34-1-10
Section 34-1-10 Registration and supervision of offices. (a) Each office established or maintained in this state for the practice of public accounting in this state by a certified public accountant, firm of certified public accountants, a public accountant, firm of public accountants, or by one registered under Section 34-1-5 shall be registered annually under this chapter with the board, but no fee shall be charged for registration. Each office shall be under the direct supervision of a licensee holding a permit under Section 34-1-11, which is in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the title or designation "certified public accountant" or the abbreviation "CPA" shall not be used in connection with the office unless the licensee is the holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant under Section 34-1-4 and a permit issued under Section 34-1-11, both of which are in full force and effect. The licensee may serve in such capacity at one office only. The board...
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34-1-6
Section 34-1-6 Registration of firms of certified public accountants. (a) A firm engaged in this state in the practice of public accounting may register with the board as a firm of certified public accountants provided it meets all of the following requirements: (1) At least 51 percent of the ownership of the firm, in terms of financial interests and voting rights of all partners, officers, shareholders, members, or managers, belongs to holders of a certificate who are licensed in some state, and such partners, officers, shareholders, members, or managers, whose principal place of business is in this state, and who perform professional services in this state hold a valid certificate issued under Section 34-1-4. Although firms may include nonlicensee owners, the firm and its ownership must comply with rules promulgated by the board. (2) Each certified public accountant owner regularly engaged within this state in the practice of public accounting as a member of the firm shall be a...
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34-1-9
Section 34-1-9 Registration of firms of public accountants. (a) A firm engaged in this state in the practice of public accounting may register with the board as a firm of public accountants provided it meets all of the following requirements: (1) At least 51 percent of the ownership of the firm, in terms of financial interests and voting rights of all partners, officers, shareholders, members, or managers, belongs to certified public accountants or public accountants of this state in good standing with a valid permit to practice. Although public accountant firms may include nonlicensee owners, the firm and its ownership must comply with rules promulgated by the board. (2) Any public accountant firm as defined in this chapter may include nonlicensee owners provided that: a. The firm designates a licensee of this state who is responsible for the proper registration of the firm and identifies that individual to the board. b. All nonlicensee owners are active individual participants in the...
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34-1-16
Section 34-1-16 Acts declared unlawful. No person shall assume or use the title or designation "certified public accountant," the abbreviation "CPA" or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is a certified public accountant, unless the person has received a certificate as a certified public accountant under Section 34-1-4 and if in public practice, holds a permit issued under Section 34-1-11, which is not revoked or suspended, hereinafter referred to as a live permit, and all of the offices of the person in this state for the practice of public accounting are maintained and registered as required under Section 34-1-10, or the person is practicing pursuant to Section 34-1-7; provided, however: (1) A foreign accountant who has registered under Section 34-1-5 and who holds a live permit issued under Section 34-1-11 may use the title under which he or she is generally known in his or her country, followed by the...
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34-1-3
Section 34-1-3 State Board of Public Accountancy. (a) There is created a board of public accountancy in and for the State of Alabama, to be known as the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy. The board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Commencing October 1, 2019, six members of the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy shall be certified public accountants in good standing with the board and one member of the board shall be a public member who is not under the jurisdiction of the board, but shall at the time of his or her appointment be an active and reputable member of the Alabama business community who possesses a knowledge and understanding of financial transactions and financial statements. The...
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27-61-1
Section 27-61-1 Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact. The Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Act is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: PREAMBLE WHEREAS, with regard to Non-Admitted Insurance policies with risk exposures located in multiple states, the 111th United States Congress has stipulated in Title V, Subtitle B, the Non-Admitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, hereafter, the NRRA, that: (A) The placement of Non-Admitted Insurance shall be subject to the statutory and regulatory requirements solely of the insured's Home State, and (B) Any law, regulation, provision, or action of any State that applies or purports to apply to Non-Admitted Insurance sold to, solicited by, or negotiated with an insured whose Home State is another State shall be preempted with respect to such application;...
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34-1-8
Section 34-1-8 Registration of public accountants. Written evidence of registration as public accountants shall be issued to: (1) Any person who is a resident of this state, or practices accounting herein, who has attained the age of 19 years, and who is of good moral character and a citizen of the United States or has declared his or her intent to become a citizen, and who meets the requirements of paragraphs a., b., c., or d. of this subdivision, may, upon payment of an initial registration fee to be fixed by the board, register with the board as a public accountant on or before October 1, 1974: a. Persons who hold themselves out to the public as public accountants and who are engaged as principals, as distinguished from employees, within this state on October 1, 1973, in the practice of public accounting as their principal occupation. b. Persons serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America on October 1, 1973, who immediately prior to entering such service held...
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25-14-5
Section 25-14-5 Registration requirements; limited registration; reciprocity; fees. (a)(1) A person may not provide, advertise, or otherwise hold itself out as providing professional employer services in this state unless the person is registered under this chapter to operate a professional employer organization. (2) Each person desiring to operate as a professional employer organization shall file with the secretary a completed registration form to include the following information: a. The name or names under which the professional employer organization conducts business. b. The address of the principal place of business of the professional employer organization and the address of each office it maintains in this state. c. The professional employer organization's taxpayer or employer identification number. d. A list by jurisdiction of each name under which the professional employer organization has operated in the preceding five years, including any alternative names, names of...
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5-25-2
Section 5-25-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BORROWER. A natural person who submits an application for a loan secured by a first or subordinate mortgage or deed of trust on a single-family to four-family home to be occupied by the borrower as the borrower's primary residence. (2) COMMITMENT. A written statement by a lender that sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the lender is willing to make a particular mortgage loan to a particular borrower. A good faith estimate provided under the Federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act is not a commitment for the purposes of Act 2009-624. (3) CONTROL. The direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and shall include the terms controlling, controlled by, and under common control with. (4) DEPARTMENT. The...
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5-26-16
Section 5-26-16 Investigation and examination authority. In addition to any authority allowed under this chapter the supervisor shall have the authority to conduct investigations and examinations as follows: (1) AUTHORITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION. For purposes of initial licensing, license renewal, license suspension, license conditioning, license revocation or termination, or general or specific inquiry or investigation to determine compliance with this chapter, the supervisor shall have the authority to access, receive, and use any books, accounts, records, files, documents, information, or evidence including but not limited to: (a) Criminal, civil, and administrative history information, including nonconviction data; and (b) Personal history and experience information including independent credit reports obtained from a consumer reporting agency described in Section 603(p) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act; and (c) Any other documents, information, or evidence the supervisor deems...
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