34-21A-22
Section 34-21A-22 Complaint and regulation procedures. (a) The board shall establish
procedures to process, review, and investigate reports and complaints of fraud, incompetence,
misconduct, and dishonest or illegal acts of licensees in the performance of work covered
under licenses of this board; and complaints supported by evidence shall be reviewed at a
disciplinary hearing, which hearing shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of
the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act and held before the board. The board shall establish
the procedures for such disciplinary hearings. A member of the board who has a conflict of
interest concerning the parties involved or issues involved in the disciplinary hearing shall
recuse himself or herself from the hearing and the disciplinary proceeding. (b) The board,
upon its findings, may suspend or revoke the individual's license. (Act 99-571, p. 1265, §22;
Act 2010-258, p. 453, §1.)...
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34-30-5
Section 34-30-5 Disciplinary proceedings - Procedure. The following procedure will apply
to revocation and suspension hearings and to judicial review of these hearings: (1) Hearings
are to be conducted by a five-person panel of the Board of Social Work Examiners with recommended
decisions to be by majority vote of the panel. (2) Reasonable notice (20 days' minimum) of
charges to be served personally or by registered mail. (3) Stenographic record of proceedings.
(4) A person licensed under this chapter whose license is subject to suspension or revocation
is entitled to: a. The presence of counsel at the hearing at his expense; b. The right to
cross-examination of witnesses; c. The right to call witnesses on his or her own behalf; and
d. The right to subpoena witnesses and documents. (5) Any person affected by the action of
the board in refusing his or her application or suspending or revoking his or her license,
or any other action of the board, may appeal the action of the board by...
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34-5-8
Section 34-5-8 Authority of Board of Barber Examiners; refusal to issue or renew license
or certificate; appeals. The board shall have the power to refuse, revoke, and suspend licenses
and certificates strictly in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, upon proof of
violation of any sections of this chapter. The members of the board shall have the power to
administer oaths and shall have the power to require the attendance of witnesses and the production
of books, records, and papers as it may desire at any hearing on any matter which the board
has the authority to investigate, and for that purpose may require the secretary of the board
to issue a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, or papers,
directed to the sheriff of the county where such witness resides or may be found, which subpoenas
and subpoenas duces tecum shall be served and returned in the same manner as a subpoena in
a criminal case is served and returned. The fees and mileage of...
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34-24-276
Section 34-24-276 Suspension or revocation; members of board immune from suit. (a) A
license issued to any person may be suspended for a definite period of time, revoked, or limited,
or a licensee may be reprimanded, or an application for licensure or renewal of licensure
may be denied by the State Board of Podiatry for any of the following reasons: (1) Conviction
of any offense involving moral turpitude, in which case the record of conviction or a certified
copy thereof certified by the clerk of the court or by the judge in which court the conviction
is had shall be conclusive evidence of such conviction. (2) Unprofessional conduct including
any conduct of a character likely to deceive or defraud the public, lending his or her license
to any person, the employment of "cappers," or "steerers" to obtain business,
"splitting" or dividing a fee with any person or persons, the obtaining of any fee
or compensation by fraud or misrepresentation, employing directly or indirectly any suspended...

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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may
on its own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions
and records of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of
witnesses and the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable
cause is found, a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing
on the formal complaint. The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine
of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars
($2,500), or both, or reprimand the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found
guilty of any of the following acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke
or suspend a license until such time as the licensee has completed an approved continuing
education course and/or made restitution to accounts containing funds to be held for other...

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34-17A-21
Section 34-17A-21 Therapists - Privileged communications; exceptions. For the purpose
of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between licensed marriage and
family therapists and clients are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between
attorney and client, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require any such privileged
communication to be disclosed, except in the following circumstances: (1) As mandated by law.
(2) To prevent a clear and immediate danger to a person or persons. (3) Where the therapist
is a defendant in a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the therapy, in which
case client confidences may be disclosed only in the course of that action. (4) Where the
client is a defendant in a criminal proceeding and the use of the privilege would violate
the defendant's right to a compulsory process or the right to present testimony and witnesses
in his or her own behalf, or both. (5) If there is a waiver previously...
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28-7-15
Section 28-7-15 Suspension or revocation of licenses and fines; notice, hearing and
findings of fact. (a) The board shall have full and final authority as to the suspension and
revocation of any license issued hereunder. In lieu of suspension or revocation, the board
shall have the authority, in the case of a wine retailer, to invoke a penalty of not less
than $250.00 nor more than $500.00 for one or more of the following violations of this chapter:
(1) Selling wine other than during the legal hours of sale; or (2) Selling wine to a minor.
(b) The board upon sufficient cause being shown or proof being made that any licensee holding
a license issued by the board, or any partners, members, officers or directors of the licensee
has or have violated any of the provisions of this chapter relating to the sale and handling
of table wine and any of the laws of this state relating to the manufacture, sale, possession
or transportation of malt or brewed beverages, alcohol or other alcoholic...
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34-23-34
Section 34-23-34 Revocation or suspension of licenses to practice pharmacy and pharmacy
permits - Statement of charges and notice of hearing. No action to revoke or suspend the license
of any pharmacist or the permit to operate any pharmacy in this state shall be taken until
the licensee or holder of such permit has been furnished a statement in writing of the charges
against him or her together with a notice of the time and place of hearing. The statement
of charges and notice shall be served upon such a person at least 30 days before the date
fixed for the hearing, either personally or by registered or certified mail sent to his or
her last known post-office address. The burden of proof shall be on the board. (Acts 1966,
Ex. Sess., No. 205, p. 231, §21.)...
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34-26-47
Section 34-26-47 Notice and hearing requirements. (a) The board may not recommend suspension
or revocation of licensure or refuse to issue or to renew any license for any cause listed
in Section 34-26-46 unless the person accused has been given at least 30 days' notice
in writing of the charge against him or her and a public hearing by the board. The written
notice shall be mailed to the person's last known address, but the nonappearance of the person
shall not prevent such a hearing. Upon such a hearing the board may administer oath and procure
by its subpoenas the attendance of witness and the production of relevant books and papers.
(b) At least one member of the board shall be present at all times during a hearing, deliberation,
and action thereon. A board member who has assisted with an investigation of a complaint may
not vote on the disciplinary action to be taken relating to the complaint. A hearing officer
appointed by the Attorney General shall act as the hearing officer for...
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25-9-15
Section 25-9-15 Certificate of competency for fire bosses and mine foremen - Suspension,
cancellation, or revocation; voluntary surrender of certificate. (a) The board may issue an
official written reprimand of any person certified under this chapter as a disciplinary measure
for a first violation of any requirement of this chapter. (b) In addition, for any subsequent
violation or for any serious first violation, the certificate of any person may be cancelled
or revoked by the board of examiners, whenever it shall be established to the satisfaction
of the board that the holder of the certificate has become unworthy of official endorsement
by reason of violation of this chapter, intemperate habits, manifest incapacity, abuse of
authority, or for other causes satisfactory to the board. Any person against whom charges
are made shall have an opportunity to be heard in his or her own behalf. He or she shall have
at least 30 days' notice in writing of the charges by the ex officio chairman,...
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