Alabama § 34-10-1 License Required; Qualifications of License Applicant

Alabama Statutes

§ 34-10-1 — License Required; Qualifications of License Applicant

Alabama § 34-10-1

Title 34Professions and Businesses

Ch. 10Employment Agencies

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 34-10-1 (2026).

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(a)No person shall open, operate, or maintain a private employment agency in the State of Alabama without first procuring a license from the Commissioner of the State Department of Revenue of Alabama. Any person who shall open or conduct any such agency without first procuring a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.

(b)Every applicant for a license shall have been a resident of the state of Alabama for at least two years immediately preceding the filing of such application and shall have had at least two years’ experience as a placement counsellor. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply, however, to persons or corporations now licensed in Alabama.

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(a) No person shall open, operate, or maintain a private employment agency in the State of Alabama without first procuring a license from the Commissioner of the State Department of Revenue of Alabama. Any person who shall open or conduct any such agency without first procuring a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
(b) Every applicant for a license shall have been a resident of the state of Alabama for at least two years immediately preceding the filing of such application and shall have had at least two years’ experience as a placement counsellor. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply, however, to persons or corporations now licensed in Alabama.