Title 34 — Title 34

The board shall be subject to the Alabama Sunset Law, as provided in Chapter 20, Title 41, as an enumerated agency as provided in Section 41-20-3, and shall have a termination date of October 1, 2013, and every four years thereafter, unless continued pursuant to the Alabama Sunse…

The existence and functioning of the Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design, formerly created and functioning pursuant to Sections 34-15B-1 to 34-15B-18, inclusive, is continued pursuant to this newly created Chapter 15C. All rights, duties, property, real or per…

The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is not intended to restrict the practice of interior design or the use of the terms design, designer, interior design, or interior designer in this state. The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to establis…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers. (2) NCIDQ. The National Council for Interior Design Qualification. (3) REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER. An interior design profess…

(a) There is created the Alabama Board for Registered Interior Designers, to be comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor in the manner set forth in this section. The members of the Alabama State Board of Registration for Interior Design serving on August 1, 2010, purs…

The board shall perform the following duties, subject to the other provisions of this chapter: (1) Administer fully this chapter and any rules promulgated by the board pursuant to this chapter. (2) Prescribe, make, adopt, and amend such rules pursuant to the Alabama Administrativ…

(a) Applications for registration shall be submitted on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The board shall promptly notify any applicant of the requirements and the schedule of fees established by the board for registration. (b) The board shall register an applicant to …

The board may waive the requirements for registration and grant registration to any applicant who submits proof of current registration as an interior designer in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States that requires standards for registration…

(a) A registered interior designer shall obtain a seal bearing the name of the registered interior designer, a design authorized by the board, the legend Registered Interior Designer, the words State of Alabama, and the registration number of the registered interior designer. (b)…

(a) Any person who is not a registered interior designer who uses the title registered interior designer on any sign, card, listing, advertising, business name, stationery, or in any other manner knowingly implies or indicates that he or she is a registered interior designer shal…

(a) This chapter shall be known as the “Alabama Licensure for Interpreters and Transliterators Act.” (b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and implemented to promote the purposes and policies set forth herein. History: (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §1.)

(a) Any person may apply for a license or a permit pursuant to this chapter by filing a written application on a form prescribed by the board not less than 30 days prior to the next meeting of the board. The application shall be accompanied by the payment of the annual nonrefunda…

Hearing; Appeal; Reapplication. (a) Any person may bring charges of fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetence, or misconduct against a licensee or permit holder. All charges shall be made in writing or by video tape and sworn to by the person making the charges. All charges shall b…

The board may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter and accomplish its objectives. The rules and regulations shall be published in the Standards of Professional Practice and made available to all licensees and permit holders. The rulemaking powers o…

After January 1, 1999, any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the practice of interpreting or transliterating for remuneration among consumers without first having procured a valid license or permit, or who knowingly presents or files false information with the board …

(a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name to recover actual or compensatory damages, including interest and court costs, sustained within the State of Alabama as the result of conduct of any licensee or permit holder who violates this chapter or the rules and regulations …

Professional Ethics, Etc. (a) A licensee or permit holder shall notify the board within 10 days of any felony conviction, and within 10 days of a civil action being brought against the licensee or permit holder, if the civil action arose from an interpreting or transliterating tr…

The board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 to 41-20-16, inclusive, and shall be reviewed at the same time as the State Board of Medical Examiners. History: (Act 98-675, p. 1480, §16.)

The Legislature declares that it is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the practice of interpreting and transliterating on behalf of consumers who are hard of hearing, deaf, or speech disabled by licensing and permitting the providers of in…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators, created pursuant to Section 34-16-4. (2) CODE OF ETHICS. The tenets established by the Registry of the Interpreters fo…

Composition; Meetings; Duties; Compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators. (b) The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor as follows: (1) Four members certified as interpreters or transliterators at a…

(a) After March 15, 1998, any person who provides interpreting or transliterating services for remuneration shall be required annually to be licensed or permitted by the board unless that person is exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to Section 34-16-7. (b) The initial l…

(a) Any person who practices as an interpreter or transliterator for remuneration on August 1, 1998, but who does not otherwise meet the requirements for licensure, may obtain a renewable permit to practice interpretation or transliteration. An initial permit shall be issued upon…

The following persons shall be exempt from licensure or permitting pursuant to this chapter: (1) Any student who is enrolled in a formal American sign language program, a formal interpreter training program, or a formal interpreter or transliterator internship program. The studen…

(a) The board may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any state, agency, or other organization that licenses, certifies, or registers professional interpreters or transliterators, or both, if the board finds that the state, agency, or organization has substantially the same re…

