§ 20-48-509. Taxation of bonds
Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption includes income and estate taxes.
§ 20-48-510. Municipalities, boards, commissions, etc., authorized to invest in bonds
(a) Any municipality or any board, commission, or other authority established by ordinance of any municipality, or the boards of trustees, respectively, of the firemen’s relief and pension fund and the policemen’s pension and relief fund of any municipality, or any county, or the board of trustees of any retirement system created by the General […]
§ 20-48-511. Developmental disabilities — Timber sales proceeds — Capital improvements and equipment
(a) (1) The Division of Developmental Disabilities Services is authorized to have cash fund accounts for capital improvements to physical plants and for the purchase of capital equipment for the five (5) human development centers operated by the division. (2) The cash funds shall be held by the division from the proceeds of the sale […]
§ 20-48-601. Title
This subchapter shall be known as the “Location Act for Community Homes for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”.
§ 20-48-602. Purpose
(a) The General Assembly declares that it is the goal of this subchapter to improve the quality of life of all individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabilities and to integrate individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabilities into the mainstream of society by ensuring them the availability of community residential opportunities in the residential […]
§ 20-48-603. Definitions
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Individual with an intellectual and developmental disability” means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability as defined in this section; (2) (A) “Intellectual and developmental disability” means a disability of a person that: (i) Is attributable to an impairment of general intellectual functioning […]
§ 20-48-416. Designation as state entity for carrying out federal acts
(a) The Board of Developmental Disabilities Services is designated as the single state entity for carrying out any federal act or law pertaining to individuals with intellectual disabilities and other forms of developmental disabilities. (b) The board may take all action of every nature whatever necessary or desirable in complying with the requirements of any […]
§ 20-48-417. Property and personal effects of residents
(a) (1) Within thirty (30) days after the death of a resident, a human development center shall provide an accounting and distribute all funds held in trust and all other property to: (A) The resident’s personal representative, if a personal representative has been appointed by a court at the time that the human development center […]
§ 20-48-402. Penalties
Any person who violates the following provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) or by imprisonment for not less than six (6) months, or both: (1) Under the provisions of this subchapter, […]
§ 20-48-501. Liberal construction — Act supplemental
(a) This subchapter shall be liberally construed. (b) The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method, and thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods, or things. (c) Furthermore, this subchapter shall be construed as being supplementary to any existing purposes and powers authorized to be accomplished […]