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30-5-1
Section 30-5-1 Short title; construction; purposes. (a) This chapter shall be known as and
may be cited as the Protection From Abuse Act. (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
and applied to promote all of the following purposes: (1) To assure victims of domestic violence
the maximum protection from abuse that the law can provide. (2) To create a flexible and speedy
remedy to discourage violence and harassment against family members or others with whom the
perpetrator has continuing contact. (3) To expand the ability of law enforcement officers
to assist victims, to enforce the law effectively in cases of domestic violence, and to prevent
further incidents of abuse. (4) To facilitate equal enforcement of criminal law by deterring
and punishing violence against family members and others who are personally involved with
the perpetrators. (5) To recognize that domestic violence is a crime that will not be excused
or tolerated. (6) To provide for protection orders to prevent...
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6-5-332.5
Section 6-5-332.5 Persons who rescue child or incapacitated person from unattended motor vehicle;
public safety officials. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) CHILD. A person who is under nine years of age. (2) INCAPACITATED PERSON. As
defined in Section 26-2A-20. (3) MOTOR VEHICLE. As defined in Section 32-1-1.1. (4) PUBLIC
SAFETY OFFICIAL. An individual employed by a law enforcement agency, fire department, or 911
emergency service. (b) No person shall leave a child or an incapacitated person in a motor
vehicle unattended in a manner that creates an unreasonable risk of injury or harm to the
child or incapacitated person. A vehicle that has an ambient interior temperature of 99 degrees
Fahrenheit or less shall be presumed safe. (c) A person who enters a motor vehicle by force
or otherwise at the direction of a public safety official for the purpose of removing a child
or an incapacitated person from the vehicle shall be immune from...
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13A-10-132
Section 13A-10-132 Crimes in connection with sham legal process, etc. (a) For the purposes
of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. The same as defined in Section 13A-10-1. (2) LAWFULLY ISSUED. Adopted, issued, or
rendered in accordance with the applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances of
the United States, a state, an agency, or a political subdivision of a state. (3) SHAM LEGAL
PROCESS. The issuance, display, delivery, distribution, reliance on as lawful authority, or
other use of an instrument that is not lawfully issued, whether or not the instrument is produced
for inspection or actually exists, which purports to be any one of the following: a. A summons,
subpoena, judgment, lien, arrest warrant, search warrant, or other order of a court of this
state, a peace officer, or a legislative, executive, or administrative agency established
by state law. b. An assertion of jurisdiction or authority over or...
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13A-2-2
Section 13A-2-2 Definitions - Definitions of culpable mental state. The following definitions
apply to this Criminal Code: (1) INTENTIONALLY. A person acts intentionally with respect to
a result or to conduct described by a statute defining an offense, when his purpose is to
cause that result or to engage in that conduct. (2) KNOWINGLY. A person acts knowingly with
respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a statute defining an offense when he
is aware that his conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists. (3) RECKLESSLY.
A person acts recklessly with respect to a result or to a circumstance described by a statute
defining an offense when he is aware of and consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable
risk that the result will occur or that the circumstance exists. The risk must be of such
nature and degree that disregard thereof constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of
conduct that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. A person...
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26-14-1
Section 26-14-1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ABUSE. Harm or threatened
harm to a child's health or welfare. Harm or threatened harm to a child's health or welfare
can occur through nonaccidental physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or attempted sexual
abuse, or sexual exploitation or attempted sexual exploitation. Sexual abuse includes the
employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in,
or having a child assist any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct or any
simulation of the conduct for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of the conduct;
or the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of sexual exploitation of children,
or incest with children as those acts are defined by Alabama law. Sexual exploitation includes
allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution and...
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34-25B-2
Section 34-25B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings: (1) FELONY. A criminal offense that is defined and punishable under the laws of
this state, or an offense committed outside the State of Alabama, which if committed in this
state, would constitute a felony under Alabama law; a crime in any other state or a crime
against the United States which is designated as a felony; or an offense in any other state,
territory, or country punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. (2) PRIVATE
INVESTIGATION. The compensated act of any individual or company engaging in the business of
obtaining or furnishing information with reference to any of the following: a. A crime committed
or threatened against the United States or any state or territory of the United States. b.
The identity, habits, conduct, business, occupation, honesty, integrity, credibility, including,
but not limited to, the credibility of a person giving testimony...
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13A-10-151
Section 13A-10-151 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
ACT OF TERRORISM. An act or acts constituting a specified offense as defined in subdivision
(4) for which a person may be convicted in the criminal courts of this state, or an act or
acts constituting an offense in any other jurisdiction within or outside the territorial boundaries
of the United States which contains all of the essential elements of a specified offense,
that is intended to do the following: a. Intimidate or coerce a civilian population. b. Influence
the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion. c. Affect the conduct of a
unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping. (2) MATERIAL SUPPORT OR RESOURCES.
Currency or other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safehouses,
false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal
substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other...
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12-17-226.2
Section 12-17-226.2 Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal offense
specified in subsection (b) whose jurisdiction is in the circuit court or district court in
a circuit in which a pretrial diversion program has been created pursuant to this division
may apply to the district attorney of the circuit for admittance to the program. (b) A person
charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the pretrial diversion program: (1)
A drug offense, excluding sale of a controlled substance as provided in Section 13A-12-211,
trafficking in controlled substances or cannabis as provided in Section 13A-12-231, manufacturing
controlled substances in the first degree as provided in Section 13A-12-218, or trafficking
in an analog controlled substance. (2) A property offense. (3) An offense that does not involve
serious physical injury, death, a victim under the age of 14, or a sex offense involving forcible
compulsion or incapacity of a victim. (4) A misdemeanor or...
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27-36A-2
Section 27-36A-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply on or after the operative date of the valuation manual as defined by Section 27-36A-15:
(1) ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE. Contracts that incorporate morbidity risk and provide protection
against economic loss resulting from accident, sickness, or medical conditions and as may
be specified in the valuation manual. (2) APPOINTED ACTUARY. A qualified actuary who is appointed
in accordance with the valuation manual to prepare the actuarial opinion required in subsection
(b) of Section 27-36A-4. (3) COMPANY. An entity, which (i) has written, issued, or reinsured
life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts, or deposit-type contracts
in this state and has at least one such policy in force or on claim or (ii) has written, issued,
or reinsured life insurance contracts, accident and health insurance contracts, or deposit-type
contracts in any state and is required to hold a...
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12-13-21
Section 12-13-21 Appointment of guardian for developmentally disabled person. (a) The term
"developmentally disabled" person, means a person whose impairment of general intellectual
functioning or adaptive behavior meets the following criteria: (1) It has continued since
its origination or can be expected to continue indefinitely. (2) It constitutes a substantial
burden to the impaired person's ability to perform normally in society. (3) It is attributed
to one or more of the following: a. Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
b. Any other condition of a person found to be closely related to mental retardation because
it produces a similar impairment or requires treatment and services similar to those required
for a person who is mentally retarded c. Dyslexia resulting from a condition described in
subparagraph a or b. (b) Guardianship for a developmentally disabled person shall be utilized
only as is necessary to promote and protect the well being of the person,...
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