26-1-2
regarding provision, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and artificially provided nutrition and hydration but only a. if specifically authorized to do so in the durable power of attorney, b. if the substantive provisions of the durable power of attorney are in substantial compliance and if the durable power of attorney is executed and accepted in substantially the same form as set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act, and c. in instances of terminal illness or injury or permanent unconsciousness, if the authority is implemented in the manner permitted under the Alabama Natural Death Act. All durable powers of attorney executed prior to May 8, 1997, shall be effective to the extent specifically provided therein notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection. The decisions made by the attorney in fact shall be implemented in accordance with the same procedures set forth in the Alabama Natural Death Act for health care proxies. (3) Any authority granted...
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36-30-50
or chemotherapy has been determined to be medically necessary. 2. There are malignant tumors which are treated by endoscopic procedures alone. 3. There are malignant melanomas. 4. There is a tumor of the prostate, provided that it is treated with radical prostatectomy or external beam therapy. c. The combined total of all benefits received under this subdivision by a firefighter during his or her lifetime may not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (2) Payable as a result of a specific injury or illness, to begin six months after the disability and submission to the insurance carrier or other payor of acceptable proof of disability precluding service as a firefighter, and continuing for up to 36 consecutive monthly payments, one of the following: a. For a career firefighter, a monthly benefit of three thousand dollars ($3,000). b. For a certified volunteer firefighter, a monthly benefit of three thousand dollars ($3,000). c. For a non-certified volunteer firefighter, a monthly...
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41-15B-2.2
5. Provision of other forensic services for children when requested by the council. b. The Department of Forensic Sciences shall prepare an annual accounting of the distribution of monies received and the effectiveness of programs implemented pursuant to this chapter and shall file the accounting with the council before July 1. Sufficient safeguards shall be implemented to ensure that the new monies increase and not supplant or decrease existing state support. (12) One-half of one percent of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Rehabilitation Services for distribution to one or more of the following: a. Early intervention services for children from birth through age three and services for children who have traumatic brain injury. b. Child death review teams pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 16 of Title 26. The Department of Rehabilitation Services shall work in cooperation with the Department of Public Health to administer this paragraph. (Act 99-390, p. 628, ยง3.)...
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32-5A-191
over two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a fourth or subsequent conviction within 10 years, the first one hundred dollars ($100) of that additional amount shall be deposited to the Alabama Chemical Testing Training and Equipment Trust Fund, after three percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) is deducted for administrative costs, and beginning October 1, 1997, and thereafter, the second one hundred dollars ($100) of that additional amount shall be deposited in the Alabama Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund after deducting five percent of the one hundred dollars ($100) for administrative costs and the remainder of the funds shall be deposited to the State General Fund. (2) Fines collected for violations of this section charged pursuant to a municipal ordinance where the total fine is paid at one time shall be deposited as follows: The first three hundred fifty dollars ($350) collected for a first conviction, the first six hundred dollars ($600) collected for a second conviction...
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16-24C-6
of positions or for incompetency, insubordination, neglect of duty, immorality, failure to perform duties in a satisfactory manner, or other good and just cause, subject to the rights and procedures hereinafter provided. However, a vote or decision to approve a recommended termination on the part of a president of a two-year educational institution operated under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education or the governing board shall not be made for political or personal reasons. (b) The termination of a tenured teacher or nonprobationary classified employee who is not an employee of a two-year educational institution operated under the authority and control of the Department of Postsecondary Education shall be initiated by the recommendation of the chief executive officer in the form of a written notice of proposed termination to the employee. A tenured teacher or a nonprobationary classified employee who is employed by a two-year educational institution...
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16-44B-1
Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a Member of the Interstate Commission. The executive director shall hire and supervise such other persons as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission. D. The Interstate Commission's executive director and its employees shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of or relating to an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that such person had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities; provided, that such person shall not be protected from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of such person. 1. The liability of...
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13A-5-13
origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to be secure and protected from threats of reasonable fear, intimidation, harassment, and physical harm caused by activities of groups and individuals. (2) It is not the intent, by enactment of this section, to interfere with the exercise of rights protected by the Constitution of the State of Alabama or the United States. (3) The intentional advocacy of unlawful acts by groups or individuals against other persons or groups and bodily injury or death to persons is not constitutionally protected when violence or civil disorder is imminent, and poses a threat to public order and safety, and such conduct should be subjected to criminal sanctions. (b) The purpose of this section is to impose additional penalties where it is shown that a perpetrator committing the underlying offense was motivated by the victim's actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability. (c) A person who...
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13A-11-14.1
Section 13A-11-14.1 Aggravated cruelty to animals. (a) A person commits the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals if the person intentionally or knowingly violates Section 13A-11-14, and the act of cruelty or neglect involved the infliction of torture to the animal. (b) The word torture as used in this section shall mean the act of doing physical injury to an animal by the infliction of inhumane treatment or gross physical abuse meant to cause the animal intensive or prolonged pain or serious physical injury, or by causing the death of the animal. (c) For purposes of this section and Section 13A-11-14, the terms torture and cruelty do not include the following: (1) Actions taken if there is a reasonable fear of imminent attack, or conduct which is otherwise permitted under the agricultural or animal husbandry laws, customs, or practices of this state or the United States, including, but not limited to, catfish, cattle, goats, horses, pigs, hogs, poultry, sheep, pen-raised game, rodeo...
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38-9-7
facility shall be prima facie evidence that a person is a protected person. Charges of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or emotional abuse may be initiated upon complaints of private individuals, as a result of investigations by social service agencies, or on the direct initiative of law enforcement officials. (b) Any person who intentionally abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class B felony if the intentional abuse or neglect causes serious physical injury. (c) Any person who recklessly abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a Class C felony if the reckless abuse or neglect causes serious physical injury. (d) Any person who intentionally abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class C felony if the intentional abuse or neglect causes physical injury. (e) Any person who recklessly abuses or neglects a person in violation of this chapter, shall be guilty of a Class A...
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3-6A-3
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 including dog hybrids. (6) IMPOUNDED. Taken into the custody of law enforcement, the county pound, or an animal control authority or...
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