1-2A-2
Section 1-2A-2 Historical information. The Legislature finds it is appropriate to include within this chapter general history and related information concerning the state flag. The state did not have a flag from 1819 to January 11, 1861, when a resolution was passed designating a flag designed by a group of Montgomery women as the "Republic of Alabama Flag." One side of this flag displayed, under an arch bearing the words "Independent Now and Forever," the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword and in her left hand a small flag with one star. Displayed on the reverse side of this flag were a large cotton plant in full fruit and flower, a coiled rattlesnake, and the Latin words "Noli Me Tangere" (Touch Me Not) beneath the cotton plant. This flag, which flew for about a month, was removed to the Governor's office on February 10, 1861, apparently suffering damage caused by severe weather. The Republic of Alabama Flag was never flown again. From April 1865 until...
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36-1A-5
Section 36-1A-5 Participation limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care federations and agencies with a substantial local presence. (a) Participation in the Alabama State Employee Combined Charitable Campaign shall be limited to voluntary, charitable, health and human care federations and agencies with a substantial local presence that provide or support direct health and welfare services to individuals or their families and meet the criteria set forth in this section. "Substantial local presence" is defined as a facility, staffed by professionals or volunteers, available to provide its services and open at least 15 hours a week. Such services must be available to state employees in the local campaign community, unless they are rendered to needy persons overseas. Such services must directly benefit human beings, whether children, youth, adults, the aged, the ill and infirm, or the mentally or physically handicapped. Such services must consist of care, research, or...
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36-21-14
Section 36-21-14 Communications by emergency responders with peer support members. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFIED PEER SUPPORT MEMBER. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency dispatcher, emergency medical technician of an emergency service agency or entity, or a person who is assigned to be a chaplain by an emergency service agency, who has received training in critical incident stress management and who is certified as a peer support member by the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide emotional and moral support to an emergency responder who needs emotional or moral support as a result of job-related stress or an incident in which the emergency responder was involved while acting in his or her official capacity. (2) EMERGENCY RESPONDER. A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency dispatcher, or emergency medical technician of an emergency service agency or entity. (3)...
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36-27-59
Section 36-27-59 Award of hazardous duty time; purchase of credit under Employees' or Teachers' Retirement System. (a) When used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. A full-time correctional officer who is certified as a correctional officer by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (2) FIREFIGHTER. A full-time firefighter employed with the State of Alabama, a municipal fire department, or a fire district who has a level one minimum standard certification by the Firefighters Personnel Standards and Education Commission, or a firefighter employed by the Alabama Forestry Commission who has been certified by the State Forester as having met the wild land firefighter training standard of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A full-time law enforcement officer, not covered as a state policeman, employed with any state agency,...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations; staff training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas; access by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall register any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program for a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution or organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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44-1-51
Section 44-1-51 Composition; compensation; records. (a) The Governor shall be the ex officio Chair of the Youth Services Board. (b) The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, five of whom shall be the Commissioner of the State Department of Human Resources, the State Superintendent of Education, the Commissioner of Mental Health, the State Health Officer, and the Director of the Alabama Law Enforcement Planning Agency, each of whom may delegate his or her vote to an agent or employee by written notification 10 days prior to a meeting of the board. (c) The chair, vice chair, and secretary of the board shall be elected by the members thereof. The chair shall vote only in the case of a tie. (d) The Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the House and the Presiding Officer of the Alabama Senate shall appoint two members to be selected from the membership of the Senate. The President of the Alabama Council of...
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11-43-231
Section 11-43-231 "Law enforcement officer" defined. As used in this article, the term "law enforcement officer" shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee with law enforcement duties, including police chiefs and deputy police chiefs. The term does not include any person elected by popular vote, any person who is serving a probationary period of employment, or any person whose term of office has expired. (Act 2001-463, p. 617, ยง2.)...
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13A-11-60
Section 13A-11-60 Possession or sale of brass or steel teflon-coated handgun ammunition; applicability of section. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the possession or sale of brass or steel teflon-coated handgun ammunition is illegal anywhere within the State of Alabama. The possession or sale of said ammunition or any ammunition of like kind designed to penetrate bullet-proof vests shall be unlawful and punishable as provided in subsection (c) of this section. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to state or local law enforcement officers; nor shall it apply to the possession or sale of teflon-coated lead or brass ammunition designed to expand upon contact. (c) Any person who while armed with a firearm in the commission or attempted commission of any felony, has in his or her immediate possession, teflon-coated ammunition for such firearm, upon conviction of such felony or attempted felony, in addition and consecutive to the punishment prescribed...
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16-27A-3
Section 16-27A-3 Adoption of automated school bus enforcement program; fines. (a) A board may approve the use of automated devices to detect school bus violations by voting at a meeting of the board to approve the adoption of an automated school bus enforcement program. The school board may elect to operate the program authorized in this chapter without the involvement of the governing body or sheriff through the utilization of a trained technician. In such case, all references in this chapter to governing body, county, or city shall apply to the school board. (b) In the alternative, if approved by a board and authorized by ordinance or resolution enacted by the governing body, the board may enter into an agreement with a contractor for the installation, operation, notice processing, administration, and maintenance of school bus automated devices on buses within the school system's fleet whether owned or leased. Prior to entering into a contract for the installation, operation, notice...
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26-16-3
Section 26-16-3 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board - Board created; department created; director; staff. (a) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board is created as an autonomous agency of the state government. (b) There is created the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention which shall operate under the State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board and consist of a director and such other employees of the department. (c) There shall be a director of the department appointed by the Governor from a list of candidates submitted under Section 26-16-6(a)(2). The director shall not be a member of the state classified civil service. The director shall be compensated by a salary payable out of the State Treasury at the times and in the manner that the salary of other state officials is paid. The exact amount of the director's salary shall be set by the board. (d) The director shall hire all staff required to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the...
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