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6-5-570
Section 6-5-570 Statement of legislative intent. It is hereby declared by the Legislature of
the State of Alabama that a crisis threatens the delivery of legal service to the people of
Alabama and that the quality of legal services which should be made available to the citizens
of this state is in jeopardy. It is the declared intent of this Legislature to insure that
quality legal services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the citizens of the
State of Alabama. This Legislature finds and declares that the increasing threat of legal
actions against legal service providers contributes to an increase in the cost of legal services
and places a heavy burden upon those who can least afford such cost and that the threat of
such legal actions contributes to the expense of providing legal services to be performed
by legal service providers which otherwise would not be considered necessary, and that the
spiraling costs and decreasing availability of essential legal services caused...
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6-5-549.1
of this crisis. In accordance with the previous declarations of the Legislature of Alabama
in Sections 6-5-480 to 6-5-488, inclusive, 27-26-1 to 27-26-4, inclusive, and 27-26-20 to
27-26-43, inclusive, and Sections 6-5-540 to 6-5-552, inclusive, it is the declared intent
of this Legislature to ensure that quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable
costs to the citizens of the State of Alabama. The continuing and ever increasing threat of
legal actions for alleged medical injury causes and contributes to an increase in health
care costs and places a heavy burden on those who can least afford such increases. The threat
of such actions contributes to the performance of expensive medical procedures by physicians
and other health care providers which otherwise would not be considered necessary. The spiraling
cost and decreasing availability of essential medical services caused by the threat of litigation
constitutes a danger to the health and safety of the citizens 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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15-22-1.1
by the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member. (c) Corporate records of the Interstate
Commission. The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance
with the bylaws. (d) Qualified immunity, defense and indemnification. (1) The members, officers,
executive director, and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and
liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or
loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising
out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate
Commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided, that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss,
injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any
such person. (2) The Interstate Commission shall defend the...
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27-60-2
committees as its bylaws may provide for the carrying out of its functions. 4. Corporate records
of the commission. The commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance
with the bylaws. 5. Qualified immunity, defense, and indemnification. a. The members, officers,
executive director, employees, and representatives of the commission shall be immune from
suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage
to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by
or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the
person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within
the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. Nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability, or both, for any damage,
loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton...
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27-61-1
functions. 5. CORPORATE RECORDS OF THE COMMISSION The Commission shall maintain its corporate
books and records in accordance with the Bylaws. 6. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY, DEFENSE, AND INDEMNIFICATION
a. The Members, officers, executive director, employees, and representatives of the Commission,
the Executive Committee, and any other Committee of the Commission shall be immune from suit
and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to
or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or
arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person
against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope
of Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided that nothing in this paragraph
shall be construed to protect any such person from suit and/or liability for any damage, loss,
injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton...
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6-5-540
of Alabama and the health and safety of the citizens of this state are in jeopardy. In accordance
with the previous declaration of Legislature contained in Act 513 of the Regular Session of
the 1975 Alabama Legislature it is the declared intent of this Legislature to insure that
quality medical services continue to be available at reasonable costs to the citizens of the
State of Alabama. This Legislature finds and declares that the increasing threat of legal
actions for alleged medical injury causes and contributes to an increase in health
care costs and places a heavy burden upon those who can least afford such increases, and that
the threat of such actions contributes to expensive medical procedures to be performed by
physicians and other health care providers which otherwise would not be considered necessary,
and that the spiraling costs and decreasing availability of essential medical services caused
by the threat of such litigation constitutes a danger to the health and...
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6-12-1
Section 6-12-1 Legislative findings. The Legislature of Alabama finds as follows: (1) Cigarette
smoking presents serious public health concerns to the state and to the citizens of the state.
The Surgeon General has determined that smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, and other
serious diseases, and that there are hundreds of thousands of tobacco-related deaths in the
United States each year. These diseases most often do not appear until many years after the
person in question begins smoking. (2) Cigarette smoking also presents serious financial concerns
for the state. Under certain health care programs, the state may have a legal obligation to
provide medical assistance to eligible persons for health conditions associated with cigarette
smoking, and those persons may have a legal entitlement to receive such medical assistance.
(3) Under these programs, the state pays millions of dollars each year to provide medical
assistance for these persons for health conditions associated...
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6-5-225
exposure to liabilities for injuries and damages occurring long after the completion of their
professional architectural and engineering services and builders as defined from exposure
to liabilities for injuries and damages occurring long after the completion of their work,
the article imposes no unfair burden on the injured party for he or she is still afforded
an avenue of legal action to seek redress from those who are more likely to have been responsible
for or could have prevented such injury. (c) It is the legislative intent and purpose
to establish a single period of limitation for all civil actions, whether in tort, contract,
or otherwise, commenced against architects and engineers and builders, which limitation period
is two years from the date the cause of action accrues. This limitation period is equally
applicable to actions in tort which currently must be commenced within two years from the
date injury occurs, and those founded on contract which currently may be commenced...
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41-22-5
Section 41-22-5 Notice of intent to adopt, amend, or repeal rules; adoption of emergency rules;
procedural requirements; proceedings to contest rules. (a) Prior to the adoption, amendment,
or repeal of any rule, the agency shall: (1) Give at least 35 days' notice of its intended
action. Date of publication in the Alabama Administrative Monthly shall constitute the date
of notice. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the notice shall state whether
the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of the rule relates to or affects in any manner
any litigation which the agency is a party to concerning the subject matter of the proposed
rule. The notice shall include a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended
action or a description of the subjects and issues involved, shall specify a notice period
ending not less than 35 days or more than 90 days from the date of the notice, during which
period interested persons may present their views, and shall specify the...
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