Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-33-3

  • 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.
  • 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

It shall be unlawful for any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or joint venture to engage in the business of installation, repair, alteration, addition, maintenance, or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system in this state except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter, however, shall be construed to apply to fire protection sprinkler system owners who employ registered professional fire protection engineers, and skilled workers who regularly and routinely design, install, repair, alter, add to, maintain, and inspect sprinkler systems on and within the premises of their employer, provided such systems are for the owners’ use only.