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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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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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6-6-26.04
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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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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40-2B-2
Section 40-2B-2 Alabama Tax Tribunal. (a) Statement of Purpose. To increase public confidence
in the fairness of the state tax system, the state shall provide an independent agency with
tax expertise to resolve disputes between the Department of Revenue and taxpayers, prior to
requiring the payment of the amounts in issue or the posting of a bond, but after the taxpayer
has had a full opportunity to attempt settlement with the Department of Revenue based, among
other things, on the hazards of litigation. By establishing an independent Alabama Tax Tribunal
within the executive branch of government, this chapter provides taxpayers with a means of
resolving controversies that insures both the appearance and the reality of due process and
fundamental fairness. The tax tribunal shall provide hearings in all tax matters, except those
specified by statute, and render decisions and orders relating thereto. A tax tribunal hearing
shall be commenced by the filing of a notice of appeal protesting...
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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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6-6-26.08
Section 6-6-26.08 Disqualification of collaborative lawyer and lawyers in associated law firm.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified
from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative
matter. This disqualification is not subject to waiver by the parties. (b) Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (c), a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is
associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding
related to the collaborative matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing
so under subsection (a) or other court order. (c) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a
law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party: (1) to ask
a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative law process and prepare
and file all documents necessary to obtain a final order; or (2) to...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate
Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact is hereby enacted
into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially
as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public through verification of competency
and ensure accountability for patient care related activities all states license emergency
medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians (EMTs), advanced EMTs
and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day movement of EMS personnel
across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as assigned by an appropriate
authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal recognition to EMS personnel
licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in
protecting the public's health and safety...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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