Title 34 — Title 34

2026.] (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 the compact. (2) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission sha…

2026.] (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 commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the charter member states to…

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

1, 2026.] (a) Nothing herein 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 (b) Any laws, statutes, rules, or other legal requirements in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the exte…

(a) For the purpose of this chapter, a “general contractor” is defined to be one who, for a fixed price, commission, fee, or wage, undertakes to construct or superintend or engage in the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, remediation, reclamation, or d…

In all prosecutions for the violation of the provisions of Section 34-8-6 for engaging in the business of general contracting without a certificate of authority, it shall be sufficient to allege in the indictment, affidavit, or complaint that “A. B. unlawfully engaged in business…

(a) Any person desiring to be licensed or desiring a renewal of an existing license as a general contractor in this state shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate docum…

In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the general public welfare by requiring that only properly qualified persons be permitted to engage in general contracting, there shall be a State Licensing Board for General Contractors, consisting of five members, …

Each member of the board shall before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his or her office take and file with the Secretary of State the oath required by Section 279 of the Constitution of Alabama. History: (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §3; Code 1940, T. 46, §67; Acts 19…

When the Governor appoints the board, he or she shall designate and commission one member as the chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another as secretary-treasurer. The board may make the bylaws, rules, and regulations as it shall deem best, provided the same shall not …

The board shall adopt a seal for its own use. Such seal shall have the words “License Board for Contractors, State of Alabama,” and the secretary shall have the charge, care, and custody thereof. History: (Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §5; Code 1940, T. 46, §69; Acts 1959, No. 571,…

The board shall have four regular meetings in each year, one in January, one in April, one in July, and one in October, for the purpose of transacting business which may properly come before it, and as many special or adjourned meetings as the board may deem necessary, on call of…

The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board, shall receive and account for all the moneys derived from the operation of this chapter and shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all such moneys in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Licen…

Investigation and Report of Complaints. The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board and a register of the applicants for license, showing for each the date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, and whether the license was granted…

Any party aggrieved by any decision of the State Licensing Board, either in denying an application for license as a general contractor or in revoking a license, may appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County by filing a bond with the clerk of the court, conditioned to pay a…

(a) An amount of one hundred dollars ($100) from the fees required for application and renewal for certification and registration of general contractors in Section 34-8- 2, and an amount of fifty dollars ($50) from the fees required for application and renewal of the license of a…

When the board conducts an examination of an applicant for a license, as much as three days may be devoted to written or oral examination, within the discretion of the board, to ascertain the ability of the applicant to make a practical application of his or her knowledge of the …

(a) The board may levy and collect an administrative fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any violation of any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board. (b) The board may also revoke the cert…

The issuance of a certificate by the board shall be evidence that the person, firm, or corporation named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed general contractor to perform work of the types and amounts specified in the license issued to him, her, or …

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ALABAMA COMMERCIAL ENERGY CODE. The commercial energy code adopted by the board, and any subsequent amendments, editions, changes, or recompilations thereof. (2) BOARD. The State Licensing Board for Gen…

(a) The Alabama Commercial Energy Code Division is established within the State Licensing Board for General Contractors. (b) The division shall be responsible for administering meetings of the committee and advising the board on recommendations made by the committee for adoption …

Composition; Terms. (a) The Alabama Commercial Energy Code Advisory Committee is established within the Alabama Commercial Energy Code Division of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of …

Quorum; Subcommittees; Bylaws. (a) The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the executive director of the board as soon as practicable after January 1, 2025. The executive director of the board, or his or her designee, shall preside until a chair and a vice chair are…

The committee shall make recommendations to the board with respect to the acceptance, adoption, and implementation of the Alabama Commercial Energy Code. In so doing, the committee may perform any of the following functions: (1) Propose to the board for consideration of adoption …

Code. (a) By December 31, 2025, the committee shall submit to the board for adoption the proposed Alabama Commercial Energy Code. Thereafter, the committee shall review and propose adoption of the code or amendments to the code no less than two years after the date of publication…

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation not being duly authorized who shall engage in the business of general contracting in this state, except as provided for in this chapter, and any person, firm, or corporation presenting or attempting to file as its own the license certificate o…

