31-3-5
Section 31-3-5 Limitation on time for presentation of claims; rules of evidence and procedure for determination of claims generally. (a) All claims for compensation as provided in this chapter shall be presented to the awarding authority within one year from the date of the death of the Alabama national guardsman on whom the claimant was dependent; otherwise, they are forfeited. All such claims shall be presented in the form prescribed by the awarding authority. Proof of the facts and circumstances of the Alabama national guardsman's death and the claimant's relationship to and dependence upon such guardsman shall be made in the manner prescribed by the awarding authority. (b) The awarding authority is hereby authorized to prescribe such forms and adopt such rules of evidence and procedure as it deems necessary or proper, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, for the proper determination of all claims for compensation under this chapter. (Acts 1967, No. 436, p. 1105,...
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31-3-3
Section 31-3-3 Payment of compensation - Manner; apportionment among dependents. The compensation payable to surviving dependents of Alabama national guardsmen who are killed under the circumstances prescribed in Section 31-3-2 shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto, without administration, or to a guardian or such other person as the awarding authority may direct, for the use of the persons entitled thereto as follows: (1) If the deceased Alabama national guardsman leaves a dependent widow and no other dependents or partial dependents the total amount of the compensation provided for by this chapter shall be paid to such widow. (2) If the deceased Alabama national guardsman leaves a dependent widow and a dependent child or dependent children and no other dependents or partial dependents, then the total amount of the compensation provided for by this chapter shall be paid to such widow for the benefit of herself and such child or children. Or, in its discretion, the awarding...
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31-3-7
Section 31-3-7 Construction of chapter; decision of awarding authority to be final. This chapter shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in any court for the recovery of the compensation authorized by this chapter. The decision of the awarding authority shall be final, and shall not be subject to appeal to or review by any court. Neither shall this chapter be construed to take away any right of action in any court under any other law for the recovery of damages for the death of an Alabama national guardsman; nor, in the event of the death of a guardsman who was an employee of the State of Alabama at the time of the injury which proximately caused his death, shall this chapter be construed to take away the right or privilege of the surviving dependents of such guardsman to file a claim for damages with the State Board of Adjustment pursuant to any other law. (Acts 1967, No. 436, p. 1105, ยง7.)...
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31-3-1
Section 31-3-1 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context shall clearly indicate a different meaning in the connection used: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 41 of this Code. (2) CHILD or CHILDREN. Such term includes posthumous children and all other children entitled by law to inherit as children of the deceased, also stepchildren who were members of the family of the deceased at the time of his death, and dependent upon him for support, also a grandchild of the deceased Alabama national guardsman, whose father is dead or is an invalid, and who was supported by and was a member of the family of such deceased grandparent at the time of his death. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under the age of 18 years, or one over that age who is physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. (4) ALABAMA...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY. A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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36-30-5
Section 36-30-5 Presentation of claims for compensation; forms; rules of evidence and procedure. (a) All claims for compensation as provided in this article shall be presented to the awarding authority within two years from the date of the death of the peace officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member or the claims are forfeited. All such claims shall be presented in the form prescribed by the awarding authority, and proof of the facts and circumstances of the peace officer's, firefighter's, or rescue squad member's death and, if necessary, the claimant's relationship to and dependence upon such peace officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member shall be made in the manner prescribed by the awarding authority. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), any person who was previously ineligible to claim the compensation provided in this article, but is now eligible to claim the compensation provided in this article because of the enactment of Act 2008-480, and who is making a...
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25-5-81
Section 25-5-81 Determination of disputed compensation claims generally. (a) Commencement of action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In case of a dispute between employer and employee or between the dependents of a deceased employee and the employer with respect to the right to compensation under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, or the amount thereof, either party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction of a civil action in tort between the parties. The controversy shall be heard and determined by the judge who would hear and determine a civil action between the same parties arising out of tort, and, in case there is more than one judge of the court, the controversies shall be set and assigned for hearing under the same rules and statutes that civil actions in tort are set and assigned. The court may hear and determine the controversies in a summary manner. The decision of the judge hearing the same shall be conclusive and...
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39-2-2
Section 39-2-2 Advertisement for and opening of sealed bids for public works contracts; violations; exclusions; emergency actions; sole source specification. (a) Before entering into any contract for a public works involving an amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the awarding authority shall advertise for sealed bids, except as provided in subsection (j). If the awarding authority is the state or a county, or an instrumentality thereof, it shall advertise for sealed bids at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the improvement or some part thereof, is to be made. If the awarding authority is a municipality, or an instrumentality thereof, it shall advertise for sealed bids at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the municipality where the awarding authority is located. If no newspaper is published in the municipality, the awarding authority shall advertise by...
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39-2-12
Section 39-2-12 Partial and final payments of contractors by awarding authorities. (a) As used in this section the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) CONTRACTOR. Any natural person, partnership, company, firm, corporation, association, limited liability company, cooperative, or other legal entity licensed by the Alabama State Licensing Board for General Contractors. (2) NONRESIDENT CONTRACTOR. A contractor which is neither a. organized and existing under the laws of the State of Alabama, nor b. maintains its principal place of business in the State of Alabama. A nonresident contractor which has maintained a permanent branch office within the State of Alabama for at least five continuous years shall not thereafter be deemed to be a nonresident contractor so long as the contractor continues to maintain a branch office within Alabama. (3) RETAINAGE. That money belonging to the contractor which has been retained by the awarding authority conditioned on...
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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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