{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-37-9-16","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 37-9-16","heading":"Certificates for Common Carriers and Permits for Contract Carriers - Required.","body":"(a) Certificate. No person shall engage in the business of a common carrier by aircraft unless there is in force a certificate issued by the commission authorizing such person to engage in such business.\n(b) Permit. No person shall engage in the business of a contract carrier by aircraft, except passenger common carriers by aircraft, as provided in subsection (a) of Section 37-9-20, unless there is in force a permit issued by the commission authorizing such person to engage in such business.","path":["Title 37 Public Utilities and Public Transportation.","Chapter 9 Regulation of Air Commerce."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=37-9-16","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"f3512bb3047b6261f3b263db85f0b0e10f293df342305b714f0d31e689368935","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-37-9-15","next":"us-al/ala.-code-37-9-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}