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9-3-4
Section 9-3-4 Powers and duties generally. The functions and duties of the commission shall
be as follows: (1) To protect, conserve and increase the timber and forest resources of this
state and to administer all laws relating to timber and forestry and the protection, conservation
and increase of such resources; (2) To make exploration, surveys, studies and reports concerning
the timber and forest resources and to publish such thereof as will be of general interest;
(3) To maintain, supervise, operate and control all state forests; (4) To cooperate with and
enter into cooperative agreements and stipulations with the Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States or any other federal officer or department, board, bureau, commission, agency
or office thereunto authorized with respect to the protection of timbered and forest-producing
land from fire, insects and disease, the acquisition of forest lands to be developed, administered
and managed as state forests, the production, procurement...
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31-6-6
Section 31-6-6 Educational benefits for spouses and children of partially disabled veterans;
reinstatement of entitlements. (a) The spouse and children of any veteran who is suffering
from 40 to 90 percent service-connected disability brought about from service in the Armed
Forces of the United States, or the unmarried widow or widower and children of a deceased
veteran who was suffering from 40 percent or more of service-connected disability at the time
of death, provided such disabilities as are mentioned herein are incurred from military service,
as established by the State Department of Veterans' Affairs, shall be entitled to the following
educational advantages and opportunities: (1) The spouse or unmarried widow or widower, as
the case may be, shall be entitled to up to 27 months of schooling or the equivalent of 27
months if enrolled part-time, in any Alabama state-supported institution of higher learning,
college, or university, or to a prescribed course in any Alabama...
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34-27-50
Section 34-27-50 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ACCOMMODATIONS. Any hotel or
motel room, condominium, or cooperative unit, cabin, lodge, apartment, or any other private
or commercial structure designed for occupancy by one or more individuals or any recreational
vehicle campsite or campground. (2) BUSINESS ENTITY. Any individual, corporation, firm, association,
joint venture, partnership, trust, estate, business trust, syndicate, fiduciary, and any other
group or combination which engages in acts or practices in any trade or commerce. (3) CONTRACT.
Any contract, promissory note, credit agreement, negotiable instrument, lease, use agreement,
license, security, or other muniment conferring on the purchaser the rights, benefits, and
obligations of a vacation time-sharing plan. (4) COMMISSION. The Alabama Real Estate Commission.
(5) COMMISSIONER. A member of the Alabama Real Estate...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm,
enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal
entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person
or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation
or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who
alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent.
(7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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41-9-990
Section 41-9-990 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares all of
the following: (1) On Sunday, March 7, 1965, citizens participating in a peaceful march while
seeking their voting rights were beaten as they attempted to cross the Edmond Pettus Bridge
in Selma, Alabama. (2) The initial impetus for the march on March 7, 1965, derived from the
killing of Jimmy Lee Jackson in Marion, Alabama, and the majority of the citizens on the march
were citizens of Perry County, Alabama, who had traveled in a processional from Marion via
Highway 14 to Selma, Alabama. (3) On March 21, 1965, the Selma to Montgomery March brought
international attention to the State of Alabama. (4) Over 25,000 people marched together in
a fight for the right to vote, free and fair from any discrimination. (5) Due in part to the
effort of the participants in the Selma to Montgomery March, the federal government enacted
the Voting Rights Act of 1965, thereby protecting the right of all citizens...
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9-16-74
Section 9-16-74 Surface Mining Commission - Powers. In addition to any other powers conferred
on it by law, the commission shall have the power to do all of the following: (1) Adopt, amend,
suspend, repeal, and enforce reasonably necessary rules and regulations, provided such rules
and regulations shall not be more stringent than those promulgated by federal law, or rule
or regulation, to control surface coal mining operations consistent with this article including
the declaration of public policy and legislative intent contained in Section 9-16-71. Such
rules and regulations may be for the state as a whole or may vary from area to area, as may
be appropriate to accomplish the policy and intent of this article and in order to take into
account varying local conditions. (2) Hold public hearings as may be specified by law relating
to any aspect or matter in the administration of this article and, in connection therewith,
administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the...
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24-8-3
Section 24-8-3 Definitions. The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have
the following respective meanings: (1) ADECA. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community
Affairs. (2) COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS: a. Buildings consisting of four or more units
if the buildings have one or more elevators; and b. Ground floor units in other buildings
consisting of four or more units. (3) DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICE. An act that is unlawful
under this chapter. (4) DWELLING. Any building or structure, or portion of any building or
structure, which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by
one or more families, and any vacant land which is offered for sale or lease for the construction
or location on it of any such building or structure, or portion of it. (5) FAMILIAL STATUS.
a. One or more individuals who have not attained the age of 18 years and are domiciled with:
1. A parent or another person having legal custody of the individual; or...
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31-9A-5
Section 31-9A-5 Director of Homeland Security. (a) The position of Director of Homeland Security
is created. The director shall be the head of the department. The director shall be appointed
by and hold office at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be subject to confirmation by
the Senate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person holding the position of director on
June 18, 2003, shall not be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The director shall devote
his or her entire time to the duties of office and shall be subject to Chapter 25, Title 36,
the Alabama Ethics Law. The salary of the director shall be set by the Governor. (b) The director,
subject to the direction and authority of the Governor, shall be the executive head of the
department and shall be responsible to the Governor for coordinating, designing, and implementing
Alabama's program for homeland security. The director shall be the principal point of contact
for and to the Governor with respect to homeland security...
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34-21-25
Section 34-21-25 Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; administrative fines; voluntary
disciplinary alternative program. (a) For disciplinary purposes, the board may adopt, levy,
and collect administrative fines not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation
and may institute any legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against
its licensees. (b)(1) The board may also deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it
or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama,
upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee: a. Is guilty of fraud or deceit
in procuring or attempting to procure a license. b. Has been convicted of a felony. c. Is
guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring
reproach upon the nursing profession. d. Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol,
or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to...
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41-9-1061
Section 41-9-1061 Purposes, duties. (a) The commission shall study the conditions, needs, issues,
and problems of the criminal justice system in Alabama as it affects girls and women by conducting
walk through inspections of each of the women's correctional facilities and female youth facilities
and shall have unimpeded access to all documents of public record produced, used, and maintained
by entities of the criminal justice system to assess the needs of the beneficiary population
and to assess the impact of the commission's recommendations. (b) The commission shall conduct
beneficiary panels and focus groups to assess needs of the beneficiary population to ensure
the responsiveness and accountability of the criminal justice system. (c) In conducting such
study, the commission shall study best practices regarding women victims and offenders in
Alabama and other states and shall elicit views from experts in the field of criminal justice,
drug treatment, and domestic violence. (d) The...
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