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15-12-42
Section 15-12-42 Powers and duties. The public defender shall have the following powers and
duties: (1) Within his or her geographic jurisdiction, the public defender shall provide indigent
defense services as defined in Section 15-12-1 to indigent defendants. (2) The public defender,
at the request and with the consent of a municipal governing body and the office, shall represent
indigent defendants in a municipal court within his or her geographic jurisdiction. The municipality
shall reimburse the office of the public defender for the costs associated with the services
rendered. (3) The public defender, with consent of the director, may represent an indigent
defendant in a state appellate court. (Acts 1975, No. 1205, §9-106; Act 2011-678, p. 1862,
§6.)...
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15-12-1
Section 15-12-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) APPOINTED COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State
of Alabama who is appointed by the court to represent an indigent defendant. (2) CONTRACT
COUNSEL. Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama, or a firm, association,
corporation, or partnership of lawyers so licensed, executing a contract for the provision
of indigent defense services. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense
Services. (4) INDIGENT DEFENDANT. Any person involved in a criminal or juvenile proceeding
in the trial or appellate courts of the state for which proceeding representation by counsel
is constitutionally required or is authorized or required by statute or court rule, including
parents of children during the termination of parental rights hearings, who under oath or
affirmation states that he or she is unable to pay for his or her...
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37-15-10.1
Section 37-15-10.1 Underground Damage Prevention Authority. (a) The Underground Damage Prevention
Authority is created for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and for reviewing penalty provisions
and the adequacy of the enforcement process. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
authority and its enforcement activities not be funded by appropriations from the state budget.
(b) The authority shall utilize the services of the Alabama Public Service Commission to provide
administrative support for the authority, subject to the concurrence by the authority board.
The Public Service Commission shall charge the expenses associated with the administrative
duties of the authority back to the authority, subject to the concurrence of the authority
board. The administrative support provided by the Alabama Public Service Commission to the
authority is in an administrative capacity only and nothing in this chapter shall expand the
jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission in any...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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11-65-36
Section 11-65-36 Application of net commission revenues. All commission horse wagering fees,
commission greyhound wagering fees, and other fees, commissions, and moneys, including fines
and forfeitures, to which a commission shall be entitled under the provisions of this chapter
shall be paid to the treasurer of such commission and shall be deposited by said treasurer
to the account of such commission. Except for the gross profits of any commission racing day
and the commission greyhound wagering fee referable to greyhound racing on such day that may
be set aside for specific public entities or charitable organizations pursuant to Section
11-65-30.1(c), all such moneys to which a commission shall be entitled that remain after (i)
the payment of all expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter, including (without
limitation thereto) the payment of the salaries and expenses of the members and employees
of such commission, and (ii) the deposit into the breeding fund of all...
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41-16-72
Section 41-16-72 Procurement of professional services. Any other provision of law notwithstanding,
the procurement of professional services by any agency, department, board, bureau, commission,
authority, public corporation, or instrumentality of the State of Alabama shall be conducted
through the following selection process: (1)a. Except as otherwise provided herein, attorneys
retained to represent the state in litigation shall be appointed by the Attorney General in
consultation with the Governor from a listing of attorneys maintained by the Attorney General.
All attorneys interested in representing the State of Alabama may apply and shall be included
on the listing. The selection of the attorney or law firm shall be based upon the level of
skill, experience, and expertise required in the litigation and the fees charged by the attorney
or law firm shall be taken into consideration so that the State of Alabama receives the best
representation for the funds paid. Fees shall be...
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41-4-322
Section 41-4-322 Programs; director; standards; duties of director and local indigent defense
advisory board; budget. (a) The office shall develop and improve programs to provide legal
representation to indigents. (b) The office shall have a director, who shall be chosen by
the Director of Finance on the basis of training, experience, and other qualifications. The
term of office shall be three years, subject to termination for cause. The person selected
as Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services, in addition to the above qualifications
and experience, shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama. The
director shall be chosen from a list of three qualified candidates nominated by the Alabama
State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners within 60 days of a vacancy occurring. The Director of
Finance shall serve as the Director of Indigent Defense Services on an interim basis if a
vacancy exists. If the Alabama State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners fails to...
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11-96-3
Section 11-96-3 Community action agency; defined; governing board; biannual audit; delegation
of responsibility; service area; consultation with neighborhood-based organizations; powers
and duties. (a) A "community action agency" for the purposes of this chapter shall
include the following: (1) A county, a municipality or a combination thereof; (2) A private
nonprofit agency which has been designated as an "eligible entity" under Section
673(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act; or (3) A private nonprofit agency newly
established by local ordinance in compliance with subsection (b) of this section. (b) Each
community action agency shall administer its programs through a governing board consisting
of 15 to 51 members. (1) One-third of the members of the board shall be elected or appointed
public officials, currently holding office or their representatives. These members shall be
designated or approved by the chief elected local government official or officials of the...
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45-41-83.11
Section 45-41-83.11 Drug court program. (a) The following words shall have the following meanings
for the drug court program: (1) DRUG COURT TEAM. A diverse group of persons consisting of
all of the following: a. A circuit judge appointed by the board. b. The district attorney
or his or her designee. c. A public defender or member of the criminal defense bar appointed
by the board. d. A law enforcement officer appointed by the board. e. The drug court coordinator.
f. A representative from the corrections division of the Lee County Sheriff's office appointed
by the board. g. A court referral officer or state probation officer appointed by the board.
h. Any other person selected by a majority of the drug court team. (2) DRUG OFFENDER. A person
charged with or convicted of an offense involving the use, abuse, or possession of drugs or
drug paraphernalia. Such persons do not include those currently charged with or convicted
of driving or boating under the influence in any state, local,...
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11-49-1
Section 11-49-1 Consent to use public streets, etc., for construction or operation of public
utility or private enterprise; fees. (a) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall
be authorized to use the streets, avenues, alleys, and other public places of cities or towns
for the construction or operation of any public utility or private enterprise without first
obtaining the consent of the proper authorities of the city or town. (b) No electric supplier,
as defined in Section 37-14-31(1), which has an assigned service territory established by
general law enacted by the Legislature and which is subject to payment of a privilege or license
tax or other tax or fee established by general law enacted by the Legislature to a city or
town which authorizes a levy not to exceed three percent of the gross receipts of the business
done by the electric supplier in the municipality during the preceding year, and which authorizes
a levy not to exceed one and one-half percent of the gross...
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