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25-5-1
Section 25-5-1 Definitions. Throughout this chapter, the following words and phrases as used
therein shall be considered to have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context
shall clearly indicate a different meaning in the connection used: (1) COMPENSATION. The money
benefits to be paid on account of injury or death, as provided in Articles 3 and 4. The recovery
which an employee may receive by action at law under Article 2 of this chapter is termed "recovery
of civil damages," as provided for in Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-34. "Compensation"
does not include medical and surgical treatment and attention, medicine, medical and surgical
supplies, and crutches and apparatus furnished an employee on account of an injury. (2) CHILD
or CHILDREN. The terms include posthumous children and all other children entitled by law
to inherit as children of the deceased; stepchildren who were members of the family of the
deceased, at the time of the accident, and were dependent upon him or...
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15-23-5
Section 15-23-5 Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission - Powers and duties. The commission
shall have all the powers and privileges of a corporation and all of its business shall be
transacted in the name of the commission. In addition to any other powers and duties specified
elsewhere in this article, the commission shall have the power to: (1) Regulate its own procedures
except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (2) Define any term not defined in this article.
(3) Prescribe forms necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. (4) Obtain access
to investigative reports made by law enforcement officers or law enforcement agencies which
may be necessary to assist the commission in making a determination of eligibility for compensation
under this article; provided however, the reports and the information contained herein, when
received by the commission, shall be confidential and under no circumstances shall the commission
disclose the same except to a grand jury. (5)...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal; household
exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal
governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public collection
and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department. The county
commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal services by
contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house service
or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within reasonable
(generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household and the wastes
managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission or municipal governing
body providing services to the public under this article shall have the power and authority
by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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11-43-144
Section 11-43-144 Compensation for death or disability of firefighters from occupational diseases.
(a) As used in this section the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them herein unless a contrary meaning is indicated by the context: (1) CITY. Any municipality
of the state, regardless of its population. (2) FIREFIGHTER. A person employed as a firefighter
by a city. (3) FIREFIGHTER'S OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE. Any condition or impairment of health caused
by any of the following: a. Hypertension. b. Heart disease. c. Respiratory disease. d. Cancer
which manifests itself in a firefighter during the period in which the firefighter is in the
service of the city, provided the firefighter demonstrates that he or she was exposed, while
in the employ of the city, to a known carcinogen which is reasonably linked to the disabling
cancer, and the cancer shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the firefighter's
employment unless the city demonstrates by a...
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36-21-71
Section 36-21-71 Disability benefits. Any member who becomes totally or permanently disabled
as a result of a heart attack or any injury received in the line of duty as a peace officer
not as a result of his misconduct and who makes proper application to the board on a form
to be supplied by the board and submits evidence satisfactory to the board of such total or
permanent disability and the circumstances giving rise to its occurrence shall be entitled
to be paid benefits. The board shall have the right to require that any applicant for benefits
under this section be examined by one or more physicians on behalf of the board and at its
expense. Failure of any such applicant to subject himself to such examination shall be sufficient
grounds for the board to deny payment of benefits under this section. Any benefit paid under
this section shall be paid for a period of not longer than 24 calendar months as follows:
(1) Seventy-two dollars per calendar month if his qualified service is not...
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12-15-115
Section 12-15-115 Original jurisdiction - Civil. (a) A juvenile court shall also exercise original
jurisdiction of the following civil proceedings: (1) Removal of disabilities of nonage pursuant
to Chapter 13 of Title 26. (2) Proceedings for judicial consent for a person under the respective
legal age to marry, to be employed, withdraw from school, or enlist in military service when
this consent is required by law. (3) Proceedings for the commitment of a minor or child with
mental illness or an intellectual disability to the Department of Mental Health, as provided
in Article 4 (commencing with Section 12-15-401). (4) Proceedings for the adoption of a child
when these proceedings have been transferred from probate court as provided by law. (5) Proceedings
for waiver of parental consent for a minor to have an abortion pursuant to Chapter 21 of Title
26. (6) Proceedings to establish parentage of a child pursuant to the Alabama Uniform Parentage
Act, Chapter 17 of Title 26. (7)...
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13A-8-22.1
Section 13A-8-22.1 Advertisement for purchase of a salvage or junk branded motor vehicle. (a)
A person, as defined in Section 32-8-2, who advertises in a newspaper, on a website, on a
public display or sign, or through an online service, for the purchase of a salvage or junk
branded motor vehicle shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on the advertisement his or
her true and correct company name, physical address, telephone number, and current license
number issued under, and registered in accordance with, Article 8 or Article 9, Chapter 12,
Title 40, or Chapter 8, Title 13A. (b)(1) A person who advertises in violation of subsection
(a) commits a Class A misdemeanor. (2) A person required by state law to be licensed as a
motor vehicle dealer, who is not licensed, and who advertises in violation of subsection (a),
commits a Class A misdemeanor. (3) One half of any fines assessed and collected for violations
of this subsection shall be deposited into the General Fund and one half of...
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34-27A-5
Section 34-27A-5 Rulemaking authority; powers and duties of board; immunity from suit. (a)
The board shall act by a majority vote of its members to adopt administrative rules necessary,
from time to time, to carry out this article. Rules of the board shall be adopted in compliance
with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22 of Title 41. (b) The board shall
have the following powers and duties: (1) To receive and process applications for licensure
for all classifications of real estate appraisers, including, but not limited to, "trainee
real property appraiser," "state registered real property appraiser," "licensed
real property appraiser," "certified residential real property appraiser,"
and "certified general real property appraiser" and any subsequent classifications
necessary to conform with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act
of 1989, Pub. L. No. 101-73, and any subsequent regulations issued pursuant thereto. (2) To
establish the...
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36-27-1
Section 36-27-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) RETIREMENT
SYSTEM. The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. (2) EMPLOYEE.
Any regular employee of the State of Alabama whose salary is paid by state warrant by the
state, except a member of the Legislature of the state, a person who is covered or eligible
to be covered under the Teachers' Retirement System of Alabama or any other retirement system
to which contributions are made by the state, an elective official of the state government,
and a temporary employee or person engaged under retainer or special agreement. In all cases
of doubt the Board of Control shall determine who is an employee within the meaning of this
article. The term shall include any regular employee of the Alabama state hospitals and Partlow
State School and Hospital and the Alabama State Port Authority,...
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36-30-2
Section 36-30-2 Deaths deemed compensable; compensation for total disability; amount of compensation.
(a) In the event a peace officer, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter who is a member of
an organized volunteer fire department registered with the Alabama Forestry Commission, or
a rescue squad member is killed, either accidentally or deliberately, or dies as a result
of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or dies as a direct
and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke, his or her beneficiaries or dependents shall
be entitled to compensation in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to be
paid from the State Treasury as provided in Section 36-30-3, unless such death was caused
by the willful misconduct of the officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member or was due to
his or her own intoxication or his or her willful failure or refusal to use safety appliances
provided by his or her employer or his or her willful refusal or...
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