Title 34 — Title 34

(a) All licenses issued or renewed under this article shall be valid for a period of two years from the month of issuance. The board shall mail to each licensee, at his or her address of record, a notice of renewal at least 60 days prior to the expiration of his or her license. A…

(a) The board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew any private investigator license issued by the board upon finding that the holder or applicant has committed any of the following acts: (1) A violation of this article or any rule adopted pursuant to this article. (2)…

License Fee Authorized. (a) No licensee or applicant shall be required to obtain any authorization or license from, or pay any other fee or post a bond in, any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state to engage in any activity regulated under this chapte…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Private Investigation Board. (2) FELONY. A criminal offense that is defined and punishable under the laws of this state, or an offense committed outside the State of Alabama, which if…

The board may negotiate and enter into reciprocal agreements with the appropriate officials in other states to permit licensed investigators who meet or exceed the qualifications established in this chapter to operate in reciprocal states under mutually acceptable terms. History:…

The board shall routinely publish and update a copy of this article and any rules adopted under this article on the website of the board. History: (Act 2013-306, p. 1021, §21; Act 2023-397, §2.)

(a) The following acts when committed by an individual licensed as a private investigator or a private investigator apprentice, or employed by or contracting with a private investigation agency, shall constitute a violation punishable as a Class A misdemeanor: (1) To knowingly ma…

The Administrative Procedure Act shall govern all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial overview of any contested case. History: (Act 2013-306, p. 1021, §23.)

This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) An employee of any business or entity that is not primarily engaged in the business of private investigation when that employee is performing duties related to his or her employment. (2) An investigation of the internal affairs of…

(a) There is created within the board a Division of Investigation that shall be the board’s official investigative agency. (b) Each licensee shall provide to the investigative division staff all records that pertain to the exact nature of the complaint under investigation and upo…

(a) Each private investigator licensee shall complete 16 hours of continuing professional education, including two hours of ethics instruction, acceptable to the board in each two-year renewable licensing period. (b) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this sect…

(a) Any person offering private investigation training must first be certified by the board. The board shall ensure that the instructors employed by the training provider possess both the experience and academic credentials to ensure that the curriculum and instruction will be be…

No criminal or civil action taken under this chapter precludes a prosecution or action under any other law of this state. History: (Act 2013-306, p. 1021, §28.)

The Alabama Private Investigation Board is subject to the provisions of the Alabama Sunset Law of 1981. The board shall automatically terminate on October 1, 2016, and every four years thereafter, unless a bill is passed that it be continued, modified, or reestablished. History: …

An individual may not practice private investigation or hold himself or herself out to the public as a private investigator or private investigator apprentice or use any term, title, or abbreviation that expresses, infers, or implies that the individual is licensed as a private i…

(a) There is created the Alabama Private Investigation Board. The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the membership of the board is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state. (b) Priv…

Members. (a) The board is declared to be a quasi-judicial body. Absent negligence, wantonness, recklessness, or deliberate misconduct, the members and the employees of the board are granted immunity from civil liability and may not be liable for damages when acting in the perform…

(a)(1) A business entity and its agents, officers, and employees, whether domiciled within or outside of this state, which employ or subcontract with private investigators, may not practice, advertise, or hold themselves out to the public as a private investigation agency without…

(a) Application for a license as a private investigation agency shall be made in writing to the board, on forms prescribed by the board, and shall include all of the following information: (1) The name of the applicant. (2) The business name and physical and email address of the …

(a) The board shall issue to each private investigation agency licensee a certification, which shall be at least 8″ x 10″ in size and shall contain the following information: (1) The name of the private investigation agency. (2) The physical address of the private investigation a…

(a) The board shall mail to each private investigation agency licensee a notice of renewal at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the license. An application for renewal shall be available for download by the licensee on the website of the board. A licensee shall report any …

The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this article. History: (Act 2023-397, §4)

At the initial meeting of the board and each time a new member is appointed to the board, the members of the board shall select from among their members a chair to preside over meetings of the board and a vice chair to preside in the absence of the chair. History: (Act 2013-306, …

(a) There is created in the State Treasury for the use of the board a fund to be known as the Alabama Private Investigation Board Fund. All application and license fees, penalties, fines, and any other funds collected by the board related to private investigators, private investi…

of Ethics; Personnel; Legal Services. (a) The board may promulgate rules necessary to implement this chapter and accomplish its objectives subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. (b) The board may promulgate and establish canons of ethics and minimum acceptable profe…

