11-50-524
Section 11-50-524 Corporate powers. (a) The corporation shall be entitled to all the exemptions
provided by the general laws of Alabama and of the United States for municipal corporations.
To carry out its purposes, the corporation shall have the following specific powers, but no
enumeration of powers granted in this chapter shall be construed to impair or limit any general
grant of power contained in this chapter nor to limit any such grant to a power or powers
of the same class or classes as those enumerated: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name perpetually unless dissolved and unless a shorter period of time shall be specified in
the certificate; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend; (3) To have and to use
a corporate seal and to alter the same at will; (4) To acquire by purchase or lease and to
operate, maintain, extend, and improve any utility within the power district, including any
real and personal properties and any contract and franchise rights in...
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31-13-15
Section 31-13-15 Employment of unauthorized aliens prohibited. (a) No business entity, employer,
or public employer shall knowingly employ, hire for employment, or continue to employ an unauthorized
alien to perform work within the State of Alabama. Knowingly employ, hire for employment,
or continue to employ an unauthorized alien means the actions described in 8 U.S.C. § 1324a.
(b) Effective April 1, 2012, every business entity or employer in this state shall enroll
in E-Verify and thereafter, according to the federal statutes and regulations governing E-Verify,
shall verify the employment eligibility of the employee through E-Verify. A business entity
or employer that uses E-Verify to verify the work authorization of an employee shall not be
deemed to have violated this section with respect to the employment of that employee. (c)
On a finding of a first violation by a court of competent jurisdiction that a business entity
or employer knowingly violated subsection (a), the court...
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31-13-5
Section 31-13-5 Enforcement of and compliance with federal immigration laws; information relating
to immigration status; violations; penalties. (a) No official or agency of this state or any
political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, an officer of a court of this
state, may adopt a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal
immigration laws by limiting communication between its officers and federal immigration officials
in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1373 or 8 U.S.C. § 1644, or that restricts its officers in the
enforcement of this chapter. If, in the judgment of the Attorney General of Alabama, an official
or agency of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to,
an officer of a court in this state, is in violation of this subsection, the Attorney General
shall report any violation of this subsection to the Governor and the state Comptroller and
that agency or political subdivision shall not be eligible to...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state, shall
execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi, and
the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows: Northeast
Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states solemnly
agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce, industry,
and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi and
northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire certain
railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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41-10-754
Section 41-10-754 Powers of the authority. The authority shall have, in addition to all other
powers granted to it in this article, all of the following powers: (1) To have succession
by its corporate name until dissolved as herein provided. (2) To institute and defend legal
proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provided, however, that
the authority may not be sued in any nisi prius court other than the courts of the county
in which is located the principal office of the authority; and provided further that the officers,
directors, agents, and employees of the authority may not be sued for actions on behalf of
the authority in any nisi prius court other than the courts of the county in which is located
the principal office of the authority. (3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter
the seal at pleasure. (4) To establish a fiscal year. (5) To adopt, and from time to time,
amend and repeal, bylaws, rules, and regulations not inconsistent with...
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41-4-323
Section 41-4-323 Purpose; employees; compensation and benefits; payment of expenses; implementation;
additional duties of director. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established
to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services.
The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Finance and its existing offices,
as assigned by the Director of Finance. The director's salary shall not exceed the state salary
paid to a district attorney and be paid at the same time and in the same manner that salaries
of other state employees are paid. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services
shall be entitled to annual and sick leave, insurance, retirement, and other state employee
benefits, including cost-of-living raises authorized by the Legislature for state employees.
(b) The director may enter into contracts, and accept funds, grants, and charitable donations
from any public or private source to pay expenses...
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45-36-232.35
Section 45-36-232.35 Jackson County Work Release and Pretrial Release Commission. (a) There
is hereby created a body to be known as the Jackson County Work Release and Pretrial Release
Commission, hereinafter called the commission. The commission shall be composed of seven persons,
including the following: The Sheriff of Jackson County, the district attorney of the Thirty-eighth
Judicial Circuit, a circuit judge from the Thirty-eighth Judicial Circuit to be appointed
by the presiding judge of the circuit, a judge of the District Court of Jackson County to
be appointed by the presiding district court judge in Jackson County, a person appointed by
the Jackson County Commission, a person appointed by the City Council of the City of Scottsboro,
the Circuit Court Clerk of Jackson County. (b) The commission shall have the duty to implement
this subpart and to generally superintend all administrative functions pursuant hereto, subject,
however, to the provisions of duly promulgated rules of...
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45-39-221.03
Section 45-39-221.03 Powers of tourism board. (a) The tourism board may conduct programs and
events, including, but not limited to, programs of information and publicity, sporting events,
and other public events to attract tourists and visitors to the county. The tourism board
may conduct programs or events in the state and elsewhere and expend its funds in the furtherance
of such programs and events in the state and elsewhere. (b) The tourism board may enter into
contracts with any person, firm, corporation, or association to carry out the purposes set
forth herein. No contract entered into by the tourism board shall bind either the state, the
county, or any municipality. (c) The tourism board shall have the following additional powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, and to defend suits
and actions against it, including suits and actions ex delicto...
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45-45-233.35
Section 45-45-233.35 Madison County Work Release and Pretrial Release Commission. (a) There
is hereby created a body to be known as the Madison County Work Release and Pretrial Release
Commission, hereinafter called the commission. The commission shall be composed of eight persons,
including the following: The Sheriff of Madison County, the District Attorney of the Twenty-third
Judicial Circuit, a circuit judge from the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit to be appointed by
the presiding judge of the circuit, a judge of the District Court of Madison County to be
appointed by the presiding district court judge in Madison County, a person appointed by the
Madison County Commission, a person appointed by the City Council of the City of Huntsville,
the Circuit Court Clerk of Madison County, and one court administrator of the Twenty-third
Judicial Circuit. (b) The commission shall have the duty to implement this subpart and to
generally superintend all administrative functions pursuant hereto,...
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45-8-230
Section 45-8-230 Supplies, materials, and equipment; civil liability immunity; bond; legal
representation; special deputies. (a) The governing body of Calhoun County shall furnish to
the sheriff of the county all necessary supplies, materials, and equipment, including uniforms,
needed for the efficient enforcement of the law in the county and for the efficient operation
of the sheriff's office, including, but not limited to, five automobiles with two-way communication
radios and motor fuel, tires, and accessories for their operation, all to be furnished upon
the written requisition of the sheriff. One such automobile shall be clearly identified as
a county patrol, and used to patrol the county roads of Calhoun County. (b) The Sheriff of
Calhoun County shall not be taxed with or liable for costs, fees, or charges of court when
he or she, in his or her official capacity or for acts done under color of his or her office,
is made a party defendant to any action at law or suit in equity. It...
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