40-12-149
Section 40-12-149 Real estate brokers and agents - Realty situated within state. Each person engaged in buying, selling or renting real estate on commission, when such real estate is situated in this state, shall pay to the state the following license tax: In cities and towns of 10,000 inhabitants and over, $15; in cities and towns of less than 10,000 and more than 5,000 inhabitants, $10; and in all other places, $5. (Acts 1935, No. 194, p. 256; Code 1940, T. 51, ยง580.)...
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24-7A-1
Section 24-7A-1 Definitions. As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Indian Housing Authority. (2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Indian Affairs Commission created under Sections 41-9-708 to 41-9-717, inclusive. (3) INDIAN AREAS. Any area within the state which is situated outside the corporate boundaries of cities or towns existing at the time of passage of the legislation, unless those cities and towns are designated by AIAC (Alabama Indian Affairs Commission) as being areas where significant Indian population exists, and which have been determined and designated formally by the AIAC to be areas which both: a. Are considered historically to be inhabited by Indians. b. Are areas where Indian families are not presently being served by existing housing authorities. (4) PROJECT. Any low-rent housing hereafter developed or acquired by the authority with financial assistance of the United States of America acting...
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34-27-8.1
Section 34-27-8.1 Real Estate Commission - Legislative findings; rulemaking authority. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The power to make rules regulating the licensing of real estate brokers and salespersons includes the power to prohibit unqualified persons from being licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson. (2) A primary goal of the provision of real estate regulation is to prioritize consumer protection in real estate transactions. (3) The Alabama Real Estate Commission is in the best position to determine the real estate practices that prioritize consumer protection in real estate transactions. (4) Prioritizing consumer protection may sometimes be at odds with the goals of state and federal antitrust laws, which include the prioritization of competition. (5) It is the intent of the Legislature to immunize the Alabama Real Estate Commission and its members from liability under state and federal antitrust laws for the adoption of a rule that...
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34-27-32
Section 34-27-32 Requirements for license; application; place of business; branch offices; multiple brokers; fees. (a) A license for a broker or a salesperson shall be registered to a specific real estate office and shall be issued only to, and held only by, a person who meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is trustworthy and competent to transact the business of a broker or salesperson in a manner that safeguards the interest of the public. (2) Is a person whose application for real estate licensure has not been rejected in any state on any grounds other than failure to pass a written examination within the two years prior to the application for real estate licensure with Alabama. If the applicant's rejection for real estate licensure in any state is more than two years from the date of application for licensure with Alabama, then the applicant may not be issued an Alabama real estate license without the approval of the commissioners. (3) Is a person whose real estate license...
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34-27-8
Section 34-27-8 Real Estate Commission - Quorum; rules and regulations; agency disclosure clause. (a) A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of commission business. The commission may adopt and enforce all rules and regulations pursuant to the state administrative procedure statutes necessary for the administration of this chapter, and to otherwise do all things necessary and convenient for effecting this chapter. (b) In addition to the powers granted in this section, the commission may adopt and enforce rules and regulations governing the requirements of agency disclosure by licensed brokers and salespersons. (c) Each offer to purchase prepared after August 1, 1998, shall have prominently displayed the following AGENCY DISCLOSURE clause which shall be completed and initialed as indicated: The listing company ___ is: (Two blocks may be checked) ____ An agent of the seller. ____ An agent of the buyer. ____ An agent of both the seller and...
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34-27-30
Section 34-27-30 Required. It shall be unlawful for any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, branch office, or lawfully constituted business organization, as the Legislature may from time to time provide, for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration, or with the intention or expectation of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration from another, to do any of the following unless licensed under Articles 1 and 2 of this chapter: (1) Sell, exchange, purchase, rent, or lease real estate situated within the State of Alabama. (2) Offer to sell, exchange, purchase, rent, or lease real estate situated within the State of Alabama. (3) Negotiate or attempt to negotiate the listing, sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate situated within the State of Alabama. (4) List or offer or attempt or agree to list real estate for sale, rental, lease, exchange, or trade situated within the State of Alabama. (5) Auction, offer,...
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34-27-31
Section 34-27-31 Recovery Fund created; fees paid to fund; injured party's recovery from fund; procedures, appeals, etc.; licensee to report any legal action taken against him or her. (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a Recovery Fund from which an aggrieved party may recover actual or compensatory damages, not including interest and court costs, sustained only within the State of Alabama as a result of conduct of a broker or salesperson in violation of Article 1 or 2 of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, payments from the Recovery Fund are subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The fund shall not be obligated for the acts or omissions of a broker or salesperson while acting on his or her own behalf or on behalf of his or her child, spouse, or parent regarding property in which he or she or his or her spouse, child, or parent has, or is attempting to acquire, an interest;...
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41-10-81
Section 41-10-81 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) CORPORATION. A corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the corporation. (3) STATE. The State of Alabama. (4) COUNTY. That county in the state which authorized the organization of the corporation. (5) MUNICIPALITY. The incorporated cities or towns located in the county which authorized the organization of the corporation. (6) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any public corporation now or hereafter organized or created in the state pursuant to the authorization or determination by the municipality or by the municipality and any one or more other cities and towns in the state or by the county or by the county and any one or more counties in the state. (7) STATE AGENCY. Any public corporation now or hereafter organized or created in the state pursuant to the...
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45-6-231
Section 45-6-231 Inmate work release program. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to Bullock County, however, the implementation of the provisions of this section shall be completely discretionary with the county commission. (b) Certain terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meaning: (1) "Board" shall mean County Rehabilitation Board, composed of the probate judge, the district attorney, the sheriff, the circuit judge, the superintendent of education, the head of the ministerial conference, the juvenile probation officer, the probation officer, the chairman of the county commission, the mayors of all towns and cities within Bullock County, president of each public school Parent Teacher Association, president of the county civic association, a representative of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and a representative of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; a social worker and a physician, preferably a psychologist or a...
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11-56-1
Section 11-56-1 Definitions. The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall, in the absence of clear implication otherwise, have the following respective meanings: (1) CORPORATION OR THE CORPORATION. A corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (2) BOARD. The board of directors of the corporation. (3) THE STATE. The State of Alabama. (4) THE MUNICIPALITY. That incorporated city or town in the state which authorized the organization of the corporation. (5) THE COUNTY. That county in which the certificate of incorporation of the corporation shall be filed for record. (6) LOCAL SUBDIVISION. The municipality or the county. (7) PUBLIC CORPORATION. a. Any public corporation (other than a corporation organized under this chapter) now or hereafter organized or created in the state pursuant to the authorization or determination by the municipality, by the municipality and one or more other cities and towns in the state, by the county, by the county...
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