Terms Used In Alabama Code 16-28-41

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The State Department of Education shall distribute written guidelines to each school system for developing a written school policy in accordance with this article that outlines the definitions of “circumstances beyond the control” of any person subject to denial or revocation of the privilege of a driver’s license or learner’s license to operate a motor vehicle and outlines the appeal process available to the person. The school system shall give adequate written information to each student concerning these guidelines and the sanctions and rights provided for in this article.