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Section 41-21-1
Section 41-21-1Distribution of sets of state code to agencies, departments, etc., by Secretary of State generally.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, on publication and delivery to the state, to transmit sets of the 1975 Code of Alabama, and supplements or replacement volumes thereof, to the following agencies, departments, institutions, bureaus, boards, commissions and offices:
(1) One set to the law library of Congress;
(2) One set to the custodian of the law library of the court of last resort of every state and territory for exchange upon the approval of the state law librarian of the request therefor;
(3) One set to the library of the University of Alabama and one set to the Land Commissioner of the University of Alabama;
(4) Two sets to each member of the Legislature, including the Lieutenant Governor, for each legislative term, and to the Clerk of the House and to the Secretary of the Senate;
(5) One set to the library of each junior college, trade school, technical college and public institution of higher education;
(6) Ten sets to the librarian of the Supreme Court and State Law Library for the use of the library;
(7) Two sets to the Department of Archives and History;
(8) Four sets to the Governor's office;
(9) Fifty-five sets to the Attorney General's office;
(10) Eleven sets to the Legislative Reference Service;
(11) Four sets to the Department of Court Management;
(12) Three sets to the State Superintendent of Education;
(13) Seven sets to the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;
(14) Ten sets to the Department of Public Safety;
(15) Two sets to the Department of Agriculture and Industries;
(16) Three sets to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board;
(17) Three sets to the Banking Department;
(18) Two sets to the state Military Department;
(19) Three sets to the state Department of Insurance;
(20) Five sets to the Board of Corrections;
(21) Five sets to the Health Department;
(22) Four sets to the Department of Industrial Relations;
(23) Two sets to the Retirement Systems of Alabama;
(24) Six sets to the Finance Department;
(25) Four sets to the Pardons and Paroles Board;
(26) Four sets to the Conservation and Natural Resources Department;
(27) Five sets to the State Department of Transportation;
(28) Three sets to the Department of Labor;
(29) Five sets to the Public Service Commission;
(30) Five sets to the State Department of Human Resources;
(31) Ten sets to the Department of Revenue;
(32) Five sets to the State Toxicologist;
(33) One set to each functioning agency, department, institution, bureau, board and commission of state government not otherwise provided for by this chapter, upon application therefor to the Secretary of State;
(34) One set each to every congressman and representative from the State of Alabama in the Congress of the United States;
(35) One set each to every sheriff;
(36) One set to the commission of each county for use of said county commission and for use of the tax assessor, tax collector and other county officers to whom distribution is not otherwise provided;
(37) One set to the circuit court of each county and, in counties having two courthouses, one set for the office of the circuit clerk maintained in each of said courthouses;
(38) One set to the register of the circuit court in every county and, in counties having two courthouses, one set to the office of the register maintained in each of said courthouses; provided, however, that in counties where the offices of circuit clerk and of register are held by the same person, only one set shall be provided;
(39) One set to the clerk of the district court and juvenile court in counties where clerks offices for these courts are maintained;
(40) One set to the probate judge of each county;
(41) One set to every justice of the Supreme Court and every judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals and one set to each law clerk or research assistant thereof;
(42) One set each to the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Civil Appeals and Reporter of Decisions;
(43) One set to every judge of the circuit and district courts;
(44) One set to every district attorney and deputy district attorney;
(45) One set to the office of the Secretary of the Senate for the use of the Senate and one set to the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives for the use of the House of Representatives;
(46) One set to the mayor or other executive or presiding officer of each municipality for use of such municipality;
(47) Two sets to the Alabama State Bar Association; and
(48) Five sets to the Clerk of the House and five sets to the Secretary of the Senate.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §1; Acts 1979, Ex. Sess., No. 79-28, p. 38.)Section 41-21-2
Section 41-21-2Storage of additional sets of code; distribution thereof.
The Secretary of State shall set aside in the place provided for the storage of the sets of said annotated code 200 thereof, which may be distributed to any public agency or officer applying therefor upon the approval of the Governor of said application.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §2.)Section 41-21-3
Section 41-21-3Furnishing of duplicate copies to replace lost or destroyed sets of code.
