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13A-10-100
Section 13A-10-100 Definitions. (a) The definitions in Sections 13A-10-1 and 13A-10-60 are
applicable in this article unless the context otherwise requires. (b) The following definitions
are also applicable in this article: (1) SWEARS FALSELY and FALSE SWEARING. The making of
a false statement under oath required or authorized by law, or the swearing or affirming the
truth of such statement previously made, which the declarant does not believe to be true.
A false swearing in a subscribed written instrument shall not be deemed complete until the
instrument is delivered by its subscriber, or by someone acting in his behalf, to another
person with intent that it be uttered or published as true. (2) MATERIAL. A statement is "material,"
regardless of the admissibility of the statement under the rules of evidence, if it could
have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding. It is no defense that the
declarant mistakenly believed the falsification to be immaterial. Whether a...
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22-52-90
Section 22-52-90 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility
other than a state mental health facility designated by the state Department of Mental Health
to receive persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention, or treatment pursuant
to the commitment process. (2) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. A person who acts as a liaison
between law enforcement and the general public, and who is regularly employed by a municipality
within the county or regularly employed by the county commission or any public body or agency,
including the state Department of Mental Health. A community mental health officer may be
employed jointly or in combination by two or more governments, entities, or agencies authorized
by the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a community mental health
officer shall not be an employee of the Department of Human...
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41-10-351
Section 41-10-351 Definitions. The following terms hereafter used in this article shall have
the following respective meanings: (1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant
to the provisions of this article. (2) BONDS. The bonds issued under the provisions of this
article. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Mental Health. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department
of Mental Health provided for in Chapter 50 of Subtitle 2 of Title 22. (5) DIRECTORS. The
board of directors of the authority. (6) MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES. Any one or more of the
following: hospitals and other facilities of any kind for treatment and care of the mentally
ill and individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based mental health
centers; regional or community-based facilities for treatment and care of the mentally ill
or individuals with an intellectual disability; regional or community-based centers for the
treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction; and improvements to existing state...
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7-3-103
Section 7-3-103 Definitions. (a) In this article: (1) "Acceptor" means a drawee who
has accepted a draft. (2) "Drawee" means a person ordered in a draft to make payment.
(3) "Drawer" means a person who signs or is identified in a draft as a person ordering
payment. (4) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.
(5) "Maker" means a person who signs or is identified in a note as a person undertaking
to pay. (6) "Order" means a written instruction to pay money signed by the person
giving the instruction. The instruction may be addressed to any person, including the person
giving the instruction, or to one or more persons jointly or in the alternative but not in
succession. An authorization to pay is not an order unless the person authorized to pay is
also instructed to pay. (7) "Ordinary care" in the case of a person engaged in business
means observance of reasonable commercial standards, prevailing in the area in which the person
is located, with respect...
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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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31-2A-11
Section 31-2A-11 (Article 11.) Place of confinement; reports and receiving of prisoners. (a)
If a person subject to this code is confined before, during, or after trial, confinement shall
be in a civilian or military confinement facility. (b) No person authorized to receive prisoners
pursuant to subsection (a) may refuse to receive or keep any prisoner committed to the person's
charge by a commissioned officer of the state military forces, when the committing officer
furnishes a statement, signed by such officer, of the offense charged against the prisoner,
unless otherwise authorized by law. (c) Every person authorized to receive prisoners pursuant
to subsection (a) to whose charge a prisoner is committed, within 24 hours after that commitment
or as soon as the person is relieved from guard, shall report to the commanding officer of
the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the offense charged against the prisoner, and the name
of the person who ordered or authorized the commitment. (Act...
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31-2A-43
Section 31-2A-43 (Article 43.) Statute of limitations. (a) Except as otherwise provided in
this article, a person charged with any offense is not liable to be tried by courts-martial
or punished under Section 31-2A-15 (Article 15) if the offense was committed more than 12
months before the receipt of sworn charges and specifications by an officer exercising court-martial
jurisdiction over the command or before the imposition of punishment under Section 31-2A-15
(Article 15). (b) Periods in which the accused is absent without authority or fleeing from
justice shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this article.
(c) Periods in which the accused was absent from territory in which the state has the authority
to apprehend him or her, or in the custody of civil authorities, or in the hands of the enemy,
shall be excluded in computing the period of limitation prescribed in this article. (d) When
the United States is at war, the running of any statute of...
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9-16-90
Section 9-16-90 Environmental protection performance standards. (a) Any permit issued pursuant
to this article to conduct surface mining operations shall require that such surface coal
mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards of this article, and such
other requirements as the regulatory authority shall promulgate. (b) General performance standards
shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and shall require
the operation as a minimum to: (1) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize
the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting
the land in the future through surface coal mining can be minimized; (2) Restore the land
affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting
prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable likelihood, so
long as such use or uses do not present any actual or probable hazard to...
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14-11-30
Section 14-11-30 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) CUSTODY. Any of the following: a. Pretrial incarceration or detention.
b. Incarceration or detention under a sentence or commitment to a state or local penal institution,
any detention facility for children or youthful offenders. c. Parole or mandatory supervised
release. d. Electronic home detention. e. Parole or probation. (2) EMPLOYEE. An employee or
contractual employee of any governmental agency of the state, county, or municipality that
has by statute, ordinance, or court order the responsibility for the care, control, or supervision
of pretrial or sentenced persons in a penal system or detention facility. (3) SEXUAL CONDUCT.
Any of the following acts: a. Sexual intercourse. This term shall have its ordinary meaning
and occurs upon a penetration, however slight; emission is not required. b. Sexual contact.
Any known touching for the purpose of sexual arousal,...
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37-14-38
Section 37-14-38 Validation procedure; authorization for validation of provisions of article.
In order to foster and encourage the underlying policies of this article and to assure that
sales and purchases of distribution facilities, and other transactions and actions authorized
or allowed by this article may be conducted in good faith with a knowledge of the validity
of the provisions hereof, and further, to assure that irrevocable commitments are not made
in the implementation of the provisions of this article without the assurance of their legality
and validity, the following judicial review process is hereby authorized and it is declared
to be the legislative intent that the provisions of this statute be judicially reviewed and
validated pursuant to the procedure set forth herein and that the circuit court enter a judgment
in accordance with the procedure set forth herein. (1) FILING OF COMPLAINT FOR DETERMINATION
AS TO LEGALITY OF PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE. - At any time subsequent to...
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