§ 38-9C-1 Short title
§ 38-9C-2 Legislative findings
§ 38-9C-3 Definitions
§ 38-9C-4 Rights
§ 38-9C-5 Providers who contract with agencies or programs required to develop written policies to ensure rights
§ 38-9C-6 Construction with other law
§ 38-9C-7 Effect of chapter on established standards of medical care; application of written policies requirement
§ 38-9C-8 No reduction or expansion of rights beyond rights guaranteed other persons

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 38 > Chapter 9C - Bill of Rights for Persons With Developmental Disabilities and Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.