§ 34-8-26 — Register of Applicants; Roster of Contractors; Annual Report; Investigation and Report of Complaints

Alabama § 34-8-26

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 34: Professions and Businesses
• Ch. 8: Contractors
• Art. 2: State Licensing Board

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The secretary-treasurer shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board and a register of the applicants for license, showing for each the date of application, name, qualifications, place of business, and whether the license was granted or refused. The books and register of this board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded therein, and a certified copy of such books or register, under the seal of the board, attested by its secretary, shall be received in evidence in all courts in this state in lieu of the original.
A roster showing the names and places of business of all licensed general contractors shall be prepared by the secretary of the board as soon as convenient after the board first meets each year. Such roster, which shall include a copy of the licensing law, shall be printed by the board out of funds of the board, as provided in Section 34-8-25, and a copy mailed to and placed on file by the clerk of each incorporated city and town in the state and to and by the probate judge of each county in the state.
On or before March 1 of each year, the board shall submit to the Governor a report of its transactions for the preceding year and shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of such report, together with a complete statement of receipts and expenditures of the board, attested by the affidavit of the chairman and secretary and a copy of the roster of licensed general contractors.
It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to investigate and report to the board each complaint filed relative to violation of this chapter.

Legislative History

(Acts 1935, No. 297, p. 721, §8; Code 1940, T. 46, §72; Acts 1959, No. 571, p. 1429, §1.)