{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-18","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 34-17A-18","heading":"Expert Witnesses.","body":"(a) In any proceeding before the board involving the granting, suspension, or revocation of a license or in other proceedings in which expert testimony relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy is necessary, the board shall hear evidence from a qualified expert witness or witnesses selected by the parties.\n(b) An expert witness who testifies in a board proceeding shall be compensated by the party requesting the testimony. An expert witness selected to testify on behalf of the board, when it is a party to a proceeding, who is an employee of an agency of the State of Alabama, or any of its political subdivisions, shall be permitted to testify without loss of income or other benefits.","path":["Title 34 Professions and Businesses.","Chapter 17A Marriage and Family Therapists."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=34-17A-18","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"fc6ba54428a15084b1fc28bd0103061c60faddc71a2d66b0e0a5e354e4e0afa8","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-17","next":"us-al/ala.-code-34-17a-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}