Act 2026-396) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-396, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) The following shall be exempted from this chapter: (1) The practice of general contracting, as defined in Section 34-8-1, by an authorized repres…

Engineers; Inclusion of License Number on Bid. (a) All owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, and private awarding authorities preparing plans and specifications for work to be contracted in Alabama pursuant to this chapter shall include in their invitations to bid…

Any person, firm, or corporation, upon making application to the building inspector or such other authority of any incorporated city, town, village, or county in Alabama charged with the duty of issuing building or other permits for the construction, alteration, maintenance, repa…

Duties. There is hereby created a board to be known as the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling composed of seven members, appointed by the Governor of this state within 60 days after July 18, 1979, in the manner and for the term of office as hereinafter provided. The board s…

The place of examination shall be designated in advance by the board, and such examination shall be given annually at such time and place and under the supervision as the board may determine, and specifically at such other times as in the opinion of the board the number of applic…

The examination shall require that the applicant demonstrate his or her knowledge and application thereof in those areas deemed relevant to his or her specialty and those services he or she intends to offer to the public. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-423, p. 649, §11; Act 2006-566…

In the event an applicant fails to receive a passing grade on the entire examination, the applicant may register and shall be allowed to take a subsequent examination. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-423, p. 649, §12; Act 2000-810, p. 1925, §1; Act 2006- 566, p. 1314, §1.)

The board is required to preserve an examination score of each candidate, as part of its records for a period of two years following the date of examination. History: (Acts 1979, No. 79-423, p. 649, §13; Act 2006-566, p. 1314, §1.)

(a) Counselors licensed as a licensed professional counselor by the board shall be required to submit biennially at the time of renewal a license renewal fee to be established by the board. No license shall be renewed unless the renewal request is accompanied by evidence satisfac…

Upon application accompanied by fee the board may issue a license to any person who furnishes upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she is licensed as a professional counselor or as a counselor associate by another s…

(a) The board by a majority of the board members present and voting is authorized to withhold, deny, revoke, or suspend, any license or certificate issued or applied for in accordance with this chapter or otherwise discipline a licensed professional counselor or associate license…

When it shall appear to the board that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or order hereunder, the board in its discretion and in its own name may bring an action in any court of…

(a) In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred upon it by law, the board may issue an order assessing a civil penalty not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) against any person who holds himself or herse…

The Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling shall have authority to administer oaths, to summon witnesses, to issue subpoenas, and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The board shall be the sole agency in this state empowered to certify concerning competence…

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) ASSOCIATE LICENSED COUNSELOR. Any person that has been licensed by the board to offer counseling services as d…

The Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling shall license to engage in private practice all persons who shall present satisfactory evidence of attainments and qualifications under provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board. Such licensure shall be sign…

Practitioner and Client. For the purpose of this chapter, the confidential relations and communications between licensed professional counselor or certified counselor associate and client are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client, and not…

The Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling shall adopt a code of ethics to govern appropriate practice or behavior as referred to in Section 34-8A-16 and Section 34-8A-17 and shall file such code with the Secretary of State within 30 days prior to effective date of such code. H…

For a period of one year from July 25, 1983, the board shall waive the requirements of subdivisions (5) and (6) of Section 34-8A-7, and shall grant the appropriate license upon payment of the required fee to any person submitting an application for licensure and proof of practice…

There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action shall arise against a licensed professional counselor or associate licensed counselor in failing to warn of and protect from a client who has communicated to the licensed professional counselor or associa…

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any of the following: (1) The activities, services, and use of an official title on the part of a person employed as a counselor by any federal, state, county, or municipal agency; public or private educational institutio…

Provision. (a) There is created an Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling, to consist of seven members who shall be citizens of this state and appointed by the Governor pursuant to the requirements of this section. (b) Within 30 days from July 18, 1979, the Executive Committee …

Seal; Rules and Regulations; Grants. (a) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair. Each member shall receive daily compensation as established by the board for each day actively engaged in the duties of the board and the same travel expense allowance as is paid to …

(a) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services. The practice of professional counseling occurs in the state where the client is located at the ti…