Ala. Code § 45-5-130 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-5-130
Section 45-5-130 Duties; Salary; Bond; County Commissioners Employed as Part-Time Officers
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other authority vested in the Blount County Commission, the county commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within the county, to insure the people a safe and adequate road system based on the county unit system. Each member of the county commission shall inspect the roads of his or her district from time to time, and hear the suggestions and complaints of the citizens, and report the suggestions and complaints to the commission with his or her recommendations; confer with the county engineer concerning the problems of his or her district; and to assist in securing rights-of-ways, and assist in public service generally. The county engineer shall provide the necessary equipment and personnel, in the absence of a county commissioner, to respond to any request of an emergency nature made by a member of the county commission, or by any citizen wherever and whenever an emergency may arise in Blount County.

(b) The Blount County Commission shall continue to employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer although he or she shall not be required to be a licensed land surveyor, but otherwise shall possess all of the qualifications specified for county engineers under the general laws of the state and shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the maintenance and construction of the county public roads, highways, bridges, ferries, and other county engineering projects and shall, during his or her employment, reside in Blount County, Alabama. The county engineer shall serve under the Blount County merit system.

(c) The county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the county commission and within the law of the State of Alabama, shall: (1) Employ, supervise, and direct all laborers and assistants necessary to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of the county, to prescribe their duties, and to discharge employees for cause; (2) perform the engineering service and surveying required; (3) maintain the necessary accounting records to reflect the cost of the county road system; (4) build or construct new roads, or change old roads in accordance with the policies and priorities established by the county commission; (5) locate the necessary equipment within the various districts of the county in order to perform routine maintenance on all public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries on a continuing basis; and (6) construct and maintain all county roads on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district or beat lines, insofar as is feasible.

(d) The county commission shall fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor and assistants necessary in the maintenance and construction of the roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities. The county engineer shall not exceed the wage or salary scale in the employment of laborers and assistants.

(e) The county commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments, from appropriate road and highway funds.

(f) Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to Blount County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as county engineer, and for the faithful accounting of all monies and property of the county, which may come into his or her possession or custody. The bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized and qualified to do business in Alabama, and shall be approved by the county commission. The premiums thereon shall be paid by the county.

(g) The county commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and transportation necessary to accomplish his or her duties under this section.

(h) The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts, owned by Blount County, and he or she shall be accountable to the county commission for the same. The county commission shall establish necessary policies and regulations governing accountability and relief therefrom and shall furnish the necessary storage and repair facilities for the tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment. The county engineer shall keep on file in his or her office at all times, an up-to-date inventory containing a list of all tools, machinery, equipment, and supplies belonging to Blount County.

(i) The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of those funds allocated for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or the expenditure of any other funds for duties or other projects for Blount County that the county commission may set aside and appropriate. The county commission at a meeting in September of each calendar year, or not later than the first meeting in October following, by order or resolution spread upon the minutes, shall fix and determine the amount of funds which shall be available for the purpose of building, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries of the county for the forthcoming or current fiscal year, as the case may be, beginning on October 1st. That amount, other than the salary of the county engineer and his or her necessary expenses, shall not be exceeded by him or her in building, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries in Blount County during that period. The county commission may, from time to time, within any fiscal year, increase the amount allocated for expenditure by the county engineer, when the authorization is not in conflict with the general laws of the state.

(j) The county engineer shall make written requisition to the county administrator for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Blount County. The requisitions shall be filed and presented by the chairman to the county commission at its next secondary meeting, for the approval by the county commission. However, the county administrator shall have full power and authority to make purchases without first obtaining the approval of the county commission if a delay might, in his or her judgment, cause an unnecessary and harmful interruption in the operation of the county road system, provided that the purchases are made in accordance with prevailing law. The county administrator shall be solely responsible and accountable for purchasing the materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies under the approved requisitions, and shall report monthly to the county commission.

(k) The county engineer shall inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by the county for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries upon delivery and the materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies shall neither be accepted nor paid for without prior approval by the county engineer, and any deviation from the specifications, requisitions, or purchase orders shall be reported to the county administrator and the county commission.

(l) In the event an emergency should arise in which it would be impossible for the county commission to employ an engineer, the county commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but when employed shall have all the duties and authority of the county engineer and shall be subject to the terms of this section. An emergency shall not exist longer than is necessary to employ a qualified engineer who will accept employment by the county commission under the terms of this section. It is the intent of this section that, except in an emergency, county roads, bridges, and ferries shall be maintained or constructed in Blount County under the supervision of a qualified engineer.

(m) Beginning with the expiration of the current term of office for each county commissioner, the positions of county commissioner of Blount County shall be part-time positions. The county commissioners shall receive compensation for serving as part-time officers in accordance with the minimum allowable by state law.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.197 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.197
Section 45-57A-63.197 Official Bonds
Status: in_force

The city manager, the director of finance, and such other officers or employees as the council may by general ordinance require so to do, shall give bond in such amount and with such surety as may be approved by the council. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the city.
Ala. Code § 45-6-120 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 6 / Section 45-6-120
Section 45-6-120 Expense Allowances
Status: in_force

(a) In Bullock County the following county officials shall receive an expense allowance in the amount specified as follows, viz:

District Attorney .................................. $400.00 per month

Sheriff ................................................. $400.00 per month

Circuit Judge ........................................ $400.00 per month

District Judge ....................................... $400.00 per month

Circuit Clerk ......................................... $400.00 per month

The expense allowances provided for by this section shall be in lieu of all other expense allowances provided by law and shall be paid out of the county general fund.

(b) The Bullock County Commission, in its discretion, shall pay the expense allowances if and when funds are available or if expense allowances are to be paid. The district attorney shall receive his or her expense allowance first and the sheriff shall receive his or her expense allowance second; Thereafter, if and when funds are available, the remaining officials, in an order determined by the county commission, shall receive their expense allowances.
Ala. Code § 45-36-232.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 36 / Section 45-36-232.23
Section 45-36-232.23 Income; Jackson County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this subpart, the term net income shall be defined as total salaries, wages, and other compensation received by a person committed to a jail in Jackson County for work performed while such person is released pursuant to this subpart, less all sums withheld for federal income tax, state income tax, taxes paid by any employee under the so-called Federal Insurance Contributions Act, group insurance, and union dues. Any person released from jail pursuant to this subpart shall pay to the county a sum equal to 20 percent of his or her net earnings earned while so released; provided, however, that no person so released shall be required to pay more than one hundred dollars ($100) to the court in any one calendar month under this subpart. The court having jurisdiction of the case, as a condition to releasing a prisoner pursuant to this subpart, may require that the prisoner establish a payroll deduction for the payment of any sums due hereunder. All sums so collected, whether by payroll deduction or otherwise, shall be paid over to and collected by the Jackson County Commission and deposited to a separate fund to be known as the Jackson County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund.
Ala. Code § 45-51-110.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-110.01
Section 45-51-110.01 Compensation - Election Officials
Status: in_force

(a) The Montgomery County Commission shall have the authority to increase the compensation of all election officials appointed to hold elections in the county up to twenty dollars ($20) per day per official.

(b) In addition to all other compensation paid by law to election officials, those officials designated as the chief inspector, inspector, and chief clerk shall henceforth receive the following supplemental amount for each election held:

(c) The provisions of this section are in addition to statewide compensation for election officials as specified by Section 17-6-13.
Ala. Code § 45-2-82.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-82.02
Section 45-2-82.02 Court Proceedings in Branch Courthouses in the Twenty-Eighth Judicial Circuit
Status: in_force

(a) The circuit and district court judges for the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit may conduct nonjury proceedings in branch courthouses within the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit located in the Cities of Foley and Fairhope. This section shall not limit the authority of circuit court or district court judges to conduct nonjury proceedings if authorized by general law or by rule of the Administrative Office of Courts.

(b)(1) The presiding judge of the Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit may issue a standing order authorizing civil or criminal jury proceedings to be conducted in any branch courthouse within the circuit.

(2) Following a standing order issued pursuant to subdivision (1), a civil jury proceeding may only be conducted in a branch courthouse following the approval of the circuit clerk and the judge presiding over the proceeding.

(3) Following a standing order issued pursuant to subdivision (1), a criminal jury proceeding may only be conducted in a branch courthouse following the approval of the circuit clerk, the sheriff, the district attorney, and the judge presiding over the proceeding.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-52.92 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-52.92
Section 45-37A-52.92 Eligibility
Status: in_force

The mayor shall be a qualified elector of the city, at least 25 years of age at the time of his or her election, and shall hold no other public office.
Ala. Code § 45-27A-30.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27A / Section 45-27A-30.09
Section 45-27A-30.09 Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions
Status: in_force

(a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into the program, there shall be a written agreement between the municipal prosecutor and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which the municipal prosecutor shall proceed to dispose of the charges against the offender or what charges the offender will plead guilty to and the recommended disposition of the matter. If, as a part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular offense and receive a recommended sentence, this agreement concerning the offense and recommended sentence shall be submitted to and shall be subject to the approval of the municipal judge prior to admission of the offender into the pretrial diversion program.

(b) As a condition to being admitted into the pretrial diversion program, the municipal prosecutor may require the offender to agree to any of the following terms or conditions:

(1) Participate in an educational setting to include, but not be limited to, K-12, job training school, trade school, GED classes, or adult basic education courses.

(2) Learn to read and write.

(3) Financially support his or her spouse, children, or both.

(4) Pay child support, spousal support, or both, as ordered by an appropriate court.

(5) Refrain from the use of alcohol and drugs and refrain from frequenting places where alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances are sold, possessed, or used in violation of law.

(6) Refrain from contact with certain persons and premises.

(7) Obtain and maintain employment.

(8) Attend and pay for individual, group, or family counseling.

