§ 34-24-141 — Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Membership

Alabama § 34-24-141

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 34: Professions and Businesses
• Ch. 24: Physicians and Other Practitioners of Healing Arts
• Art. 4: Chiropractors
• Div. 2: Board of Chiropractic Examiners

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The members of the board shall be elected or appointed, as provided in Section 34-24-140, for a term of four years and the terms shall be staggered. In the event that there are two or more board members serving from the same congressional district based on redistricting, the members of the board shall serve until their term expires, and the vacancy shall be filled from any congressional district where no member resides as the term or terms expire. In the event the State of Alabama gains or loses a congressional seat, the districts shall be based on the last congressional districting plan having seven districts. No member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms on the board, effective January 1, 1990. A member of the board may be removed by the Governor for neglect of duty or just cause. Before taking office, the members of the board shall take and file with the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of office required by Section 279 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Legislative History

(Acts 1959, No. 108, p. 612, §3; Acts 1985, No. 85-613, p. 938, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-237, p. 321, §2; Acts 1995, No. 95-402, p. 837, §1; Act 2003-352, p. 921, §1.)