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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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41-27-42
Section 41-27-42 Assessment of penalties for noncompliance. (a) If the agency determines that
the motor vehicle the driver was driving at the time of the motor vehicle incident was not
in compliance, the agency shall issue the assessment of a civil penalty in the amount of two
hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense, three hundred dollars ($300) for a second offense,
and four hundred dollars ($400) for a third or subsequent offense against the driver for failure
to comply with the Mandatory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Law unless the motor vehicle
is owned by any person, firm, association, or corporation licensed and engaged in the business
of renting or leasing motor vehicles. The notice shall be sent by first class U.S. mail to
the address in the records of the agency or otherwise available to the agency on a traffic
citation or accident report. The notice shall state that the driver's license of the person
will be suspended for 90 days if the person, within 45 days of the...
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6-5-485
Section 6-5-485 Settlement of disputes by arbitration. (a) After a physician, dentist, medical
institution, or other health care provider has rendered services, or failed to render services,
to a patient out of which a claim has arisen, the parties thereto may agree to settle such
dispute by arbitration. Such agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. Any
such agreement shall be valid, binding, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds
as exist in law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. (b) Pursuant to the provisions
of this section, the claimant shall select one competent and disinterested arbitrator, and
the party or parties against whom the claim is made shall select one competent and disinterested
arbitrator. The two arbitrators so named shall select a third arbitrator, or, if unable to
agree thereon within 30 days, then, upon request of any party, such third arbitrator shall
be selected by a judge of a court of record in the county in which...
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34-9-7
Section 34-9-7 Exemption of certain practices and operations. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall
apply to the following practices, acts, and operations: (1) The practice of his or her profession
by a physician or surgeon holding a certificate of qualification as a medical doctor and licensed
as such under the laws of this state, provided he or she shall not practice dentistry as a
specialty. (2) The practice of dentistry in the discharge of their official duties by graduate
dentists or dental surgeons in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or other armed services,
public health service including, but not limited to, a federally qualified health center authorized
and operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ยง 254B), provided,
however, that such federally qualified health centers shall register pursuant to Section 34-9-7.2
(provided further however, dentists, dental hygienists, and other personnel employed by any
public health service which performs...
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34-1-14
Section 34-1-14 Hearings; judicial review. (a) Commencement of proceeding. The board may initiate
proceedings under this chapter either on its own motion or on the complaint of any person.
(b) Notice; service and contents. A written notice stating the nature of the charge or charges
against the accused and the time and place of the hearing before the board on such charges
shall be served on the accused not less than 30 days prior to the date of said hearing either
personally or by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail to the address of
the accused last known to the board. (c) Failure to appear. If, after having been served with
the notice of hearing as provided for herein, the accused fails to appear at said hearing
and defend, the board may proceed to hear evidence against him or her and may enter such order
as shall be justified by the evidence, which order shall be final unless he or she petitions
for a review thereof as provided herein; provided, that within 30...
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40-23-5
Section 40-23-5 Certain organizations and vendors exempt from payment of state, county, and
municipal sales and use taxes. (a) The Diabetes Trust Fund, Inc., and any of its branches
or agencies, heretofore or hereafter organized and existing in good faith in the State of
Alabama for purposes other than for pecuniary gain and not for individual profit, are exempted
from paying any state, county, or municipal sales or use taxes. (b) The Chilton County Rescue
Squad is exempted from paying any sales or use taxes. (c) The state headquarters only of the
American Legion, the American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, also known as
AMVETS, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, also known as VFW, Alabama
Goodwill Industries, and the Alabama Sight Conservation Association are exempted from paying
any state, county, or municipal sales or use taxes. (d) The Grand Chapter of all Orders of
the Eastern Star and the South Alabama State Fair Association Southeastern...
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22-8A-3
Section 22-8A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADULT. Any person
19 years of age or over. (2) ARTIFICIALLY PROVIDED NUTRITION AND HYDRATION. A medical treatment
consisting of the administration of food and water through a tube or intravenous line, where
the recipient is not required to chew or swallow voluntarily. Artificially provided nutrition
and hydration does not include assisted feeding, such as spoon or bottle feeding. (3) ADVANCE
DIRECTIVE FOR HEALTH CARE. A writing executed in accordance with Section 22-8A-4 which may
include a living will, the appointment of a health care proxy, or both such living will and
appointment of a health care proxy. (4) ATTENDING PHYSICIAN. The physician selected by, or
assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the
patient. (5) CARDIOPULMONARY CESSATION. A lack of pulse or...
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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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25-5-8
Section 25-5-8 Employers' options to secure payment of compensation. (a) Option to insure risks.
An employer subject to this chapter may secure the payment of compensation under this chapter
by insuring and keeping insured his or her liability in some insurance corporation, association,
organization, insurance association, corporation, or association formed of employers and workers
or formed by a group of employers to insure the risks under this chapter, operating by mutual
assessment or other plans or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance association,
organization, or corporation shall have first had its contract and plan of business approved
in writing by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance of Alabama and have been authorized
by the Department of Insurance to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance
in this state and under the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary,
the obligations of employers under law for...
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8-9B-2
Section 8-9B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Affiliate" means: (i) a
person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 20 percent
or more of the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than a person that holds
the securities: (A) as a fiduciary or agent without sole discretionary power to vote the securities;
or (B) solely to secure a debt, if the person has not in fact exercised the power to vote;
(ii) a corporation 20 percent or more of whose outstanding voting securities are directly
or indirectly owned, controlled, or held, with power to vote, by the debtor or a person that
directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds, with power to vote, 20 percent or more of
the outstanding voting securities of the debtor, other than a person that holds the securities:
(A) as a fiduciary or agent without sole discretionary power to vote the securities; or (B)
solely to secure a debt, if the person has not in fact exercised the power to...
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