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6-9-253
Section 6-9-253 Recognition of foreign-country judgments. (a) Except as otherwise provided
in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this state shall recognize a foreign-country judgment
to which this article applies. (b) A court of this state shall not recognize a foreign-country
judgment if: (1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial system that does not provide impartial
tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law; (2) the foreign
court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant; or (3) the foreign court
did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter. (c) A court of this state need not recognize
a foreign-country judgment if: (1) the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign court did
not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;
(2) the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived the losing party of an adequate opportunity
to present its case; (3) the judgment or the claim for relief on...
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12-21-73
Section 12-21-73 Additional or alternative mode of proof of certain official documents. As
an additional or alternative mode of proof, the following documents may be proved as follows:
(1) Acts of the executive of this state, by the records of the state Department of the State,
and of the United States, by the records of the State Department of the United States, certified
by the heads of these departments respectively; they may also be proved by public documents
printed by order of the Legislature or Congress, or either house thereof; (2) The proceedings
of the Legislature of this state or of Congress, by the journals of those bodies respectively,
or either house thereof, or by published statutes or resolutions or by copies certified by
the clerk or printed by their order; (3) The acts of the executive or the proceedings of the
Legislature of a sister state, in the same manner; (4) The acts of the executive or the proceedings
of the Legislature of a foreign country, by journals...
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27-32-1
is deemed to be domiciled in such state. (7) ANCILLARY STATE. Any state other than a domiciliary
state. (8) RECIPROCAL STATE. Any state other than this state in which in substance and effect
the provisions of the Uniform Insurers Liquidation Act, as defined in Section 27-32-22, are
in force, including the provisions requiring that the Commissioner of Insurance or equivalent
insurance supervisory official be the receiver of a delinquent insurer. (9) GENERAL ASSETS.
All property, real, personal, or otherwise, not specifically mortgaged, pledged, deposited,
or otherwise encumbered for the security or benefit of specified persons or a limited class
or classes of persons, and as to such specifically encumbered property, the term includes
all such property or its proceeds in excess of the amount necessary to discharge the sum or
sums secured thereby. Assets held in trust and assets held on deposit for the security or
benefit of all policyholders or all policyholders and creditors in...
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12-17-184
Section 12-17-184 Powers and duties generally. It is the duty of every district attorney and
assistant district attorney, within the circuit, county, or other territory for which he or
she is elected or appointed: (1) To attend on the grand juries, advise them in relation to
matters of law, and examine and swear witnesses before them. (2) To draw up all indictments
and to prosecute all indictable offenses. (3) To prosecute and defend any civil action in
the circuit court in the prosecution or defense of which the state is interested. (4) To inquire
whether registers have performed the duty required of them by Section 12-17-117 and shall,
in every case of failure, move against the register as provided by subsection (b) of Section
12-17-114. (5) If a criminal prosecution is removed from a court of his or her circuit, county,
or division of a county to a court of the United States, to appear in that court and represent
the state; and, if it is impracticable, consistent with his or her...
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30-3D-102
Section 30-3D-102 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) "Child" means an individual,
whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support
by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order
directed to the parent. (2) "Child-support order" means a support order for a child,
including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state
or foreign country. (3) "Convention" means the Convention on the International Recovery
of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, concluded at The Hague on November
23, 2007. (4) "Duty of support" means an obligation imposed or imposable by law
to provide support for a child, spouse, or former spouse, including an unsatisfied obligation
to provide support. (5) "Foreign country" means a country, including a political
subdivision thereof, other than the United States, that authorizes the issuance of support
orders and: (A) which has been...
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31-13-26
Section 31-13-26 Enforcement of certain contracts prohibited. (a) No court of this state shall
enforce the terms of, or otherwise regard as valid, any contract between a party and an alien
unlawfully present in the United States, if the party had direct or constructive knowledge
that the alien was unlawfully present in the United States at the time the contract was entered
into, and the performance of the contract required the alien to remain unlawfully present
in the United States for more than 24 hours after the time the contract was entered into or
performance could not reasonably be expected to occur without such remaining. (b) This section
shall not apply to a contract for lodging for one night, a contract for the purchase of food
to be consumed by the alien, a contract for medical services, or a contract for transportation
of the alien that is intended to facilitate the alien's return to his or her country of origin.
(c) This section shall not apply to a contract authorized by...
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13A-12-200.8
Section 13A-12-200.8 Property subject to forfeiture for violation of this division; procedures;
hearing; forfeiture action; action for money judgment. (a) The following property is subject
to forfeiture: (1) All obscene material and material which is harmful to minors used, intended
to be used or obtained in violation of the provisions of this division; (2) All moneys, negotiable
instruments, and funds used, intended to be used, or obtained in any violation of the provisions
of this division; (3) All proceeds or receipts derived from property which is subject to forfeiture
pursuant to subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section. (b) Property taken or detained
under this section shall not be subject to replevin but is deemed to be in the custody of
the state, county or municipal law enforcement agency subject only to the orders and judgment
of the court having jurisdiction over the forfeiture proceedings. When property is seized
under this division, the state, county or municipal law...
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26-2B-102
Section 26-2B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual who has attained 19 years of age or who by statute has
otherwise been deemed to be an adult under the laws of the State of Alabama or the laws of
another state. (2) CONSERVATOR. A person appointed by the court to administer the property
of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship
and Protective Proceedings Act. (3) COURT. A probate court of this state and includes an appropriate
court of another state. (4) GUARDIAN. A person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding
the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama
Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (5) GUARDIANSHIP. An order appointing
a guardian. (6) GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING. A judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment
of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (7)...
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19-3B-103
which is exercisable by another person only upon consent of the trustee or a person holding
an adverse interest. (12) PRESUMPTIVE REMAINDER BENEFICIARY means a person who would be entitled
to the principal of a trust if the income interest were immediately terminated, and if a trust
contains a power of appointment, then the holder of such power of appointment shall also be
a presumptive remainder beneficiary. (13) PROPERTY means anything that may be the subject
of ownership, whether real or personal, legal or equitable, or any interest therein.
Property includes choses in action, claims, and interests created by beneficiary designation
under policies of insurance, financial instruments and deferred compensation and other retirement
arrangements, whether revocable or irrevocable. (14) QUALIFIED BENEFICIARY means a living
beneficiary who, on the date the beneficiary's qualification is determined: (A) is a distributee
or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; (B) would be a...
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2-25-3
Section 2-25-3 Power and duty of commissioner as to protection of agricultural and horticultural
interests from plant pests and noxious weeds generally. It shall be the duty of the commissioner
to protect the agricultural and horticultural interests of the state from plant pests and
noxious weeds; and, to that end, he is vested with power and authority to: (1) Inspect or
cause to be inspected by duly authorized employees, plants, plant products, places or other
things and substances that may, in his opinion, be capable of disseminating or carrying plant
pests or noxious weeds, and, for this purpose, he shall have power to enter into or upon any
place and to open any bundle, package or other container containing or thought to contain
plants or plant products or other things capable of disseminating or carrying plant pests
or noxious weeds; (2) Supervise or cause the treatment, cutting and destruction of plants,
plant parts, fruit, soil, containers, equipment, and other articles capable...
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