22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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45-4-111
Section 45-4-111 Electronic voting system authorized; requirements for use. (a) As used in
this section: (1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" shall mean apparatus which automatically
examines and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
(2) "Paper ballot" shall mean a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and
format to the electronic voting system in use. (3) "Ballot card" shall mean a tabulating
card on which votes may be recorded. (4) "Ballot label" shall mean the cards, papers,
booklet, pages, or other material which contain the names of offices and candidates and statements
of measures to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards. (5) "Ballot"
shall mean ballot cards or paper ballots. (6) "Counting center" shall mean one or
more locations selected and designated by the county commission or the municipal governing
body, as the case may be, for the automatic counting of ballots in the election. (7) "Electronic...

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11-50A-10
Section 11-50A-10 Validation of bonds. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the validity
of any bonds may be determined in the manner provided in Sections 11-81-220 through 11-81-227,
provided that, as used in those sections: the term "unit" shall mean the authority;
the term "organizing subdivision" shall mean the state; the term "obligations"
shall include, in addition to the evidences of indebtedness listed in Section 11-81-220(3),
all contracts described in Section 11-50A-11; and the term "district attorney" shall
mean the attorney general of the state; and provided further, that the authority shall not
be required to specify in its complaint when, where, and in what amounts principal and interest
on the bonds are to be paid; and provided further, that in its complaint the authority may,
when stating the amount of obligations to be issued, state the principal amount of bonds to
be issued, whether the bonds are to be issued in separate series or installments from time
to...
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39-2-1
Section 39-2-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following words shall have the meanings
ascribed to them as follows: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. Any governmental board, commission, agency,
body, authority, instrumentality, department, or subdivision of the state, its counties and
municipalities. This term includes, but shall not be limited to, the Department of Transportation,
the State Building Commission, the State Board of Education, and any other entity contracting
for public works. This term shall exclude the State Docks Department and any entity exempted
from the competitive bid laws of the state by statute. (2) FORCE ACCOUNT WORK. Work paid for
by reimbursing for the actual costs for labor, materials, and equipment usage incurred in
the performance of the work, as directed, including a percentage for overhead and profit,
where appropriate. (3) LIFE CYCLE COSTS. The total cost of ownership over the extended life
of a public works project, taking into consideration the costs of...
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11-85-20
Section 11-85-20 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. Counties and municipalities. (2) GOVERNING BODY. The chief legislative
body of a governmental unit. (3) MUNICIPALITY. Such term shall include cities and towns. (4)
REGION. All the geographical area contained within the aggregate territorial limits of all
governmental units participating in the establishment of a region for planning as provided
in this article. (5) ADVISORY PLANNING. Continuing and systematic studies of the land economics
and land policies of a region in terms of social and economic betterment of said region, together
with the submission of interim and final results of said systematic and continuous studies
to the governing bodies of constituent governmental units for review, adoption, rejection,
or implementation thereof in whole or in part. Said term shall not be...
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11-43-181
Section 11-43-181 "Law enforcement officer" defined. As used in this article, the
term "law enforcement officer" shall mean and include a policeman, policewoman,
and other official who has authority to make arrests and who is employed by any municipality
in the state as a permanent and regular employee for and subject to law enforcement duties,
but it does not include any person elected by popular vote. (Acts 1976, No. 372, p. 471, §2.)...

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11-43-231
Section 11-43-231 "Law enforcement officer" defined. As used in this article, the
term "law enforcement officer" shall mean an official who is certified by the Alabama
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission who has authority to make arrests and who
is employed by any municipality in the state as a permanent and regular employee with law
enforcement duties, including police chiefs and deputy police chiefs. The term does not include
any person elected by popular vote, any person who is serving a probationary period of employment,
or any person whose term of office has expired. (Act 2001-463, p. 617, §2.)...
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41-28-2
Section 41-28-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The Permanent Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology.
(2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Automated data processing, communications systems and services,
wide area and local area networks, the Internet, electronic information systems and related
information, databases, equipment, goods, and services. (3) OFFICE. The Office of Information
Technology. (4) SECRETARY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. The chief administrative and executive
officer of the Office of Information Technology. (5) STATE AGENCIES. All departments, agencies,
offices, boards, commissions, bureaus, and authorities of state government. The term shall
not include counties, municipalities, the Alabama State Port Authority, the State Department
of Education, the Retirement Systems of Alabama, or institutions of higher education governed
by a separate board of trustees, although these entities...
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45-37-170.20
Section 45-37-170.20 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this subpart, in
the absence of clear implication otherwise, shall be given the following respective interpretations:
(1) AUTHORITY. The public corporation organized pursuant to this subpart. (2) BOARD. The board
of directors of the authority. (3) COUNTY. Jefferson County. (4) DIRECTOR. A member of the
board of directors of the authority. (5) MUNICIPALITY. An incorporated city or town of the
state. (6) PROPERTY. Such term means and includes real and personal property and interests
therein. (7) STATE. The State of Alabama. (Act 87-793, p. 1553, §1.)...
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