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36-30-1
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. (a) For the purposes
of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING
AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4, Chapter
9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account of injury or death
which occurred during the course of employment or activity as a peace officer or firefighter
and is in the nature of workers' compensation. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under
the age of 18 years, or one over the age of 18 who is physically or mentally incapacitated
from earning. (4) DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. Death resulting
from a heart attack or stroke caused by engaging or participating in a situation while on
duty involving nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression,
rescue, hazardous material response, emergency medical service, prison...
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32-2-10
Section 32-2-10 Insurance for employees. The state Department of Public Safety is authorized,
subject to approval by the Governor, to insure its employees in some insurance company or
companies authorized to do business in the State of Alabama against personal injury
or death caused by accident or violence while discharging their duties as such employees;
provided, the amount of insurance to be procured as to any such employee shall not exceed
the amount which would be payable to such employee under the workmen's compensation laws of
the State of Alabama if such employee were privately employed; except, that such policy may
provide additional benefits not to exceed $10,000.00 per employee for the payment of hospital
and medical expenses. The cost of such insurance shall be paid by the state Department of
Public Safety out of any funds appropriated to its use in manner provided by law. (Acts 1943,
No. 388, p. 606; Acts 1953, No. 722, p. 976.)...
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33-1-25
Section 33-1-25 Port authority authorized to carry fire and casualty and public liability insurance.
The Alabama State Port Authority is hereby authorized to provide insurance covering loss or
damage to its properties, or any properties of others in its custody, care or control, or
any properties as to which it has any insurable interest, caused by fire or other casualty;
and may likewise provide insurance for the payment of damages on account of the injury
to or death of persons, and the loss of or destruction of properties of others; and may pay
the premiums thereon out of the revenues of the port authority. Nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize or permit the institution of any civil action or proceeding in any court against
the port authority for or on account of any matters referred to in this section; provided,
that any contracts of insurance herein authorized may, in the discretion of the director of
the port authority, provide for a direct right of action against the...
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25-5-85
Section 25-5-85 Procedure for and effect of payment of compensation to court appointed trustee.
At any time after the amount of an award has been agreed upon by the parties or found and
ordered by the court, a sum equal to the present value of all future installments of compensation
calculated on a six percent basis may, where death or the nature of the injury renders
the amount of future payments certain, by leave of court, be paid by the employer to a bank
or trust company of this state or a national bank doing business in this state to be approved
and designated by the court, and the sum, together with all interest thereon, shall thereafter
be held in trust for the employee or dependent of the employee, who shall have no further
recourse against the employer. The payment of the sum by the employer, evidenced by the receipts
in duplicate of the trustees, one of which shall be filed with the probate judge of the county
in which the injury or death occurred and the other filed with the...
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31-3-7
Section 31-3-7 Construction of chapter; decision of awarding authority to be final. This chapter
shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in
any court for the recovery of the compensation authorized by this chapter. The decision of
the awarding authority shall be final, and shall not be subject to appeal to or review by
any court. Neither shall this chapter be construed to take away any right of action in any
court under any other law for the recovery of damages for the death of an Alabama national
guardsman; nor, in the event of the death of a guardsman who was an employee of the State
of Alabama at the time of the injury which proximately caused his death, shall this
chapter be construed to take away the right or privilege of the surviving dependents of such
guardsman to file a claim for damages with the State Board of Adjustment pursuant to any other
law. (Acts 1967, No. 436, p. 1105, §7.)...
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36-30-7
shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in
any court for the recovery of the compensation authorized by this article. This article shall
not be construed to take away any right of action in any court under any other law for the
recovery of damages for the death of a peace officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member;
nor, in the event of the death of a peace officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member who
was an employee of the State of Alabama at the time of the injury which proximately
caused his or her death, shall this article be construed to take away the right or privilege
of the surviving dependents of such peace officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member to
file a claim for damages with the State Board of Adjustment pursuant to any other law. (b)
The decision of the awarding authority shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal or
review by any court. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 256, §7; Act 2016-385, §1.)...
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2-9-22
of Agriculture and Industries, subject to approval by the Governor, is hereby authorized and
empowered and may enter into a contract by bond or policy with an insurance company authorized
to do business in this state whereby employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries
who are engaged in work involving inspection, grading, classifying, weighing or otherwise
handling agricultural commodities at shipping points, terminal markets, receiving centers
or elsewhere will be insured against personal injury or death caused by accidental
means while discharging their duties as such employees. The amount of insurance protection
to be paid to any employee as authorized under this section on account of death, injury
or disability shall not exceed the amount or amounts as provided by the workmen's compensation
laws of the State of Alabama if such employees were privately employed; except, that such
insurance may provide additional benefits not to exceed $10,000.00 per employee for the...
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32-7A-2
Section 32-7A-2 Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except in those
instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
A document issued by an insurer or its authorized representative showing that a specific vehicle
is insured for no less than the minimum limits of liability coverage for bodily injury
or death and for destruction of property under subsection (c) of Section 32-7-6. (2) COMMERCIAL
AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY. An insurance policy that: a. Is written on either a
commercial coverage or other commercially rated personal policy form, including, but
not limited to, a commercial auto, garage, or truckers form, and is not dependent on the type,
number, or ownership of vehicle or entity covered or insured. b. Insures vehicles that are
not identified individually by vehicle identification number on the policy....
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11-12-1
may, in its discretion, indemnify from the funds of such county the owners of cattle for injuries,
damages, or deaths caused by the dipping of such cattle in compliance with the laws of the
state and the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries; provided,
that such injuries, damages, or deaths have been caused by the failure or negligence of the
regularly qualified inspector commissioned by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries
to see that the arsenical solution used in the dipping vat is not over the standard of strength
recommended by the United States Bureau of Animal Industry or the State Board of Agriculture
and Industries or by any negligence on the part of any officer or employee of the state or
the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and when the negligence of the owner or person
in charge of such cattle has not contributed to the injury, damage, or death. (Acts
1919, No. 732, p. 1082; Code 1923, §6790; Code 1940, T. 12, §111.)...
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28-3-54
Section 28-3-54 Refund on overpayment or erroneous payment of taxes or licenses and of prepaid
taxes where loss sustained prior to sale at retail; petition. Where any licensee of the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board in the payment of taxes or licenses which are paid directly to the
board, and where, by a mistake of fact or law, has paid an amount in excess of the amount
due or has made an erroneous payment, or where taxes have been prepaid to the board and the
alcoholic beverages upon which the tax has been prepaid is, prior to the sale of the same
at retail, lost or destroyed by fire, theft or casualty or is damaged by fire or other casualty
resulting in destruction of or damage to the beverages or beverage containers, the Comptroller
is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of such licensee, and the Treasurer
is authorized to pay such warrant for the amount of such overpayment or erroneous payment
or prepayment of taxes or licenses. Provided, however, claims for...
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