Duplicate sets of said annotated code, to replace sets lost or destroyed without fault of the custodian, may be furnished to any officer entitled thereto upon application to the Secretary of State, provided said application is approved by the Governor.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §3.)Section 41-21-4
Section 41-21-4Contract to publish code not subject to competitive bid laws; sale of code by contractor.
(a) Any contract to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama under Section 29-7-6 may relate to any medium or form of the code and shall not be subject to the competitive bid laws of the state, including, but not limited to, Article 2 (commencing with Section 41-16-20) and Article 3 (commencing with Section 41-16-50) of Chapter 16 of this title.
(b) A person under contract with the state to publish the official code of the statutes of Alabama may sell the code or any portion of the code, in any form or medium, pursuant to the contract to any person, firm, or corporation within or outside the state, if it is sold at prices determined and fixed by the publisher and the Legislative Council.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §4; Act 98-676, p. 1488, §1.)Section 41-21-5
Section 41-21-5Vesting of title to sets of code; duty of officers, employees, etc., of state as to disposition of sets of code in custody thereof upon severance of connection with offices, etc.; effect of failure to dispose of code in manner prescribed by section.
Except those sets of codes distributed to members of the Legislature and the Lieutenant Governor, the title to all of the sets of the annotated code, the distribution of which to officers and offices of the state and the several counties and municipalities thereof is provided for in this chapter, shall forever remain in the State of Alabama and said sets shall never become the personal property of any person or corporation, however long they shall have had possession thereof. Officers, employees and agents of the state and of the several counties thereof to whom a set of said annotated code is transmitted by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this chapter, upon the severance of their connection with their offices, employments or agencies, shall deliver over to their successors, if any, and, if there are no successors, to the Secretary of State, sets of the annotated code in their custody. Upon the failure of any officer, employee or agent to comply with the provisions of this section relative to the return of sets of annotated code in their custody, they and the sureties upon their official bonds, if any, shall be liable for the value of the sets or volumes thereof not returned as required by this section, to be recovered by action in the name of the state, commenced and prosecuted by the district attorney of the county of their respective residences in any court having jurisdiction of said action.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §5.)Section 41-21-6
Section 41-21-6Taking of receipts from officers, etc., to whom sets of code distributed; maintenance by Secretary of State of record book as to distribution of sets of code.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to take receipts from each public official of the state and of the several counties to whom he distributes sets of said annotated code. And, in the event that the Secretary of State shall transmit sets for the use of all of the officers of a county to one officer of the county for distribution to the several officers in said county entitled thereto, the officer making such distribution shall take receipts from the officers, agents or employees in said county to whom he distributes said sets, showing the number of sets distributed and the date of distribution, which said receipts must be witnessed by the officer distributing the same, and said receipts shall forthwith be sent by registered mail to the office of the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State shall register in a well-bound book, which shall be a permanent record in his office, the name, official title and address of every public official, employee or agent of the state and of the several counties thereof to whom has been distributed sets of said annotated code under the provisions of this chapter, and who has signed a receipt therefor and shall record the date of said distribution and the number of sets distributed to each such officer, agent or employee. Upon the return of any sets by officers, agents and employees of the state or of any county thereof, as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of State shall note in said record book the date of said return and the number of sets or volumes returned.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §6.)Section 41-21-7
Section 41-21-7Preparation and publication of compilations or abridgments of code provisions relating to specific agencies, departments, etc.
The Code Commissioner may contract for the preparation and publication of a compilation or abridgment in any form or medium of those sections of the Code of Alabama relating to a specific agency, department, institution, bureau, board, commission, or subject which, in the opinion of the Legislative Council, is essential to the effective performance of the duties of the agency, department, institution, bureau, board, or commission requesting the publication. A contract for the publication of a compilation or abridgment may be entered into only after funds have been appropriated or are otherwise available to the agency, department, institution, bureau, board, or commission for the publication. The compilation may be completely indexed and may include the annotations to the sections of the code included in the compilation.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §7; Act 98-676, p. 1488, §1.)Section 41-21-8
Section 41-21-8Appropriation.
There is hereby appropriated, out of the moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts of money as are, or may be, necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to the distribution of the sets of said code to the several state and county officers, agents and employees.
(Acts 1977, No. 352, p. 470, §8.)
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