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26-2B-102
Section 26-2B-102 Definitions. In this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual who has attained 19 years of age or who by statute has
otherwise been deemed to be an adult under the laws of the State of Alabama or the laws of
another state. (2) CONSERVATOR. A person appointed by the court to administer the property
of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama Uniform Guardianship
and Protective Proceedings Act. (3) COURT. A probate court of this state and includes an appropriate
court of another state. (4) GUARDIAN. A person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding
the person of an adult, including a person appointed under Section 26-2A-20 of the Alabama
Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act. (5) GUARDIANSHIP. An order appointing
a guardian. (6) GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING. A judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment
of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (7)...
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44-2-20
Section 44-2-20 Text of compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby
enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in
form substantially as follows: Article I. Purpose and Policy. It is the purpose and policy
of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to
the end that: (a) Each child requiring placement shall receive the maximum opportunity to
be placed in a suitable environment and with persons or institutions having appropriate qualifications
and facilities to provide a necessary and desirable degree and type of care. (b) The appropriate
authorities in a state where a child is to be placed may have full opportunity to ascertain
the circumstances of the proposed placement, thereby promoting full compliance with applicable
requirements for the protection of the child. (c) The proper authorities of the state from
which the placement is made may obtain the most complete...
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8-19-4
Section 8-19-4 Enforcement (a) The office of the Attorney General and the district attorneys
shall have the following functions, powers, and duties: (1) Conduct preliminary investigations
to determine the merit of complaints, provided, however, the office of the Attorney General
or the district attorneys need not handle any complaint which lacks merit, has been made in
bad faith, or may be readily resolved between the parties. (2) Receive information and documentary
material from complainants and take whatever action is appropriate in connection therewith
as authorized by this chapter. The office of the Attorney General and the district attorneys
may otherwise receive and investigate complaints with respect to acts or practices declared
to be unlawful by this chapter, and inform the complainants with respect thereto. Said persons
may institute legal proceedings or take such other actions provided for herein which are necessary
or incidental to the exercise of its powers and functions....
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15-22-36.2
Section 15-22-36.2 Victim Notification Implementation Task Force. (a) There is hereby created
the Victim Notification Implementation Task Force to guide and support the implementation
of a statewide automated victim notification system in Alabama. The task force shall be composed
of four crime victims' rights advocates designated by the Attorney General and one designee
from each of the following: The Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Department of Corrections,
the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission, the
District Attorneys Association or a district attorney representative, the Attorney General,
the Administrative Office of Courts, the Alabama Circuit Judges' Association, the Office of
Prosecution Services, the Alabama Circuit Clerk's Association, and any other entity or organization
as deemed appropriate by a majority vote of the current representatives composing the task
force. The task force shall elect a chair to function as the...
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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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36-25-27
Section 36-25-27 Penalties; enforcement; jurisdiction, venue, judicial review; limitations
period. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided, any person subject to this chapter who intentionally
violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which a separate penalty is provided
for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class B felony. (2) Any person
subject to this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter other than those for which
a separate penalty is provided for in this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor. (3) Any person subject to this chapter who knowingly violates any disclosure
requirement of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (4)
Any person who knowingly makes or transmits a false report or complaint pursuant to this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be liable for the actual
legal expenses incurred by the respondent against whom the...
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15-20A-24
Section 15-20A-24 Adult sex offender - Relief from registration and notification. (a) At disposition,
sentencing, upon completion of probation, or upon completion of a term of registration ordered
by the sentencing court, a sex offender may petition the court for relief from the requirements
of this chapter resulting from any of the following offenses, provided that he or she meets
the requirements set forth in subsection (b): (1) Rape in the second degree, as provided by
subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-62. (2) Sodomy in the second degree, as
provided by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-64. (3) Sexual abuse in the
second degree, as provided by subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of Section 13A-6-67. (4) Sexual
misconduct, as provided by Section 13A-6-65. (5) Any crime committed in this state or any
other jurisdiction which, if had been committed in this state under the current provisions
of law, would constitute an offense listed in subdivisions (1)...
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16-6G-5
Section 16-6G-5 Reading and intervention programs; individual reading improvement plan; summer
reading camps; Alabama Summer Achievement Program; retention of students; reporting requirements.
(a) To ensure that public school students are able to read at or above grade level by the
end of third grade, each local education agency shall offer a comprehensive core reading program
to all students based on the science of reading which develops foundational reading skills.
In addition, no school district may use any curriculum for public K-3 students that does not
have instructional time included. (b) Based on the results of the reading assessment in Section
16-6G-3, each K-3 student who exhibits a reading deficiency, or the characteristics of dyslexia,
shall be provided an appropriate reading intervention program to address his or her specific
deficiencies. Additionally, students shall be evaluated after every grading period and, if
a student is determined to have a reading deficiency, the...
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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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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex offender
may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition in
the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept
or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection
(b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following
sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first degree,
as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63.
(3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a
child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1. (5) Sexual torture, as provided
by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt,
or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1)...
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