29-6-7.1
Section 29-6-7.1 Legislative findings as to speech and debate; definitions; privileged and confidential communication; waiver of privilege. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) Section 56 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 56 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, contains a speech or debate clause virtually identical to Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States, the federal speech and debate clause. (2) In the case of Gravel v. United States, 408 U.S. 606, the Supreme Court of the United States held the speech and debate clause in the Constitution of the United States makes the communications between members of the Congress and their staff privileged and confidential. (3) The Supreme Court explained its reasoning as follows: "[T]he day-to-day work of [legislative] aides is so critical to the Members' performance that they must be treated as the latter's alter ego;...
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40-1-50
Section 40-1-50 Reporting requirements of state agencies administering economic tax incentives. (a) For the purpose of this section, the term economic tax incentive shall mean any tax credits, deductions, exemptions, abatements, preferential rates, or rebates given as an economic incentive. For the purpose of this section, the term economic incentive shall mean an inducement provided by the government, where the government promises to forgo tax revenues to which it is otherwise entitled or to provide some other benefit to an individual or an entity and in exchange the individual or entity promises to take specific action that contributes to economic development. In order for the Legislature to get accurate and complete information regarding the costs and benefits of economic tax incentives, each state agency that administers an economic tax incentive shall annually report the information required herein to the Legislature. (b) The head of each state agency that administers any economic...
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10A-5A-1.06
Section 10A-5A-1.06 Rules of construction. (a) It is the policy of this chapter and this state to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of limited liability company agreements. (b) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (c) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter. (d) The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this chapter are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this chapter. (e) Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and all successor statutes thereto, do not apply to any interest in a limited liability company, including all rights, powers, and interests arising under a limited liability company agreement or this chapter. This provision prevails over Sections...
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23-7-2
Section 23-7-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BANK. The Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the bank. (3) BONDS. Includes bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (4) DEPARTMENT or DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Alabama Department of Transportation. (5) ELIGIBLE COST. As applied to a qualified project to be financed from the federal highway account, the costs that are permitted under applicable federal laws, requirements, procedures, and guidelines in regard to establishing, operating, and providing assistance from the bank. As applied to a qualified project to be financed from the state highway account, these costs include the costs of preliminary engineering, traffic, and revenue studies; environmental studies; right-of-way acquisition; legal and financial services associated with the development of the...
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34-24-140.1
Section 34-24-140.1 Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (2) The board is in the best position to determine the practice of chiropractic that prioritizes patient safety and wellness. (3) The power to make rules regulating the practice of chiropractic includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing chiropractic and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice chiropractic. (4) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners and its members from liability under state and federal anti-trust laws for the adoption of a rule that prioritizes patient safety and wellness but may be anti-competitive when the effect on public safety and wellness is clearly demonstrated and documented by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners....
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34-24-53.1
Section 34-24-53.1 Board of Medical Examiners - Rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the practice of medicine or osteopathy includes the power to prohibit unlicensed persons from practicing medicine or osteopathy and the power to regulate how licensed persons practice medicine or osteopathy. (2) A primary goal of the provision of health care is to prioritize patient safety and wellness. (3) The State Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission are in the best position to determine the medical practices that prioritize patient safety and wellness. (4) Prioritizing patient safety and wellness may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state and federal anti-trust laws, which include prioritizing competition and efficiency. (5) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to immunize the Board of Medical Examiners and its members and the Medical Licensure Commission and...
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40-18-140
Section 40-18-140 Contribution designations. (a)(1) Each Alabama resident individual income taxpayer desiring to contribute to any of the programs listed in subsection (b) may designate an amount of his or her refund, rounded off in whole dollars, in an appropriate box on the state income tax return form, to be credited to the program. (2) All future check-offs, duly enacted by the Legislature subsequent to April 17, 2006, shall be accorded an appropriate box on the state income tax return forms, subject to the terms and conditions prescribed herein, without the requirement that they be added by amendment to this section. (b) Contributions received for the following authorized charitable and nonpolitical income tax check-off recipients, less costs of administration to the Department of Revenue not to exceed five percent, shall be distributed and appropriated as provided herein: (1) Contributions to the Alabama Aging Program shall be deposited with the State Treasurer into the Alabama...
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10A-8A-1.07
Section 10A-8A-1.07 Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest. (a) It is the policy of this chapter and this state to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of partnership agreements. (b) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (c) If an obligation to pay interest arises under this chapter and the rate is not specified, the rate is the applicable federal rate as determined from time to time by the United States Treasury pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §1274(d) or any successor law. (d) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter. (e) The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this chapter are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this chapter. (f) Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform...
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10A-9A-1.07
Section 10A-9A-1.07 Supplemental principles of law; rate of interest. (a) It is the policy of this chapter and this state to give maximum effect to the principles of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of partnership agreements. (b) Unless displaced by particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity supplement this chapter. (c) If an obligation to pay interest arises under this chapter and the rate is not specified, the rate is the applicable federal rate as determined from time to time by the United States Treasury pursuant to 26 U.S.C. §1274(d) or any successor law. (d) The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter. (e) The use of any gender shall be applicable to all genders. The captions contained in this chapter are for purposes of convenience only and shall not control or affect the construction of this chapter. (f) Sections 7-9A-406 and 7-9A-408 of the Uniform...
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11-56-13
Section 11-56-13 Bonds - Security for payment of principal and interest; remedies upon default generally. (a) The principal of and the interest on the bonds shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which the bonds shall be made payable and by a pledge of the lease agreement covering the project from which revenues so pledged shall be derived and of the rental therefrom and may be secured by an indenture covering such project. The trustee under any indenture may be a trust company or bank having trust powers, whether located within or without the state. The indenture may contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing evidences of indebtedness including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the collection, segregation and application of the rental from any project covered by such indenture, the terms to be incorporated in the lease agreement respecting such project, the maintenance and insurance of such...
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