12-15-301
Section 12-15-301 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ABANDONMENT. A voluntary and intentional relinquishment of the custody of a child by a parent, or a withholding from the child, without good cause or excuse, by the parent, of his or her presence, care, love, protection, maintenance, or the opportunity for the display of filial affection, or the failure to claim the rights of a parent, or failure to perform the duties of a parent. (2) AGE APPROPRIATE or DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE. Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities or items that are suitable for the child based on the...
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15-20A-4
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense. (2) CHILD. A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed child daycare center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare service that is exempt from licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, if it is sufficiently conspicuous that a reasonable person should know or recognize its location or its address has been provided to local law enforcement. (4) CONVICTION. A verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a trial, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea regardless of whether adjudication was withheld. Conviction includes, but is not limited to, a conviction in a United States territory, a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed...
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13A-5-2
Section 13A-5-2 Authorized dispositions. (a) Every person convicted of a felony shall be sentenced by the court to imprisonment for a term authorized by Sections 13A-5-6, 13A-5-9, and 13A-5-10. (b) In addition to imprisonment, every person convicted of a felony may be sentenced by the court to pay a fine authorized by Section 13A-5-11. (c) Every person convicted of a misdemeanor or violation shall be sentenced by the court to: (1) Imprisonment for a term authorized by Section 13A-5-7; or (2) Pay a fine authorized by Section 13A-5-12; or (3) Both such imprisonment and fine. (d) Every person convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation, except for the commission of a sex offense involving a child as defined in Section 15-20A-4(26), may be placed on probation as authorized by law. (e) This article does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law to forfeit property, dissolve a corporation, suspend or cancel a license or permit, remove a person from office, cite for contempt, or...
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27-29-3
Section 27-29-3 Acquisition of control of, or merger with, domestic insurers. (a)(1) No person other than the issuer shall make a tender offer for or a request or invitation for tenders of, or enter into any agreement to exchange securities for, seek to acquire, or acquire in the open market any voting security of a domestic insurer if, after the consummation thereof, such person would, directly or indirectly, or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire, be in control of such insurer, and no person shall enter into an agreement to merge with or otherwise to acquire control of a domestic insurer, or any person controlling a domestic insurer unless, at the time any such offer, request, or invitation is made or any such agreement is entered into, or prior to the acquisition of such securities if no offer or agreement is involved such person has filed with the commissioner and has sent to such insurer a statement containing the information required by this section and such...
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40-2-41
Section 40-2-41 Appointment; term of office; qualifications. The Commissioner of Revenue shall be appointed by the Governor and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. He shall be a qualified elector and known to possess high character and knowledge of the general subject of taxation and matters pertaining thereto. He shall not hold another office under the government of the United States or under any other state or of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, during his incumbency in such office and shall not hold any position of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business the conduct of which shall interfere or be inconsistent with the duties he assumes as Commissioner of Revenue under the provisions of this title; provided, that no one shall be eligible to serve as Commissioner of Revenue while employed by or financially interested in any public service corporation, nor unless he shall have been a citizen of Alabama for a period of five years and shall...
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9-6-6
Section 9-6-6 Board of directors. Each public corporation formed under this chapter shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the corporation shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The initial board shall consist of three directors appointed by the Governor from among the persons who filed the application to incorporate. The Governor shall appoint the directors as soon as may be practicable after he is notified, as required in Section 9-6-5, that the public corporation has been formed. The terms of the directors shall be staggered, the first term of one director being for three years from and after the date of his appointment, the first term of another director being for six years from and after the date of his appointment and the first term of the remaining director being for nine years from and after the date of his appointment; thereafter the term of office of each director shall be for nine years. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by...
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20-1-20
Section 20-1-20 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ARTICLE. When referring to food or drugs, such term is used in the broad and comprehensive sense and has reference to the food product or the drug product in question. (2) BABY FOOD. A food which purports to be or is represented for special dietary use as a food for babies by reason of its special formulation or its particular suitability for children under two years of age. (3) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (4) CLASS A FOODS. Baby food, infant formula, and potentially hazardous food. (5) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (6) DEALER. A manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, jobber, and similar establishments, mobile or permanent, engaged in the sale of food for consumption on premises. (7) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries. (8)...
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34-7B-7
Section 34-7B-7 Application for examination or licensure. (a) Any person who desires to engage in any of the practices regulated by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government, and shall file with the board a written application for examination or licensure. Before a person may engage in the practices regulated by this chapter, the person shall be licensed by the board pursuant to this chapter. Any person who practices, maintains a school or shop, or acts in any capacity without a license when one is required pursuant to this chapter, or who otherwise violates this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. Any corporation which violates this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars...
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10A-2A-8.02
Section 10A-2A-8.02 Qualifications of directors. (a) The certificate of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for directors. Qualifications must be reasonable as applied to the corporation and be lawful. (b) A requirement that is based on a past, prospective, or current action, or expression of opinion, by a nominee for director or a director that could limit the ability of a nominee for director or a director to discharge his or her duties as a director is not a permissible qualification under this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, qualifications may include not being or having been subject to specified criminal, civil, or regulatory sanctions or not having been removed as a director by judicial action or for cause. (c) A director shall be a natural person of the age of at least 19 years but need not be a resident of this state or a stockholder unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe. (d) A qualification for...
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32-6-270
Section 32-6-270 "Firefighter" and "retired volunteer firefighter" defined. (a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Firefighter" means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the state or civilian federal firefighters or of a public corporation organized for the purpose of providing water, water systems, fire protection services, or fire protection facilities in the state; and such words shall include the chief, assistant chief, wardens, engineers, captains, firemen, and all other officers and employees of such departments who actually engage in fire fighting or in rendering first aid in case of drownings or asphyxiation at the scene of action. (b) As used in this division, the term "retired volunteer firefighter" means someone that has retired from performing the required duties of a firefighter on a voluntary...
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