Alabama Code > Title 8 > Chapter 17 – Regulation of Certain Goods and Products


Article 1	Brake Fluid	8-17-1 – 8-17-9
Article 2	Caustic or Corrosive Substances	8-17-20 – 8-17-24
Article 3	Linseed Oil	8-17-40 – 8-17-45
Article 5	Petroleum Products	8-17-80 – 8-17-155
Article 6	Turpentine	8-17-170 – 8-17-174
Article 7	Liquefied Petroleum Gas	8-17-190
Article 8	Fireworks	8-17-210 – 8-17-226
Article 8A	Pyrotechnic Displays	8-17-230 – 8-17-239
Article 9	Explosives	8-17-240 – 8-17-256
Article 10	Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards	8-17-270 – 8-17-281

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 8 > Chapter 17 - Regulation of Certain Goods and Products

ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS: The sum of all the amounts deducted from the compensation of a member credited to his or her individual account in the District Attorneys' Plan, together with regular interest thereon. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT: Any warrant of arrest, information, or grand jury indictment. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
Acquittal:
1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
2. A verdict of "not guilty."
act: Alabama Explosives Safety Act of 1993. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT: A benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of the mortality tables adopted by the Board of Control and regular interest. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
advertisement: All representations, other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means, relating to seed within the scope of this article. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
AERIAL DEVICES: Any type of D. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
agent: Any person authorized by the Department of Revenue to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
AGRICULTURAL LAND: Any real property classified or assessed as agricultural or forest land for property tax purposes. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
AGRICULTURAL SEED: The seeds of grasses, forage, cereal and fiber crops and any other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within this state as agricultural or field seeds and mixtures of such seeds. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
aircraft: Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, except a parachute or other contrivance designed for use primarily as safety equipment. See Alabama Code 4-4-1
airport: Any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and utilized or to be utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
AIRPORT HAZARD: Any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking-off at any airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking-off of aircraft. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
AIRPORT HAZARD AREA: Any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided in this chapter. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
ANNUAL RETAILER: Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks to consumers within this state throughout the entire calendar year from January 1 through December 31. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
annuity: Payments for life derived from the accumulated contributions of a member. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
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.
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
applicant: A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with the provisions of Section 45-27A-31. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
APPLICATION FOR CONVERSION: That written application, on a form to be prescribed by the superintendent, which is filed with the superintendent requesting approval of a plan of conversion. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
APPOINTING AUTHORITY: The sheriff, or any designee of the sheriff who is exempt pursuant to Section 45-28-234. See Alabama Code 45-28-234
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
articles: The articles of incorporation or articles of reincorporation of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
articles: The articles of incorporation of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: The original or restated articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation and all amendments thereto, including articles of merger, of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
association: Includes, but is not limited to, an unincorporated nonprofit association as defined in Chapter 17 and an unincorporated professional association as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 30. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
AUDIBLE GROUND DEVICES: Any type of D. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
authority: A public corporation incorporated and reincorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
authority: A public corporation incorporated pursuant to this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
authority: A nonprofit public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
authority: The Brewton Development Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to this part. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
authority: A public corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter, as amended. See Alabama Code 11-88-40
AUTHORIZED OPERATIONAL AREA: The county or counties in which the authority has been or is proposed to be authorized to operate, as designated in its articles of incorporation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION: A resolution adopted by the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-27A-31. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION: Any county or municipality to which application has been made for authority to incorporate an authority under this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
AVERAGE FINAL COMPENSATION: The average annual compensation of a district attorney with respect to which he or she had made contributions pursuant to Section 12-17-227. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
AVIATION GASOLINE: Motor fuel designed for use in the operation of aircraft other than jet aircraft, and sold or used for that purpose. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
beneficiary: Any person in receipt of a pension, an annuity, a retirement allowance or other benefit as provided by this division. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
BIODIESEL FUEL: Any motor fuel or mixture of motor fuels that is derived, in whole or in part, from agricultural products or animal fats, or the wastes of such products or fats, and is advertised as, offered for sale as, suitable for use as, or used as motor fuel in a diesel engine. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
