Alabama Law Institute REPORT TO THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE AND INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP 2014-2015 [Click here to go to clickable Table of Contents] HONORABLE CAM WARD, PRESIDENT REPORT TO THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE AND INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP 2014-2015 Alabama Law Institute www.ali.state.al.us Alabama State House Law Center Suite 207 Room 326 11 South Union Street P.O. Box 861425 Montgomery, AL 36130 Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 (334) 242-7411 (205) 348-7411 FAX: (334) 242-8411 FAX: (205) 348-8411 TABLE OF CONTENTS [Table of Contents is clickable] Page OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE COUNCIL ........................................................................................1 INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP ..........................................................5 INSTITUTE STAFF AND ASSISTANTS ....................................10 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR ....................................................11 I. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................13 II. PROCEDURE FOR NEW PROJECTS ...................................17 III. PROJECTS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE LEGISLATURE IN 2015 ........................................................19 1. Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels .....................19 2. Restrictive Covenants in Contracts ....................................20 3. Right of Publicity ...............................................................21 4. Uniform Asset-Preservation Orders Act ............................21 5. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act .............................22 6. Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act...................23 7. Division of Retirement Benefits Upon Divorce.................24 8. Grandparent Visitation .......................................................24 9. Alabama Limited Liability Company Law of 2014 Amendments (2015)...........................................................25 IV. REVISIONS UNDER STUDY................................................27 1. Family Law Standing Committee ......................................27 2. Standing Trust Committee .................................................27 3. Real Estate Study Committee ............................................28 4. Nonprofit Corporation Act .................................................28 5. Alabama Criminal Code Review .......................................29 6. Business Entities Standing Committee ..............................30 7. Condominium Act Amendments .......................................30 i Page V. ENACTED LEGISLATION AND COMPLETED PROJECTS ..............................................................................33 2010 – 2014 Quadrennium 1. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (2010 Amendments) .....................................................................33 2. Alabama Limited Liability Company Law of 2015 ...........34 3. Alabama Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act ............35 4. Amendments to Title 10A: Merger & Conversion Provisions ...........................................................................36 5. Constitutional Revision Commission ................................37 6. 10A Name Reservation ......................................................38 7. Study Committee of Campaign Finance Reform ...............38 8. Unitrust ..............................................................................38 9. Uniform Commercial Code: Article 4A Amendments ....................................................39 10. Alabama Uniform Collaborative Law ...............................40 11. Uniform Principal and Income Act ....................................42 12. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act .................................................................44 13. Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act ...........45 14. Share Exchange Act ...........................................................46 15. Uniform Durable Power of Attorney Act ..........................46 16. Alabama Rule Against Perpetuities ...................................48 17. Alabama Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act ....................49 18. Alabama Revised Notary Act ............................................50 2006-2010 Quadrennium 19. Uniform Adult Guardianship Jurisdiction Act ...................51 20. Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act .........................52 21. Alabama Trademark Act Amendments .............................53 22. Redemption of Ad Valorem Tax Sales ..............................53 23. Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act ........................54 24. Business and Nonprofit Entities Code ...............................55 25. Electronic Recording of Real Estate Records ....................60 26. Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act ...........................................................................61 27. Alabama Uniform Parentage Act .......................................62 28. Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act ..............................64 29. Estate Tax Apportionment .................................................65 ii Page 30. Uniform Environmental Covenants Act ............................66 2002-2006 Quadrennium 31. Uniform Trust Code ...........................................................69 32. Uniform Residential Landlord/Tenant Act ........................73 33. Election Code .....................................................................76 34. UCC Article 1 - General Provisions ..................................77 35. UCC Article 7 - Documents of Title ..................................77 36. Alabama Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Orders Act ..........................................80 37. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act ............................................81 1998-2002 Quadrennium 38. Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act ..............82 39. Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision ........................................................................83 40. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act ................................84 41. Alabama Uniform Athlete Agents Act ..............................87 42. UCC Article 9, Secured Transactions ................................88 43. Conversions and Mergers of Business Entities ..................92 44. Uniform Principal and Income Act. ...................................93 45. Uniform Determination of Death Act ................................95 46. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ................................................................96 1994-1998 Quadrennium 47. Divorce, Legal Separation Act ...........................................98 48. Uniform Multiple Persons Accounts Act ...........................99 49. Alabama Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ............100 50. UCC Article 5 - Letters of Credit ....................................102 51. Limited Liability Company Act Amendments ................102 52. Revised Limited Partnership Act, 1998 ...........................103 53. Transfer on Death of Securities Act .................................103 54. UCC Article 8 - “Investment Securities” .........................104 55. Partnership Act.................................................................104 56. Limited Liability Partnership Act ....................................105 57. UCC Article 6, Bulk Transfers - Repealed ......................105 58. Joint Custody of Children ................................................106 59. UCC Article 3, Negotiable Instruments ...........................107 iii Page 60. UCC Article 4, Bank Deposits & Collections .................109 61. Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act .....................110 62. Divorce, Retirement Benefits...........................................112 63. Divorce, Cooling-Off Period ...........................................112 64. Rules of Evidence ............................................................112 1990-1994 Quadrennium 65. Rules of Civil Procedure ..................................................114 66. Revised Business Corporations........................................114 67. Limited Liability Companies ...........................................116 68. Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions, 1979, 1989, 1993..................................................................................116 69. Probate Procedure Act .....................................................117 70. Administrative Procedure Amendments ..........................119 71. UCC Article 2A - Leases .................................................121 72. Family Law/Children’s Code, 1993 .................................123 73. UCC Article 4A - Funds Transfers ..................................123 1986-1990 Quadrennium 74. Condominium Act ............................................................124 75. Adoption Code .................................................................126 76. Alabama Securities Act....................................................126 77. Rules of Criminal Procedure ............................................128 78. Alabama Fraudulent Transfers Act ..................................128 79. Memorandum of Leases Act ............................................129 80. Federal Lien Registration Act ..........................................129 81. Notice for Statute of Nonclaims Act ................................130 82. Redemption of Real Estate Act ........................................130 83. Power of Sale Contained in Mortgages ...........................130 84. Trade Names ....................................................................131