§ 34-11-37 — Records and Reports; Confidentiality

Alabama § 34-11-37

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 34: Professions and Businesses
• Ch. 11: Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Art. 2: Board of Registration

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(a) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
(b) The board shall maintain a record of all applications for licensure, certification, and certificate authorization.
(c) The records of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth and a transcript certified by the executive director of the board under seal, shall be admissible as evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.
(d) Annually, the board shall submit to the Governor a report of its transactions of the preceding year and a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board, attested by affidavits of its chair and its secretary.
(e) Board records and papers of the following class are of a confidential nature and are not public records: Examination material for examinations not yet given; file records of examination problems and solutions; exam scores; letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants; transcripts of college courses and grades; e-mail addresses; home addresses; board inquiry forms concerning applicants; pending and closed complaints and investigative files where no formal disciplinary action is taken; and all other materials of like confidential nature.

Legislative History

(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 79, p. 1976, §10; Acts 1997, No. 97-683, p. 1332, §1; Act 2018-550, §5.)