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1-1-1
Section 1-1-1 Meaning of certain words and terms. The following words, whenever they appear
in this Code, shall have the signification attached to them in this section unless otherwise
apparent from the context: (1) PERSON. The word "person" includes a corporation
as well as a natural person. (2) WRITING. The word "writing" includes typewriting
and printing on paper. (3) OATH. The word "oath" includes affirmation. (4) SIGNATURE
or SUBSCRIPTION. The words "signature" or "subscription" include a mark
when the person cannot write, if his name is written near the mark, and witnessed by a person
who writes his own name as a witness, and include with respect to corporate securities facsimile
signature placed upon any instrument or writing with intent to execute or authenticate such
instrument or writing. (5) LUNATIC, INSANE or NON COMPOS MENTIS. The words "lunatic"
or "insane" or the term "non compos mentis" include all persons of unsound
mind. (6) PROPERTY. The word "property" includes both...
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31-11-2
Section 31-11-2 National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact. The National
Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact is enacted into law and entered with
all other jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows:
NATIONAL GUARD MUTUAL ASSISTANCE COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES COMPACT ARTICLE I As used in this
compact, the following words shall have the following meanings: 1. DEMAND REDUCTION. Providing
available National Guard personnel, equipment, support, and coordination to federal, state,
local and civil organizations, institutions, and agencies for the purposes of the prevention
of drug abuse and the reduction in the demand for illegal drugs. 2. DRUG INTERDICTION AND
COUNTER-DRUG COMPACT ACTIVITIES. The use of National Guard personnel, while not in federal
service, in any law enforcement support compact activities that are intended to reduce the
supply or use of illegal drugs in the United States. These compact activities...
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33-5-25
Section 33-5-25 Collisions, accidents, and casualties. (a) It shall be the duty of the operator
of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he or she can
do so without serious danger to his or her own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render
to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty assistance as may
be practicable and as may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused
by the collision, accident, or other casualty, and also to give his or her name, address,
and identification of his or her vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner
of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty. (b) In the case of
collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator thereof, if the collision,
accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in
excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000), shall within 10 days file with...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY.
A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification
to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who
submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department
of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer
position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With
regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult
household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who
submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human
Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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12-15-134
Section 12-15-134 Maintenance and inspection of law enforcement records. (a) Law enforcement
agencies shall take special precautions to ensure that law enforcement records and files concerning
a child will be maintained in a manner and pursuant to those safeguards that will protect
against disclosure to any unauthorized person, department, agency, or entity. Unless a charge
of delinquency is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 12-15-203 or the
juvenile court otherwise orders in the interests of the child or of national security, the
law enforcement records and files with respect to the child shall not be open to public inspection
nor their contents disclosed to the public. (b) Law enforcement records and files described
in subsection (a) shall be open to inspection and copying by the following: (1) A juvenile
court having a child currently before it in any proceeding. (2) Personnel of the Department
of Human Resources, the Department of Youth Services, public and...
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12-21-203
Section 12-21-203 Admissibility of evidence relating to past sexual behavior of complaining
witness in prosecutions for criminal sexual conduct. (a) As used in this section, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the following
respective meanings: (1) COMPLAINING WITNESS. Any person alleged to be the victim of the crime
charged, the prosecution of which is subject to the provisions of this section. (2) CRIMINAL
SEXUAL CONDUCT. Sexual activity, including, but not limited to, rape, sodomy, sexual misconduct,
sexual abuse or carnal knowledge. (3) EVIDENCE RELATING TO PAST SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. Such term
includes, but is not limited to, evidence of the complaining witness's marital history, mode
of dress and general reputation for promiscuity, nonchastity or sexual mores contrary to the
community standards. (b) In any prosecution for criminal sexual conduct or for assault with
intent to commit, attempt to commit or conspiracy to commit...
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13A-3-23
Section 13A-3-23 Use of force in defense of a person. (a) A person is justified in using physical
force upon another person in order to defend himself or herself or a third person from what
he or she reasonably believes to be the use or imminent use of unlawful physical force by
that other person, and he or she may use a degree of force which he or she reasonably believes
to be necessary for the purpose. A person may use deadly physical force, and is legally presumed
to be justified in using deadly physical force in self-defense or the defense of another person
pursuant to subdivision (5), if the person reasonably believes that another person is: (1)
Using or about to use unlawful deadly physical force. (2) Using or about to use physical force
against an occupant of a dwelling while committing or attempting to commit a burglary of such
dwelling. (3) Committing or about to commit a kidnapping in any degree, assault in the first
or second degree, burglary in any degree, robbery in any...
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41-22-13
Section 41-22-13 Rules of evidence in contested cases. In contested cases: (1) The rules of
evidence as applied in nonjury civil cases in the circuit courts of this state shall be followed.
When necessary to ascertain facts not reasonably susceptible of proof under those rules, evidence
not admissible thereunder may be admitted (except where precluded by statute) if it is of
a type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs.
Agencies shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Except as hereinafter
provided, objections to evidentiary offers may be made and shall be noted in the record. Whenever
any evidence is excluded as inadmissible, all such evidence existing in written form shall
remain a part of the record as an offer of proof. The party seeking the admission of oral
testimony may make an offer of proof by means of a brief statement on the record describing
the testimony excluded. All rulings on the admissibility of...
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10A-2-8.50
Section 10A-2-8.50 Definitions. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. In this division: (1) "Corporation"
includes any domestic or foreign predecessor entity of a corporation in a merger or other
transaction in which the predecessor's existence ceased upon consummation of the transaction.
(2) "Director" means an individual who is or was a director of a corporation or
an individual who, while a director of a corporation, is or was serving at the corporation's
request as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another foreign or
domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise.
A director is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the corporation's request
if his or her duties to the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve services
by, the director to the plan or to participants in or beneficiaries of the...
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12-21-131
Section 12-21-131 Interpreters for persons defective in speech and/or hearing - Qualified interpreter
provided in certain criminal and juvenile proceedings; requirements; fees. (a) Deaf person
means any person either totally deaf, or who has defective hearing, or who has both defective
hearing and speech. (b) For the purpose of this section, the term qualified interpreter means
an interpreter certified by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Alabama Registry
of Interpreters for the Deaf, or, in the event an interpreter so certified is not available,
an interpreter whose qualifications are otherwise determined. Efforts to obtain the services
of a qualified interpreter certified with a legal skills certificate or a comprehensive skills
certificate will be made prior to accepting services of an interpreter with lesser certification.
No qualified interpreter shall be appointed unless the appointing authority and the deaf person
make a preliminary determination that the...
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