(9) Pay victim restitution, if any is due. Any restitution collected under this subsection shall be made payable to and disbursed by the clerk of the municipal court.

(10) Pay court costs, fines, or both, incurred as a result of the offense or violation charged and any other amounts the offender owes as a result of the criminal offenses.

(11) Pay supervision fees and application fees pursuant to this part, and pay court referral officer fees, and drug, alcohol, violence, or other self-help fees charged as a result of participation in the pretrial diversion program.

(12) Enter into an agreement with the municipal prosecutor that all fees paid for admission into the pretrial diversion program shall be forfeited to the use and benefit of the pretrial diversion program should the offender be removed from the pretrial diversion program by the municipal prosecutor for any cause.

(13) Observe curfews or home detention or travel constraints as set out in the offender’s agreement with the court.

(14) Enter into a written agreement with the municipal court to have restitution, court costs, fines, fees, or child support either withheld or garnished from the wages or salary of the offender.

(15) Participate in a substance abuse program, including, but not limited to, being admitted to a drug or alcohol treatment program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse.

(16) Refrain from the possession or use of any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.

(c) The offender shall be subject to such other terms or conditions as the municipal prosecutor and the offender may agree to in their written agreement, it being the purpose of this part to allow the municipal prosecutor broad discretion in designing a program specifically for each offender and the offender’s circumstances.
Ala. Code § 45-47-250.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 47 / Section 45-47-250.03
Section 45-47-250.03 Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
Status: in_force

(a) The certificate of incorporation of the authority incorporated under this article may at any time, and from time to time, be amended in the manner provided in this section.

(b)(1) The board of directors of the authority shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation which shall be set forth in full in the resolution and which amendment may include:

a. A change in the name of the authority.

b. The addition to the service area of the authority of new territory lying within Marion County.

c. Provisions for the operation of a system or facility the operation of which is not then provided for in the certificate of incorporation of the authority and which the authority is authorized by this article to operate.

d. Any matters which might have been included in the original certificate of incorporation.

e. Provisions for the addition to the service area of the authority of new territory lying outside Marion County, together with the related provisions referred to in paragraphs a., b., c., and d. of subdivision (2).

(2) If any proposed amendment would add to the service area of the authority new territory, any part of which lies within any county other than Marion County, such proposed amendment shall include, in addition to a concise legal description of the proposed new territory and any other matters permitted by the foregoing provisions of subdivision (1):

a. Provision for election of at least one director by the county commission of each county in which any part of the proposed new territory lies.

b. Provision for any change in the total number of directors that the board deems appropriate; provided, however, that in no case shall such total number of directors be less than three.

c. Provision for staggering the terms of office of the directors in the manner provided herein.

d. Any provision that the board deems appropriate for allocation of the assets of the authority, upon dissolution, among the counties in which the service area lies.

(3) If the proposed amendment makes provision for the operation of a system or facility not then provided for in the certificate of incorporation of the authority, such proposed amendment shall include, in addition to a concise legal description of the area or areas in which the authority proposes to render service from such system or facility, a provision for an appropriate change in the name of the authority.

(c) After the adoption by the board of a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the authority, the board shall file a written notice with the county commission of each county in which any part of the authority’s then existing service area lies and with the county commission of each county in which any part of the proposed new territory lies. Such notice shall do all of the following:

(1) State, in the event that it is proposed to make provision for the operation of a system or facility not then provided for in the certificate of incorporation of the authority, that the authority proposes to render service from such a system or facility, which shall be named, contain a concise legal description of the area or areas in which the authority proposes to render the service provided for by such system or facility, and state that there is no public water system adequate to serve any area in which it is proposed that the authority will render such service.

(2) State, in the event that it is proposed to add any new territory to the service area of the authority, that there is no public water system adequate to serve any new territory in which it is proposed that the authority will render water service; provided, that in lieu of the statement required by the foregoing provisions of this subdivision, the application may state that the board of directors or similar managing body of the owner of the legal or equitable title to an existing public water system or public fire protection facility, as the case may be, has adopted a resolution declaring its intention to convey to the authority its interest in such existing system or facility, or both, or a leasehold estate therein.

(3) State that the amendment will promote the public health, convenience, and welfare.

(4) If the proposed amendment provides for a change in the name of the authority, there shall be filed, together with the certificate required by the immediately preceding sentence, a certificate by the Secretary of State showing that the proposed new name of the authority is not identical to that of any other corporation then in existence and organized under the laws of this state or so nearly similar to that of any other such corporation as to lead to confusion and uncertainty.

(d) The judge of probate shall promptly examine each such certificate and shall determine whether it is complete and regular on its face and whether the proposed amendment complies with this article. If the judge of probate shall find that each such certificate is complete and regular on its face and that the proposed amendment complies with this article, he or she shall enter and sign an order setting forth his or her finding and requiring each such certificate to be recorded, together with his or her order. Upon the filing for record of the order and each such certificate, the amendment to the certificate of incorporation shall become effective.

(e) If the proposed amendment effects a change in the name of the authority, the judge of probate shall promptly send a notice to the Secretary of State, advising him or her of such change.
Ala. Code § 45-49-201.40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-201.40
Section 45-49-201.40 Deposit of Monies by License Commissioner and Other Elected Officials; Deposit of Fiduciary Accounts of the Probate Court
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the license commissioner and other elected officials of Mobile County shall deposit all collection of monies by his or her office in an interest-bearing checking account or interest-bearing savings account within Mobile County.

(b) Funds deposited in the probate court of the county in any of its fiduciary accounts shall be exempt from the above interest requirement. Fiduciary funds or individual fiduciary accounts may be placed in interest-bearing accounts at the discretion of the judge of probate pursuant to an investment policy to be established by and deemed by the probate court to be efficient and cost effective.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-52.122 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-52.122
Section 45-37A-52.122 Preparation of Budgets
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the head of each department, and each other office or agency supported in whole or in part by the city, to file with the director of finance, at such time as the mayor may prescribe, estimates of revenue and expenditure for that department, office, or agency for the ensuing fiscal year. Such estimates shall be submitted on the forms furnished by the director of finance and it shall be the duty of the head of each such department, office, or agency, to supply all the information which the director of finance may require to be submitted thereon. The director of finance shall assemble and compile these estimates and supply such additional information relating to the financial transactions of the city as may be required by the mayor in the preparation of the budgets. The mayor shall hold such hearings as he or she may deem advisable and with the assistance of the director of finance shall review the estimates and other data pertinent to the preparation of the budgets and make such revisions in such estimates as he or she may deem proper, subject to the laws of the State of Alabama and any municipal ordinance relating to obligatory expenditures for any purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-51-244.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-244.03
Section 45-51-244.03 Referendum
Status: in_force

The increase in the rate at which the special ad valorem tax may be levied and collected pursuant to this part is subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors residing in the district who vote on the proposed levy at a special election called and held for such purpose pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f) of Amendment 373, and the tax shall be levied for each tax year as authorized by referendum but in no instance shall the first collection be due before the tax year for which school district taxes become due and payable on October 1, 2023.
Ala. Code § 45-40-120 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-120
Section 45-40-120 Personnel Board and System; Chief Deputy and Chief Clerk or Sheriff
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2021-140 EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2021. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
Ala. Code § 45-10-171.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 10 / Section 45-10-171.20
Section 45-10-171.20 Designation of Services; Setting of Fees; Inability to Pay
Status: in_force

(a) The Cherokee County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees collected shall be in addition to any and all federal, state, and local appropriations. Any fees collected shall be processed in accordance with the recommendations of the State Examiners of Public Accounts.

(b) No person shall be denied any service because of that person’s inability to pay. The county board of health may establish a sliding fee scale based on one’s ability to pay.

(c) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, or collected under state or federal law or regulations and shall not affect funding from the state in any way.

(d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the health department which collected such fees.
Ala. Code § 45-21-111 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-111
Section 45-21-111 Compensation
Status: in_force

(a) In Crenshaw County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law, there shall be paid to each election official of the county an expense allowance in such an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state, as salary, compensation, or expense allowance, make the total paid to such members equal to twenty-five dollars ($25) per day, and the returning officer, in addition thereto, ten cents ($0.10) a mile going to the courthouse and returning to the place of holding the election. If the amount paid to such officials as compensation or expense allowance by the state increases in the future, then the amount paid by the county under this section shall automatically decrease.

(b) The amount paid under the provisions of this section shall be paid out of the county general fund and shall be paid only when the election officials actually attend meetings.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-40.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-40.21
Section 45-41A-40.21 Power of Eminent Domain
Status: in_force

The authority is hereby granted the power of eminent domain and may exercise such power for the purpose of obtaining real property or any interest therein for any project it undertakes in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by municipalities.
Ala. Code § 45-49-151.14 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-151.14
Section 45-49-151.14 Tax Due on Pari-Mutuel Pools; Distribution of Contributions; Capital Improvement Fund
Status: in_force

(a) Every licensee conducting race meetings pursuant to this subpart shall pay to the racing commission for its use, a tax on the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted or made on a racetrack licensed under this subpart in an amount equal to eight percent until April 17, 1992, and seven percent thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in this subpart, the commission of a licensee on a pari-mutuel pool shall not exceed 19 percent of the amount contributed to the pari-mutuel pool, including the tax provided in this section. In addition to the 19 percent commission authorized to be withheld from pari-mutuel pools, the licensee may deduct an additional two percent commission from all pari-mutuel betting pools in which the bettors are required to select three or more dogs. After the deduction of the tax percentages for the use of the racing commission, the percentage commissions of the licensee, and the state privilege tax, the remainder of the total contributions to each pool shall be divided among and redistributed to the contributors to the pools betting on the winning dog. The amount of each redistribution for each winning bet placed shall be determined by dividing the total amount remaining in the pool after the deductions by the number of bets placed on the winning dog. Each redistribution shall be made in a sum equal to the next lowest multiple of 10. The licensee is entitled to retain one-half of the off cents on all redistributions to be known as the breaks to a dime. The remaining one-half of the breaks shall be paid to the racing commission for its use as a breaks tax. Under the pari-mutuel system of wagering, the licensee shall be permitted to provide separate pools for betting for win, place, and show and also a daily double pool, a quiniela pool, a double quiniela pool, and any other type of pari-mutuel betting permitted by the racing commission. Each pool shall be redistributed separately as provided. If there be no ticket bet on the winning dog, the entire pool shall be divided among the holders of tickets on the dog running next in line until the pool has been redistributed to the contributors. The licensee shall use a totalizer machine to record the wagering and compute the odds. Rules and regulations governing the operation of each of the pools shall be set out in book form by the racing commission. Amounts due on outstanding unredeemed mutuel tickets, which represent the winning tickets not presented for payment within one year, shall be distributed 50 percent to the licensee and 50 percent to the racing commission. The licensee shall collect from each person who pays admission and attends the race meeting pursuant to this subpart, 15 percent of the established admission price or ten cents ($0.10), whichever sum is the greater, as an admission tax. Licensees shall make payment of the taxes to the racing commission every seventh calendar day of each and every race meeting, which payment shall be accompanied by a report on the races and other information as the racing commission may require.

