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22-19-71.1
Section 22-19-71.1 Promotion of organ donation through the application and renewal process
for driver's licenses. (a) This section shall be named Angelynn and Courtney's Law.
(b) The Legislature finds: (1) There is an acute need for organ donors in Alabama and throughout
the nation. (2) According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 121,000 people
are waiting for an organ transplant nationally, and a new person is added to the waiting list
every 18 minutes. (3) In Alabama, more than 3,300 people are waiting for an organ transplant.
(4) For an average of 19 people per day, the wait is too long and they die before a suitable
organ is available. (5) The Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act currently provides for notice
of intent to make an organ donation upon the donor's death. (6) A checkoff on a driver's license
to be an organ donor has been a very successful way to encourage organ donation, but more
can be done to provide greater education and public awareness regarding...
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22-19-70
Section 22-19-70 Inclusion of question regarding organ donation as part of driver's
license or nondriver identification card application system; notation of affirmative response
on license or card. No later than January 1, 1998, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
shall redesign the driver's license and nondriver identification card application system to
process requests for information regarding consent of the individual to organ or tissue donation.
The following question in the following substantial form shall be asked of each applicant
at point of issuance or renewal site: "Do you wish to have the organ donor designation
printed on your driver's license?" Only an affirmative response of an individual shall
be noted on the front of the driver's license or nondriver identification card which shall
clearly indicate the intent of the individual to donate his or her organs and tissue by the
printing of the words "ORGAN DONOR" on the front of the license or card. (Acts 1996,
No....
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22-19-72
Section 22-19-72 Sticker or decal indicating desire to be organ donor. The Director
of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall designate a space on each driver's license
and nondriver identification card issued where the licensee may place a sticker or decal to
indicate in appropriate language that the owner of the license or card desires to be an organ
donor. The Director of Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall specify a uniform sticker
or decal for the purposes of this section and the sticker or decal shall be contained
in the informational brochure provided for in Section 22-19-71. An organ donor sticker
or decal may also be provided by any person, hospital, school medical group, or association
interested in assisting in implementing organ donation designation, but the organ donor sticker
shall meet the specifications as the director may provide by rule or regulation. (Acts 1996,
No. 96-474, p. 587, ยง3.)...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual
who is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized
to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health
care; or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by
any other record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation
of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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40-27-1
Section 40-27-1 Compact adopted; terms. The following Multistate Tax Compact is hereby
approved, adopted and enacted into law by the State of Alabama: Multistate Tax Compact Article
I. Purposes. The purposes of this compact are to: 1. Facilitate proper determination of state
and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers, including the equitable apportionment of
tax bases and settlement of apportionment disputes. 2. Promote uniformity or compatibility
in significant components of tax systems. 3. Facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance
in the filing of tax returns and in other phases of tax administration. 4. Avoid duplicative
taxation. Article II. Definitions. As used in this compact: 1. "State" means a state
of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory
or possession of the United States. 2. "Subdivision" means any governmental unit
or special district of a state. 3. "Taxpayer" means any corporation, partnership,
firm,...
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22-19-73
Section 22-19-73 Statistical and demographic information on organ donor designations.
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall quarterly electronically transfer statistical
and demographic information including, but not limited to, the name, most recent address,
and date of birth, if available, of any person who has a current driver's license or nondriver
identification card and who has designated that he or she wishes to be an organ donor to the
federally certified Alabama Organ Procurement Organization that is a member of and abides
by the rules and regulations of the United Network for Organ Sharing. This information shall
be copied by the department quarterly and electronically transferred to eye and tissue procuring
organizations in Alabama operating under the oversight of the United States Food and Drug
Administration and accredited by the respective national accrediting body, including, but
not limited to, the Eye Bank Association of America and the American Association of...
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22-19-71
Section 22-19-71 Distribution of informational brochure; promotion of organ and tissue
donation by Director of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. A brochure provided by the
federally certified Alabama Organ Procurement Organization that is a member of and abides
by the rules and regulations of United Network for Organ Sharing explaining the method of
expressing an intent to make an anatomical gift shall be given to each applicant or licensee
at the time of application for a new driver's license or nondriver identification card. The
brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or she is under no compulsion to designate
organ donation status on his or her driver's license or nondriver identification card and
that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends, or clergy before doing so. The Director
of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may undertake additional efforts, including education
and awareness activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. (Acts...
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22-19-181
Section 22-19-181 Cooperation between coroner, medical examiner, and procurement organization.
(a) A coroner or medical examiner or district attorney or local public health official or
a designee shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover
anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education when
it has been determined that the recovery will not interfere with a death investigation. The
organ procurement organization, tissue bank, and eye bank will make every reasonable effort
to seek approval and release from the coroner or medical examiner or district attorney or
designee prior to proceeding with consent approaches to the authorized parties as described
in this article. The request for release process will begin with the coroner or designee,
who may defer to the medical examiner or designee, who may subsequently defer to the district
attorney or designee. At the time of coroner or medical examiner or district...
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22-19-173
Section 22-19-173 Rights and duties of procurement organization and others. (a) When
a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization
shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency
and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual
resides to ascertain whether the individual has made an anatomical gift. (b) A procurement
organization must be allowed reasonable access to information in the records of the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor.
(c) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the
organization may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability
of a part that is or could be the subject of an anatomical gift for transplantation, therapy,
research, or education from a donor or a prospective donor. During the...
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