35-18-1
Section 35-18-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (1) CONSERVATION EASEMENT. A nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, silvicultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, paleontological, or cultural aspects of real property. (2) HOLDER. Either of the following to whom a conservation easement is conveyed: a. A governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of this state or the United States. b. A charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, the purposes or powers of which include retaining or protecting the natural, scenic, or...
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35-4-391
Section 35-4-391 Conveyances in cases of lost deeds or adverse possession. When it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the Attorney General, by the owner or claimant of any land owned or claimed by the state, that such land has been previously conveyed by the state, and the original conveyance or a duly certified copy thereof cannot be located or obtained, or that the state has lost its interest in such land by adverse possession, a conveyance may be executed to the purchaser, owner, or claimant in the manner authorized in Section 35-4-385. (Code 1923, §6851; Acts 1931, No. 592, p. 674; Code 1940, T. 47, §62.)...
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35-4A-3
Section 35-4A-3 When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and in Section 35-4A-5, the time of creation of a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment is determined under general principles of property law. (b) For purposes of this chapter, if there is a person who alone can exercise a power created by a governing instrument to become the unqualified beneficial owner of (i) a nonvested property interest or (ii) a property interest subject to a power of appointment described in Section 35-4A-2(b) or (c), the nonvested property interest or power of appointment is created when the power to become the unqualified beneficial owner terminates. (c) For purposes of this chapter, a nonvested property interest or a power of appointment arising from a transfer of property to a previously funded trust or other existing property arrangement is created when the nonvested property interest or power of...
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40-2-66
Section 40-2-66 Employment of special counsel. Whenever any matter is pending before any court affecting the revenue laws of the state and in which the state is an interested party and the interest is very important, the Department of Revenue may, with the approval of the Governor and Attorney General, employ special counsel to represent the interest of the state on the trial thereof; provided, that the Attorney General certifies to the Governor in writing that neither he nor any of his assistants are available for service, and no case pending before a court affecting the revenue laws of the state shall be dismissed by counsel representing the state, whether specially employed counsel or otherwise, except by order of the Department of Revenue. (Acts 1947, No. 703, p. 541.)...
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8-12A-2
Section 8-12A-2 Assertion of patent infringement in bad faith. (a) A person may not assert a claim of patent infringement in bad faith. (b) The Attorney General may investigate claims of patent infringement alleged to have been made in bad faith and may do both of the following: (1) Issue subpoenas to any person to appear and produce relevant papers, documents, and physical evidence, and administer an oath or affirmation to any person, in aid of any investigation or inquiry into possible violations of this chapter. Subpoenas shall be served in accordance with the appropriate Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon failure of a person without lawful excuse to obey a subpoena, the Attorney General may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order compelling compliance. After an action is commenced, discovery may proceed in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. (2) Initiate a civil action in the name of the state, as necessary, to seek injunctive and any other...
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8-19-11
Section 8-19-11 Penalties. (a) Any person who violates the terms of an injunction or order issued under this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per violation and shall be adjudged in contempt. For the purpose of this section, any circuit court issuing an injunction or order under this chapter shall retain jurisdiction, and in such cases the Attorney General or the district attorney acting in the name of the state may petition for recovery of such civil penalties. (b) Any person who is knowingly engaging in or has knowingly engaged in any act or practice declared unlawful by Section 8-19-5 shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,000 per violation upon petition by the Attorney General or a district attorney acting in the name of the state to the circuit court for the county in which the defendant resides, is doing business, or has his/her principal place of business, or the county in which the unlawful act or practice was or is being...
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8-19-3
Section 8-19-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them: (1) ATTORNEY GENERAL. The Attorney General of the State of Alabama or his duly designated representatives. (2) CONSUMER. Any natural person who buys goods or services for personal, family or household use. (3) GOODS. Includes but is not limited to any property, tangible or intangible, real, personal, or any combination thereof, and any franchise, license, distributorship, or other similar right, privilege, or interest. (4) KNOW, KNOWING, KNOWINGLY, KNOWLEDGE, and KNEW. Either actual awareness or such awareness as a reasonable person should have considering all the surrounding circumstances. (5) PERSON. Includes but is not limited to natural persons, corporations, trusts, partnerships, incorporated or unincorporated associations and any other legal entity. (6) SALE, BUYING, and DISTRIBUTION. In addition to their ordinary meanings, include but are not...
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9-16-4
Section 9-16-4 Permit for engaging in surface mining operations - Required; exemptions; applicability. (a) No operator shall engage in any surface mining, as defined in this article, after October 1, 1970, without a valid permit from the department to engage in the surface mining. A separate permit shall be required for each such surface mining operation that is not contiguous to a surface mining operation for which the operator has a valid permit. (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this chapter shall not apply to surface mining to extract materials for the use and benefit of the owner of the property being mined or of an interest therein, the lessee of the property or a charitable institution or organization or governmental entity and not for commercial sale. This exemption shall apply to all mining operations which meet the requirements set forth in this section, including those mining operations for which permits had been issued prior to October 1, 1997. Any permits for...
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10A-10-1.16
Section 10A-10-1.16 Dissolution. (a) A real estate investment trust may terminate its existence by voluntary dissolution and wind up its business and affairs in the manner and on the grounds provided in the Alabama Business Corporation Law. (b) A real estate investment trust may curtail or cease its trust activities by partially or completely distributing its assets. (c)(1) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to dissolve a real estate investment trust which has abused, misused, or failed to use its powers. The proceedings shall be brought in the manner and on the grounds provided in the Alabama Business Corporation Law, with respect to judicial dissolution of a corporation. (2) The venue of an action under this subsection is in a county where an officer or resident agent of the real estate investment trust is located. (Acts 1995, No. 95-628, p. 1317, §16; §10-13-16; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §308; Act 2019-94, §2.)...
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19-3C-2
Section 19-3C-2 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) CHARITABLE PURPOSE means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, governmental or municipal purposes, or other purposes the achievement of which is beneficial to the community. (2) ENDOWMENT FUND means an institutional fund or part thereof that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. The term does not include assets that an institution designates as an endowment fund for its own use. (3) GIFT INSTRUMENT means a record or records, including an institutional solicitation, under which property is granted to, transferred to, or held by an institution as an institutional fund. (4) INSTITUTION means: (A) a person, other than an individual, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes; (B) a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for a charitable...
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