Title 36 — Title 36

(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 …

(a)(1)a. In the event a first responder is killed, either accidentally or deliberately; or dies as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties; or dies as a direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke; or within 14 calendar days…

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BENEFIT. Any monetary allowance payable to a law enforcement officer by a city or county or by the state or from a pension system es…

(a) If a law enforcement officer who qualifies for benefits under the provisions of this article suffers disability as a result of a law enforcement officer’s occupational disease, his or her disability shall be compensable the same as any service-connected disability under any l…

The provisions of this article shall apply to a law enforcement officer who, upon entering the service of the city or county as a law enforcement officer, has successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of a law enforcement officer’s occupationa…

(a) If a physical examination was not required at the time of entry into service, a policeman or state trooper who has had at least three years’ continuous service as a policeman or state trooper next preceding September 8, 1967, shall be deemed eligible for benefits under the pr…

The compensation payable to surviving beneficiaries or dependents of first responders who are killed under the circumstances prescribed in Section 36-30-2 shall be paid to the beneficiaries designated by those first responders. If no beneficiaries have been designated, or if none…

Compensation pursuant to this article for the death of a first responder shall be paid only to his or her designated beneficiaries or dependents who at the time of the first responder’s death were residents of the United States. History: (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 256, §4…

THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-353, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BENEFIT. Any monetary allowance payable by the state for a firefighter on account of his or her disab…

1, 2026.] THIS ACT WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2026-353, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR AMENDED LANGUAGE. (a) This article shall apply to firefighters who, upon entering the service of the state as firefighters, have successfully passed a physical examination which failed to revea…

(a) All claims for compensation as provided in this article shall be presented to the awarding authority within two years from the date of the death of the first responder or the claims are forfeited. All claims shall be presented in the form prescribed by the awarding authority,…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CANCER. Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic, lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, l…

The Board of Adjustment when serving as the awarding authority under this article shall hear and determine claims for compensation under this article in the same manner prescribed by law for the hearing and determination by such board of other claims against the state. If, when a…

(a) This article 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 othe…