Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-32-4

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

This chapter does not prohibit one or more professional soil classifiers from practicing through the medium of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. In such partnership or corporation whose primary activity consists of classification services, at least one partner or officer shall be a registered professional soil classifier.