Title 34

(a) The State Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice is hereby created. (b) The board shall consist of three members. Two members of the board shall be dietitians/nutritionists licensed under this chapter. One member of the board shall be a lay person. The Governor s…

To qualify as a licensed dietitian or nutritionist, an applicant must: (1) Be 19 years of age or older. (2) Submit evidence of good moral character and respectability. (3) File a written application on a form provided by the board. (4) Have satisfactorily completed appropriate ac…

There is hereby established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama State Board of Examiners for Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Fund. All receipts collected by the board under the provisions of this chapter are to be deposited in this …

(a) A temporary license to practice as a dietitian/nutritionist may be issued by the board upon the filing of an application and submission of evidence of successful completion of education requirements specified in Section 34-34A-7. (b) A temporary license shall expire one year …

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of dietetics with the goal of improving public access to dietetics services. This compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state lice…

(a) The compact commission shall adopt reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of this compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule …

(a) Oversight. (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement this compact. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial proc…

(a) The 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 the compact, the compact commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven member stat…

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

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

Except as to judicial proceedings for the enforcement of this compact among member states, individuals may pursue judicial proceedings related to this compact in any Alabama state or federal court that would otherwise have competent jurisdiction. (Act 2024-366, §1.)

As used in this compact, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ACEND. The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics or its successor organization. (2) ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBER. Any individual with full-time duty status in the active armed forces …

(a) To participate in the compact, a state must currently license and regulate the practice of dietetics and have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees. (b) A member state shall: (1) Participate fully in the compact commission’s data syst…

(a) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall: (1) Satisfy one of the following: a. Hold a valid current registration that gives the applicant the right to use the term “registered dietitian”; or b. Complete all of the fol…

(a) A licensee may hold a home state license, which allows for a compact privilege in other member states, in only one member state at a time. (b) If a licensee changes his or her home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee shall file an application for obtai…

An active military member, or his or her spouse, shall designate a home state where the individual has a current license in good standing. The individual may retain the home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. (Act 2024-366, §1.)

(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to do both of the following: (1) Take adverse action against a licensee’s compact privilege within that member state. (2) Issue …

(a) The compact member states hereby create and establish a joint governmental agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact known as the Dietitian Licensure Compact Commission. The compact commission is an instrumentality of the compact stat…

(a) The compact commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system. (b) The compact commission shall assign each applicant for a compact privilege a unique identifier, as determined by the rules. (c) Notwithstanding …

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) TRANSIENT MERCHANT. Any person that transacts transient business in this state either in one locality or by traveling from place to…

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Civic and nonprofit organizations, wholesale sales to retail merchants by commercial travelers or agents selling in the usual course of business; (2) Wholesale trade shows or conventions; (3) Sales of goods, wares, servic…

A transient merchant may not transact business in any county in this state unless the merchant, and the owner of the merchandise or provider of the services to be offered, if the merchandise is not owned or the services are not provided by the merchant, has secured a license in a…

(a) A transient merchant who desires to transact business in a county in this state must apply for and obtain a license in each county in which the merchant desires to transact business. The license application shall be filed with the probate judge and must include: (1) The name …

The tax assessor in each county shall prepare appropriate forms for license applications, license certificates, and license renewals issued under this chapter. (Acts 1985, No. 85-693, p. 1114, §5.)

(a) Each applicant for a transient merchant license shall designate a registered agent on the license application. The registered agent must be a resident of the county and shall be the agent on whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the …

(a) Each applicant for a transient merchant license must include a license fee of $250 with the application, to be deposited in the county treasury that issues the license. The license applicant must also execute a cash bond or a surety bond issued by a corporate surety authorize…

(a) The probate judge shall issue a transient merchant license under this chapter only if all requirements of this chapter have been met. The license is not transferable, and is valid only within the territorial limits of the issuing county. A license expires 90 days after the da…

Any person who knowingly or intentionally operates a transient business without a valid license as provided by this chapter, or who knowingly or intentionally advertises, offers for sale, or sells any merchandise or services in violation of this chapter, shall, upon conviction, b…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alabama Electrical Contractors Act” and shall be construed and implemented to promote the purposes and policies set forth in this chapter. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §1; Act 2010-540, p. 932, §1.)

A suspended license is subject to expiration and must be renewed or restored as provided in this chapter during the term of suspension. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §10.)

The board is empowered to establish and charge reasonable fees for the administration of examinations, issuance of all active and inactive licenses, and supplying information to applicants, licensees, and the general public. Such fees shall be commensurate with the cost of fulfil…

Every person holding a license issued by the board shall display it in a conspicuous manner at his or her principal place of business. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921, p. 201, §12.)

(a) No person shall engage in the electrical contracting business or perform work as a master or journeyman electrician unless such person shall have received a license from the board or from the county or municipality where the electrical contracting work is being performed; pro…

Electrical contracting involves activities affecting the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Such activities, when engaged in by a person who is not licensed, are a public nuisance and harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare. The board or …

(a) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, it shall be unlawful for any person to violate this chapter regulating electrical contracting, and any person convicted of such violation shall be punished as a Class A misdemeanor. (b) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provi…

There is hereby established a separate fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors Fund. All money derived under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Suc…

This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing the employment of statewide electrical inspectors. (Act 2010-540, p. 932, §2.)

The “Alabama Electrical Contractors Act” is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding homeowners and other property owners and tenants against faulty, inadequate, inefficient, or unsafe electrical installations and to protect the life, health, and property of homeowners and other p…

The following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them used in this chapter, for the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors. (2) DIRECTOR. The Executive Director …

(a) The Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors is created. (b) A person to be eligible for appointment to serve on the board shall be a citizen and resident of Alabama. Each person appointed to the board from each congressional district shall be actively engaged in the electrica…

The members of the board shall receive up to three hundred dollars ($300) per day with a limit of 15 days per year while performing their official duties, in addition to the same per diem and mileage as provided to state employees. (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-921 p. 201 §5;…

(a) By rule, the board shall make provisions to do all of the following: (1) Prepare or approve all examinations of applicants for licenses for electrical contractors and journeyman electricians. (2) Determine the qualifications of electrical contractors to engage in the business…

(a) All applicants for licensure as an electrical contractor or journeyman electrician must submit a completed application, application fee, and supportive documentation of qualifications before taking an examination approved by the board. The board shall examine applicants at le…

(a) All licenses shall expire annually or at other times designated by the board. All applications for renewal of licenses shall be filed with the director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the annual renewal fee prescribed by the board. (b) The board is authorized to …

An expired license for an electrical contractor which has expired for failure to renew may only be restored within five years from the date of expiration after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee and satisfaction of all continuing education requirements. The…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) APPRENTICE GAS FITTER OR PLUMBER. A person other than a master or journeyman gas fitter or plumber, who is engaged in learning and assi…