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11-47-190
Section 11-47-190 When municipality liable; joint liability of other persons or corporations.
No city or town shall be liable for damages for injury done to or wrong suffered by any person
or corporation, unless such injury or wrong was done or suffered through the neglect, carelessness,
or unskillfulness of some agent, officer, or employee of the municipality engaged in work
therefor and while acting in the line of his or her duty, or unless the said injury or wrong
was done or suffered through the neglect or carelessness or failure to remedy some defect
in the streets, alleys, public ways, or buildings after the same had been called to the attention
of the council or other governing body or after the same had existed for such an unreasonable
length of time as to raise a presumption of knowledge of such defect on the part of the council
or other governing body and whenever the city or town shall be made liable for damages by
reason of the unauthorized or wrongful acts or negligence,...
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11-47-191
Section 11-47-191 Institution of actions, entry, and execution of judgments against municipalities
and other persons or corporations jointly liable. (a) The injured party, if he institutes
a civil action against the municipality for damages suffered by him, shall also join such
other person or persons or corporation so liable as defendant or defendants of the civil action,
and no judgment shall be entered against the city or town unless judgment is entered against
such other person or corporation so liable for such injury, except where a summons is returned
not found as to a defendant or when judgment is entered in his favor on some personal defense,
and if a civil action be brought against the city or town alone and it is made to appear that
any person or corporation ought to be joined as a defendant in the action according to the
provisions in Section 11-47-190, the action shall be dismissed, unless the plaintiff amends
his complaint by making such party or corporation a defendant,...
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25-5-50
Section 25-5-50 Applicability; exemptions; coverage for school boards, volunteer fire departments,
and rescue squads; sports officials. (a) This article and Article 2 of this chapter shall
not be construed or held to apply to an employer of a domestic employee; an employer of a
farm laborer; an employer of a person whose employment at the time of the injury is casual
and not in the usual course of the trade, business, profession, or occupation of the employer;
an employer who regularly employs less than five employees in any one business, other than
the business of constructing or assisting on-site in the construction of new single-family,
detached residential dwellings; or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according
to the most recent federal decennial census. An employer who regularly employs less than five
employees in any one business; a farm-labor employer; an employer of a domestic employee;
or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according to...
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11-92B-14
Section 11-92B-14 Liability for injuries. An authority shall not be liable for damages for
injury done to any person or corporation, unless the injury was done due to the negligence
or wantonness of an agent, officer, or employee of the authority while engaged in work for
the authority and while acting in the line and scope of his or her duty, or unless the injury
was done due to the neglect, carelessness, or failure to remedy a defect in the streets, alleys,
drainage systems, or buildings of the authority after the authority had been given notice
of the defect or after the defect had existed for such an unreasonable length of time as to
raise a presumption of knowledge of the defect on the part of the authority. Whenever an authority
shall be made liable for damages by reason of the unauthorized or wrongful acts or negligence
or carelessness of any person or corporation, then the person or corporation shall be liable
to an action on the same account by the party so injured. (Act...
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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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3-6A-3
Section 3-6A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. Any person employed by a county or municipality
who performs animal control functions or any person who performs animal control functions
who is employed by an entity under agreement or contract with a county or municipality to
perform animal control functions or to enforce this chapter. (2) ATTACK. Aggressive physical
contact by a dog. (3) BITTEN. Seized with the teeth so that the skin of the person seized
has been gripped, or has been wounded or pierced, resulting in physical injury. (4) DANGEROUS
DOG. A dog, regardless of its breed, that has bitten, attacked, or caused physical injury,
serious physical injury, or death to a person without justification, except a dog that is
a police animal as defined by Section 13A-11-260, used by law enforcement officials for legitimate
law enforcement purposes. (5) DOG. All members of the canine family...
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37-2-17
Section 37-2-17 Penalty for excessive rates. (a) If any transportation company doing business
in this state or its agents or employees are guilty of making or demanding or receiving any
charge for the transportation of persons or property, or for any service pertaining to or
connected therewith, in excess of that prescribed by the Public Service Commission as by this
chapter authorized, and after due notice of such violation given to the president or managing
officer or any superintendent thereof in this state, and if ample and full recompense for
the wrong or injury thereby to any person, firm, company, or corporation shall not be made
within 60 days from the time of such notice, such transportation company shall forfeit for
each offense the sum of not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00, to be fixed by the court.
(b) An action for the recovery of the penalty shall be in any circuit court in any county
in this state where such violation has occurred or wrong has been perpetrated,...
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3-6A-4
Section 3-6A-4 Sworn statement; dangerous dog investigation; hearing; procedures. (a)(1) When
a person claims that a dog is dangerous, the person shall make a sworn statement before a
city magistrate or sheriff setting forth the name of the dog owner, if known, the location
where the dog is being kept in the city or county, and the reason he or she believes the dog
to be dangerous. (2) The sworn statement shall be delivered to an animal control officer who
shall complete a dangerous dog investigation.When the sworn statement claims that a dog has
caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the duties of the animal control officer,
including but not limited to the dangerous dog investigation, shall be carried out by a law
enforcement officer. (b) An animal control officer may initiate a dangerous dog investigation
in cases where a complaint has been made pursuant to subsection (a) and a person has been
bitten, received physical injury or serious physical injury, or has died....
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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries or
death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements
with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles
3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for
damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject
to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against
the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon
the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against
the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages
shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than
the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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11-30-1
Section 11-30-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall have
the meanings subscribed to them by this section: (1) LIABILITY SELF-INSURANCE FUND. An entity
or entities, to be formed by two or more counties of Alabama for the purpose of pooling resources
and funds to self-insure such counties and/or their officers and employees acting in the line
and scope of their employment against: a. Loss for money damages which any person or other
entity is legally entitled to recover from a member county or its officers and employees for
damages suffered as a result of a claim as defined under this chapter. b. Damage to or loss
of property owned or leased by a member county. (2) MEMBER COUNTY. A county which elects to
pool its resources and funds with one or more other counties for the purpose of forming a
liability self-insurance fund. (3) CLAIM. Any claim or suit filed against a member county
for money damages which any person or other entity is legally entitled to...
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