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41-4-320
Section 41-4-320 Legislative findings. The Legislature finds and declares the following: The
purpose of this article is to provide for the defense of those indigent defendants who have
been found by a court to be unable to pay for their defense or representation in a trial or
appellate court proceeding. When a court determines that a person is unable to pay for his
or her defense, it shall be the responsibility of the court, subject to the establishment
of the Office of Indigent Defense Services as set forth in this article, to provide that person
with counsel and other necessary expenses of representation. (Act 2011-678, p. 1862, ยง1.)...
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15-12-1
(7) NONOVERHEAD EXPENSES. The reasonable expenses incurred during and directly related to an
appointed counsel's legal representation of an indigent defendant including, but not limited
to, mileage, postage, and reasonable costs of photocopying. Nonoverhead expenses do not include
fees and expenses of all experts, investigators, and others rendering indigent defense services
to be used by counsel for an indigent defendant; office overhead expenses, such as professional
license fees; malpractice, casualty, health, general disability, and workers' compensation
insurance; office salaries; ad valorem taxes; office supplies; office rent; depreciation of
office equipment and furniture; continuing legal education expenses, including travel and
lodging; utilities; bank fees and interest on loans; professional fees; and other overhead
expenses or costs. (8) OFFICE. The Office of Indigent Defense Services. (9) PUBLIC DEFENDER.
Any attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama,...
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41-4-323
Section 41-4-323 Purpose; employees; compensation and benefits; payment of expenses; implementation;
additional duties of director. (a) The Office of Indigent Defense Services is established
to carry out the administrative duties relating to the provision of indigent defense services.
The director shall use existing employees of the Department of Finance and its existing offices,
as assigned by the Director of Finance. The director's salary shall not exceed the state salary
paid to a district attorney and be paid at the same time and in the same manner that salaries
of other state employees are paid. The Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services
shall be entitled to annual and sick leave, insurance, retirement, and other state employee
benefits, including cost-of-living raises authorized by the Legislature for state employees.
(b) The director may enter into contracts, and accept funds, grants, and charitable donations
from any public or private source to pay expenses...
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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. (a) Any
person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical
violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements
of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by this
article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article to have a listed
precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this article, and knowingly
or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense under this subsection
shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-2-188,
a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes or attempts to solicit another
or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a listed precursor chemical
or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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41-4-322
Section 41-4-322 Programs; director; standards; duties of director and local indigent defense
advisory board; budget. (a) The office shall develop and improve programs to provide legal
representation to indigents. (b) The office shall have a director, who shall be chosen by
the Director of Finance on the basis of training, experience, and other qualifications. The
term of office shall be three years, subject to termination for cause. The person selected
as Director of the Office of Indigent Defense Services, in addition to the above qualifications
and experience, shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama. The
director shall be chosen from a list of three qualified candidates nominated by the Alabama
State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners within 60 days of a vacancy occurring. The Director of
Finance shall serve as the Director of Indigent Defense Services on an interim basis if a
vacancy exists. If the Alabama State Bar Board of Bar Commissioners fails to...
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15-12-5
Section 15-12-5 Determination of indigency and provision of defense services. (a) Judicial
role in determining indigency. The trial judge shall determine, in accordance with the policies
and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services, if a person in his
or her court is an indigent defendant, any time appropriate or necessary. Upon appeal from
the trial court to the state appellate court, the trial judge who presided over the proceedings
on appeal shall determine if the appellant is an indigent defendant in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Office of Indigent Defense Services. If an indigency
determination is necessary in any proceeding initiated originally in a state appellate court
, the presiding judge or chief justice of the appellate court shall determine if the appellant
or petitioner is an indigent defendant. (b) Criteria for determining indigency. In determining
indigency, the judge shall recognize ability to pay as a variable...
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12-15-202
Section 12-15-202 Rights of the child. (a) Rights of the child when taken into custody. When
a child is taken into custody, the person taking the child into custody shall inform the child
of all of the following, in language understandable to the child: (1) The reason that the
child is being taken into custody. (2) That the child has the right to communicate with his
or her parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian whether or not that person is present. If
necessary, reasonable means will be provided for the child to do so. (3) The child has the
right to communicate with an attorney. If the child does not have an attorney, one will be
appointed for him or her. If the child has an attorney who is not present, reasonable means
shall be provided for the child to communicate with the attorney. (b) Rights of the child
before being questioned while in custody. Before the child is questioned about anything concerning
the charge on which the child was taken into custody, the person asking the...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by Attorney
General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred
upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1) Administer
appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting, regulatory
and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the functions
of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of this title;
Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this title; Sections
22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections 22-36-1 through
22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate rules, regulations,
and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter; provided, however,
that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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27-60-2
Section 27-60-2 Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. The State of Alabama hereby
agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation
Compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES. The purposes of this compact are, through means of joint and
cooperative action among the compacting states: 1. To promote and protect the interest of
consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income, and long-term
care insurance products; 2. To develop uniform standards for insurance products covered under
the compact; 3. To establish a central clearinghouse to receive and provide prompt review
of insurance products covered under the compact and, in certain cases, advertisements related
thereto, submitted by insurers authorized to do business in one or more compacting states;
4. To give appropriate regulatory approval to those product filings and advertisements satisfying
the applicable uniform standard; 5. To improve coordination of...
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