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10A-2-8.42
Section 10A-2-8.42 Standards of conduct for officers. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION
BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)
An officer with discretionary authority shall discharge his or her duties under that authority:
(1) In good faith; (2) With the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would
exercise under similar circumstances; and (3) In a manner he or she reasonably believes to
be in the best interests of the corporation. (b) In discharging his or her duties an officer
is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial
statements and other financial data, if prepared or presented by: (1) One or more officers
or employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent
in the matters presented; or (2) Legal counsel, public accountants, certified public accountants,
or other persons as to matters the officer reasonably believes are...
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15-23-60
Section 15-23-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCUSED. A person who has been arrested for committing a criminal
offense and who is held for an initial appearance or other proceeding before trial. (2) APPELLATE
PROCEEDING. An oral argument held in open court before the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals,
the Supreme Court of Alabama, a federal court of appeals, or the United States Supreme Court.
(3) ARREST. The actual custodial restraint of a person or his or her submission to custody.
(4) COMMUNITY STATUS. Extension of the limits of the places of confinement of a prisoner through
work release, supervised intensive restitution (SIR), and initial consideration of pre-discretionary
leave, passes, and furloughs. (5) COURT. All state courts including juvenile courts. (6) CRIME
VICTIM ADVOCATE. A person who is employed or authorized by a public entity or a private entity
that receives public funding primarily to provide...
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2-17-24
Section 2-17-24 Conduct of investigations and requirement of reports as to organization,
business, practices, etc., of persons, firms, etc., engaged in intrastate commerce by commissioner;
access to copying, etc., of documentary evidence; powers of commissioner as to witnesses generally;
issuance of subpoenas and orders for taking of depositions; enforcement of subpoenas and orders
of commissioner, etc., generally; fees of witnesses, etc.; witnesses not to be excused from
testifying on grounds of self-incrimination; immunity from prosecution of witnesses as to
matters, etc., upon which compelled to testify. (a) The commissioner shall also have power:
(1) To gather and compile information concerning and to investigate from time to time the
organization, business, conduct, practices and management of any person, firm or corporation
engaged in intrastate commerce and the relation thereof to other persons, firms and corporations;
(2) To require, by general or special order, persons, firms...
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15-12-1
Section 15-12-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) APPOINTED COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the
State of Alabama who is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. (2) CONTRACT
COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, or a firm, association,
corporation, or partnership of lawyers so licensed, executing a contract for the provision
of indigent defense services. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense
Services. (4) INDIGENT DEFENDANT. Any person involved in a criminal or juvenile proceeding
in the trial or appellate courts of the state for which proceeding representation by counsel
is constitutionally required or is authorized or required by statute or court rule, including
parents of children during the termination of parental rights hearings, who under oath or
affirmation states that he or she is unable to pay for his or her...
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26-10A-24
Section 26-10A-24 Contested hearing. (a) Whenever a motion contesting the adoption is
filed, the court shall set the matter for a contested hearing to determine: (1) Whether the
best interests of the adoptee will be served by the adoption. (2) Whether the adoptee is a
person capable of being adopted by the petitioner in accordance with the requirements of this
chapter. (3) Whether an actual or implied consent or relinquishment to the adoption is valid.
(4) Whether a consent or relinquishment may be withdrawn. (b) The court shall give notice
of the contested hearing by certified mail to all parties who have appeared before the court.
The moving party and each petitioner shall be present at the contested hearing. The guardian
ad litem shall appear and represent the interests of the adoptee. (c) The court may continue
the hearing from time to time to permit notice to all parties, or to permit further discovery,
observation, investigation, or consideration of any fact or circumstances...
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40-14B-1
Section 40-14B-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) AFFILIATE. An affiliate of another person shall include any of
the following: a. A person who directly or indirectly either: 1. Beneficially owns 15 percent
or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting ownership interests of the other
person, whether through rights, options, convertible interests, or otherwise; or 2. Controls
or holds power to vote 15 percent or more of the outstanding voting securities or other voting
ownership interests of the other person. b. A person owning 15 percent or more of the outstanding
voting securities or other voting ownership interests of which are directly or indirectly
either: 1. Beneficially owned by the other person, whether through rights, options, convertible
interests, or otherwise; or 2. Controlled or held with power to vote by the other person.
c. A partnership or limited liability company in which the other person...
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10A-1-1.03
Section 10A-1-1.03 Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following terms mean: (1) AFFILIATE. A person who controls, is controlled by,
or is under common control with another person. An affiliate of an individual includes the
spouse, or a parent or sibling thereof, of the individual, or a child, grandchild, sibling,
parent, or spouse of any thereof, of the individual, or an individual having the same home
as the individual, or a trust or estate of which an individual specified in this sentence
is a substantial beneficiary; a trust, estate, incompetent, conservatee, protected person,
or minor of which the individual is a fiduciary; or an entity of which the individual is director,
general partner, agent, employee or the governing authority or member of the governing authority.
(2) ASSOCIATE. When used to indicate a relationship with: (A) a domestic or foreign entity
for which the person is: (i) an officer or governing person; or (ii) a beneficial...
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12-15-308
Section 12-15-308 Filing of petition and conduct of 72-hour hearing as to necessity
for continuation of shelter care of a child. (a) When a child alleged to be dependent has
been removed from the custody of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian and has not
been returned to same, a hearing shall be held within 72 hours from the time of removal, Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays included, to determine whether continued shelter care is required. (b)
Notice of the 72-hour hearing requirement, either verbal or written, stating the date, time,
place, and purpose of the hearing and the right to counsel shall be given to the parent, legal
guardian, or legal custodian if he or she can be found. (c) At the commencement of the 72-hour
hearing requirement, the juvenile court shall advise the parent, legal guardian, or legal
custodian of the right to counsel and shall appoint counsel if the juvenile court determines
he or she is indigent. If the juvenile court already has not done so, it...
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10A-2A-11.04
Section 10A-2A-11.04 Action on a plan of merger or stock exchange. In the case of a
corporation that is a constituent organization or the acquired entity in a stock exchange,
the plan of merger or stock exchange shall be adopted in the following manner: (a) The plan
of merger or stock exchange shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except as
provided in subsections (h), (j), and (l) and in Section 10A-2A-11.05, the plan of
merger or stock exchange shall then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the plan
of merger or stock exchange to the stockholders for approval, the board of directors shall
recommend that the stockholders approve the plan or, in the case of an offer referred to in
subsection (j)(2), that the stockholders tender their stock to the offeror in response to
the offer, unless (i) the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts
of interest or other special circumstances it should not make a recommendation or (ii) Section...
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12-15-129
Section 12-15-129 Conduct of hearings generally. All hearings pursuant to this chapter
shall be conducted by the juvenile court without a jury and separate from other proceedings.
The general public shall be excluded from delinquency, in need of supervision, or dependency
hearings and only the parties, their counsel, witnesses, and other persons requested by a
party shall be admitted. Other persons as the juvenile court finds to have a proper interest
in the case or in the work of the juvenile court may be admitted by the juvenile court on
condition that the persons refrain from divulging any information which would identify the
child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or family involved. If the juvenile court
finds that it is in the best interests of the child under the jurisdiction of the juvenile
court, the child may be temporarily excluded from the hearings, except while allegations of
delinquency or in need of supervision are being heard. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384,...
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