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12-15-409
Section 12-15-409 Role of attorney as advocate; designation of facilities. (a) An attorney
representing the state, any county, or municipality or the Department of Youth Services or
the Department of Human Resources or an attorney representing the person or persons filing
a petition to have a minor or child committed may serve as the advocate in support of the
petition to commit in all matters regarding the petition. (b) At the final hearing upon a
petition seeking to commit a minor or child to the custody of the department on the basis
that the minor or child is mentally ill, the juvenile court may grant the petition if clear
and convincing evidence proves all of the following: (1) That the minor or child sought to
be committed is mentally ill. (2) That, as a consequence of the mental illness, the minor
or child poses a real and present threat of substantial harm to himself, herself, or to others.
(3) That the threat of substantial harm has been evidenced by a recent overt act. (4)...
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26-10A-11
Section 26-10A-11 Consent or relinquishment. (a) A consent or relinquishment shall be in writing,
signed by the person consenting or relinquishing, and shall state the following: (1) The date,
place, and time of execution. (2) The date of birth or if prior to birth expected date of
birth of the adoptee and any names by which the adoptee has been known. (3) The relationship
of the person consenting or relinquishing to the adoptee. (4) The name of each petitioner,
unless (i) the document is relinquishment of the adoptee to an agency, or (ii) the consent
contains a statement that the person executing the consent knows that he or she has a right
to know the identity of each petitioner but voluntarily waives this right. (5) That the person
executing the document is voluntarily and unequivocally consenting to the adoption of the
named adoptee. (6) That by signing the document and subsequent court order to ratify the consent,
the person executing the document understands that he or she will...
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15-20A-16
Section 15-20A-16 Adult sex offender - Contact with former victims. (a) No adult sex offender
shall contact, directly or indirectly, in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic
means, any former victim. (b) No adult sex offender shall knowingly come within 100 feet of
a former victim. (c) No sex offender shall make any harassing communication, directly or indirectly,
in person or through others, by phone, mail, or electronic means to the victim or any immediate
family member of the victim. (d) A petition to exclude an adult sex offender from the requirements
of subsections (a) and (b) of this section and Section 15-20A-11(b) may be filed in accordance
with the requirements of Section 15-20A-24(c). The court shall conduct a hearing and shall
exclude an adult sex offender from the provisions of this section provided that: (1) The victim
appears in court at the time of the hearing and requests the exemption in writing in open
court. (2) The court finds by clear and...
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15-20A-19
Section 15-20A-19 Adult sex offender - Sexually violent predator. (a) The state, upon conviction
and prior to sentencing, may petition the sentencing court to enter an order declaring a person
convicted in this state of a sexually violent or predatory offense as a sexually violent predator.
(b) At sentencing, a court may declare a person to be a sexually violent predator. For the
purposes of this section, a person is a sexually violent predator if either of the following
applies: (1) The person is a repeat sexually violent offender. (2) The person commits a sexually
violent offense and is likely to engage in one or more sexually violent offenses in the future.
(c) A person is a repeat sexually violent offender for the purposes of this section if the
person is convicted of more than one sexually violent offense. (d) For the purposes of this
section, a sexually violent offense is any of the following: (1) A sex offense committed by
forcible compulsion, violence, duress, menace, fear of...
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37-1-135
Section 37-1-135 Action on bond for damages resulting from suspension of rates or orders. Any
person, firm, company, or corporation who shall sustain any loss, injury or damage by reason
of the suspension of the rates or orders, or any of them, as aforesaid, may bring a civil
action on the bonds in the name of the State of Alabama, for his use, and recover such damages
as he may have so sustained, including any overcharge or excess rate or charge paid by him,
on account of the suspension of the rates, charges, or orders. A copy of the bond, duly certified
by the secretary or chief clerk or any member of the Public Service Commission under the seal
of the commission, shall be received in evidence without further proof. (Code 1907, §5697;
Code 1923, §9689; Code 1940, T. 48, §93.)...
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39-2-11
Section 39-2-11 Proceedings upon failure of successful bidders to execute contracts and furnish
bonds, etc.; death of a low bidder; effect of failure of awarding authorities to complete
execution of contracts and issue proceed orders; withdrawal of low bid upon discovery of mistake.
(a) Should the successful bidder or bidders to whom a contract is awarded fail to execute
a contract and furnish acceptable contract securities and evidence of insurance as required
by law within the period as set forth in Section 39-2-8, the awarding authority shall retain
from the proposal guaranty, if it is a cashier's check, or recover from the principal or the
sureties, if the guaranty is a bid bond, the difference between the amount of the contract
as awarded and the amount of the proposal of the next lowest bidder. If no other bids are
received, the full amount of the proposal guaranty shall be so retained or recovered as liquidated
damages for such default. Any sums so retained or recovered shall be...
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6-5-285
Section 6-5-285 Holder of worthless check, draft, or order. The holder of a worthless check,
draft, or order for the payment of money shall have a right of action against the person who
unlawfully made, uttered, or delivered the same to him or to his endorser; and such action
may be maintained though there has been no prosecution, conviction, or acquittal of the defendant
for his unlawful act. Such action must be commenced within one year from the date of the unlawful
act. The plaintiff in such action may recover such damages, both punitive and compensatory,
including a reasonable attorney fee, as the jury or court trying the case may assess. (Acts
1959, No. 567, p. 1426.)...
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14-15-10
Section 14-15-10 Actions concerning prison conditions; prisoner release orders. (a) In any
civil action with respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall be entered
unless both of the following are satisfied: (1) A court has previously entered an order for
less intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the deprivation of the right sought to be
remedied through the prisoner release order. (2) The defendant has had a reasonable amount
of time to comply with the previous court orders. (b) In any civil action in state court with
respect to prison conditions, a prisoner release order shall be entered by a three-judge court,
if the requirements of subsection (f) have been met. (c) In any action required to be heard
and determined by a court of three judges, the composition and procedure of the court shall
be as follows: (1) Upon the filing of a request for three judges, the judge to whom the request
is presented shall immediately notify the Chief Justice of the Alabama...
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19-3B-602
Section 19-3B-602 Revocation or amendment of revocable trust. (a) Unless the terms of a trust
expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable, the settlor may revoke or amend the trust.
This subsection does not apply to a trust created under an instrument executed before January
1, 2007. (b) If a revocable trust is created or funded by more than one settlor, then: (1)
to the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be revoked by either
spouse acting alone but may be amended only by joint action of both spouses; (2) to the extent
the trust consists of property other than community property, each settlor may revoke or amend
the trust with regard to the portion of the trust property attributable to that settlor's
contribution; and (3) upon the revocation or amendment of the trust by fewer than all of the
settlors, the trustee shall promptly notify the other settlors of the revocation or amendment.
(c) The settlor may revoke or amend a revocable trust: (1) by...
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22-52-37
Section 22-52-37 Standards for conduct of civil commitment proceedings generally; minimum standards
for civil commitment; appeals from orders of probate courts as to commitment. (a) Any civil
commitment proceedings are to be conducted in accordance with the following constitutional
due process standards: (1) Adequate notice of the hearing and its purpose shall be given sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled proceedings to permit a reasonable opportunity to prepare therefor.
(2) The person to be committed shall have the right to attend the hearing unless the court,
after appropriate inquiry, determines that he or she is so mentally or physically ill as to
be incapable of attendance. (3) The subject of the hearing shall be informed of his right
to counsel and to the appointment of counsel if indigent. Where the commitment of a presently
confined patient is sought, a guardian ad litem who is an attorney shall be appointed. (4)
The guardian ad litem shall be entitled to a reasonable fee...
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