Code of Ala. § 8-19C-3
§ 8-19C-3. Residential subscriber fees
(a)
The commission shall have the authority to charge a residential subscriber a fee every two years
payable to the commission for each notice for inclusion on the database established pursuant to this chapter.
The commission shall also have the authority to charge a person or entity desiring to make telephone
solicitations a fee per year payable to the commission for access to, or for paper or electronic copies of the
database established pursuant to this chapter. Any fee established by the commission shall be subject to the
approval of the Legislative Council.
(b)
The commission shall update its "no sales solicitation calls" listing upon receipt of initial consumer
subscriptions or renewals and provide this listing for a fee, pursuant to subsection (a).
(c)
All fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited into a separate fund in the State Treasury to be
expended by the commission for the implementation and administration of this chapter. At the end of each
fiscal year, unexpended monies remaining in the fund shall not revert to any other fund of the state, but
shall remain available for appropriation. The Legislature shall annually appropriate from the fund the amount
necessary for the administration of this chapter to the commission subject to the provisions, terms,
conditions, and limitations of the Budget and Financial Control Act, Sections 41-4-80 et seq., Sections
41-19-1 et seq., and any other provisions of this chapter.