Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 34-9-42 (2026)

Bond of Secretary-Treasurer of Board; Annual Report and Audit; National Affiliation.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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The secretary-treasurer of the board shall give bond in such sum as may be prescribed by the board, conditioned to faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office according to law, which bond shall be made payable to the Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama and held in the custody of the president of the board. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall compile an annual report which shall contain an itemized statement of all money received and disbursed and a summary of the official acts of the board during the preceding year, and the report shall have attached thereto a certified report and audit made by a certified public accountant of the State of Alabama. A copy of the report and audit shall be filed of record in the office of the Department of Finance of the State of Alabama, and a copy shall be retained by the secretary-treasurer to be rendered upon request, to the dentists at large in the State of Alabama. The board may affiliate with the American Association of Dental Boards, may pay dues to the the association and may send all members of the board to the meetings of the association. Such delegates may receive the per diem herein provided for attending such meetings and reimbursement for necessary expenses audited and allowed by the board.

(Acts 1959, No. 100, p. 569, §4; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 58, p. 1923, §1; Acts 1981, No. 81-372, p. 540, §6; Act 2010-262, p. 473, §1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2011–2013 · leading case: Health Care Auth. for Baptist Health v. Davis, 158 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013).
Health Care Auth. for Baptist Health v. Davis, 158 So. 3d 397 (Ala. 2013). · cites it 2× “3d at 383 (citing Ala.Code 1975, § 34-9-42). Likewise, the legislature has not restricted a health-care authority created under the HCA Act to hiring only attorneys who are approved by the attorney general.”
Wilkinson v. Bd. of Dental Examiners of Alabama, 102 So. 3d 368 (Ala. 2012). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code 1975, § 34-9-42. The level of oversight over the Board by the State would appear to be minimal, which, according to the MH-MRB court, is not indicative of State-agency status.”
Mary Ann Wilkinson v. Bd. of Dental Examiners of Alabama., 102 So. 3d 362 (Ala. Civ. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code 1975, § 34-9-42. The level of oversight over the Board by the State would appear to be minimal, which, according to the MH-MRB court, is not indicative of State-agency status.”
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