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AL SB27
Bill
AI Summary
SB27 Summary
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Removes all residency requirements for auctioneer and apprentice auctioneer licensure in Alabama.
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Establishes a single-use auction license available once per calendar year to nonresident auctioneers or auction companies licensed in other states, requiring a $10,000 bond or letter of credit.
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Creates an inactive license status allowing licensed auctioneers to place their license on hold and restore it by meeting continuing education requirements.
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Authorizes the board to employ an investigator to investigate licensee conduct, issue complaints, and hold hearings under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act.
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Increases administrative fine range for serious violations from $200-$500 to $200-$1,500 per violation and modifies board membership requirements to make members accountable to the Governor.
Legislative Description
Auctioneers, State Board of, qualifications for licensure, annual single use auction license, inactive licenses, reciprocal licensing of apprentice auctioneer prohibited, conduct of auctions without a license, disciplinary actions pursuant to APA, board membership and meetings, Secs. 34-4-21, 34-4-23, 34-4-25, 34-4-27, 34-4-28, 34-4-29, 34-4-30, 34-4-31, 34-4-33, 34-4-50, 34-4-52 am'd.
Boards and Commissions
Last Action
Assigned Act No. 2021-438.
5/4/2021