§ 22-50-1 Definitions
§ 22-50-2 Department – Created; composition; divisions; offices
§ 22-50-2.1 Department – Name changed; transition period
§ 22-50-3 Department – Disposition of fees, receipts and income
§ 22-50-4 Department – Public corporation
§ 22-50-5 Board of trustees – Membership; officers; initial appointments; terms
§ 22-50-6 Board of trustees – Subsequent appointments to board; vacancies
§ 22-50-8 Board of trustees – Expenses of trustees
§ 22-50-9 Department – Powers generally
§ 22-50-10 Department – Termination of Alabama Mental Health Board; transfer of authority to department
§ 22-50-11 Department – Additional and cumulative powers
§ 22-50-12 Department – Legal division
§ 22-50-13 Department – Annual report
§ 22-50-14 Department – Requests for budget funds
§ 22-50-15 Funds for essential functions
§ 22-50-16 Commissioner of Mental Health
§ 22-50-17 Operation of a facility for care or treatment of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse, or services to persons with an intellectual disability
§ 22-50-18 Commitment and release of incompetents, etc
§ 22-50-19 Judicial review of final order or decision by department
§ 22-50-20 Forms
§ 22-50-21 Police officers for state mental health facilities or hospitals
§ 22-50-22 Exemption of superintendent and physician of state mental health facilities from attending as witnesses
§ 22-50-23 Penalties for violation of chapter, etc
§ 22-50-24 Repeal of conflicting laws; certain laws not repealed
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Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 22 > Subtitle 2 > Chapter 50 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • non compos mentis: include all persons of unsound mind. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.