blast: The firing or detonating of explosives. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
blaster: A person qualified by reason of training, knowledge, and experience to design, supervise, or detonate explosives in blasting operations, who has obtained a valid blaster certification card issued by the office. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
BLASTING CONTRACTOR: A person employed, hired, or contracted by a client or other person to plan, organize, supervise, and conduct blasting operations. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
BLASTING OPERATION: The use of explosives in the blasting of stone, rock, or any other natural formation, or in any construction, quarry work, or demolition of man-made structures. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
BLASTING PRIVILEGES: Blasting certification, blasting contractor licensing, and blasting permits. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
BLENDED FUEL: A mixture composed of gasoline or diesel fuel and any other liquid that can be used as a motor fuel in a highway vehicle. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
board: The Police and Fire Pension Board as constituted under Section 45-49A-63. See Alabama Code 45-49A-63
board: The Alabama Board of Agriculture and Industries. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
board: The board of directors of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
board: The board of directors of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
board: The board of directors of the authority. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
board: The Personnel Board of the Office of the Sheriff of Etowah County created by this part. See Alabama Code 45-28-234
board: The board of directors of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-88-40
BOARD OF CONTROL: The board provided for in Section 36-27-23 to administer the retirement system. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The board of directors of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The group of persons vested with the management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name by which the group is designated. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
BOND OR BONDS: A bond or bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
bonds: Includes bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
brand: The trade name or other designation under which a particular petroleum product is sold, offered for sale, or otherwise identified. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
BULK TRANSFER: Any transfer of motor fuel from one location to another by pipeline tender or marine delivery within a bulk transfer/terminal system, including, but not limited to, the following:
a. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
BULK USER: A person who receives into his or her own storage facilities, in transport truck lots, taxable motor fuel for his or her own consumption. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
bylaws: The code or codes of rules adopted for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which the rules are designated. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
Chambers: A judge's office.
chiropractic: when used in this article, is hereby defined as the science and art of locating and removing without the use of drugs or surgery any interference with the transmission and expression of nerve energy in the human body by any means or methods as taught in schools or colleges of chiropractic which are recognized by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. See Alabama Code 34-24-120
cigarette: Any of the following:
a. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
city: The City of Mobile, Alabama. See Alabama Code 45-49A-63
city: The City of Brewton, Alabama. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
CLASSIFIED SERVICE: All Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission-certified custodial, administrative, and clerical employees of the Office of the Sheriff of Etowah County not specifically exempted as command staff in subsection (b) of Section 45-28-234. See Alabama Code 45-28-234
code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. See Alabama Code 45-49A-63
Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Any real property that is not residential property, as defined in this section, or has not specifically been exempted from the fee provisions set out in Section 11-89C-9(d)(1). See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
commissioner: The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT DWELLING: Any dwelling that is decent, safe, and sanitary; adequate in size to accommodate the occupants; within the financial means of the displaced person; functionally equivalent; in an area not subject to unreasonable adverse environmental conditions; and in a location generally not less desirable than the location of the dwelling of a displaced person with respect to public utilities, facilities, services, and the place of employment of a displaced person. See Alabama Code 18-4-2
Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
conversion: A conversion, whether referred to as a conversion, domestication, or otherwise, means:
(A) the continuance of a domestic entity as a foreign entity of any type;
(B) the continuance of a foreign entity as a domestic entity of any type; or
(C) the continuance of a domestic entity of one type as a domestic entity of another type. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
cooperative: Includes an employee cooperative as defined in Chapter 11. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
cooperative: A cooperative marketing association for marketing of farm products. See Alabama Code 2-1-1
Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
county: Any county in this state that abuts on a navigable river or through which a navigable river runs. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
COUNTY OF INCORPORATION: The county of the state in which an authority has been or is proposed to be incorporated or reincorporated. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
COUNTY OF INCORPORATION: The county in which an authority has been or is proposed to be incorporated. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
court: The designated court, and if none, the circuit court specifically set forth in this title, and if none, any other court having jurisdiction in a case. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
day: When used in the computation of time, excludes the first day and includes the last day of the period so computed, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
dealer: Any person who buys and sells seed in Alabama. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Decedent: A deceased person.
