{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-8-17-233","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 8-17-233","heading":"Reciprocity.","body":"(a) The State Fire Marshal may license pyrotechnic display operators and pyrotechnic special effects operators by reciprocity. An applicant for a license by reciprocity shall be 21 years of age and satisfy the requirements of subsection (b) or subsection (c).\n(b) For a pyrotechnic display operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal:\n(1) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal.\n(2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of an eight-hour training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic display operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal.\n(3) Verifiable evidence of safe performances as an operator for at least six fireworks displays.\n(4) A copy of the license of the applicant issued by the other state.\n(5) A reciprocal license fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120).\n(c) For a pyrotechnic special effects operator license, the applicant shall submit all of the following to the State Fire Marshal:\n(1) Proof of a current Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms or consent to a criminal history background check by the State Fire Marshal.\n(2) Proof of successful completion, with a passing score of 75 percent or greater, of a 16-hour proximate pyrotechnics training program approved by the State Fire Marshal for pyrotechnic special effects operators. The training program test shall be given under the supervision of a person appointed by the State Fire Marshal.\n(3) Verifiable evidence of safe performances as an operator for at least six proximate audience displays.\n(4) A copy of the license of the applicant issued by the other state.\n(5) A reciprocal license fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120).\n(d) A reciprocal license shall expire two years after issuance, unless renewed before expiration.","path":["Title 8 Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.","Chapter 17 Regulation of Certain Goods and Products.","Article 8A Pyrotechnic Displays."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=8-17-233","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"04b5fe5841cb30a00ba867591257f1e52f00ab31c20f07b3fa3d44f2aace5690","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-8-17-232","next":"us-al/ala.-code-8-17-234"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}