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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person
engaged in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association,
credit union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a
negotiable instrument, document of title, or...
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11-89C-9
Section 11-89C-9 Powers of governing bodies. (a) A governing body shall proceed under
this chapter as a participant in the public corporation or individually, to adopt upon reasonable
public notice and following public hearing all necessary rules and regulations by resolution
or ordinance to implement this chapter and to specifically regulate and control storm water
discharges and eliminate the discharge of pollutants to its municipal separate storm sewers.
Provided, however, that all discharges originating from any lands or facilities owned or operated
by one or more entities under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Alabama Public Service
Commission are exempted from regulation under any local storm water management program and
shall be regulated exclusively by ADEM. Further, any commission non-jurisdictional electric
supplier, as defined by Section 37-4-140, whose service area extends beyond the boundaries
of a single municipal or county jurisdiction shall be exempted from the...
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11-92A-12
Section 11-92A-12 Powers of authority. An authority shall have the following powers,
which it may exercise in any county within such authority's authorized operational area: (1)
To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this chapter; (2)
To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper
venue; provided, however, that an authority may not be sued in any trial court other than
the courts of a county within the authorized operational area of the authority; provided,
further, that the officers, directors, agents, and employees of an authority may not be sued
for their actions in behalf of the authority except for actions that are known by such person
to be unlawful or are performed with reckless disregard for the lawfulness of such actions;
(3) To have and to use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure; (4) To establish
a fiscal year; (5) To anticipate by the issuance of its bonds the receipt of any...
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19-3B-103
Section 19-3B-103 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) ACTION, with respect to an act of
a trustee, includes a failure to act. (2) ASCERTAINABLE STANDARD means a standard relating
to an individual's health, education, support, or maintenance within the meaning of Section
2041(b)(1)(A) or 2514(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on January
1, 2007, or as later amended. (3) BENEFICIARY means a person that: (A) has a present or future
beneficial interest in a trust, vested or contingent; or (B) in a capacity other than that
of trustee, holds a power of appointment over trust property. (4) CHARITABLE TRUST means a
trust, or portion of a trust, created for a charitable purpose described in Section
19-3B-405(a). (5) CONSERVATOR means a person appointed by the court to administer the estate
of a minor or adult individual. (6) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW means a federal, state, or local law,
rule, regulation, or ordinance relating to protection of the environment. (7) GUARDIAN means
a...
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40-23-60
Section 40-23-60 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to them in this section: (1) PERSON or COMPANY.
Any individual, firm, company, partnership, association, corporation, receiver or trustee,
or any other group or combination acting as a unit, and the plural as well as the singular
number, unless the intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context. (2)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner
of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (4) WHOLESALE SALE or SALE AT WHOLESALE. Any one of the
following: a. A sale of tangible personal property by wholesaler to licensed retail merchants,
jobbers, dealers or other wholesalers for resale and does not include a sale by wholesalers
to users or consumers, not for resale. b. A sale of tangible personal property or products,
including iron ore, and including the furnished container and label of such...
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45-41-210
Section 45-41-210 Abandoned motor vehicles. (a) In Lee County, except in the jurisdiction
of the City of Auburn, any motor vehicle left unattended on any private property without the
express or implied permission of the owner or lessee of the property or his or her agent shall
be considered an abandoned vehicle and may be towed or wheel locked, or both, by the owner
or lessee of the property or his or her agent provided the motor vehicle is left on property
posted in accordance with this section. (b) A posted notice, when required by this
section, shall meet the following specifications: (1) The notice shall be prominently
placed at each driveway access or curb cut allowing vehicular access to the property, within
five feet from the public right-of-way line. If there are no curbs or access barriers, the
signs shall be posted not less than one sign each 25 feet of lot frontage. (2) The notice
shall clearly indicate, in not less than two-inch high light-reflective letters on a...
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11-50A-1
Section 11-50A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTHORITY. Alabama
Municipal Electric Authority created pursuant to this chapter and any successor or successors
thereto. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority. (3) BONDS. Any bonds issued by
the authority under the provisions of this chapter, including refunding bonds. (4) BOND ANTICIPATION
NOTES. Short term obligations issued by the authority in anticipation of the issuance of bonds.
(5) COSTS. All costs of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, equipment,
alteration, repair, or extension of any project; all costs of real and personal property required
for the purposes of any project, including any rights or undivided interest therein; all costs
of easements, franchises, water rights, fees, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates,
and all costs of securing any permits, approvals, licenses,...
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13A-9-70
Section 13A-9-70 Definitions. The following words and phrases as used in this article
shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning is required by the context: (1)
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. Any benevolent, philanthropic, or patriotic person, or one purporting
to be such, consistent with the then-controlling definition provided in the Internal Revenue
Code of the United States of America, which solicits and collects funds for charitable purposes
and includes each local, county, or area division within this state of the charitable organization;
provided the local, county, or area division has authority and discretion to disburse funds
or property otherwise than by transfer to any parent organization. (2) CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
Any charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, or patriotic purpose which is consistent with the
then-controlling definition provided in the Internal Revenue Code of the United States of
America. (3) CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. Any charitable organization...
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2-25-1
Section 2-25-1 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1)
PLANT PEST. Any living stage of any insects, mites, nematodes, slugs, snails, protozoa, or
other invertebrate animals, bacteria, fungi, other parasitic plants or reproductive parts
thereof, or viruses, or any organisms similar to or allied with any of the foregoing, or any
infectious substances which can directly or indirectly injure or cause disease or damage in
any plants or parts thereof or any processed, manufactured, or other products of plants and
which may be a serious agricultural or horticultural threat in Alabama. Evidence of a plant
pest shall be considered a public nuisance. (2) NOXIOUS WEED. Any living stage, including,
but not limited to, seeds and productive parts of a parasitic or other plant of a kind, or
subdivision of a kind, which may be a serious agricultural threat in Alabama. Evidence of...
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28-3-1
Section 28-3-1 Definitions. As used in this title, the following words shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
Any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, fermented, or other alcoholic beverage, or combination
of liquors and mixed liquor, a part of which is spirituous, vinous, fermented, or otherwise
alcoholic, and all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures intended for beverage
purposes, which contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume, and shall include
liquor, beer, and wine. (2) ASSOCIATION. A partnership, limited partnership, or any form of
unincorporated enterprise owned by two or more persons. (3) BEER, or MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES.
Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, malt
or brewed beverage, or similar fermented malt liquor containing one-half of one percent or
more of alcohol by volume and not in excess of thirteen and nine-tenths percent...
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