DEFERRED PROSECUTION: The suspension of prosecution prior to indictment for a specified period of time upon the request of the accused with the consent of the district attorney. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
department: The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
department: The State Banking Department as provided for and created in Section 5-2A-1. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
DIESEL FUEL: Any liquid that is advertised, offered for sale, or sold for use as or used as a motor fuel in a diesel-powered engine. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
director: The Director of the Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. See Alabama Code 41-29-221
director: An individual who serves on the board of directors, by whatever name known, of a foreign or domestic corporation. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
director: A member of the board of directors of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
director: A member of the board of the authority. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
directors: The members of the board of directors. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
directors: The members of the board of directors. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
distribution: A transfer of property, including cash, from an entity to an owner or member of the entity in the owner's or member's capacity as an owner or member. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
distributor: Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks for resale to all holders of the required Alabama permits who in turn resells to any permit holder; or any person who receives, brings, or imports any fireworks of any kind into the State of Alabama, except to a holder of an Alabama manufacturer's or distributor's permit. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Except as otherwise provided in Section 12-17-227. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
DIVERSIONARY SCREENING: The discretionary power of a district attorney to suspend, prior to the indictment, all formal prosecutorial proceedings against one who has become involved in the criminal justice system as a defendant or an accused. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
division: The Business Development Division of the Department of Commerce. See Alabama Code 41-29-221
Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
DYED DIESEL FUEL: Diesel fuel that meets the dyeing and marking requirements of Section 4082, Title 26 of the United States Code. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
DYED KEROSENE: Kerosene that meets the dyeing and marking requirements of Section 4082, Title 26 of the United States Code. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
electronic: Relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
employee: Any person not exempt pursuant to Section 45-28-234. See Alabama Code 45-28-234
employer: The State of Alabama or any department, agency, or local governing body by which a district attorney is paid. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. ^{Source: OCC}
Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
explosives: Any chemical compound or other substance or mechanical system intended for the purpose of producing an explosion, or that contains oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions or quantities that ignition by detonation may produce an explosion, capable of causing injury to persons or damage to property. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. ^{Source: OCC}
Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. ^{Source: OCC}
Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
fiduciary: A trustee of a testamentary trust or of any express trust, a guardian of the estate of a minor, a guardian, committee or conservator of the estate of an incompetent person, an executor of a will, an administrator of the estate of a decedent or an advisor or consultant exercising control over a testamentary or express trust. See Alabama Code 19-2-1
FILING INSTRUMENT: An instrument, document, or statement that is required or permitted by this title to be delivered for filing by or for an entity to a filing officer. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
FIREWORKS SEASONS: The dates of June 20 through July 10 and December 15 through January 2 of each year shall be the only periods when seasonal retailers may sell fireworks. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
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.
Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
- You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
- The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
- The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
FLOWER SEED: The seeds of all plants grown for ornamental purposes, either for domestic or commercial purposes, and which are generally known and sold under the name of flower seed in this state. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
FOREIGN NONPROFIT CORPORATION: A nonprofit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of Alabama. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
fund: The Judicial Retirement Fund provided for in Chapter 18 of this title. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
gasohol: A blended motor fuel composed of gasoline and motor fuel grade alcohol. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
gasoline: Any product commonly or commercially known as gasoline, regardless of classification, that is advertised, offered for sale, or sold for use as or used as motor fuel in an internal combustion engine, including gasohol and blended fuel which contains gasoline. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
germination: The percentage of seeds capable of producing normal seedlings under ordinarily favorable conditions (not including seeds which produce weak, malformed or obviously abnormal sprouts nor hard seeds). See Alabama Code 2-26-1
GOVERNING AUTHORITY: A person or group of persons who are entitled to manage and direct the affairs of an entity pursuant to this title and the governing documents of the entity, except that if the governing documents of the entity or this title divide the authority to manage and direct the affairs of the entity among different persons or groups of persons according to different matters, governing authority means the person or group of persons entitled to manage and direct the affairs of the entity with respect to a matter under the governing documents of the entity or this title. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
GOVERNING BODY: The governing body of a county or municipality in the state which is now or may hereafter be specifically designated in 40 C. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
GOVERNING BODY: With respect to a county, the county commission and, with respect to a municipality, the council, commission or other governing body of such municipality. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
GOVERNING BODY: With respect to the city, its city council, board of commissioners, or other like governing body. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
greenfield: Any real property not previously developed. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. ^{Source: OCC}
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
HARD SEEDS: The percentage of seeds which because of hardness or impermeability do not absorb moisture or germinate under prescribed tests but remain hard during the period prescribed for germination of the kind of seed concerned. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
HYBRID SEED CORN: The first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the pollination and by combining two, three or four inbred lines or by combining one inbred line or a single cross with an open-pollinated variety. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
ILLICIT DISCHARGE: Any discharge to a municipal separate storm sewer that is not composed entirely of storm water, except discharges pursuant to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES permit for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer) and discharges resulting from fire fighting and emergency management activities. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
import: To bring petroleum products into this state for sale, use, or storage by any means of conveyance other than in the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
importer: A person who imports petroleum products into this state. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
improvement: Any sanitary sewage treatment or sewage disposal plant or any sanitary sewer, including mains, laterals, trunk lines, collector lines, outfall lines, force mains, and appurtenant facilities. See Alabama Code 11-88-40
incorporators: The natural persons filing a written application for the incorporation or reincorporation of an authority pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
incorporators: The natural persons filing a written application for the incorporation of an authority pursuant to this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
incorporators: The persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to this part. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
indenture: Any mortgage, indenture of mortgage, deed of trust, trust agreement or trust indenture executed by an authority as security for its bonds. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
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.
