6-6-26.03
Section 6-6-26.03 Collaborative law participation agreement; requirements. (a) A collaborative law participation agreement must: (1) be in a record; (2) be signed by the parties; (3) state the parties' intention to resolve a collaborative matter through a collaborative law process under this division; (4) describe the nature and scope of the matter and the collaborative law process; (5) identify the collaborative lawyer who represents each party in the process; (6) contain a statement by each collaborative lawyer confirming the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative law process; (7) contain a provision informing the client that the collaborative lawyer and his or her law firm must withdraw from their representation of the client should the collaborative law process terminate under subsection (d) of Section 6-6-26.04; and (8) contain a statement explaining the disclosure of information required under Section 6-6-26.11. (b) Parties may agree to include in a collaborative...
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6-6-26.01
Section 6-6-26.01 Definitions. In this division: (1) "Collaborative law communication" means a statement, whether oral or in a record, or verbal or nonverbal, that: (A) is made to conduct, participate in, continue, or reconvene a collaborative law process; and (B) occurs after the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement and before the collaborative law process is concluded. (2) "Collaborative law participation agreement" means an agreement by persons to participate in a collaborative law process. (3) "Collaborative law process" means a procedure intended to resolve a collaborative matter without intervention by a tribunal in which persons: (A) sign a collaborative law participation agreement; and (B) are represented by collaborative lawyers. (4) "Collaborative lawyer" means a lawyer who represents a party in a collaborative law process. (5) "Collaborative matter" means a dispute, transaction, claim, problem, or issue for resolution, including a dispute, claim, or issue...
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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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34-21-2
Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally. (a) There is created the Board of Nursing, which shall be composed of 13 members to be appointed and have the duties and powers enumerated in this section. The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. In order to insure continuity of administration, the nine board members provided for by Section 3 of Act 427, Regular Session 1975, shall continue to serve to the completion of the term for which they are serving. The Governor, within 60 days of January 1, 1984, shall appoint a tenth member who shall be a licensed practical nurse for a term of four years from a list of nominees furnished him or her by the Alabama Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Incorporated, or its successor organization. As the terms of all board members expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of four years each. Vacancies in unexpired terms shall be filled in...
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6-6-26.04
Section 6-6-26.04 Beginning and concluding collaborative law process. (a) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement. (b) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection. (c) A collaborative law process is concluded by a: (1) resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed record; (2) resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or (3) termination of the process. (d) A collaborative law process terminates: (1) when a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended; (2) when a party: (A) begins a proceeding related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or (B) in a pending proceeding related to the matter: (i) initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause, or request...
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41-18-1
Section 41-18-1 Text. Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that the South has a sense of community based on common social, cultural and economic needs and fostered by a regional tradition. There are vast potentialities for mutual improvement of each state in the region by cooperative planning for the development, conservation and efficient utilization of human and natural resources in a geographic area large enough to afford a high degree of flexibility in identifying and taking maximum advantage of opportunities for healthy and beneficial growth. The independence of each state and the special needs of subregions are recognized and are to be safeguarded. Accordingly, the cooperation resulting from this agreement is intended to assist the states in meeting their own problems by enhancing their abilities to recognize and analyze regional opportunities and take account of regional influences in planning and implementing their public policies. (b) The purposes of...
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8-19-5
Section 8-19-5 Unlawful trade practices. The following deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared to be unlawful: (1) Passing off goods or services as those of another, provided that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of goods or services. (2) Causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services. (3) Causing confusion or misunderstanding as to the affiliation, connection, or association with, or certification by another, provided that this section shall not prohibit the private labeling of goods or services. (4) Using deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in connection with goods or services. (5) Representing that goods or services have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or qualities that they do not have or that a person has sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that he or she does...
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6-6-26.05
Section 6-6-26.05 Proceedings pending before tribunal; status report. (a) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (c) and Sections 6-6-26.06 and 6-6-26.07, the filing operates as an application for a stay of the proceeding. (b) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes by agreement of the parties or by either party if the process is terminated. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (a) is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process. (c) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (a) may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process...
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6-6-26.19
Section 6-6-26.19 Authority of tribunal in case of noncompliance. (a) If an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 6-6-26.03, or a lawyer fails to comply with Section 6-6-26.13 or 6-6-26.14, a tribunal may nonetheless find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement if they: (1) signed a record indicating an intention to enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; and (2) reasonably believed they were participating in a collaborative law process. (b) If a tribunal makes the findings specified in subsection (a), and the interests of justice require, the tribunal may: (1) enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated; (2) apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 6-6-26.04, 6-6-26.05, and 6-6-26.08; and (3) apply any privilege under law. (Act 2013-355, p. 1267, ยง20.)...
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41-16-72
Section 41-16-72 Procurement of professional services. Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the procurement of professional services by any agency, department, board, bureau, commission, authority, public corporation, or instrumentality of the State of Alabama shall be conducted through the following selection process: (1)a. Except as otherwise provided herein, attorneys retained to represent the state in litigation shall be appointed by the Attorney General in consultation with the Governor from a listing of attorneys maintained by the Attorney General. All attorneys interested in representing the State of Alabama may apply and shall be included on the listing. The selection of the attorney or law firm shall be based upon the level of skill, experience, and expertise required in the litigation and the fees charged by the attorney or law firm shall be taken into consideration so that the State of Alabama receives the best representation for the funds paid. Fees shall be...
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