(a) All administrative complaints, orders to show cause, notices of hearings, and statements of charges, and all amendments thereto, and all orders of the board which are dispositive of the issues raised thereby, shall be public record.
(b) All records, reports, documents, photographs, and information contained in complaint and investigation files, shall be confidential, shall not be public record, and shall not be available for court subpoena or for discovery in civil proceedings. Disciplinary action proceedings shall be closed. The record in such proceedings, including witness testimony, exhibits, and pleadings, shall be confidential, shall not be a public record, and shall not be available for court subpoena or for discovery in civil proceedings.
(c) Nothing contained herein shall apply to records made in the regular course of business of an individual. Documents or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil proceedings merely because they were presented or considered during the proceedings of the board.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.
Section 34-14A-1 - Legislative Intent.
Section 34-14A-2 - Definitions.
Section 34-14A-3 - Home Builders Licensure Board.
Section 34-14A-4 - Officers; Meetings; Compensation.
Section 34-14A-5 - Licenses Required; Exceptions; Fees.
Section 34-14A-6 - Exemptions.
Section 34-14A-7 - Applications for Issuance or Renewal of License; Records; Inactive License.
Section 34-14A-8.1 - Public Records; Confidential Records and Closed Proceedings; Discovery.
Section 34-14A-9 - Roster of Licensees.
Section 34-14A-10 - Annual Report of Board.
Section 34-14A-11 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Mailings.
Section 34-14A-12 - Standards of Practice; Building Laws and Codes.
Section 34-14A-13 - Issuance of Permits.
Section 34-14A-14 - Violations; Complaint Procedures.
Section 34-14A-15 - Recovery Fund.
Section 34-14A-16 - Applicability to Certain Counties.
Section 34-14A-17 - Sunset Provision.
Section 34-14A-18 - Acquisition, etc., of Real Property; Property Acquisition Fund.
Section 34-14A-19 - Proof of Liability Insurance Prior to Construction.