INERT MATTER: All matter not seeds, including, among others, broken seeds, sterile florets, chaff, fungus bodies and stones, etc. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
INSPECTION FEE PERMIT HOLDER: A person to whom the Department of Revenue has issued an inspection fee permit. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
insurance: as used in this chapter includes the term "annuity" and the term "policy" includes the term "contract. See Alabama Code 11-91-1
Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
ISSUING AUTHORITY: A municipality or other governmental entity authorized to issue permits and conduct the duties provided by this article. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
JUDGE OF PROBATE: The judge of probate of the county of incorporation of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
juries: include courts or judges in all cases when a jury trial is waived, or when the court or judge is authorized to ascertain and determine the facts as well as the law. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
kerosene: All grades of kerosene, including, but not limited to, the two grades of kerosene, No. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
kind: One or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively are known by one common name, for example, wheat, oat, vetch, sweet clover, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
labeling: All labels and other written, printed or graphic representations in any form whatsoever accompanying and pertaining to any seed, whether in bulk or in containers, and such term includes invoices and other bills of shipment. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
license: An authorization issued pursuant to Section 8-17-247 that identifies persons eligible to do business as a blasting contractor or a quarry operator where explosives will be involved in blasting operations. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
license: A license, certificate of registration, or other legal authorization. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
licensee: An individual who currently holds an authorization from a state to practice as a physical therapist or to work as a physical therapist assistant. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
LOT OF SEED: A definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number, every portion or bag of which is uniform, within permitted tolerances, for the factors which appear in the labeling. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
LUBRICATING OIL: Those products of petroleum that are commonly used in lubricating or oiling engines and any devices or substitutes for such products of petroleum. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
manufacturer: Any of the following:
a. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
manufacturer: Any person engaged in the making, manufacture, or construction of fireworks of any kind within the State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
Marital deduction: The deduction(s) that can be taken in the determination of gift and estate tax liabilities because of the existence of a marriage or marital relationship.
MEDICAL BOARD: The board of physicians provided for in Section 36-27-23. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
member: Any district attorney included in membership of the plan. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
member: One having membership rights in a corporation in accordance with the provisions of its governing documents. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
MEMBER GOVERNING BODY: A governing body that joins a public corporation established pursuant to this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
MEMBERSHIP SERVICE: Service as a district attorney on account of which contributions are made. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
merger: The combination of one or more domestic entities with one or more domestic entities or foreign entities resulting in:
(A) one or more surviving domestic entities or foreign entities;
(B) the creation of one or more new domestic entities or foreign entities, or one or more surviving domestic entities or foreign entities; or
(C) one or more surviving domestic entities or foreign entities and the creation of one or more new domestic entities or foreign entities. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
MILITARY INSTALLATION: A federal military fort, base, camp, post, station, yard, depot, arsenal, armory, or installation. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
mixture: Seed consisting of more than one kind or variety, each present in excess of 5 percent of the whole. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
mortgage: The classes of liens as are commonly given to secure advances on, or the unpaid purchase price of, real property, together with the credit instruments, if any, secured by the mortgage. See Alabama Code 18-4-2
Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
motor vehicle: as used in this division , shall include all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power. See Alabama Code 8-17-150
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT: An airport under the direct control and management of a municipality; provided, that for the purpose of this and the following definition, the letting by a municipality to others of any privilege or concession upon an airport shall not be construed as depriving the municipality of any control or management over any part of such airport or the operations thereon. See Alabama Code 4-4-1
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER: A conveyance or system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains:
(i) Owned or operated by a city, town, county, association, or other public body;
(ii) Designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water;
(iii) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(iv) Which is not part of a publicly owned treatment works as defined in 40 C. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
municipality: Any county, city, town or incorporated village of the State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 4-4-1
municipality: Such term shall include any incorporated city or town in the state. See Alabama Code 11-81-140
municipality: Any incorporated city or town in this state. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}
NET GALLONS: The amount of dyed diesel fuel and dyed kerosene measured in gallons when adjusted to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a pressure of fourteen and seven-tenths pounds pressure per square inch. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
