27-12A-40
Section 27-12A-40 Creation of Insurance Fraud Unit. (a) There is hereby established within the department the Insurance Fraud Unit. The commissioner shall appoint the necessary full-time supervisory and investigative personnel of the unit who shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of their positions. The commissioner shall furnish offices, equipment, operating expenses, and necessary personnel to maintain and operate the unit. (b) The unit shall perform all of the following duties: (1) Initiate independent inquiries and conduct independent investigations when the unit has cause to believe that any insurance fraud may be, is being, or has been, committed. (2) Review reports or complaints of alleged insurance fraud from federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies, persons engaged in the business of insurance, and the public to determine whether the reports or complaints require further investigation and, if so, to conduct these...
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27-44-12
Section 27-44-12 Duties of commissioner and board with regard to detection and prevention of insolvencies or impairment. To aid in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies or impairment: (1) It shall be the duty of the commissioner: a. To notify the commissioners of those states, territories of the United States and the District of Columbia where such member company is licensed when he takes any of the following actions against a member insurer: 1. Revocation of license; 2. Suspension of license; 3. Makes any formal order that such company restrict its premium writing or obtain additional contributions to capital or surplus. Such notice shall be mailed to all commissioners within 30 days following the action taken or the date on which such action occurs. b. To report to the board of directors when he has taken any of the actions set forth in paragraph a. of this subdivision or has received a report from any other commissioner indicating that any such action has been taken...
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30-5-5
Section 30-5-5 Standing to file sworn petition for protection order; disclosure of information; costs and fees. (a) The following persons have standing to file a sworn petition for a protection order under this chapter as a plaintiff: (1) A person who is at least 18 years old or is otherwise emancipated and is the victim of abuse, as defined in Section 30-5-2, or has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of abuse. (2) A parent, legal guardian, next friend, court-appointed guardian ad litem, or the State Department of Human Resources may petition for relief on behalf of the following: a. A minor child. b. Any person prevented by physical or mental incapacity from seeking a protection order. (b) Standardized petitions for actions pursuant to this chapter shall be made available through the circuit clerks' offices around the state. The circuit clerk shall not provide assistance to persons in completing the forms or in presenting...
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34-27-32
Section 34-27-32 Requirements for license; application; place of business; branch offices; multiple brokers; fees. (a) A license for a broker or a salesperson shall be registered to a specific real estate office and shall be issued only to, and held only by, a person who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is trustworthy and competent to transact the business of a broker or salesperson in a manner that safeguards the interest of the public. (2) Is a person whose application for real estate licensure has not been rejected in any state on any grounds other than failure to pass a written examination within the two years prior to the application for real estate licensure with Alabama. If the applicant's rejection for real estate licensure in any state is more than two years from the date of application for licensure with Alabama, then the applicant may not be issued an Alabama real estate license without the approval of the commissioners. (3) Is a person whose real estate license...
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34-27A-2
Section 34-27A-2 Definitions. The following terms as used in this article shall have the following meanings: (1) APPRAISAL. The act or process of developing an opinion of value of real property; an opinion of the value of real property; of or pertaining to appraising real property and related functions such as appraisal practice or appraisal services. (2) APPRAISAL FOUNDATION. The Appraisal Foundation incorporated as an Illinois not-for-profit corporation on November 30, 1987. (3) APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY. An external third party including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, subsidiary, or limited liability company, authorized either by a creditor of a consumer credit transaction secured by the principal dwelling of a consumer or by an underwriter of or other principal in the secondary mortgage markets, that oversees a network or panel of more than four certified or licensed appraisers in a state or 25 or more nationally in a given year, that...
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34-27C-3
Section 34-27C-3 Powers of the board. (a) The board shall have the following powers: (1) In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to adopt rules not in conflict with the laws of this state which are reasonable, proper, and necessary to carry out the functions of the board in the regulation of persons engaged in providing security officers within this state. Any interested person may petition the board to adopt, amend, or repeal any rule and the board shall prescribe by rule any necessary forms for petitions and procedures for submission, consideration, and disposition of petitions. (2) To enforce compliance with this chapter. (3) To establish rules and procedures for the preparation and processing of examinations, applications, license certificates, certification cards, licensure cards, renewals, appeals, hearings, and rulemaking proceedings. (4) To determine the qualifications of licensees, certified trainers, and security officers consistent with this chapter. (5) To levy...
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34-9-19
Section 34-9-19 Advertising - Dentist; specialty requirements; practice emphasis; purpose of section; rules and regulations. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the respective meanings: (1) ADVERTISEMENT. An advertisement is information communicated in a manner designed to attract public attention to the practice of a dentist as heretofore defined. (2) DENTIST. Any person licensed to practice dentistry in this state pursuant to this chapter or any entity authorized by law which is formed for the purpose of practicing dentistry. (3) FALSE. A false statement or claim is one which: a. Contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law. b. Omits a material fact rendering the statement or claim when considered as a whole false. (b) A dentist shall have ultimate responsibility for all advertisements which are approved by him or her or his or her agents or associates and the dentist shall be responsible for the following: (1) Broadcast advertisements shall be...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member, employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3) CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent. (7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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36-25-14
Section 36-25-14 Filing of statement of economic interests. (a) A statement of economic interests shall be completed and filed in accordance with this chapter with the commission no later than April 30 of each year covering the period of the preceding calendar year by each of the following: (1) All elected public officials at the state, county, or municipal level of government or their instrumentalities. (2) Any person appointed as a public official and any person employed as a public employee at the state, county, or municipal level of government or their instrumentalities who occupies a position whose base pay is seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or more annually, as adjusted by the commission by January 31 of each year to reflect changes in the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index, or a successor index. (3) All candidates, provided the statement is filed on the date the candidate files his or her qualifying papers or, in the case of an independent candidate, on the...
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36-27-8.2
Section 36-27-8.2 Performance of duties by retired persons; service in elected public office. (a) Any person who is retired under the Employees' Retirement System may perform duties in any capacity, including as an independent contractor, with any employer participating in the Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System without suspension of his or her retirement allowance provided that (1) the person is not employed in a permanent full-time capacity and (2) the person's compensation from the employer in calendar year 2016 does not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). Beginning in calendar year 2017, and each calendar year thereafter, the annual earning limit shall be increased by the same percentage increase as the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Any increase in the annual earning limit shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of one thousand dollars...
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