(a) The board shall establish regular and special meetings for the purpose of transacting its business as provided by rules promulgated by the board. Notice of board meetings and meetings of the board shall comply with the Alabama Open Meetings Act. (b) A majority of the board sh…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the two levels of psychological practice are as follows: (1) Psychologist. (2) Psychological technician. (b)(1) A person practices as a psychologist within the meaning of this chapter when he or she holds himself or herself out to be a psycho…

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of school psychology in educational or school settings, and, in doing so, to improve the availability of school psychological services to the public. This compact is intended to establish a pathway to allow …

As used in this compact, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER. Any person with full-time duty status in the Armed Forces of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve. (2) ADVERSE ACTION. Disciplinary action or en…

(a) To be eligible to join this compact, and to maintain eligibility as a member state, a state must: (1) Enact a compact statute that is not materially different from the model compact as defined in the commission’s rules. (2) Participate in the sharing of information with other…

(a) To obtain and maintain an equivalent license from a remote state under this compact, a licensee must: (1) Hold and maintain an active home state license. (2) Satisfy any applicable state specific requirements established by the member state after an equivalent license is gran…

A licensee who is an active military member or is the spouse of an active military member shall be deemed to hold a home state license in any of the following locations: (1) The licensee’s permanent residence. (2) A member state that is the licensee’s primary state of practice. (…

(a) Nothing in this compact shall be deemed or construed to limit the authority of a member state to investigate or impose disciplinary measures on licensees according to its scope of practice laws. (b) Member states shall be authorized to receive, and shall provide, files and in…

Commission. (a) The member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted this compact, and this agency shall be known as the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Commission. The commission…

(a) The commission shall provide for facilitating the exchange of information to administer and implement the provisions of this compact in accordance with the rules of the commission, consistent with generally accepted data protection principles. (b) Notwithstanding any other pr…

(a) The commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this compact and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (b) The commission shall adopt reasonable rul…

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of the state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement this compact. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall…

(a) This compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state. (1) On or after the effective date of this compact indicated above, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the charter membe…

(a) This compact and the commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, implementation, and administration of this compact. Provisions of this compact expressly authorizing or requiring the adoption of rules shall not be construed…

(a) Nothing herein shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (b) Any laws, statutes, rules, or other legal requirements in a member state in conflict with this compact are superseded to the extent of th…

Psychiatrists, or Licensed Psychological Technicians and Their Clients. For the purpose of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between licensed psychologists, licensed psychiatrists, or licensed psychological technicians and their clients are placed upon t…

Repealed by Act 2016-416, §2, effective August 1, 2016. History: (Acts 1963, No. 535, p. 1147, §1.)

Meetings. (a)(1) There is created the Alabama Board of Examiners in Psychology to consist of eight persons who are residents of this state, who shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state, and who shall be appoi…

Continuing Education; Rules and Regulations. (a) The Board of Examiners in Psychology shall have authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to certify c…

The Board of Examiners in Psychology shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, Chapter 20 of Title 41, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41- 20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2016, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to th…

The Board of Examiners shall adopt the Code of Ethics of the American Psychological Association to govern appropriate practices or behavior as referred to in Section 34-26-46 and Section 34-26-47 and shall file such code with the Secretary of State within 30 days prior to the eff…

(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The Alabama Psychology Professionals Wellness Committee created under this section. (2) IMPAIRED or IMPAIRMENT. The inability of a licensed psychologist or licensed psychological technici…

(a) It is specifically prohibited that any individual or organization shall present himself, herself, or it, or be presented to the public by any title incorporating the name “psychological,” “psychologist,” or “psychology” other than so licensed by this chapter. Any psychologica…

Without License; Inactive Status. (a)(1) Any person wishing to obtain the right to practice as a psychologist or psychological technician in this state, who has not heretofore been licensed to do so, shall, before it shall be lawful for him or her to practice as a psychologist or…

Psychological Technician. (a) If any person holds himself or herself out to the public as being engaged in practice as a psychologist or psychological technician, such as clinical, counseling, school, or combined professional-scientific psychology, and does not then possess in fu…