Title 21 — Title 21
0 chapters · 116 sections in this title.
Ala. Code § 21-4-1 Legislative Intent
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(a) This article is concerned with nonambulatory disabilities, semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of incoordination, and aging. (b) It is intended to make all buildings and facilities covered by this article accessible to, and func…
Ala. Code § 21-4-2 Definitions
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For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the meanings as set forth in this section: (1) NONAMBULATORY DISABILITIES. Impairments that, regardless of cause or manifestation, for all practical purposes, confine individuals to wheelchairs. (2) SEMIAMBULATORY DI…
Ala. Code § 21-4-20 Legislative Intent
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It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this article to promote the fundamental right to vote by requiring registration and polling places for state elections to be readily accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals. History: (Acts 1985, No. 85-234, p. 133, §1.)…
Ala. Code § 21-4-21 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the following terms shall have meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL. An individual 65 years of age or older; (2) ELECTION FOR STATE OFFICE. A general, special primary, or ru…
Ala. Code § 21-4-22 Promulgation of Guidelines
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(a) The Attorney General of this state, in consultation with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, and in accordance with Section 553 of Title 5, United States Code, shall promulgate, within six months of April 8, 1985, guidelines to assure that registration a…
Ala. Code § 21-4-23 Registration and Voting Aids
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(a) The appropriate election officials in the several counties of this state shall make available registration and voting aids for handicapped and elderly individuals in state elections. These aids shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Instructions, printed in large type, co…
Ala. Code § 21-4-24 Actions for Injunctive Relief to Enforce Article
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(a) Whenever the Attorney General of this state has reason to believe that (1) A registration or polling place does not comply with the standards prescribed under subsection (a) of Section 21-4-23; or (2) A county has failed to provide registration and voting aids as required by …
Ala. Code § 21-4-3 Standards and Specifications for Public Buildings and Facilities -
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Promulgation. The State Fire Marshal shall prescribe and publish standards and specifications for the buildings, premises, and facilities to which this article applies, which will make such buildings accessible to and functional for the physically disabled who are confined to whe…
Ala. Code § 21-4-4 Standards and Specifications for Public Buildings and Facilities -
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Applicability. (a) The standards and specifications prescribed by the fire marshal, as authorized in this article, shall apply to all buildings and facilities used by the public which are constructed in whole or in part by the use of state, county, or municipal funds, or the fund…
Ala. Code § 21-4-5 Standards and Specifications for Public Buildings and Facilities -
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Construction and Interpretation; Waivers. (a) The State Fire Marshal and the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance are each hereby authorized to construe and interpret the standards and specifications prescribed as authorized in this article. (b) Each o…
Ala. Code § 21-4-6 Review of Architectural Plans and Specifications; Reviewing Authorities
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Authorized to Adopt Additional Rules and Regulations. (a) The responsibility for reviewing architectural plans and specifications for buildings to which this article applies shall be as follows: (1) Where state school funds are utilized, the State Board of Education and the Divis…
Ala. Code § 21-4-7 Enforcement of Article; Authority of Fire Marshal to Inspect Buildings;
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Orders to Conform with Standards and Specifications. The State Fire Marshal is charged with the duty of enforcing standards and specifications prescribed as authorized in Section 21-4-3. For such purpose, he shall have the same power and authority to inspect buildings, facilities…