Article 1 General Provisions 8-26A-1 – 8-26A-18
Article 2 Commission and Disposition of Funds 8-26A-30 – 8-26A-31

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 8 > Chapter 26A - Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents Act

  • ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY: Full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • ADVERSE ACTION: Disciplinary action taken by a physical therapy licensing board based upon misconduct, unacceptable performance, or both. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • 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.
  • Alabama bank: means a bank whose home state is Alabama. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • Alabama state bank: means a bank chartered under the laws of Alabama. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM: A non-disciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a physical therapy licensing board, including, but not limited to, substance abuse issues. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bank holding company: has the meaning set forth in 12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • Bank supervisory agency: means :

    (1) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and any successor to these agencies; and

    (2) Any agency of another state with primary responsibility for chartering and supervising banks. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21

  • 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
  • COMPACT PRIVILEGE: The authorization granted by a remote state to allow a licensee from another member state to practice as a physical therapist or work as a physical therapist assistant in the remote state under its laws and rules. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • CONTINUING COMPETENCE: A requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, or completion of, educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Control: shall be construed consistently with the provisions of 12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • 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
  • DATA SYSTEM: A repository of information about licensees, including examination, licensure, investigative information, compact privilege, and adverse action. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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.
  • domestic: With respect to an entity, means governed as to its internal affairs by this title. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
  • ENCUMBERED LICENSE: A license that a physical therapy licensing board has limited in any way. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • EXECUTIVE BOARD: A group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • 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
  • foreign: With respect to an entity, means governed as to its internal affairs by the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
  • FOREIGN NONPROFIT CORPORATION: A nonprofit corporation organized under laws other than the laws of Alabama. See Alabama Code 10A-3-1.02
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • HOME STATE: The member state that is the licensee's primary state of residence. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Home state: means :

    (1) With respect to a national bank, the state in which the main office of the bank is located;

    (2) With respect to a state bank, the state by which the bank is chartered;

    (3) With respect to a foreign bank, the state determined to be the home state of such foreign bank under 12 U. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21

  • Home state regulator: means , with respect to an out-of-state state bank, the bank supervisory agency of the state in which such bank is chartered. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interstate merger transaction: means :

    (1) The merger or consolidation of banks with different home states, and the conversion of branches of any bank involved in the merger or consolidation into branches of the resulting bank; or

    (2) The purchase of all or substantially all of the assets, including all or substantially all of the branches, of a bank whose home state is different from the home state of the acquiring bank. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21

  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION: Information, records, and documents received or generated by a physical therapy licensing board pursuant to an investigation. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • 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
  • MEMBER STATE: A state that has enacted this compact. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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
  • Out-of-state bank: means a bank whose home state is a state other than Alabama. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • Out-of-state state bank: means a bank chartered under the laws of any state other than Alabama. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • PARTY STATE: Any member state in which a licensee holds a current license or compact privilege or is applying for a license or compact privilege. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • PARTY TO THE MERGER: A domestic entity or foreign entity that under a plan of merger is combined by a merger. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
  • 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
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • REMOTE STATE: A member state other than the home state where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the compact privilege. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • 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.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Resulting bank: means a bank that has resulted from an interstate merger transaction under this article. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • rule: A regulation, principle, or directive adopted by the commission that has the force of law. See Alabama Code 34-24-220.01
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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.
  • 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: means any state, territory, or other possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • state: Includes, when referring to a part of the United States, a state or commonwealth, and its agencies and governmental subdivisions, and a territory or possession, and its agencies and governmental subdivisions, of the United States. See Alabama Code 10A-1-1.03
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of Banks then in office and, where appropriate, all of his or her successors and predecessors in office. See Alabama Code 5-13B-21
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • 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