NONCRIMINAL DISPOSITION: The dismissal of a criminal charge without prejudice to the state to reinstate criminal proceedings on motion of the district attorney as herein provided. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION: An unincorporated nonprofit association as defined in Chapter 17. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
NONPROFIT CORPORATION: A nonprofit corporation no part of the income or profit of which is distributable to its members, directors, or officers. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
novelties: Any device listed in APA 87-1, Section 3. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
oath: includes affirmation. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
office: The State Fire Marshal's Office. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
office: The Alabama Small Business Office of Advocacy. See Alabama Code 41-29-221
officer: An individual elected, appointed, or designated as an officer of an entity by the entity's governing authority or under the entity's governing documents. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
OPERATIONAL AREA: The parcels of realty within a county, previously conveyed to the United States of America, which formerly comprised a military installation, and all property in adjacent areas of close proximity to the military installation within the corporate limits of any municipality whose corporate limits lie in whole or in part within the operational area of the authority that is necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
OTHER CROP SEED: The seed of all kinds or varieties of agricultural or vegetable seeds not of the kind or variety declared on the label or tag. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
pension: Payments for life derived from money provided by the employer. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
PERMISSIVE SUPPLIER: An out-of-state supplier that elects, but is not required, to have a supplier's license as required in Section 40-17-332. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
permit: A municipal explosives use permit. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
permit: The written authority of the State Fire Marshal issued under the authority of this article. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
person: An individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, association or agency. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
person: Any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association or body politic and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative thereof. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
person: Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, any person, including, without limitation, a private firm, a private association, a corporation, and a public person. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
person: Any natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, receiver, trust, estate, or other entity as well as any other group or combination thereof acting as a unit. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
person: An individual, a partnership, a corporation or two or more individuals having a joint or common interest. See Alabama Code 2-1-1
person: Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, any person, including, without limitation, a private firm, a private association, a corporation, and a public person. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
person: Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, or an agency, department, or instrumentality of the state, or of a county or municipality. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
person: An individual, partnership, corporation, or association. See Alabama Code 18-4-2
person: Includes any corporation, association, copartnership, or one or more individuals. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
PERSON FIRST SELLING: Any person, as herein defined, who first sells dyed diesel fuel, dyed kerosene, and/or lubricating oil in Alabama on which an inspection fee is imposed by this article. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS: Gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricating oil. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
PHYSICAL THERAPIST: An individual who is licensed by a state to practice physical therapy. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT: An individual who is licensed or certified by a state and who assists the physical therapist in selected components of physical therapy. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
plan: The City of Mobile, Alabama, Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan, as provided for in this part. See Alabama Code 45-49A-63
plan: The District Attorneys' Plan provided for in Section 12-17-227. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
PLAN OF CONVERSION: That written document containing all the information and meeting the requirements as set forth in Section 5-7A-62(1). See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
policy: includes the term "contract. See Alabama Code 11-91-1
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Any municipality, city, town, village or county. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. ^{Source: OCC}
Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
PREPROSECUTION OR PRE-TRIAL DIVERSION: The imposition of conditions of behavior and conduct by the district attorney upon defendants charged with certain criminal offenses for a specified period of time prior to the formal prosecution or indictment. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE: The office, in or out of this state, where the principal executive office, whether referred to as the principal executive office, chief executive office, or otherwise, of an entity is located. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
PRINCIPAL OFFICE: The place at which the certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto, the bylaws, and the minutes of the proceedings of the board of the authority are kept. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
PROBATE JUDGE: The judge of probate of the county of incorporation of an authority. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
processing: The passing of seed through a cleaning machine for the purpose of removing some constituent or through a blending machine or grinding of the seed for other uses. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
project: Any land and any buildings or other improvements thereon, and all real, personal, and mixed properties deemed by an authority to be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for use by the following or by any combination of two or more thereof:
a. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
project: Any land and any buildings or other improvements thereon, and all real, personal, and mixed properties, within the operational area of an authority, deemed by an authority to be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, and which shall be suitable for the promotion of the purposes of the authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
project: Interests in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements and any fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, all for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities in the city. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
property: Includes all property, whether real, personal, or mixed, or tangible or intangible, or any right or interest therein. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
property: Only land which has been subdivided and platted. See Alabama Code 11-88-40
PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION: The power of the district attorney, prior to indictment, to consider all circumstances of criminal proceedings and to determine whether any legal action is to be taken and if so taken, of what kind and degree and to what conclusion. See Alabama Code 45-51-82.20
PUBLIC CORPORATION: Any public corporation created pursuant to this chapter. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
PUBLIC PERSON: The state and any county, city, town, public corporation, agency, subdivision thereof, instrumentality thereof, or similar person. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
PUBLIC PERSON: The state and any county, city, town, public corporation, agency, subdivision thereof, instrumentality thereof, or similar person. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
PURE SEED: The seed of the kind or kind and variety of agricultural, tree, shrub or vegetable seed declared on the label or tag. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
purpose: The authorized purposes of an authority, which include acquiring, holding, improving, installing, constructing, owning, leasing, developing, performing environmental restoration and remediation, selling, and otherwise disposing of the real and personal property within its operational area for any use, subject to governmental land use restrictions or authority. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM: The laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
re-refined oil: as used in this division , shall mean any lubricating oil, lubricant or motor lubricating oil which has been previously used, in whole or in part, when such oil has been reprocessed, re-refined or in any manner reclaimed, regardless of the quality of the oil, the method of reprocessing, re-refining or reclaiming of the oil or of the intended use of such oil. See Alabama Code 8-17-110
real property: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
REGULAR INTEREST: Interest compounded annually at the rate determined by the Board of Control. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
repeatability: The range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95 percent of the time. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY: Any single-family owner-occupied residential property, historic buildings, or sites classified or assessed as Class III property, pursuant to Section 217 of Article XI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
RESULTING BANK: The state chartered bank that results from conversion of a savings institution to a state chartered bank pursuant to this article. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
RETAIL DEALER: Any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
retailer: A person other than a wholesale distributor that engages in the business of selling or distributing taxable motor fuel to the end user within this state. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
retirement: Withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance or optional benefit in lieu thereof granted under this division. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE: The sum of the annuity and the pension. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
RETIREMENT SYSTEM: The Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as defined in Section 36-27-2. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
REVENUE COMMISSIONER: The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
Revocable trust: A trust agreement that can be canceled, rescinded, revoked, or repealed by the grantor (person who establishes the trust).
rule: Any public corporation regulation or standard of general applicability that prescribes or recommends law, procedure or policy for its member governing bodies specifically including all pro forma ordinances, regulations, resolutions, rules, procedures or remedies adopted and recommended by a public corporation. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
sale: Any transfer of title or possession, or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefor. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
sale: An exchange of articles or fireworks for money, including barter, exchange, gift, or offer thereof, and each transaction made by any person, whether as principal proprietor, salesperson, agent, association, copartnership, or one or more individuals. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
SAVINGS INSTITUTION: A savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of this state or organized under the laws of the United States and having its principal place of business in this state, whether a "capital stock saving institution" which is authorized to issue capital stock, or a "mutual savings institution" shares of which are owned by its members. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
SEASONAL RETAILER: Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks to consumers within the State of Alabama during the fireworks season(s) only, from permanent buildings or temporary or moveable stands. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
seismograph: An instrument designed to measure and record the surface vibrations produced by blasting in three mutually perpendicular (transverse, vertical, and longitudinal) directions. See Alabama Code 8-17-241
sell: To sell or to offer or agree to do the same. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
SMALL BUSINESS: A small business, as defined in Section 25-10-3. See Alabama Code 41-29-221
SPARKLING DEVICES: Handheld or ground based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and non-aerial and contain 75 grams or less of chemical compound per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes and other sparkling devices that emit showers of sparks and sometimes a whistling, spinning, or crackling effect when burning, but does not include aerial devices, audible ground devices, or anything that will detonate or explode. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
