26-19A-3
Section 26-19A-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BROADCASTER. Any entity that is engaged in the business of
broadcasting video or audio programs, whether through the public airwaves, by cable, by direct
or indirect satellite transmissions, or by any other means of communication. (2) DEPARTMENT.
The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (3) MISSING AND ENDANGERED PERSONS ALERT. A voluntary
program entered into by the department and other local and state law enforcement agencies
and the Alabama Association of Broadcasters and broadcasters licensed to serve in the state,
which provides that if the department verifies that a person living with a mental disability,
physical disability, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism is missing or lost and in danger,
a media alert is transmitted. The broadcasters participating in the program then distribute
the media alert. (Act 2009-145, p. 280, §3; Act 2020-40, §1.)...
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32-2-120
Section 32-2-120 Creation of system; activation of alert; powers and duties; boundaries of
alert area; termination of alert; liability. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALERT SYSTEM. The Blue Alert system. (2) DEPARTMENT.
The Department of Public Safety. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Department of Public Safety.
(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the search for
a suspect in a case involving the death or serious injury of a peace officer or an agency
employing a peace officer who is missing in the line of duty. (5) PEACE OFFICER. A person
who is certified to exercise the power of arrest under the laws of this state. (b) There is
established a statewide alert system known as Blue Alert which shall be developed and implemented
by the director, who is the statewide coordinator of the alert system. (c) The alert system
may be activated under either of the following circumstances: (1)...
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26-19A-4
Section 26-19A-4 Missing and endangered persons alert - When activated. (a) A missing and endangered
persons alert shall be activated by the department when a person is reported missing and an
investigation reveals the following: (1) The person is living with a mental disability, physical
disability, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism and is at risk of bodily harm or death.
(2) There is enough descriptive information about the person living with a mental disability,
physical disability, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism and at risk of bodily harm or
death to believe an immediate media alert would help investigators locate the person. For
persons living with a mental disability, physical disability, Alzheimer's disease, dementia,
or autism, a statement from a caregiver that the missing person lives with a mental disability,
physical disability, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or autism shall be considered sufficient
proof of the mental disability, physical disability,...
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45-29-231.20
Section 45-29-231.20 Inmate work release program. (a) This section shall apply to Fayette County.
(b) The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Sheriff of Fayette
County in consultation with the Chief Deputy of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department. (2)
INMATE. Any person convicted of a crime and sentenced to the county jail. (c) The employer
of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate's wages directly to the board.
The board may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates
involved in the work release program. The board shall be authorized to withhold from the inmate's
earnings 40 percent of his or her gross earnings to pay such cost incident to the inmate's
confinement as the board shall deem appropriate. The board may adopt policies to allow such
monies to be spent exclusively for law enforcement and operation of the jail. After 40 percent
has been deducted from the inmate's gross pay, the remainder of the...
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12-25-32
Section 12-25-32 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established as a state
agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter. (2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An array of
punishment options, from probation to incarceration, graduated in restrictiveness according
to the degree of supervision of the offender including, but not limited to, all of the following:
a. Active Incarceration. A sentence, other than an intermediate punishment or unsupervised
probation, that requires an offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment. The term includes
time served in a work release program operated as a custody option by the Alabama Department
of Corrections or in the Supervised Intensive Restitution program of the Department of Corrections
pursuant to Article 7, commencing with Section 15-18-110, of Chapter 18 of Title 15. b. Intermediate
Punishment. A sentence that may include assignment to any...
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30-3-60
Section 30-3-60 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CLERK OF THE COURT. Any circuit court clerk, district court clerk or juvenile
court clerk, or their employees, with responsibility for docketing or otherwise carrying out
the court's clerical duties in regard to domestic relations matters, support and nonsupport
cases, including the receipt and disbursement of support payments. (2) COURT. Any juvenile
or family court division of the circuit or district court in the county where the mother of
the child resides or is found, in the county where the father resides or is found, or in the
county where the child resides or is found and, in the case of a petition seeking a divorce
or legal separation, a petition seeking a modification of support previously ordered under
a divorce decree or a petition seeking a contempt citation for failure to pay support previously
ordered under a divorce decree, the circuit court or the domestic...
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38-15-4
Section 38-15-4 Registration of certain youth residential institutions or organizations; staff
training plans; rights of children; licensing and inspection of food preparation areas; access
by law enforcement agencies. (a) Commencing on January 1, 2018, the department shall register
any religious, faith-based, or church nonprofit, other nonprofit, or for profit affiliated
youth residential facility, youth social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section, whenever children are housed at the facility or location of the program for
a period of more than 24 hours. At a minimum, registered youth residential institution or
organization under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Be...
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32-6-233.1
Section 32-6-233.1 Unauthorized use of parking places. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person
who does not have a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license
plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231, or who is
not transporting a passenger who has a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability
access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard as provided in Section 32-6-231,
to park a motor vehicle in a parking place designated for individuals with disabilities at
any place of public accommodation, any business or legal entity engaged in interstate commerce
or which is subject to any federal or state laws requiring access by individuals with disabilities,
any amusement facility or resort or any other place to which the general public is invited
or solicited, even though located on private property. Upon conviction, notwithstanding any
other penalty provision which may be authorized or...
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31-13-7
Section 31-13-7 Receipt of state or local public benefits; verification of lawful presence
in the United States; violations; annual reports. (a) As used in this section, the following
terms have the following meanings: (1) EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION. The same meaning as provided
in 42 U.S.C. § 1396b(v)(3). (2) FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided in
8 U.S.C. § 1611. (3) STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS. The same meaning as provided in 8 U.S.C.
§ 1621. (b) An alien who is not lawfully present in the United States and who is not defined
as an alien eligible for public benefits under 8 U.S.C. § 1621(a) or 8 U.S.C. § 1641 shall
not receive any state or local public benefits. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection
(e) or where exempted by federal law, commencing on September 1, 2011, each agency or political
subdivision of the state shall verify with the federal government the lawful presence in the
United States of each alien who applies for state or local...
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22-57-3
Section 22-57-3 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings: (1) AUTISM SERVICES. Any developmental services that include all of the
following: a. Are designed to meet developmental needs of an individual with ASD across the
lifespan, including transitions from early intervention to preschool, childhood to adolescence,
and adolescence to adulthood. b. Are selected in collaboration with the parents or guardians
of children with ASD or adults with ASD. c. Are delivered in inclusive environments, to the
extent practical. d. Are part of a coordinated system of care. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(ASD). ASD is a developmental disability that causes substantial impairments in social interaction
and communication and the presence of unusual behaviors and interests. Many people with ASD
have unusual ways of learning, paying attention, and reacting to different sensations. The
thinking and learning abilities of people with ASD can vary from...
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