(b) There is created a capital improvement fund. The capital improvement fund shall be established by the county treasurer from monies not otherwise distributed as defined pursuant to Section 45-49-151.17. For the purpose of this subpart, capital improvements shall mean the following:

(1) The amount paid out for new buildings or for permanent improvements or betterments made to improve the facilities utilized by the licensee for the conduct of its race meetings.

(2) The amount expended in restoring property at the facility or in improving a part of the facility which results in the addition or replacement of a fixed asset.

(3) The amount expended for advertising and promotions by the licensee. Not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) may be expended for advertising or promotion out of the capital improvement fund.

(c) The licensee is entitled to withdraw from the capital improvement fund established in subsection (a) and subsection (b) an amount equal to the income taxes owed by the licensee or its individual owners on funds deposited in the capital improvement fund certified by the licensee or owners to the racing commission.

(d) The interest earned on the capital improvement fund shall accrue to the benefit of the licensee to be used for capital improvements pursuant to subsection (a) and subsection (b).
Ala. Code § 45-17-241.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-241.02
Section 45-17-241.02 Effective Date of Taxes; Imposition and Disposition of Tax; Exemptions; Records; Penalty and Interest
Status: in_force

(a) The taxes levied by this part shall become effective, or go into effect, on the first day of the calendar month next following the calendar month in which this part is adopted.

(b)(1) Commencing on the effective date of the taxes, as specified in subsection (a), above, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is hereby levied and shall be collected by the director of revenue as herein provided a privilege or license tax in the amount hereinafter prescribed against every person engaged in the county in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging or accommodations, to any transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist court, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The director of revenue shall pay to the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau all of the proceeds of the tax. The amount of tax shall equal three percent of the charge for such rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in such room or rooms.

(2) There are exempted from the provisions of the tax levied by this section and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable hereunder the following: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sales tax act; charges for the rental of rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any hospital, nursing home, convalescent home, or by any charitable or elemosynary institution; charges for the rental of rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to persons for a period of 180 continuous days or more. The exemption hereby provided shall apply to any property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in any sales tax now or hereafter levied by the State of Alabama.

(c) The taxes levied by this section, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be due and payable on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. On or before the 20th day of each month after the effective date of the taxes every person on whom the tax is levied by this section shall render to the director of revenue on a form prescribed by him or her, a true and correct statement showing the gross proceeds of the business subject to the tax for the then preceding month, together with such other information as the director of revenue may demand and require; and at the time of making such monthly report the taxpayer shall compute and pay to the director of revenue the amount of taxes shown to be due.

(d) It shall be the duty of every person engaged or continuing in any business subject to the taxes levied by this section to keep and preserve suitable records of the gross proceeds of such business and such other books or accounts as may be necessary to determine the amount of tax for which he or she is liable under this part. Such records shall be kept and preserved for a period of five years and shall be open for examination at any time by the director of revenue or by any duly authorized agent, deputy, or employee of the director.

(e) Any person who fails to pay the tax levied by this section within the time required by this part shall pay in addition to the tax a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of tax due, together with interest thereon at the rate of one-half of one percent per month or fraction thereof from the date on which the tax became due and payable, such penalty and interest to be assessed and collected as a part of the tax.
Ala. Code § 45-44-110.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-110.01
Section 45-44-110.01 Insurance
Status: in_force

The members of the Board of Registrars of Macon County shall be included and shall be permitted to participate in the county insurance program. The premiums shall be paid from the county general fund as all other county employees.
Ala. Code § 45-51-232.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-232.03
Section 45-51-232.03 Service of Process Fee
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, in the civil division and in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Montgomery County, an additional one-time service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) per document shall be imposed and collected for service of process on each document requiring personal service of process by the Sheriff of Montgomery County for matters pending or to be commenced in a court in Montgomery County.

(b) An additional one-time service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) per document shall be imposed and collected for service of process on each document requiring personal service of process by the Sheriff of Montgomery County for matters pending or to be commenced in a court outside of Montgomery County.

(c) The court official designated in Montgomery County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in subsections (a) and (b) and shall remit the fees collected as follows: Ten percent of each fee shall be retained by the circuit clerk and deposited in the circuit clerk’s fund or similar fund to be used for the operation of the circuit clerk’s office and the remainder of the fee shall be distributed to the Montgomery County Commission to be deposited in the county general fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee shall not be imposed and collected if the court finds payment of the fee will create a substantial hardship. A verified statement signed by the person requesting service and approved by the court attesting the substantial hardship shall be filed with the clerk of the court.

(d) The district attorney, law enforcement, and grand juries shall be exempt from payment of the fees provided in this section. Service of process requests from the office of the Public Defender for Montgomery County shall also be exempt from the payment of fees under this section, with prior approval from the sheriff or his or her designee.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.61 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.61
Section 45-57A-63.61 City Manager; Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the city government. He or she shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the city and, subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system law applicable to the city and except as otherwise provided herein, he or she shall have power and shall be required to:

(1) Enforce all laws and ordinances.

(2) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers and employees of the city except as otherwise provided by this part and except as he or she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in the department or office; provided that he or she shall not appoint or remove officers and employees of:

a. Any library board of the city.

b. Any board of the city having control over any park, recreation facility, fair, or exhibit.

c. Any school board of the city.

(3) Exercise administrative supervision and control over all officers, employees, offices, departments, boards, and agencies created by this part or hereafter created by the council, except those enumerated in paragraphs a. to c., inclusive, of subdivision (2) and except those otherwise given independent status.

(4) Keep the council fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the city; to prepare and submit the budget proposal annually to the council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption; to prepare and submit, as of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the city for that year.

(5) Recommend to the council those actions as he or she may deem desirable.

(6) Prepare and submit to the council any reports as may be required of him or her.

(7) Perform other duties as may be prescribed by this part or required of him or her by ordinance or by resolution of the council not inconsistent with this part.
Ala. Code § 45-2-231.44 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-231.44
Section 45-2-231.44 Claim of Property
Status: in_force

The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office, including firearms, may claim the property at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by the sheriff and by paying any reasonable expenses incurred in the recovery of the property, its maintenance, storage, and a pro rata share of the costs, if any, of publication of notice of the sale of the property.
Ala. Code § 45-51-50 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-50
Section 45-51-50 Office Abolished
Status: in_force

In Montgomery County, the office of constable shall be abolished, pursuant to Section 36-23-1. All assets, money, property, real or personal, equipment, and supplies belonging to such office shall be transferred to the county governing body for use or disposition as they shall deem proper for the county.
Ala. Code § 45-41-260 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-260
Section 45-41-260 Creation of Planning Commission
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a planning commission for Lee County which commission shall be appointed as hereinafter provided and shall have responsibilities and duties as are stated herein. The term commission as used herein shall mean the Lee County Planning Commission and the term county commission as used herein shall mean the Lee County Commission or its successors.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-61.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-61.03
Section 45-57A-61.03 Election Period
Status: in_force

(a) The election to elect the members of the board of education shall be held at the same time as the citywide election to elect the members of the Phenix City Council in August 2020.

(b) The election and the run-off election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections held pursuant to this part shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided for the election of the members of the city council, unless otherwise required in this act.

(c) The members of the board shall serve four-year terms commencing on the same date as the commencement of the terms of the city governing body.

(d) Subsequent elections of the members of the board of education shall be called by the city in conformity with the applicable state laws for the elections.
Ala. Code § 45-26-80.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 26 / Section 45-26-80.01
Section 45-26-80.01 Law Enforcement
Status: in_force

In addition to the assessment and distribution of the additional court costs and charges for Elmore County circuit and district courts, there shall be assessed and collected in each case by the clerks of the circuit and district courts, except for the small claims cases, an additional fee of five dollars ($5). When collected by the clerks of the circuit and district courts, the additional five dollar ($5) fee shall be deposited in the county treasury and may be used only for law enforcement purposes at the discretion of the sheriff with approval of the county commission.
Ala. Code § 45-1-241.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-241.08
Section 45-1-241.08 Tax Sales, Redemption Duties Transferred
Status: in_force

In Autauga County, all duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding real property sales for failure to pay taxes and subsequent redemption heretofore performed by the judge of probate shall be transferred to and shall be performed by the revenue commissioner.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-33.06
Section 45-51A-33.06 Election of First Council and First Mayor; Term of Office
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the adoption of such form of government, the judge of probate with whom the petition was filed shall call an election to be governed by this part, to be held no later than the first Tuesday in September preceding the expiration of the term of office of the members of the city governing body serving when the mayor-council form of government prescribed in this part is adopted, the expense thereof to be paid by such city, for the election by the qualified voters of such city of nine councilmen, the councilmen to be known as district councilmen, and a mayor. Candidates shall qualify as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51 and shall have the qualifications and eligibility set forth in Sections 45-51A-33.52 and 45-51A-33.53. Each voter in the election may cast one vote for a candidate from his or her district. Any district councilman candidate receiving a majority of the total votes cast from the district in which he or she is a candidate shall be elected as a district councilman from his or her district. In the event that nine candidates should fail to receive such a majority then and in that event those candidates for the council receiving a majority shall be elected, and another election shall be held upon the same day of the week two weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for each place upon the council to be filled in such second election; and these candidates shall be the ones who receive the highest number of votes but who were not elected at the first election. The candidate or candidates for the council receiving the highest number of votes cast in the second election shall be elected, so that in the first and second elections only nine councilmen shall be elected. The councilmen so elected shall take office on the first Monday in October following the election. Each councilman shall hold office for four years, but shall serve until his or her successor shall have qualified. A councilman may succeed himself or herself in office.

