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21-7-1
Section 21-7-1 Declaration of policy; definitions. (a) It is the policy of this state
to encourage and enable the blind, the visually impaired, and the physically disabled to participate
fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in meaningful employment.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) HANDLER. Includes an individual with a disability and a trainer. (2) HOUSING ACCOMMODATION.
Any real property or portion thereof which is used or occupied, or intended, arranged, or
designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more
individuals, but does not include any single-family residence, the occupants of which rent,
lease, or furnish for compensation not more than one room therein. (3) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.
As defined by 42 U.S.C. ยง12102, and further defined as an individual who has a physical or
mental impairment, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric,...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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45-37A-51.139
Section 45-37A-51.139 Appeal of decisions of the board. (a) Any decision of the board
denying a benefit claimed may be subject to review by the circuit court, in the manner and
subject to the limitations herein provided. An employee may secure a review of a decision
of the board by mandamus proceedings in the circuit court, which proceedings the employee
shall institute, in the court by filing therein a petition for mandamus. The petition may
designate the board as respondent or the members thereof as respondents. Each respondent shall
be served with process, unless the respondent or his or her or its attorney accepts service.
The petition for mandamus shall be barred if it is not filed within 90 days from the date
whereon the board of managers makes its final decision on the benefit claimed, provided written
notice of such final decision of the board shall be given by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, and properly addressed, to the claimant or his or her attorney within...
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6-6-20
Section 6-6-20 Definition; instances requiring mediation; sanctions; exceptions; etc.
(a) For purposes of this section, "mediation" means a process in which a
neutral third party assists the parties to a civil action in reaching their own settlement
but does not have the authority to force the parties to accept a binding decision. (b) Mediation
is mandatory for all parties in the following instances: (1) At any time where all parties
agree. (2) Upon motion by any party. The party asking for mediation shall pay the costs of
mediation, except attorney fees, unless otherwise agreed. (3) In the event no party requests
mediation, the trial court may, on its own motion, order mediation. The trial court may allocate
the costs of mediation, except attorney fees, among the parties. (c) If any party fails to
mediate as required by this section, the court may apply such sanctions as it deems
appropriate pursuant to Rule 37 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (d) A court shall
not order...
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15-22-36.1
Section 15-22-36.1 Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote. (a) Any other provision
of law notwithstanding, any person, regardless of the date of his or her sentence, may apply
to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a Certificate of Eligibility to Register to Vote if
all of the following requirements are met: (1) The person has lost his or her right to vote
by reason of conviction in a state or federal court in any case except those listed in subsection
(g). (2) The person has no criminal felony charges pending against him or her in any state
or federal court. (3) The person has paid all fines, court costs, fees, and victim restitution
ordered by the sentencing court at the time of sentencing on disqualifying cases. (4) Any
of the following are true: a. The person has been released upon completion of sentence. b.
The person has been pardoned. c. The person has successfully completed probation or parole
and has been released from compliance by the ordering entity. (b) The...
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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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11-43A-28
Section 11-43A-28 Qualifications of city manager; duties; designation or appointment
of administrative officer to perform duties of manager during temporary absence or disability.
The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative
qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted
practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his
appointment, he may but need not be a resident of the municipality or state, but during his
tenure of office he shall reside within the municipality. The city manager shall be the head
of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He shall be responsible to the council
for the proper administration of all affairs of the municipality and, subject to the provisions
of any civil service or merit system law applicable to such municipality and except as otherwise
provided herein, he shall have power and shall be...
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13A-11-72
Section 13A-11-72 Certain persons forbidden to possess pistol. (a) No person who has
been convicted in this state or elsewhere of committing or attempting to commit a crime of
violence, misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, violent offense as listed in Section
12-25-32(15), anyone who is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse, or anyone
of unsound mind shall own a firearm or have one in his or her possession or under his or her
control. (b) No person who is a minor, except under the circumstances provided in this section,
a drug addict, or an habitual drunkard shall own a pistol or have one in his or her possession
or under his or her control. (c) Subject to the exceptions provided by Section 13A-11-74,
no person shall knowingly with intent to do bodily harm carry or possess a deadly weapon on
the premises of a public school. (d) Possession of a deadly weapon with the intent to do bodily
harm on the premises of a public school in violation of subsection (c) of this...
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14-9-41
Section 14-9-41 Computation of incentive time deductions. (a) Each prisoner who shall
hereafter be convicted of any offense against the laws of the State of Alabama and is confined,
in execution of the judgment or sentence upon any conviction, in the penitentiary or at hard
labor for the county or in any municipal jail for a definite or indeterminate term, other
than for life, whose record of conduct shows that he or she has faithfully observed the rules
for a period of time to be specified by this article may be entitled to earn a deduction from
the term of his or her sentence as follows: (1) Seventy-five days for each 30 days actually
served while the prisoner is classified as a Class I prisoner. (2) Forty days for each 30
days actually served while the prisoner is a Class II prisoner. (3) Twenty days for each 30
days actually served while the prisoner is a Class III prisoner. (4) No good time shall accrue
during the period the prisoner is classified as a Class IV prisoner. (b)...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual
who is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized
to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health
care; or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by
any other record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation
of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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