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6-5-572
Section 6-5-572 Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) LEGAL SERVICE LIABILITY ACTION.
Any action against a legal service provider in which it is alleged that some injury or damage
was caused in whole or in part by the legal service provider's violation of the standard of
care applicable to a legal service provider. A legal service liability action embraces all
claims for injuries or damages or wrongful death whether in contract or in tort and whether
based on an intentional or unintentional act or omission. A legal services liability action
embraces any form of action in which a litigant may seek legal redress for a wrong or an injury
and every legal theory of recovery, whether common law or statutory, available to a litigant
in a court in the State of Alabama now or in the future. (2) LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER. Anyone
licensed to practice law by the State of Alabama or engaged in the...
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22-21-260
Section 22-21-260 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and terms, and
the plurals thereof, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless otherwise
required by their respective context: (1) ACQUISITION. Obtaining the legal equitable title
to a freehold or leasehold estate or otherwise obtaining the substantial benefit of such titles
or estates, whether by purchase, lease, loan or suffrage, gift, devise, legacy, settlement
of a trust or means whatever, and shall include any act of acquisition. The term "acquisition"
shall not mean or include any conveyance, or creation of any lien or security interest by
mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, or similar financing instrument, nor shall it
mean or include any transfer of title or rights as a result of the foreclosure, or conveyance
or transfer in lieu of the foreclosure, of any such mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement,
or similar financing instrument, nor shall it mean or include any...
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34-9-6.1
Section 34-9-6.1 Mobile dental facilities or portable dental operations. (a) For purposes of
this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DENTAL HOME. The dental
home is the ongoing relationship between the dentist and the patient, inclusive of all aspects
of oral health care, delivered in a comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and
family-centered way. (2) MOBILE DENTAL FACILITY. Any self-contained facility in which dentistry
or dental hygiene is practiced which may be moved, towed, or transported from one location
to another. (3) OPERATOR. A person licensed to practice dentistry in this state or an entity
which is approved as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code which
employs dentists licensed in the state to operate a mobile dental facility or portable dental
operation. (4) PORTABLE DENTAL OPERATION. The use of portable dental delivery equipment which
is set up on site to provide dental services outside of a mobile...
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12-15-314
Section 12-15-314 Dispositions for dependent children. (a) If a child is found to be dependent,
the juvenile court may make any of the following orders of disposition to protect the welfare
of the child: (1) Permit the child to remain with the parent, legal guardian, or other legal
custodian of the child, subject to conditions and limitations as the juvenile court may prescribe.
(2) Place the child under protective supervision under the Department of Human Resources.
(3) Transfer legal custody to any of the following: a. The Department of Human Resources.
b. A local public or private agency, organization, or facility willing and able to assume
the education, care, and maintenance of the child and which is licensed by the Department
of Human Resources or otherwise authorized by law to receive and provide care for the child.
c. A relative or other individual who, after study by the Department of Human Resources, is
found by the juvenile court to be qualified to receive and care for the...
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6-5-580
Section 6-5-580 Standards of care. In any action for injury or damages or wrongful death, whether
in contract or in tort, against a legal service provider, the plaintiff shall have the burden
of proving that the legal service provider breached the applicable standard of care. The applicable
standard of care shall be as follows: (1) The applicable standard of care against the defendant
legal service provider shall be such reasonable care and skill and diligence as other similarly
situated legal service providers in the same general line of practice in the same general
area ordinarily have and exercise in a like case. (2) However, if the defendant publishes
the fact that he or she is certified as a specialist in an area of the law or if the defendant
legal service provider solicits business by publicly advertising as a specialist in any area
of the law, the standard of care applicable to such legal service provider in a claim for
damages resulting from the practice of such a specialty...
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26-1A-404
Section 26-1A-404 Health care powers of attorney executed on or after January 1, 2012. (a)
This section applies to a power of attorney for health care decisions executed on or after
January 1, 2012. (b) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which a principal
designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing contains
the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (c)(1) A principal may
designate under a durable power of attorney an individual who shall be empowered to make health
care decisions on behalf of the principal, in the manner set forth in the Natural Death Act,...
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6-5-347
Section 6-5-347 Agritourism. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL. As defined in Section 41-14-51. (2) AGRITOURISM
ACTIVITY. Any of the following, whether or not a participant provides monetary or other valuable
compensation to participate in, view, or enjoy: a. An activity at an agricultural operation,
which is not already addressed under Sections 6-5-337 or 35-15-40, including, but not limited
to, farming, ranching, historic and cultural agricultural activities, self-pick farms, or
farmers' markets, provided the agritourism professional is selling his or her own product
at a location provided to, leased to, rented to, or owned by the agritourism professional
for the purpose of selling his or her own product. b. An activity involving an animal exhibition,
show, or competition at an agricultural fair or youth livestock show, which is not already
addressed under Section 6-5-337, including, but not limited to, FFA,...
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26-1-2
Section 26-1-2 Durable power of attorney; appointment by court of guardian, etc., subsequent
to execution of durable power of attorney; effect of death of principal upon agency relationship;
affidavit by person exercising power of attorney as to lack of knowledge of revocation, etc.;
health care power of attorney. (a) A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which
a principal designates another his or her attorney in fact or agent in writing and the writing
contains the words "This power of attorney shall not be affected by disability, incompetency,
or incapacity of the principal" or "This power of attorney shall become effective
upon the disability, incompetency, or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing
the intent of the principal that the authority conferred shall be exercisable notwithstanding
the principal's subsequent disability, incompetency, or incapacity. (b) All acts done by an
attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any...
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19-3B-816
Section 19-3B-816 Specific powers of trustee. (a) Without limiting the authority conferred
by Section 19-3B-815, a trustee may: (1) collect trust property and accept or reject additions
to the trust property from a settlor or any other person, including, but not being limited
to, the authority to receive, collect, hold, and retain common or preferred stock or other
interests in the trustee or any related party; (2) acquire or sell property, for cash or on
credit, at public or private sale; (3) exchange, partition, or otherwise change the character
of trust property; (4) deposit trust money in an account in a regulated financial-service
institution; (5) borrow money, with or without security, and mortgage or pledge trust property
for a period within or extending beyond the duration of the trust; (6) with respect to an
interest in a proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation,
or other form of business or enterprise, continue the business or other...
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27-31A-3.1
Section 27-31A-3.1 Risk retention groups to comply with governance standards. (a) By January
1, 2016, existing risk retention groups shall be in compliance with the governance standards
set forth in this section. New risk retention groups shall be in compliance with these standards
at the time of licensure. (b) The board of directors or board, as used in this section, means
the governing body of the risk retention group elected by the shareholders or members to establish
policy, elect or appoint officers and committees, and make other governing decisions. Director,
as used in this section, means a natural person designated in the articles of the risk retention
group, or designated, elected, or appointed by any other manner, name, or title to act as
a member of the board of directors. (c)(1) The board of directors of the risk retention group
shall have a majority of independent directors. If the risk retention group is a reciprocal,
then the attorney-in-fact would be required to adhere...
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