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36-18-21
Section 36-18-21 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words, phrases or terms
shall have the following meanings, respectively unless the context thereof clearly indicates
otherwise: (a) DIRECTOR. Shall mean the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
(b) PERSON. A human being, and where appropriate, a public or private corporation, an unincorporated
association, a partnership, a government or a governmental instrumentality. (c) DNA. Deoxyribonucleic
acid. (d) DNA SAMPLE. Any biological sample containing DNA. (e) DNA RECORD. An objective form
of scientific analysis or tests which contain genetic identification characteristics of DNA
samples. (f) DNA POPULATION FREQUENCY. The frequency of occurrence of a particular DNA trait
or fragment in a particular population. (g) DNA DATABASE. That system established by the Director
of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for the purposes of collecting, storing and
maintaining DNA records. (h) DNA POPULATION...
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22-50-11
Section 22-50-11 Department - Additional and cumulative powers. The Department of Mental Health
is given hereby the following additional and cumulative powers through its commissioner: (1)
It is authorized and directed to set up state plans for the purpose of controlling and treating
any and all forms of mental and emotional illness and any and all forms of mental retardation
and shall divide the state into regions, districts, areas or zones, which need not be geographic
areas, but shall be areas for the purpose of establishing priorities and programs and for
organizational and administrative purposes in accordance with these state plans. (2) It is
designated and authorized to supervise, coordinate, and establish standards for all operations
and activities of the state related to mental health and the providing of mental health services;
and it is authorized to receive and administer any funds available from any source for the
purpose of acquiring building sites for, constructing,...
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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship, firm,
enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other legal
entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the person
or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written allegation
or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT. A person who
alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against a respondent.
(7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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15-18-171
Section 15-18-171 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) APPLICATION PROCESS
AND PROCEDURES. The criteria and guidelines developed by the Department of Corrections for
the establishment of community punishment and corrections programs, the granting of funds
for programs authorized herein, and the monitoring, evaluation, and review of programs funded
herein. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority or the board of directors of a
nonprofit entity. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. (4)
COMMUNITY. The county or counties comprising one or more judicial circuits. (5) COMMUNITY
PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions
of this article. (6) COMMUNITY PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. Any program designed as
an alternative to incarceration and maintained by a county commission or an...
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15-20A-4
Section 15-20A-4 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have
the following meanings: (1) ADULT SEX OFFENDER. A person convicted of a sex offense. (2) CHILD.
A person who has not attained the age of 12. (3) CHILDCARE FACILITY. A licensed child daycare
center, a licensed childcare facility, or any other childcare service that is exempt from
licensing pursuant to Section 38-7-3, if it is sufficiently conspicuous that a reasonable
person should know or recognize its location or its address has been provided to local law
enforcement. (4) CONVICTION. A verdict or finding of guilt as the result of a trial, a plea
of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea regardless of whether adjudication
was withheld. Conviction includes, but is not limited to, a conviction in a United States
territory, a conviction in a federal or military tribunal, including a court martial conducted
by the Armed Forces of the United States, a conviction for an offense committed...
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22-27-2
Section 22-27-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) AGENCY. Any controlling agency,
public or private, elected, appointed, or volunteer utilizing methods approved by the health
department or the department for the purpose of controlling and supervising the collection
or management of solid wastes or recyclable materials. (2) ALTERNATIVE COVER. Material other
than earth used to cover a landfill or sanitary landfill. An alternative cover shall be approved
by the Department of Environmental Management in compliance with federal law and United States
Environmental Protection Agency rules or guidance to achieve a level of performance equal
to or greater than earthen cover material. (3) ASHES. The solid residue from burning of wood,
coal, coke, or other combustible material used for heating, from incineration of solid wastes,
or for the production of electricity at electric generating...
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26-16-91
Section 26-16-91 Definitions. The following words and phrases have the following meanings unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AUTOPSY. An external and internal examination,
medical history, and record review. (2) CHILD. A person who has not yet reached his or her
eighteenth birthday. (3) CHILD DEATHS TO BE REVIEWED. Those deaths which are unexpected or
unexplained. (4) COMMUNITY. The people and area within the local team jurisdiction. (5) COUNTY.
The county in which a deceased child resided prior to his or her death. (6) INVESTIGATION.
In the context of child death, includes all of the following: a. A postmortem examination
which may be limited to an external examination or may include an autopsy. b. An inquiry by
law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction into the circumstances of the death, including
a scene investigation and interview with the child's parents, guardians, or caretakers and
the person who reported the child's death. c. A review of information...
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36-29-1
Section 36-29-1 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD.
The State Employees' Insurance Board. (2) CLASS. An employee or retiree shall be included
in one of the following classes: (i) active employee single, (ii) active employee family,
(iii) non-Medicare retiree single, (iv) non-Medicare retiree family, (v) Medicare retiree
single, (vi) Medicare retiree family, (vii) non-Medicare retiree with Medicare eligible dependent(s),
or (viii) Medicare retiree with non-Medicare dependent(s). (3) EMPLOYEE. A person who works
full time for the State of Alabama or for a county health department and who receives his
or her full compensation on a monthly basis through means of a state warrant drawn upon the
State Treasury or by check drawn by the Treasurer of the Alabama State Port Authority or by
check drawn by the treasurer of the Alabama state agency for surplus property...
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45-2-84.02
Section 45-2-84.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) BALDWIN COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTER. The entity, programs, or physical
structure which shall provide the programs or custodial care for eligible persons released
from custody prior to the adjudication of their case or sentenced to participate in programs
developed pursuant to this part after having been adjudicated and sentenced. (2) BALDWIN COUNTY
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FUND. A fund established in a local bank and supervised by either the
Baldwin County Commission, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, or the Baldwin County Pretrial
Release and Community Corrections Board for the deposit of all funds, from whatever source,
collected for the operation and supervision of the programs developed and operated pursuant
to this part. The agency superintending the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center shall
supervise and manage this account. Funds deposited into this...
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22-19-161
Section 22-19-161 Definitions. In this article: (1) "Adult" means an individual who
is at least 18 years of age. (2) "Agent" means an individual: (A) authorized to
make health care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care;
or (B) expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by any other
record signed by the principal. (3) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or
part of a human body to take effect after the donor's death for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education. (4) "Coroner" means an elected or appointed official
who determines, with the assistance of other forensic scientists and investigators, the cause,
manner, and circumstances surrounding death. (5) "Decedent" means a deceased individual
whose body or part is or may be the source of an anatomical gift. The term includes a stillborn
infant and, subject to restrictions imposed by law other than this article, a fetus. (6) "Disinterested...
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