Alabama Administrative Code › Title 305 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › LAW ENFORCEMENT PLANNING DIVISION › Chapter 305-4-4 - ADECA Domestic Violence Center Procedures › Section 305-4-4-.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
In this chapter, the following words shall have the following
				  meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Abuse. As defined in
Code of
				Ala. 1975,
§
									30-5-2.
(2) ACADV. The Alabama Coalition Against
				Domestic Violence, Incorporated.
(3) Advisory Board. The group of individuals
				whose purpose is to make recommendations to the board of directors regarding
				the operation of the domestic violence center, if the board of directors does
				not directly oversee that operation.
(4) Advocate. An employee or volunteer of a
				program for victims of domestic violence receiving funds under this chapter who
				has a primary function of rendering advice, counseling, or assistance to
				victims of domestic violence; who supervises the employees or volunteers of the
				program; or who administers the program.
(5) Agency. The Alabama Law Enforcement
				Agency.
(6) Board of Directors. A
				legally constituted group of individuals whose function is to oversee
				operations of a certified domestic violence center.
(7) Certification. The formal recognition
				that a domestic violence center meets the minimum standards set forth in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									30-6-6 and these rules.
(8) Client. Any
				individual receiving services from a certified domestic violence
				center.
(9) Department. The Alabama
				Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
(10) Designated agent. The Alabama Coalition
				Against Domestic Violence, or other qualified entity.
(11) Director. The Director of the Department
				of Economic and Community Affairs.
(12) Domestic violence. Abuse as defined in
				subdivision (1).
(13) Domestic
				violence center. An entity that provides services or shelter to domestic
				violence victims and their accompanying children and is a member of the ACADV
				or other qualified entity.
(14)
				Evaluation. The process of reviewing the administrative and programmatic
				components of a certified domestic violence center to ensure compliance with
				minimum standards as set forth in this rule chapter, and, if applicable, as
				stipulated in contract.
(15)
				Executive Director. The full-time employee who is responsible for the overall
				operation and day-to-day management of a certified domestic violence
				center.
(16) Other qualified
				entity. An entity designated by the director to fulfill the duties of the ACADV
				in the event the ACADV ceases operations or is otherwise ineligible to receive
				federal funds for domestic violence programs in this state. Such designation is
				dependent upon the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' designation of
				the entity as the State Domestic Violence Coalition.
(17) Victim. As defined in
Code
				of Ala. 1975
, §
									30-5-2.
Terms not otherwise defined by this chapter shall have the
				  meaning given to them by the Alabama Criminal Code, Title 13A, or other
				  provisions of law, as the case may be.
Author:
Chris Murphy
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											30-6-1,
					 30-6-3,
					 30-6-10.