(b) The candidate for mayor receiving the largest number of votes for the office at the first election shall be elected thereto, provided such candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for the office of mayor at such election, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week two weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for the office of mayor; and each candidate shall be the two who received the highest number of votes for the office at the first election.

(c) Notwithstanding any notice requirements of any other statute or statutes concerning municipal elections, a notice published by the judge of probate, with whom the certificate of adoption was filed at any time not less than 20 days prior to the selection, shall be deemed sufficient notice of the election. The notice, in substance, shall state the month, day, and year of the election and the purpose for which it is called. The notice shall further recite that the city has been divided into districts as provided under this part and state where a copy of the district division is on file. The notice shall be published not less than one time in a newspaper published in the city, and if no newspaper is published in the city, then by posting notices in three public places within the municipality. The election of the first council, except as otherwise provided herein as to the call and notice of the election, the date or dates of elections, and run off elections, the qualification of the candidates and other matters specifically declared to be to the contrary in this part, shall be held and conducted, in the same manner as provided by law in respect to municipal elections in cities of this state which have a population of its size according to the latest federal decennial census for cities not organized under a commission form of government. All municipal officers of the city shall have the same duties and responsibilities as they have with respect to municipal elections. The call of the election by the judge of probate shall be sufficient to require any municipal officer or officers to comply with their duties and responsibilities with regard to all municipal elections, including the designation of places of voting, appointment of election officers, and other matters concerning the elections. The officer or officers shall issue any orders necessary to cause all election requirements to be met. The districts from which the nine district councilmen shall be elected, as near as practicable, shall be of equal population according to the last federal decennial census. The first election of councilmen under this part shall be from the initial council districts as specifically described and set forth in Appendix One of Acts 1973, No. 618.
Ala. Code § 45-36-230 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 36 / Section 45-36-230
Section 45-36-230 Salary and Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing on June 1, 1993, the Sheriff of Jackson County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(b) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent sheriff, the annual salary for the sheriff shall be increased by fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subsection (a) shall become null and void.
Ala. Code § 45-50-244.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 50 / Section 45-50-244.03
Section 45-50-244.03 Cash and Credit Business
Status: in_force

Any person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity taxable under this part having a cash and credit business may report such cash business, and the taxpayer shall thereafter include in each monthly report all credit collections made during the preceding month and shall pay the taxes due thereon at the time of filing such report, but in no event shall the gross proceeds of such credit business be included in the measure of tax to be paid until collections of such credit business shall have been made.
Ala. Code § 45-1-82.30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-82.30
Section 45-1-82.30 Investigators
Status: in_force

The District Attorney of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit composed of Autauga, Chilton, and Elmore Counties may appoint a chief investigator and from time to time additional investigators. The investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. The investigators shall meet the minimum standards for law enforcement officers and shall have the same power and authority as deputy sheriffs and other law enforcement officers in this state. The investigators shall be paid in the same manner as other employees in the district attorney’s office. The investigators shall be responsible to the district attorney and shall perform duties as assigned by the district attorney.
Ala. Code § 45-45-82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-82
Section 45-45-82 Child Protection Board and Fund
Status: in_force

(a) In order to provide for the protection and welfare of children in Madison County who are alleged to be or have been found by the juvenile court of the county to be abused or neglected or otherwise dependent as defined by Section 12-15-102, there is levied and imposed a court cost of four dollars ($4), in all cases filed in the district court of the county, which shall be in addition to all other costs previously imposed. The clerk of the court shall collect the costs and remit them to a fund to be designated as the Child Protection Fund in the county treasury.

(b)(1)a. There is established a board to be known as the Child Protection Board of Madison County. The board shall consist of seven members. The presiding district judge, after consulting with the district court judges of Madison County, shall appoint the six initial board members, two members to serve four-year terms, two members to serve three-year terms, and two members to serve two-year terms. A seventh member of the board shall be appointed by a majority vote of the existing membership of the board at a regular or called meeting of the board to serve a term determined by the board at the time of appointment. The board shall become self-perpetuating after the initial appointments. Each person appointed to the board shall be a qualified elector in Madison County and no person shall be appointed to serve on the board who is an employee of or has a contractual relationship with the State Department of Human Resources or the Madison County Department of Human Resources.

b. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the board members.

(2)a. The presiding district judge shall designate one of the original board members to serve as chair, who shall serve for a one-year term. Thereafter, the chair shall be selected by a majority vote of the board members. The board may enact rules and develop bylaws, provided:

1. A quorum shall consist of four members.

2. All actions by the board shall be by majority vote, except for removal of a board member.

3. The board shall meet quarterly and upon the call of the chair with at least 10 days’ notice to the board members.

4. All meetings of the board shall be held in Madison County.

5. The members shall serve without compensation.

b. Any member may be removed from the board for cause by a two-thirds vote with the entire board voting.

(3) The board shall have the power and duty to do all of the following:

a. Appoint a person to serve as director of the program and employ personnel to assist the director. The director shall be responsible for recruiting, training, supervising, and coordinating the efforts and activities of unpaid volunteers and preparing and proposing an annual budget to be submitted to the board. All volunteers, presently known as court appointed juvenile advocates, or CAJAS, shall be appointed by the judges of the Juvenile Court of Madison County to investigate and report to the court on cases involving abused, neglected, and otherwise dependent children.

b. Fix the salaries of the persons employed pursuant to paragraph a. pursuant to the personnel policies of Madison County.

c. Approve an annual budget and provide oversight of the disbursement of funds derived from court costs authorized by this section, provided that the funds shall be used to provide for the protection, treatment, and care of those children referred to in subsection (a).

d. Promote and sustain the effective operation of the Court Appointed Juvenile Advocate Volunteer Program.
Ala. Code § 45-29-82.68 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 29 / Section 45-29-82.68
Section 45-29-82.68 Substance Abuse Treatment Program; Drug Testing
Status: in_force

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug testing as a part of the pretrial diversion program of the offender and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the district attorney may direct. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney.
Ala. Code § 45-20-150.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-150.07
Section 45-20-150.07 Bingo Games - Proceeds for Charitable or Educational Purposes
Status: in_force

No less than 100 percent of the net proceeds of a bingo session shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Net proceeds means gross proceeds less reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo and shall include reasonable expenses for the following:

(1) The purchase or rental of equipment necessary for conducting bingo and payment of services necessary for the repair and maintenance of equipment.

(2) Payment of cash prizes or the purchase of prizes of merchandise.

(3) Rental or mortgage payment on the location at which bingo is conducted.

(4) Insurance on the facilities and liability coverage for the operation of bingo.

(5) Utilities.

(6) Janitorial services.

(7) The fee required for issuance or reissuance of a permit to conduct bingo.

(8) Other reasonable expenses incurred by the permit holder, not inconsistent with this article.
Ala. Code § 45-41-140 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-140
Section 45-41-140 Protection of Forests
Status: in_force

The County Commission of Lee County is authorized, when the need exists to provide protection of forest from fires, insects, disease, and other pests in Lee County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
Ala. Code § 45-25-82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-82
Section 45-25-82 Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall only apply to DeKalb County in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.

(b)(1) Commencing on August 1, 1999, the District Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit shall be paid an additional annual expense allowance in an amount equal to 30 percent of the state base payor salary of the district attorney.

(2) The expense allowance shall be paid by the DeKalb County Commission out of the appropriate funds of the District Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. The expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments and shall be in addition to any other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law.

(3) The additional annual expense allowance authorized in subdivision (1) shall be reduced to 15 percent commencing February 1, 2005.
Ala. Code § 45-51-121.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-121.03
Section 45-51-121.03 Continuation of Employment
Status: in_force

(a) All classified employment with the county is contingent upon all of the following:

(1) Availability of funds.

(2) The need for work to be done by the county or a county officer.

(3) The employee’s compliance with all rules, policies, and procedures established in accordance with this part.

(4) Satisfactory job performance by the employee.

(b) All classified employees who have successfully completed a probationary period shall not be separated from county employment without a hearing before the appeals board pursuant to the rules and procedures adopted by the department if the employee requests a hearing.
Ala. Code § 45-46-90.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 46 / Section 45-46-90.08
Section 45-46-90.08 Bonds of the Authority
Status: in_force

(a) All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chair of its board, or other chief executive officer, and attested by its secretary, and the seal of the authority shall be affixed thereto, and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds of the authority shall be signed by the chair of its board, or other chief executive officer; provided, that a facsimile of the signature of one, but not both, of the officers may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of his or her manually signing the same, a facsimile of the seal of the authority may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such bonds in lieu of being manually affixed thereto, and a facsimile of the signature of the chair of its board, or other chief executive officer, may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such interest coupons in lieu of his or her manually signing the same.