(a) The annual fee may be increased or decreased by the board, provided, the board shall not set an annual fee at an amount which would not provide sufficient revenues to pay all the costs and expenses incurred by the board in enforcing this chapter. (b) The annual fee shall cove…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects. (2) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. A person who is engaged or offers to engage in the practice…

Compensation. (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects which shall consist of three members. The board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall select th…

(a) In order to safeguard public welfare, health, and property and to promote public good, any person practicing or offering to practice landscape architecture, privately or in public service, shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice as hereina…

For licensing as a landscape architect, the following evidence shall be submitted that the applicant: (1) Is at least 19 years of age. (2) Has, before making application to the board, completed the course of study in and been graduated from a college or school of landscape archit…

Examinations for the license shall be held by the board at least once each year. The board shall adopt rules and regulations covering the subjects and scope of the examinations, shall publish appropriate announcements and shall conduct the examinations at the times designated. Ex…

The board may exempt from examination an applicant who holds a license of certificate to practice landscape architecture issued to him or her upon examination by a legally constituted board of examiners of any other state or Washington, D.C. or any other territory or possession u…

Status. (a) Every landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee to the board. The fee shall be due and payable on the first day of January of each year and shall become delinquent after the thirty-first day of January. (b) If the annual license fee is not paid before it bec…

The fees prescribed by this chapter shall be in the following amounts: (1) The fee for application to the board is one hundred fifty dollars ($150). (2) The fee for examination or reexamination shall be in an amount as established by the board in order to cover all costs of exami…

The board, subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board promulgated thereunder prescribing the qualifications for a landscape architect license, may permit the practice of landscape architecture in this state under a landscape architect lic…

This chapter shall not be construed to require licensing in the following cases: (1) The practice of landscape architecture by any person who acts under the supervision of a registered landscape architect or by an employee of a person lawfully engaged in the practice of landscape…

Generally. (a) The board shall have the powers and duties listed in this section. (b) The board shall have such employees as may be provided in the annual state budget. (c) The board may make, adopt, and amend such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the prov…

Signature and Seal; Formation of Corporation, Limited Liability Company, or Partnership as Vehicle for Practice; Use of Title. (a) The right to engage in the practice of landscape architecture is a personal right, based upon the qualifications of the individual evidenced by his o…

(a) Each of the following facts shall constitute a ground for disciplinary action: (1) That the holder of a certificate of registration is practicing in violation of this chapter or the rules of the board. (2) That the holder of a certificate has obtained the certificate by fraud…

The secretary of the board shall receive and account for all moneys derived under the provisions of this chapter and shall not later than the tenth day of each month pay all such moneys collected during the previous month to the State Treasurer, who shall keep such moneys in a se…

(a) Any individual who, without possessing a valid, unrevoked certificate as provided in this chapter, uses the title or term “landscape architect” in any sign, card, listing, advertisement, or in any other manner implies or indicates that he or she is a landscape architect, as d…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited the “Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act.” History: (Acts 1997, No. 97-170, p. 247, §1.)

The following education and experience requirements apply to all applicants for licensure who submit a completed application: (1) Educational requirements: A master’s degree or a doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy from a recognized educational institution, or a gradua…

The board shall approve applicants for an examination at least once a year at a time and place designated by the board. Examinations shall include questions in theoretical and applied fields as the board deems most suitable to test the knowledge and competence of the applicant to…

The board shall issue a license by examination of credentials to any person licensed or certified as a marriage and family therapist in another state which has requirements for licensure that are equivalent to or exceed the requirements of this state, provided the applicant submi…

(a) A fee, in an amount to be determined by the board, shall be paid to the board for original licensure. (b) Licenses shall be valid for two years and shall be renewed biennially prior to the expiration date. The amount of the renewal fee shall be determined by the board. Any ap…

(a) The board may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or designation granted pursuant to this chapter or otherwise discipline a licensee on any of the following grounds: (1) Conviction of a crime that the board determines to be of a nature as to render the person convicted unfit t…

(a) The board shall conduct its proceedings in accordance with this chapter and the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Sections 41-22-1 to 41-22-27, inclusive. Any person may be heard by the board in person or by an attorney. Every vote and official act of the board shall be e…

The board shall establish rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to the exercise of its functions under this chapter. All rules and regulations shall be promulgated by the board pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Sections 41-22-1 to 41-22-27, inclusive, on…

(a) A person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within the board and who is aggrieved by a final decision of the board is entitled to judicial review. A preliminary, procedural, or intermediate board action or ruling is immediately reviewable only if review o…