Section 36-30-1 – Definitions; Dependents; Persons Eligible for Compensation.
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of […]
Section 36-30-2 – Deaths Deemed Compensable; Compensation for Total Disability; Amount of Compensation.
Section 36-30-2 Deaths deemed compensable; compensation for total disability; amount of compensation. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)(1)a. In the event a first responder is killed, either accidentally or deliberately; dies as a result of injuries […]
Section 36-30-3 – Payment of Compensation – Generally.
Section 36-30-3 Payment of compensation – Generally. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The compensation payable to surviving beneficiaries or dependents of first responders who are killed under the circumstances prescribed in Section 36-30-2 shall be paid […]
Section 36-30-4 – Payment of Compensation – Paid Only to Residents of United States.
Section 36-30-4 Payment of compensation – Paid only to residents of United States. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. Compensation pursuant to this article for the death of a first responder shall be paid only to his […]
Section 36-30-5 – Presentation of Claims for Compensation; Forms; Rules of Evidence and Procedure.
Section 36-30-5 Presentation of claims for compensation; forms; rules of evidence and procedure. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) All claims for compensation as provided in this article shall be presented to the awarding authority within […]
Section 36-30-6 – Hearing and Determination of Claims by Board of Adjustment; Entry of Judgment and Order for Payment of Compensation.
Section 36-30-6 Hearing and determination of claims by Board of Adjustment; entry of judgment and order for payment of compensation. The Board of Adjustment when serving as the awarding authority under this article shall hear and determine claims for compensation under this article in the same manner prescribed by law for the hearing and determination […]
Section 36-30-7 – Construction of Article; Decision of Awarding Authority Final.
Section 36-30-7 Construction of article; decision of awarding authority final. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-437 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) This article shall not be construed to give any person a right of action against the State of Alabama in […]
Section 36-30-20 – Definitions.
Section 36-30-20 Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BENEFIT. Any monetary allowance payable to a law enforcement officer by a city or county or by the state or from a pension system established for the law enforcement officers of […]
Section 36-30-21 – Authorized.
Section 36-30-21 Authorized. (a) If a law enforcement officer who qualifies for benefits under the provisions of this article suffers disability as a result of a law enforcement officer’s occupational disease, his or her disability shall be compensable the same as any service-connected disability under any law which provides benefits for the law enforcement officer […]
Section 36-30-22 – Eligibility for Benefits – Generally.
Section 36-30-22 Eligibility for benefits – Generally. The provisions of this article shall apply to a law enforcement officer who, upon entering the service of the city or county as a law enforcement officer, has successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of a law enforcement officer’s occupational disease and who […]