(b) Any such bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at any time and from time to time, shall be in such form and denominations and of such tenor and maturities, shall contain such provisions not inconsistent with this article, and shall bear such rate or rates of interest, payable and evidenced in such manner, as may be provided by resolution of its board. Bonds of the authority may be sold at either public or private sale in such manner and at such price or prices and at such time or times as may be determined by the board to be most advantageous. The principal of and interest on any bonds issued or obligations assumed by the authority may thereafter at any time, whether before, at, or after maturity of any such principal and whether at, after, or not exceeding six months prior to the maturity of any such interest, and from time to time be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of the authority, which may be sold by the authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as may be determined by its board to be most advantageous, or which may be exchanged for the bonds or other obligations to be refunded. The authority may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions which its board may deem necessary and advantageous in connection with any financing done by it. All bonds issued by the authority shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source.

(c) All obligations created or assumed and all bonds issued or assumed by the authority shall be solely and exclusively an obligation of the authority and shall not create an obligation or debt of the county or any municipality, provided that this sentence shall not be construed to release the original obligor from liability on any bond or other obligation assumed by the authority. Any bonds issued by the authority shall be limited or special obligations of the authority payable solely out of the revenues of the authority specified in the proceedings authorizing those bonds. Any such proceedings may provide that the bonds therein authorized shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the operation of all dock or port and related facilities and other facilities owned by the authority or solely out of the revenues from the operation of any one or more of such facilities or parts thereof, regardless of the fact that those bonds may have been issued with respect to or for the benefit of one certain particular facility of the authority.

(d) The authority may pledge for the payment of any of its bonds the revenues from which such bonds are payable, and may execute and deliver a trust indenture evidencing any such pledge or a mortgage and deed of trust conveying as security for such bonds the facilities, or any part of any thereof, the revenues or any part of the revenues from which are so pledged. Any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture made by the authority may contain such agreements as the board may deem advisable respecting the operation and maintenance of the property and the use of the revenues subject to such mortgage and deed of trust or affected by such trust indenture, and respecting the rights, duties, and remedies of the parties to any such instrument and the parties for the benefit of whom such instrument is made.

(e) The governing body of any county or municipality is authorized in its discretion to invest in bonds of the authority any idle or surplus money held in its treasury. Such bonds are hereby made legal investments for executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries, unless otherwise directed by the court having jurisdiction of the fiduciary relation or by the document that is the source of the fiduciary’s authority, and for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 45-41-170.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-170.02
Section 45-41-170.02 Public Nuisance - Motor Vehicles
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, leave, or store upon any place or premises within the unincorporated territory of Lee County more than two motor vehicles which are not currently operable and validly registered and tagged as required by state law. Each day that such vehicles are parked, left, or stored upon any place or premises within the unincorporated territory of Lee County shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not apply to a licensed business if such parking, leaving, or storing of motor vehicles is a reasonably necessary incident in the operation of the business.
Ala. Code § 45-22-130.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-130.07
Section 45-22-130.07 County Engineer - Qualifications
Status: in_force

The county commission may fill the position of county engineer with any person possessing the qualifications herein required, and may request the State Department of Transportation to submit a list of such qualified persons.
Ala. Code § 45-52-234.31 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-234.31
Section 45-52-234.31 Participation by Municipalities
Status: in_force

Any municipality in Morgan County may elect to participate in the pro-grams authorized by this subpart. Such election shall be evidenced by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality by which the municipality agrees to participate in the programs authorized by this subpart and to contribute any revenue arising from work release programs authorized by this subpart to the fund created by Section 45-52-234.23. A certified copy of the resolution shall be sent to the commission created by Section 45-52-234.29 and the election shall be effective upon the first day of the calendar quarter next following delivery of the resolution to the commission.
Ala. Code § 45-42-150.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-150.10
Section 45-42-150.10 Revocation of Bingo Permit ­ Jurisdiction to Restrain or Enjoin
Status: in_force

The circuit court of the county shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall afford trial by jury for all appeals directed to it for alleged violations of this article leading to revocations of existing permits.
Ala. Code § 45-51-21.11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-21.11
Section 45-51-21.11 Applicability of Agreements to Transferees and Successors in Business
Status: in_force

(a) This part shall apply to agreements in existence on April 2, 2014, as well as agreements entered into or renewed after April 2, 2014.

(b) A transferee of a wholesaler that continues in business as a wholesaler shall have the benefit of and be bound by all terms and conditions of the agreement with the supplier in effect on the date of the transfer; provided, however, a transfer of a wholesaler’s business which requires supplier’s consent or approval but is disapproved by the supplier shall be null and void.

(c) A successor to a supplier that continues in business as a supplier shall be bound by all terms and conditions of each agreement of the supplier in effect on the date of succession.
Ala. Code § 45-2-84.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-84.05
Section 45-2-84.05 Credit for Jail Time; Community Service; Violations of Terms and Conditions
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has been released from custody or sentenced under this part may be required by the court to report to the Baldwin County Jail during weekends or at the times or intervals of time as the court may direct. Jail time credit may be given for the time served and calculated in the customary manner. In no event shall the number of days in confinement exceed the number of days in the original sentence. Any person who has been ordered released or sentenced pursuant to this part may be required by the judicial officer as a condition of release or sentencing to perform community service hours for nonprofit entities, civil organizations, or government agencies as directed and supervised by the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center.

(b) Any part of a day spent outside of jail or the custody of the Department of Corrections, but in the actual physical custody of the Baldwin County Community Corrections Center shall be counted as a full day toward the serving of the sentence imposed unless otherwise provided by the court. If a person violates the terms and conditions laid down for his or her conduct, custody, and employment, he or she shall be returned to the sentencing court. The court may then deny the defendant pretrial release or if the defendant has been sentenced require that the balance of the sentence be spent in actual confinement at a jail or with the Department of Corrections and may cancel any earned reduction of his or her term.
Ala. Code § 45-11-231.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-231.02
Section 45-11-231.02 Applicability - Law Enforcement Personnel
Status: in_force

This subpart applies to all law enforcement officials and employees employed by the office of Sheriff of Chilton County except the chief deputy.
Ala. Code § 45-52-80.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-80.01
Section 45-52-80.01 Additional Salary Supplement
Status: in_force

The bailiffs or other court attendants serving the district or circuit court in Morgan County shall be entitled to receive an additional salary supplement in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day to be paid out of the county general fund. This salary supplement shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-31.83 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-31.83
Section 45-51A-31.83 Planning Commission - Officers; Meetings; Record-Keeping
Status: in_force

The planning commission shall elect a chair from among its own number, and shall create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The commission shall hold at least one regular meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, which record shall be a public record.
Ala. Code § 45-53-243.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-243.10
Section 45-53-243.10 Report of Shipments
Status: in_force

Each agent or any railroad company, bus or truck operator, or other transportation company or agency operating in the county shall report to the county commission on the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year all shipments of gasoline or motor fuel or substitutes therefor handled by him or her or through the station or office at which he or she is the agent, and delivered to any person in the county during the preceding three months, giving the names and address of the consignor or consignee shipping and receiving the gasoline or motor fuel or substitute therefor and the number of gallons or pounds contained in each and every shipment.
Ala. Code § 45-24-111 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 24 / Section 45-24-111
Section 45-24-111 Compensation
Status: in_force

The officers appointed to hold elections in Dallas County shall each be entitled to twenty-five dollars ($25) and the returning officer, in addition, to fifteen cents ($0.15) a mile in going to the courthouse and returning to the place of holding the election. The several claims shall be paid as preferred claims, out of moneys in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, on proper proof of service rendered. The county shall be reimbursed for the amount provided under the general law of the state.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-331.40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-331.40
Section 45-37A-331.40 Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of automated photographic speeding enforcement systems in reducing speeding violations and collisions and shall communicate the data on an annual basis to the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.
Ala. Code § 45-47-250.13 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 47 / Section 45-47-250.13
Section 45-47-250.13 Exemption from Usury Statutes
Status: in_force

The authority now or hereafter organized under this article is hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury and prescribing or limiting interest rates including, without limitation, Chapter 8 of Title 8.
Ala. Code § 45-57-202.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-202.01
Section 45-57-202.01 Cost-of-Living Increases for Motor Vehicle License Commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) The Russell County Commission may provide for cost-of-living increases for the motor vehicle license commissioner in addition to any salary or compensation being paid to the motor vehicle license commissioner.

(b) This section shall be read in pari materia with Section 40–6A–2. All cost-of-living increases provided pursuant to this section shall be prorated and paid from the same funds and in the same manner as provided under that section.