SPECIAL FIREWORKS: All articles of fireworks that are classified as Class B 1. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
SPECIAL FUEL: Any gas or liquid, other than gasoline, used or suitable for use as motor fuel in an internal combustion engine or motor to propel any form of vehicle, machine, or mechanical contrivance, and includes products commonly known as natural or casing-head gasoline, biodiesel fuel, and transmix. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
state: Any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States that regulates the practice of physical therapy. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
state: The State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 4-4-1
state: The State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 11-92A-1
state: The State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
state: The State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 11-92B-1
state: The State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 45-27A-31.01
STATE AGENCY: Any permanent or temporary state office, department, division or unit, bureau, board, commission, authority, institution, state college or university, or other unit of state government, whether executive, legislative, or judicial, which has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain under state law and which carries out projects with federal or state financial assistance that cause people to be displaced, but shall not include any unit of local government. See Alabama Code 18-4-2
STATE CHARTERED BANK: A bank the same as if such bank were incorporated, chartered and permitted to do business, all as provided in Section 5-5A-1 et seq. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
STORM WATER DISCHARGE ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY: The discharge from any conveyance which is used for collecting and conveying storm water and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
STORM WATER LAWS: Those provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U. See Alabama Code 11-89C-2
structure: Any object constructed or installed by man including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks and overhead transmission lines. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
subscriber: A person who agrees with or makes an offer to an entity to purchase by subscription an ownership interest in the entity. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
subscription: include a mark when the person cannot write, if his name is written near the mark, and witnessed by a person who writes his own name as a witness, and include with respect to corporate securities facsimile signature placed upon any instrument or writing with intent to execute or authenticate such instrument or writing. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
subscription: An agreement between a subscriber and an entity, or a written offer made by a subscriber to an entity before or after the entity's formation, in which the subscriber agrees or offers to purchase a specified ownership interest in the entity. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
superintendent: The Superintendent of Banks for the State of Alabama. See Alabama Code 5-7A-61
SUPERNUMERARY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: A supernumerary district attorney who has elected to come under the provisions and requirements of Division 2 of this article. See Alabama Code 12-17-227
supplier: A person who is subject to the general taxing jurisdiction of this state and registered under Section 4101 of the Internal Revenue Code for transactions in motor fuel in the bulk transfer/terminal distribution system and who owns motor fuel in the bulk transfer/terminal system, or a person who receives motor fuel in this state pursuant to a two-party exchange. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
tree: Any object of natural growth. See Alabama Code 4-6-2
TREE AND SHRUB SEED: The seeds of woody plants commonly known and sold as tree or shrub seeds in this state. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
trustee: A person who serves as a trustee of a trust, including a real estate investment trust. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
undertaking: Such term shall include all of the following revenue-producing undertakings or any combination of two or more of such undertakings, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or constructed:
a. See Alabama Code 11-81-140
UNDYED DIESEL FUEL: Diesel fuel that has not been dyed in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service fuel dyeing provisions. See Alabama Code 8-17-80
User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. ^{Source: OCC}
Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
variety: A subdivision of a kind which is characterized by growth, plant, fruit, seed, period of maturation or other characters by which it can be differentiated from other sorts of the same kind, for example, Redhart wheat, Flat Dutch cabbage, Otootan soybeans, Chantenay carrot, etc. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
VEGETABLE SEED: The seeds of those crops which are grown in gardens or on truck farms and are generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seeds in this state. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
verified: Supported by an affidavit or oath confirming the correctness, truth, or authenticity of the matter set forth therein. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
WAR SERVICE: Such term shall include the following, during the period that the United States shall be engaged in war with any foreign nation:
a. See Alabama Code 19-2-1
WATERFRONT PROPERTY: Any property on or near any navigable river in this state. See Alabama Code 11-94-1
WEED SEEDS: The seeds, bulblets and tubers of all plants generally recognized as weeds within this state, including noxious weed seeds, bulblets and tubers. See Alabama Code 2-26-1
WHOLESALE DEALER: Any person, other than a manufacturer, who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale, and any person who owns, operates, or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at, or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person. See Alabama Code 8-17-271
wholesaler: Any person engaged in the business of making sales of fireworks to any other person engaged in the business of making sales at seasonal retail. See Alabama Code 8-17-210
Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.