§ 5-11-3. Transition authority required to develop plans to facilitate abolition of agency or agency facility; reports; audit
Whenever the Legislature authorizes or requires the abolition of any agency or agency facility, the agency receiving the authority to perform the duties of the abolished agency or receiving the property of the abolished agency or agency facility for disposal or other use shall, before performance of the duties of the abolished agency or disposal […]
§ 5-11-5. Powers and duties of transition authority
Whenever the Legislature creates a transition authority, the transition authority may carry out all functions provided for under Section 5-11-3 except for those duties conferred upon the State Department of Audit. If the transition authority does not express an intention in its official minutes of carrying out all functions provided for under Section 5-11-3 within […]
§ 5-8-15. Investigations of violations of chapter
The district attorney of the circuit court of the district wherein an alleged violation occurred shall investigate violations of this chapter. In addition to a district attorney’s authority as set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the Attorney General shall investigate alleged violations of this chapter and use all existing powers granted that office […]
§ 5-8-17. Penalties; Ethics Commission hearings; appeals; investigation by Attorney General of continued non-compliance
In addition to any other penalty permitted by law, the Secretary of State shall require any person who fails to file a report as required under Sections 5-8-1 through 5-8-19 of this chapter, or who shall file a report which fails to comply with the material particulars of Sections 5-8-1 through 5-8-19 of this chapter […]
§ 5-8-19. Duties of Secretary of State
The Secretary of State shall: Provide forms for registration and for statements required by Sections 5-8-1 through 5-8-19 of this chapter to all persons required to file. Issue a certificate of registration to a lobbyist registered under the provisions of Sections 5-8-1 through 5-8-19 of this chapter. Make all statements and reports filed available for […]
§ 5-8-21. Penalties for intentional violations; prosecution of corporation or association not barred
Any person who, with intent, violates any of the provisions of this chapter whether acting either individually or as an officer, agent, employee, or counsel of a person, firm, corporation or association, or any person whether acting individually or as the officer, employee, agent or counsel of a firm, corporation or association, who, with intent, […]
§ 5-8-23. Severability clause
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or any part of this chapter passed hereafter is declared to be unconstitutional or void, or if for any reason is declared to be invalid or of no effect, the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or parts thereof shall be in no manner affected thereby but shall […]
§ 5-9-13. Executive orders establishing governmental units enacted into statutory law
Executive orders issued by governors after January 3, 1979, which establish, or have the effect of establishing, a governmental unit shall be terminated unless they are enacted into statutory law in the following manner. If such a governmental unit is established while the legislature is in regular session and more than thirty (30) days prior […]
§ 5-11-1. Definitions
The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: “Agency” means any agency as defined in Section 25-9-107(d); “Agency facility” means any building or group of buildings that have been used for a function that the Legislature has abolished or transferred to another agency under provisions […]
§ 5-5-15. Copies to other states
The secretary of state shall forthwith communicate the text of this measure to the governor, to the senate, and to the house of representatives of each of the other states of the union, and memorialize each legislature which has not already done so, to enact a law similar to this measure, thus establishing a similar […]