(c) Any cost-of-living increases or similar payments made to the motor vehicle license commissioner by the Russell County Commission prior to May 20, 2001 are validated, ratified, and confirmed retroactive to October 1, 2000.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-64.52 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-64.52
Section 45-57A-64.52 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) CITY. The City of Phenix City. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the city pursuant to this subpart for an adjudication of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction. (3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is created a noncriminal category of law called a civil violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this subpart. The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out in Section 45–57A–64.55, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4) OWNER. The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the state Department of Revenue or the analogous department or agency of another state or country. The term shall not include a motor vehicle rental or leasing company when a motor vehicle registered by the company is rented or leased to another person under a rental or lease agreement with the company, in Russell County and which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is rented or leased; nor shall the term include motor vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is assigned for use; nor shall the term include the owner of any stolen motor vehicle, in which event owner shall mean the person who is guilty of stealing the motor vehicle. (5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. A camera system which is designed and installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic-control device using vehicle sensors synchronized to automatically record, either by conventional film or digital imaging, sequenced photographs, or full motion video of the rear of a motor vehicle while proceeding through a signalized intersection. (6) TRAFFIC–CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed as defined in Section 32–1–1.1. The device shall be capable of producing at least two recorded images, at least one of which is capable of clearly depicting the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control signal. (7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the city pursuant to this subpart for an adjudication of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, including municipal court costs associated with the infraction. (3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is created a noncriminal category of law called a civil violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this subpart. The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out in Section 45–57A–64.55, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4) OWNER. The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the state Department of Revenue or the analogous department or agency of another state or country. The term shall not include a motor vehicle rental or leasing company when a motor vehicle registered by the company is rented or leased to another person under a rental or lease agreement with the company, in Russell County and which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is rented or leased; nor shall the term include motor vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is assigned for use; nor shall the term include the owner of any stolen motor vehicle, in which event owner shall mean the person who is guilty of stealing the motor vehicle. (5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. A camera system which is designed and installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic-control device using vehicle sensors synchronized to automatically record, either by conventional film or digital imaging, sequenced photographs, or full motion video of the rear of a motor vehicle while proceeding through a signalized intersection. (6) TRAFFIC–CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed as defined in Section 32–1–1.1. The device shall be capable of producing at least two recorded images, at least one of which is capable of clearly depicting the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control signal. (7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(3) CIVIL VIOLATION. There is created a noncriminal category of law called a civil violation created and existing for the sole purpose of carrying out the terms of this subpart. The penalty for violation of a civil violation shall be the payment of a civil fine, the enforceability of which shall be accomplished through civil action. The prosecution of a civil violation shall carry reduced evidentiary requirements and burden of proof as set out in Section 45–57A–64.55, and in no event shall an adjudication of liability for a civil violation be punishable by a criminal fine or imprisonment. (4) OWNER. The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the state Department of Revenue or the analogous department or agency of another state or country. The term shall not include a motor vehicle rental or leasing company when a motor vehicle registered by the company is rented or leased to another person under a rental or lease agreement with the company, in Russell County and which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is rented or leased; nor shall the term include motor vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is assigned for use; nor shall the term include the owner of any stolen motor vehicle, in which event owner shall mean the person who is guilty of stealing the motor vehicle. (5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. A camera system which is designed and installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic-control device using vehicle sensors synchronized to automatically record, either by conventional film or digital imaging, sequenced photographs, or full motion video of the rear of a motor vehicle while proceeding through a signalized intersection. (6) TRAFFIC–CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed as defined in Section 32–1–1.1. The device shall be capable of producing at least two recorded images, at least one of which is capable of clearly depicting the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control signal. (7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(4) OWNER. The owner of a motor vehicle as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the state Department of Revenue or the analogous department or agency of another state or country. The term shall not include a motor vehicle rental or leasing company when a motor vehicle registered by the company is rented or leased to another person under a rental or lease agreement with the company, in Russell County and which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is rented or leased; nor shall the term include motor vehicles displaying dealer license plates, in which event owner shall mean the person to whom the vehicle is assigned for use; nor shall the term include the owner of any stolen motor vehicle, in which event owner shall mean the person who is guilty of stealing the motor vehicle. (5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. A camera system which is designed and installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic-control device using vehicle sensors synchronized to automatically record, either by conventional film or digital imaging, sequenced photographs, or full motion video of the rear of a motor vehicle while proceeding through a signalized intersection. (6) TRAFFIC–CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed as defined in Section 32–1–1.1. The device shall be capable of producing at least two recorded images, at least one of which is capable of clearly depicting the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control signal. (7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(5) PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. A camera system which is designed and installed to work in conjunction with an electrically operated traffic-control device using vehicle sensors synchronized to automatically record, either by conventional film or digital imaging, sequenced photographs, or full motion video of the rear of a motor vehicle while proceeding through a signalized intersection.

(6) TRAFFIC–CONTROL SIGNAL. Any device, whether manually, electrically, or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted to proceed as defined in Section 32–1–1.1. The device shall be capable of producing at least two recorded images, at least one of which is capable of clearly depicting the license plate of a motor vehicle that is not operated in compliance with the instructions of the traffic-control signal. (7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(7) TRAFFIC SIGNAL VIOLATION. Any violation of Section 32–5A–31, Section 32–5A–32, or Section 32–5A–35, or of any combination thereof, wherein a vehicle proceeds into a signalized intersection at a time while the traffic-control signal for that vehicle’s lane of travel is emitting a steady red signal. A traffic signal violation shall be a civil violation as defined in this subpart.

(8) TRAINED TECHNICIAN. A sworn law enforcement officer employed by the city, who alternatively:

a. Is a professional engineer in the field of civil engineering.

b. Has received instruction and training in the proper use of the photographic traffic signal enforcement system to be used by the city by the city’s traffic engineer or his or her designee.

c. Has been trained by the vendor installing the equipment. Under no circumstances shall the salary or other compensation of the trained technician be related to the number of notices of violation issued or amount of fines collected.
Ala. Code § 45-39A-12.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39A / Section 45-39A-12.02
Section 45-39A-12.02 Board of Education - Qualifications of Members
Status: in_force

A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a registered voter, a resident of the board of education district which he or she seeks to represent on the board for at least six months immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and shall not be an employee of the board or have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. Each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount equal to that paid for candidates for general municipal elections.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-22.96 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-22.96
Section 45-8A-22.96 Construction
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2012-484, §1, effective May 16, 2012.
Ala. Code § 45-39A-11.28 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39A / Section 45-39A-11.28
Section 45-39A-11.28 Collection of Benefit Assessments; Delinquent Payments
Status: in_force

(a) The collection of the benefit assessments levied pursuant to this subpart shall be made at the time and in the manner set forth by the city council in the authorizing ordinance. All delinquent payments for benefit assessments levied pursuant to this subpart may be charged interest and penalties. A percentage of the benefit assessments will be retained by the city council to offset the cost of collection as set forth in the authorizing ordinance.

(b) Any delinquent payments for benefit assessments, along with any interest or penalties, shall constitute a debt owed to the city council and may be collectable by the city council as a debt under law.

(c) Any delinquent payments for benefit assessments, interest, or penalties recovered under this section shall be expended in the same manner as provided in the authorizing ordinance for proceeds of the benefit assessment.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-51.283 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-51.283
Section 45-37A-51.283 Members in Armed Forces
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this subpart to the contrary, contributions, benefits, and service credit with respect to qualified military service shall be provided in accordance with § 414(u), Internal Revenue Code.
Ala. Code § 45-19-82.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 19 / Section 45-19-82.23
Section 45-19-82.23 Assessment and Collection of Fees; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this subpart, the judge of probate may charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the judge of probate shall charge and collect an additional fee of five dollars ($5). All fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the county general fund. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake or fact of law shall be made under conditions and in the manner prescribed by this code.
Ala. Code § 45-54-82.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 54 / Section 45-54-82.21
Section 45-54-82.21 License-Issuing Division Created; Optional Procedure by Mail
Status: in_force

(a) In Pickens County, there is created within the office of the judge of probate a license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the office of the judge of probate, except marriage licenses. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except the stationery, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the state Department of Finance or the Comptroller.

(b) The judge of probate shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the Revenue Commissioner. The Revenue Commissioner of Pickens County is relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles. The judge of probate shall receive the commissions and fees now allowed the revenue commissioner for performing these functions, and the fees and commissions shall be remitted to the county general fund. Reporting and remitting of the tax shall be made at the same time as other reports and remittances are now made by the judge of probate. (c) The judge of probate shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. He or she shall report to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that the judges of probate are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that judges of probate are required to account for by law. (d) Except as hereinafter provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. (e) To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge of probate until the ad valorem tax on the vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the judge. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return the motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the judge of probate who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the state Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this section.

(c) The judge of probate shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. He or she shall report to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that the judges of probate are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that judges of probate are required to account for by law. (d) Except as hereinafter provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. (e) To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge of probate until the ad valorem tax on the vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the judge. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return the motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the judge of probate who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the state Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this section.

(d) Except as hereinafter provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. (e) To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge of probate until the ad valorem tax on the vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the judge. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return the motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the judge of probate who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the state Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this section.

(e) To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge of probate until the ad valorem tax on the vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the judge. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return the motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the judge of probate who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the state Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this section.

(f) Before any vehicle may be assessed, the judge of probate shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless the vehicle is new, in which case the judge of probate shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new. In the case of a used car brought into the state from a state which provides that upon sale or transfer of the motor vehicle the tags are either surrendered to an appropriate authority or subsequently reissued by the seller, the of judge probate shall be furnished a bona fide certificate of title properly assigned which shows when the car was sold to an individual, firm, corporation, or association, living or operating in this state. If the tag number or bill of sale or certificate of title is not furnished, the vehicle will be presumed to have been in the state the entire year for which taxes are being assessed. Those motor vehicles brought into the state during any tax year and new motor vehicles for which licenses have never been issued that have been sold from the stock of a dealer during any tax year, shall be subject to taxation as if they had been held or owned in the state on the first day of October.

(g) The judge of probate, at his or her discretion, may mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom the license has been previously issued, the renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The renewal forms shall have sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process the renewal. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue the license and return to the licensee by mail. There are established fees to be entitled ‘‘MAIL ORDER FEES’’ which shall be set from time to time by the county governing body to pay the cost of mailing of application for renewal of licenses and issuing of license tags by mail as herein provided, and the fees shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions.

(h) The judge of probate may be a member of the Association of Tax Assessors and Tax Collectors. Any fees or dues for membership in the association shall be paid for by the county commission.

(i) The judge of probate is entitled to receive an expense allowance in the amount of four thousand dollars ($4,000) annually. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation and expenses heretofore provided by law and shall be payable out of the county general fund in the same manner as other expense allowances are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-160.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-160.06
Section 45-37A-160.06 Program Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) Following the decision of the city prosecutor to recommend the offender into the pretrial diversion program, but prior to entry, the city prosecutor and the offender shall enter into a written agreement stating the conditions of the participation of the offender in the program. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) A voluntary waiver of the right of the offender to a speedy trial.

