# Ala. Code § 34-21-20: Section 34-21-20 Required Generally

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-20

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 34-21-20
- **Heading:** Section 34-21-20 Required Generally
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 34 / Chapter 21 / Section 34-21-20

## Text

In order to safeguard life and health, any person practicing or offering to practice professional nursing or practical nursing in this state, for compensation, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and shall be licensed as hereinafter provided. After January 1, 1968, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions hereof to practice or offer to practice professional nursing, for compensation, in this state. After January 1, 1971, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions hereof to practice or offer to practice practical nursing, for compensation, in this state. It shall be unlawful for any person employed for compensation and not licensed under the provisions hereof to use any sign, card, or device to indicate that such person is a professional registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 34-21-1 Section 34-21-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-2 Section 34-21-2 Board of Nursing Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-2.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-2.1 Section 34-21-2.1 Delegation of Certain Nursing Care Tasks to Non-nurses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-2.1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-3 Section 34-21-3 Advisory Councils](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-3.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-4 Section 34-21-4 Funds of Board; Transfer of Duties, Powers, Etc., of Board of Nurses’ Examiners and Registration to Board of Nursing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-4.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-5 Section 34-21-5 Nursing Educational Programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-5.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-6 Section 34-21-6 Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-6.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-7 Section 34-21-7 Violations and Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-7.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-8 Section 34-21-8 Payment of License and Fees by Pesonal Check](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-8.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-20 Section 34-21-20 Required Generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-20.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-20.1 Section 34-21-20.1 Submission and Use of Fingerprints for Criminal History Background Check; Costs; Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-20.1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-21 Section 34-21-21 License to Practice Professional Nursing; Use of Title “Registered Nurse.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-21.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-22 Section 34-21-22 License to Practice Practical Nursing; Use of Title “Licensed Practical Nurse.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-22.md)
- [Ala. Code § 34-21-23 Section 34-21-23 Renewal of License; Continuing Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T34_C21_S34-21-23.md)

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