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26-16-2
Section 26-16-2 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them: (1) CHILD. A person under 18 years of age.
(2) CHILD ABUSE. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare by a person responsible
for the child's health or welfare, which harm occurs or is threatened through nonaccidental
physical or mental injury; sexual abuse, which includes a violation of any provision of Article
4, Chapter 6, Title 13A. (3) CULTURAL COMPETENCY. The ability of an individual or organization
to understand and act respectfully toward, in a cultural text, the beliefs, interpersonal
styles, attitudes, and behaviors of persons and families of various cultures, including persons
and families of various cultures who participate in services from the individual or organization
and persons of various cultures who provide services for the individual or organization. (4)
DEPARTMENT. The Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention....
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14-14-2
Section 14-14-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections.
(2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Corrections. (3) GERIATRIC INMATE. A person 55 years of
age or older convicted in this state of a non-capital felony offense and sentenced to the
penitentiary, who suffers from a chronic life-threatening infirmity, life-threatening illness,
or chronic debilitating disease related to aging, who poses a low risk to the community, and
who does not constitute a danger to himself or herself or society. (4) PERMANENTLY INCAPACITATED
INMATE. A state inmate who possesses a permanent, irreversible physical or mental health condition
that prevents him or her from being able to perpetrate a violent physical action upon another
person or self or initiate or participate in a criminal act. The medical or mental health
treatment or need for assistance of such individual must require...
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16-1-24.1
Section 16-1-24.1 Safe school and drug-free school policy; treatment of policy violators;
promulgation and distribution of discipline policy; liability limited for discipline actions;
local boards may adopt more stringent guidelines. (a) The Legislature finds a compelling public
interest in ensuring that schools are made safe and drug-free for all students and school
employees. The Legislature finds the need for a comprehensive safe school and drug-free school
policy to be adopted by the State Board of Education. This policy should establish minimum
standards for classes of offenses and prescribe uniform minimum procedures and penalties for
those who violate the policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that our schools remain
safe and drug-free for all students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall
adopt and all local boards of education shall uniformly enforce policies that protect all
students and school employees. The State Board of Education shall require...
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22-30-5.1
Section 22-30-5.1 Restriction on number of commercial hazardous waste treatment facilities
or disposal sites per county; legislative approval of sites. (a) The term "hazardous
waste" shall mean the same as defined by Section 22-30-3(5). (b) Committee shall
mean the continuing Select Joint Nuclear Energy Activities and Hazardous Chemical Toxic Waste
Oversight Committee as created by Act No. 81-307, H.J.R. 254 (p. 392), as amended by Act No.
84-329, S.J.R. 214 (pp. 754-755). (c) There shall be no more than one commercial hazardous
waste treatment facility or disposal site as defined by subdivisions (4) and (14) of Section
22-30-3 situated within any one county of the state. Provided, however, no commercial hazardous
waste treatment or disposal site not in existence on or before December 31, 1988, shall be
situated until: (1) a written proposal or application addressing the items found in subdivisions
(d)(1) through (d)(7) of this section is submitted by the applicant wishing to construct...
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34-25A-3
Section 34-25A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ACCREDITED FACILITY. A facility where prosthetic, orthotic, prosthetic
and orthotic, or pedorthic care is provided to patients needing such care and has met the
requirements of the board for such designation. The board shall require that all accredited
facilities meet the requirements of a national certifying board, recognized by the state board
in prosthetics, orthotics, and pedorthics accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies (NCCA) in the discipline or disciplines for which the application is made and meet
any other requirements of the board. The requirements may include custom and non-custom items
the board may determine are necessary to perform quality care and are typical in the course
of business. (2) ACCREDITED PEDORTHIC FACILITY. A facility where pedorthic care may be provided
that has met the requirements of the board for such designation. An...
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45-45-82
Section 45-45-82 Child protection board and fund. (a) In order to provide for the protection
and welfare of children in Madison County who are alleged to be or have been found by the
juvenile court of the county to be abused or neglected or otherwise dependent as defined by
Section 12-15-102, there is levied and imposed a court cost of four dollars ($4), in
all cases filed in the district court of the county, which shall be in addition to all other
costs previously imposed. The clerk of the court shall collect the costs and remit them to
a fund to be designated as the Child Protection Fund in the county treasury. (b)(1)a. There
is established a board to be known as the Child Protection Board of Madison County. The board
shall consist of seven members. The presiding district judge, after consulting with the district
court judges of Madison County, shall appoint the six initial board members, two members to
serve four-year terms, two members to serve three-year terms, and two members to...
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12-15-219
Section 12-15-219 Serious juvenile offenders; disposition; serious juvenile offender
review panel; facility and programs. (a) The juvenile court may find a child to be a serious
juvenile offender if: (1) The child is adjudicated delinquent and the delinquent act or acts
charged in the petition would constitute any of the following if committed by an adult: a.
A Class A felony. b. A felony resulting in serious physical injury as defined in subdivision
(14) of Section 13A-1-2. c. A felony involving deadly physical force as defined in
subdivision (6) of Section 13A-1-2; or a deadly weapon as defined in subdivision (7)
of Section 13A-1-2; or a dangerous instrument as defined in subdivision (5) of Section
13A-1-2. (2) The child has been adjudicated delinquent for an act which would constitute a
Class A or B felony or burglary in the third degree involving a residence and the child has
previously been adjudicated delinquent of two previous acts which would have been a Class
A or B felony or...
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12-25-32
Section 12-25-32 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms
have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Sentencing Commission, established
as a state agency under the Supreme Court by this chapter. (2) CONTINUUM OF PUNISHMENTS. An
array of punishment options, from probation to incarceration, graduated in restrictiveness
according to the degree of supervision of the offender including, but not limited to, all
of the following: a. Active Incarceration. A sentence, other than an intermediate punishment
or unsupervised probation, that requires an offender to serve a sentence of imprisonment.
The term includes time served in a work release program operated as a custody option by the
Alabama Department of Corrections or in the Supervised Intensive Restitution program of the
Department of Corrections pursuant to Article 7, commencing with Section 15-18-110,
of Chapter 18 of Title 15. b. Intermediate Punishment. A sentence that may include assignment
to any...
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15-20A-4
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall
have the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense.
(2) CHILD. A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed
child daycare center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare service that is
exempt from licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, if it is sufficiently conspicuous
that a reasonable person should know or recognize its location or its address has been provided
to local law enforcement. (4) CONVICTION. A verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a
trial, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea regardless of whether
adjudication was withheld. Conviction includes, but is not limited to, a conviction in a United
States territory, a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial
conducted by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed...
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22-21-41
Section 22-21-41 Duties of State Board of Health. When the State Board of Health receives
submittals of plans, drawings, and specifications for the construction, addition to, or alteration
of health care facilities for the purposes of review and approval, the State Board of Health
shall make reviews of submitted plans, drawings, and specifications and inspections or investigations
of the construction as it deems necessary. In addition, the State Board of Health shall make
a final inspection of the submitted project at the appropriate time. The State Board of Health
shall prescribe by rule the procedure for a licensee, applicant, or submitter to pay fees
required by this article and to submit plans, drawings, and specifications to the State Board
of Health for preliminary review or inspection and approval or recommendation with respect
to compliance with rules of the State Board of Health. In exchange for fees included in the
fee schedule provided herein, the State Board of Health shall...
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