(2) An agreement to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations established by statutes or rules of court.

(3) An agreement to the conditions of the program established by the city prosecutor.

(4) If there is a victim of the charged crime, an agreement to the restitution repayment within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined by the city prosecutor taking into account circumstances of the offender and the victim.

(5) A waiver in writing of the right of the offender to a jury trial.

(6) Submission of a written plea of guilty to the offense or offenses charged or agreed upon included offenses, together with an agreement as to whether the case is to be dismissed upon successful completion of the program, and an agreement, if there be any, as to the recommended sentence should a sentence be imposed.

(b) In addition to those requirements set forth in subsection (a), or as a condition of continued participation in the program, the city prosecutor may require the offender to agree to any of the following terms or conditions:

(1) To participate in substance abuse treatment.

(2) To participate in an education setting to include, but not be limited to, K-12, college, job training, trade school, GED classes, or basic education courses.

(3) If appropriate, to attempt to learn to read and write the English language.

(4) To financially support his or her children or pay any court ordered child support.

(5) To refrain from the use of drugs or alcohol or frequenting places where drugs or alcohol are sold or used.

(6) To not commit any criminal offense.

(7) To refrain from contact with certain named persons or premises.

(8) To maintain or seek employment.

(9) To not leave the State of Alabama without prior written consent of the city attorney or supervising agency or personnel.

(10) To maintain a residence approved by the city prosecutor or supervising agency or personnel.

(11) To attend individual, group, financial, chemical addiction, family, mental health, sex offender, or anger management counseling.

(12) To pay all court costs, fees, fines, and worthless checks, and obey any other lawful court order associated with the offense or offenses for which the offender has entered the program, or any other case.

(13) To refrain from the possession or use of any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument as defined in Section 13A-1-2.

(14) To pay supervision fees and application fees pursuant to this article.

(15) To observe curfews or home detention or travel constraints as set out in the agreement signed by the offender.

(16) To have restitution, court costs, fees, child support, and any other moneys withheld or garnished from the wages or salary of the offender or withheld from any Alabama income tax due the offender, or from any available insurance policy, or forfeited from any other real or personal property of the offender, and applied to the above.

(17) To be admitted to a drug or alcohol treatment program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse.

(18) To submit to periodic or random drug testing as part of the program and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the city prosecutor may direct.

(19) To waive in writing the right of the offender to a probation hearing in the event of termination or withdrawal from the program.

(20) To any other terms or conditions as the city prosecutor or his or her designee and the offender may agree to in the above-stated agreement, it being the purpose of this article to allow the city prosecutor broad discretion in designing a program specifically for each offender and his or her particular circumstances.

(21) When applicable, to be required to pay supervision fees to the agency or entity responsible for monitoring and verifying the compliance of the offender with the terms of the program set forth by the city prosecutor. The fees shall be paid by the offender to the supervising entity in a timely manner.
Ala. Code § 45-22-243.31 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-243.31
Section 45-22-243.31 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subpart, state sales and use tax means the tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63.
Ala. Code § 45-48-231.22 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48 / Section 45-48-231.22
Section 45-48-231.22 Notice and Sale of Stolen or Abandoned Property. (Amended by Act 2026-36)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-36, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

Except for perishable property sold pursuant to Section 45-48-231.01, at least every six months, the Sheriff of Marshall County, shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned or stolen personal property which has been recovered by the sheriff’s department, which has remained unclaimed by the owner after a period of 12 months. The sale shall be made after notice has been given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Marshall County once a week for two successive weeks or by posting notice in a conspicuous place at the Marshall County Courthouse for a period of at least 20 days prior to the sale. The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a description of each item of personal property to be sold at auction. If publication of the notice is made by publication in the newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction.
Ala. Code § 45-49-170.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-170.20
Section 45-49-170.20 Applicability
Status: in_force

This subpart shall only apply in Mobile County in those areas of the county outside the corporate limits of any municipality.
Ala. Code § 45-42-150.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-150.06
Section 45-42-150.06 Bingo Games - Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

Each permit holder shall maintain the following records pertaining to each bingo session for at least one year from the date of the session:

(1) An itemized list of gross receipts for each session.

(2) An itemized list of all expenses, including the name of each person to whom the expenses are paid, and a receipt or invoice for all expenses.
Ala. Code § 45-49-171.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-171.21
Section 45-49-171.21 Funding - Increase
Status: in_force

There shall be paid annually, in equal monthly installments, out of the general funds of the several incorporated municipalities of Mobile County to the board of health of such county such sums of money as shall be reasonably necessary for the county health department, for the acquisition of land, the erection, construction, extension, renewal, and repair of any buildings and improvements thereon, and for the maintenance and operation of such department, under the direction of the county health officer, which sum for any fiscal year after September 30, 1987, shall not be less than a sum equal to one dollar seventy-five cents ($1.75) per capita of population according to the last or any succeeding federal census, and which sum for any fiscal year after September 30, 1989, shall not be less than a sum equal to two dollars ($2) per capita of population according to the last or any succeeding federal census. The amount to be appropriated each year shall be determined by the governing body of the county under the foregoing rules and directions. After fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, the sum shall not be less than a sum equal to two dollars ($2) per capita of population according to the last or any succeeding federal census. Such sum may be anticipated, but for not longer than 12 months, by temporary loan certificates issued by the county board of health, and, when anticipated, the proceeds shall be used for the same purposes as the sum so appropriated.
Ala. Code § 45-40-233.74 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-233.74
Section 45-40-233.74 Waiver of Collection and Payment
Status: in_force

If the court having jurisdiction of the case determines the collection and payment of the amounts provided for in Section 45-40-233.73 will impose a definite and significant financial hardship on the dependents of the defendant, the court may waive the collection and payment of the same or any portion thereof.
Ala. Code § 45-35-244.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 45-35-244.01
Section 45-35-244.01 Levy of Privilege or License Tax
Status: in_force

There is hereby levied, for the period of time provided for herein, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected as herein provided a privilege or license tax on account of the business activities and in the amount to be determined by the application of rates against gross sales or gross receipts, as the case may be, as follows:

(1) Upon every person, firm, or corporation, including the State of Alabama, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and all other institutions of higher learning in the state, whether such institutions be denominational, state, county, or municipal institutions, and any association or other agency or instrumentality of such institutions, engaged or continuing within the county in the business of selling at retail any tangible personal property whatsoever, including merchandise and commodities of every kind and character, not including, however, bonds or other evidences of debts or stocks, nor sale or sales of material and supplies to any person for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting, repair, or reconditioning of vessels, barges, ships and other watercraft of over 50 tons burden, an amount equal to one percent of the gross proceeds of sales of the business except where a different amount is expressly provided herein. Provided, however, that any person engaging or continuing in business as a retailer and wholesaler or jobber shall pay the tax required on the gross proceeds of retail sales of such business at the rates specified, when his or her books are kept so as to show separately the gross proceeds of sales of each business, and when his or her books are not so kept he or she shall pay the tax as retailer on the gross sales of the business.

(2) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged, or continuing within the county, in the business of conducting, or operating, places of amusement or entertainment, billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys, amusement devices, musical devices, theaters, opera houses, moving picture shows, vaudevilles, amusement parks, athletic contests, including wrestling matches, prize fights, boxing and wrestling exhibitions, football and baseball games, including athletic contests, conducted by or under the auspices of any educational institution within the county, or any athletic association thereof, or other association whether such institution or association be a denominational, a state, or county, or a municipal institution or association or state, county, or city school, or other institution, association or school, skating rinks, race tracks, golf courses, or any other place at which any exhibition, display, amusement or entertainment is offered to the public or place or places where an admission fee is charged, including public bathing places, public dance halls of every kind and description within the county, an amount equal to one percent of the gross receipts of any such business.

(3) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within the county in the business of selling at retail machines used in mining, quarrying, compounding, processing, and manufacturing of tangible personal property, an amount equal to one-half percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of such machines; provided, that the term machines, as herein used, shall include machinery which is used for mining, quarrying, compounding, processing, or manufacturing tangible personal property, and the parts of such machines, attachments and replacements therefor which are made or manufactured for use on or in the operation of such machines and which are necessary to the operation of such machines and are customarily so used.

(4)a. Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within the county in the business of selling at retail any automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer, an amount equal to one-half percent of the gross proceeds of sale of the automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer, provided, however, where a person subject to the tax provided for in this subdivision withdraws from his or her stock in trade any automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer for use by him or her or by his or her employee or agent in the operation of such business, there shall be paid, in lieu of the tax levied herein, a fee of one dollar ($1) per year or part thereof during which such automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer shall remain the property of such person. Each such year or part thereof shall begin with the day or anniversary date, as the case may be, of such withdrawal and shall run for 12 succeeding months or part thereof during which such automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer shall remain the property of such person.

b. Where any used automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semi-trailer, or house trailer is taken in trade or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment on the sale of a new or used vehicle, the tax levied herein shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less the credit for the used vehicle taken in trade

(5)a. Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within the county in the business of selling at retail any machine, machinery, or equipment which is used in planting, cultivating, and harvesting farm products, or used in connection with the production of agricultural produce or products, livestock, or poultry on farms, and the parts of such machines, machinery, or equipment, attachments and replacements therefor which are made or manufactured for use on or in the operation of such machine, machinery, or equipment, and which are necessary to and customarily used in the operation of such machine, machinery, or equipment, an amount equal to one-half percent of the gross proceeds of the sale thereof. Provided, however, the one-half percent rate herein prescribed with respect to parts, attachments, and replacements shall not apply to any automotive vehicle or trailer designed primarily for public highway use, except farm trailers used primarily in the production and harvesting of agricultural commodities.

b. Where any used machine, machinery, or equipment which is used in planting, cultivating, and harvesting farm products, or used in connection with the production of agricultural produce or products, livestock, and poultry on farms is taken in trade or in a series of trades as a credit or part payment on a sale of a new or used machine, machinery, or equipment, the tax levied herein shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used machine, machinery, or equipment sold, less the credit for the used machine, machinery, or equipment taken in trade.

