be reasonable and limited to the purposes of visiting graves or burial sites, maintaining the gravesite or burial site or cemetery, or conducting genealogical, historical, or cultural research, or, in the case of a plot owner, burying a deceased person in the plot.  (2) The owner or lessee of the land has the right to designate the frequency, hours, and duration of the access and the access route, if no traditional access route is obviously visible from a view of the property, provided that the designation is reasonable for the purposes set out above. (c)(1) Any person entering onto private land pursuant to this section shall be responsible for conducting himself or herself in a manner that does not damage the private land, cemetery, gravesite, or burial site, and shall be liable to the owner or lessee of the property for any damage caused as the result of his or her access.  (2) The landowner and lessee, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be immune from liability in any civil suit, action, or cause of action arising out of the access granted pursuant to this section. (Act 2007-408, p. 836, §1.)
AL Code § 35-1-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-5 - Display of United States Flag.

Section 35-1-5Display of United States flag. (a) Notwithstanding any covenant, contract, or restriction to the contrary, a person may exhibit or display on his or her property a current flag of the United States not to exceed 40 square feet in size. (b) Any covenant, contract, or restriction that prohibits a person from flying the flag of the United States on his or her property in accordance with subsection (a), whether adopted before or after May 21, 2009, is void as a violation of public policy. (Act 2009-646, p. 1986, §1.)
AL Code § 35-1-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 35-1-6 - Limitation on Certain Environmental or Developmental Policies Affecting Property Rights.

Section 35-1-6Limitation on certain environmental or developmental policies affecting property rights. (a) As used in this section, "political subdivisions" means all state, county, incorporated city, unincorporated city, public local entity, public-private partnership, and any other public entity of the state, a county, or city. (b) The State of Alabama and all political subdivisions may not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without due process, as may be required by policy recommendations originating in, or traceable to "Agenda 21," adopted by the United Nations in 1992 at its Conference on Environment and Development or any other international law or ancillary plan of action that contravenes the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Alabama. (c) Since the United Nations has accredited and enlisted numerous non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations to assist in the implementation of its policies relative to Agenda 21 around the world, the State of Alabama and all political subdivisions may not enter into any agreement, expend any sum of money, or receive funds contracting services, or giving financial aid to or from those non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations as defined in Agenda 21. (Act 2012-598, p. 1918, §1.)
AL Code § 35-4A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 4A - Alabama Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities.|Section 35-4A-1 - Short Title.

Section 35-4A-1Short title.  This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities. (Act 2011-532, p. 880, §1.)