§ 34-21-1 Definitions
§ 34-21-2 Board of Nursing generally
§ 34-21-2.1 Delegation of certain nursing care tasks to non-nurses
§ 34-21-3 Advisory councils
§ 34-21-4 Funds of board; transfer of duties, powers, etc., of Board of Nurses’ Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing
§ 34-21-5 Nursing educational programs
§ 34-21-6 Exemptions
§ 34-21-7 Violations and penalties
§ 34-21-8 Payment of license and fees by pesonal check

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 34 > Chapter 21 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • 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.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.