(6) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within the county in the business of selling through coin-operated dispensing machines, food and food products for human consumption, not including beverages other than coffee, milk, milk products, and substitutes therefor, there is hereby levied a tax equal to one percent of the cost of such food, food products, and beverages sold through such machines, which cost for the purpose of this subdivision shall be the gross proceeds of sales of such business.
Ala. Code § 45-17-91.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-91.23
Section 45-17-91.23 Creation of Shoals Economic Development Fund; Purposes for Which Moneys in Such Fund May Be Expended
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Shoals Economic Development Fund, which shall be a special or trust fund or account of the committee, and which shall be administered in accordance with this subpart.

(b)(1) The authority, at any time and from time to time, may request that the committee authorize and approve the expenditure or appropriation of monies on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund, but solely for purposes authorized in subsection (c). Any request may specify that the monies shall be expended by, or appropriated directly or indirectly to, any of the following:

a. The authority itself.

b. Either of the counties, or any city or town located, in whole or in part, in either of the counties.

c. Any public corporation that has been organized with the approval or consent of any one or more of the counties, the municipalities, or any other city or town in either of the counties, and that operates for the purpose, among others, of supporting the establishment and promotion of business and industry or the development of trade and commerce, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any county or municipal industrial development board, industrial development authority, or port authority.

(2) Every recipient shall be liable for any misuse of the monies to the extent provided by the law or laws under which it was created or organized, or as otherwise provided by law. The authority, if and to the extent it is otherwise authorized by law to do so, may expend any monies so appropriated to it out of the Shoals Economic Development Fund without any further consent or other action on the part of the committee.

(c) Subject to succeeding provisions of this subpart, including particularly, but without limitation, those provisions hereof respecting the investment of monies held in and forming a part of the Shoals Economic Development Fund, and the management, use, and disposition of other properties, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, contributed to the fund, all monies held in and forming a part of the Shoals Economic Development Fund, whether the monies may be characterized as either principal or income of the fund, may be expended or appropriated, and all other properties contributed to the fund may be used, only for the following purposes:

(1) To induce the location, within either of the counties or any city or town therein, of: (i) new manufacturing, industrial, and research enterprises; (ii) new commercial enterprises for storing, warehousing, or distributing any products of agriculture or industry, including, without limitation, warehouse or distribution centers owned or utilized by commercial or retail enterprises existing in either of the counties or any city or town therein; (iii) new enterprises for maintaining, repairing, or restoring transportation and communications machinery and equipment of any kind including, without limitation, motor vehicles and vehicles for air or water transport of every description; and (iv) new facilities suitable for use by any of the foregoing enterprises in providing, whether for themselves or other such enterprises, the customers or consumers of any such enterprise or enterprises, or the general public, technical, electronic, telephonic, telecommunications, and other similar services, including, without limitation, so-called call centers, provided that substantially all the employees of any such enterprise employed at such new facility are engaged in providing such services.

(2) To foster activities and policies conducive to expansion of existing industries within either of the counties or any city or town therein.

(3) To acquire and develop land within the jurisdiction of either of the counties, or of any city or town therein, for use as an industrial park or site by any enterprise described in subdivision (1).

(4) To construct buildings for lease or other disposition to enterprises described in subdivision (1), including, without limitation, buildings suitable for use as administrative offices of any such enterprise.

(5) To pay administrative and other costs or expenses, other than expenses of members of the committee, whether or not the expenses may be reimbursed pursuant to Section 45-17-91.24 and otherwise to provide for the general operations of the authority, provided that no more than 10 percent of the proceeds of the county sales and use taxes deposited into the Shoals Economic Development Fund during each calendar year may be expended during the calendar year for such purposes.

(6) If and to the extent consistent with the preceding provisions of this subsection, to assist the authority in the execution of its powers, and the performance of its duties and obligations, under and pursuant to any laws at any time pertaining to the authority, including, without limitation, Subpart 1 and Act 95-409, and any subsequent act of the Legislature amending either or both thereof. Except to the extent provided in the preceding provisions of this subsection, none of the monies and other properties, if any, on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund may be used to induce any commercial or retail establishment to locate within either of the counties, any of the municipalities, or any other city or town located, in whole or in part, in either of the counties, or to construct any building for sale, lease, or other conveyance to, or use by, a commercial or retail establishment of any sort. Furthermore, nothing in this subpart shall be construed to empower the committee to approve the expenditure or appropriation of any such monies or other properties in connection with the construction or operation of any shopping center or similar facility, any hotel or convention facility, any sports stadium or facility, any amusement or entertainment park or facility, or any comparable or similar commercial or retail facility.

(7) To expend an equal match of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000), which shall be expended to construct a Workforce Training and Development Center on property owned by the Lauderdale County Commission. The site of the center will be determined.

(8) To expend an equal match of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000), which shall be expended for workforce training and economic development programs at the University of North Alabama.

(d) Any monies authorized, pursuant to this subpart, to be expended by either the authority or any other recipient, if not expended for the purpose or purposes approved by the committee, shall be promptly returned to and deposited into the Shoals Economic Development Fund.

(e) It is the express intent of the Legislature that all expenditures of monies at any time on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund be made to promote the economic development of the residents of each of the counties and every city or town therein, to create and provide for the creation of non-retail job opportunities that support salaries at or above the estimated entry wage per occupation, as established by the most recent wage survey of the State of Alabama, and to enable the committee and the participating governments to support: (1) the establishment and promotion of business and industry in the Shoals area; (2) the development of trade and commerce in the Shoals area; (3) the furtherance of the use of the agricultural products and natural resources of the State of Alabama; and (4) the development and preservation of those resources. However, the Legislature recognizes and acknowledges that the authority and other potential recipients of monies on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund may be empowered by law to engage in activities, or to perform functions, for purposes that are different from, or that are unrelated to, the purposes for which the monies are authorized by this subpart to be expended. It is therefore also the intent of the Legislature that no monies on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund be expended by, or appropriated to, either the authority or any other recipient for any purpose or project except those described in this subpart. Any expenditure or appropriation permitted by the preceding provisions of this section to be made out of monies on deposit in the Shoals Economic Development Fund, and any such use of other properties contributed to any such fund, shall be deemed an expenditure or use, as the case may be, for a public purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-37-121.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-121.20
Section 45-37-121.20 Reduction in Force
Status: in_force

Whenever it is necessary because of lack of work, lack of funds, or whenever it is advisable in the interest of economy to reduce the staff of any department or agency of the counties, or any municipality affected by this part, the appointing authorities shall lay off employees according to the procedure set forth in this part and the rules and regulations prescribed thereunder. The duties performed by the employee or employees so laid off may be assigned to any other permanent civil service employee or employees in the department or office, who, in the opinion of the director of personnel, are qualified to perform such duties regardless of the specific classification or grade to which such employees are allocated. Layoffs shall be made by laying off the employee in the classification to be affected by the layoff who last attained such classification or grade, and so on in succession. In case there are two or more who would be affected by a layoff, and who have an equal rating as to seniority, the employee who stands lowest according to the efficiency records kept by the director of personnel shall be laid off. When an employee is laid off in a department which has other classifications or grades lower than the classification or grade from which he, or she, is laid off, he, or she, shall have the option of working in any other lower classification or grade in the same department, provided the director of personnel finds that he, or she, is qualified to perform the duties of such lower classification or grade, such option being subject, however, to the following limitation. Where an employee so laid off elects to drop to a lower classification or grade, and where the appointing authority reduces the number of employees in such lower classification or grade, the reduction shall be made in the manner in which it is herein provided layoffs shall be made, except that such reduction shall in no case cause the layoff of any permanent employee in such lower classification or grade who has more seniority in the department than the employee laid off from the higher classification or grade. A person laid off from a classification or grade shall have the right, so long as he, or she, is in the service or on the layoff list to return to the position from which he, or she, is laid off, in the event such position is refilled. The names of employees laid off as provided herein shall be placed upon the department layoff list for such position as in the opinion of the director of personnel the employees are qualified and entitled to hold, including any positions which may be thereafter created in the department. The order of the names on the layoff list shall be in the relative order of seniority; provided, however, that where there are two or more employees who are equal in seniority they shall stand on the layoff list in the order of their efficiency records kept by the director of personnel. All permanent employees in the classified service compensated on a monthly basis who are to be laid off are to be given 15 days’ notice of such layoff prior to the effective date thereof.
Ala. Code § 45-39-200.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-200.05
Section 45-39-200.05 Business Licenses
Status: in_force

(a) Before any person, firm, or corporation may engage in or carry on any business or other activity in the county for which a license is required by law, a license for the activity shall be purchased from the commissioner and he or she shall be entitled to charge a fee of one dollar ($1) for the issuance of the license. All costs, fees, and penalties, which shall have accrued or for which the person, firm, or corporation is liable in any proceeding commenced for collection, shall be paid before any license is eligible for renewal. The commissioner shall issue the license countersigned by him or her in the form and on the blank furnished to him or her by the State Department of Finance which shall set forth and specify the name of the person, firm, or corporation applying therefor, the business or activity which it proposes to carry on thereunder, the address where it proposes to carry on the business, the time for which it is issued, and if the license is for a peddler, it shall state whether he or she proposes to travel on foot, by wagon, or by motor vehicle. The license shall not be transferable except as otherwise provided by law, nor shall it entitle the holder to carry on any other business or do any other act other than that named herein at any other location than that specified; provided, however, that should it become necessary to move any business from one location to another location in the county, and the business is to continue in the same kind and character and by the same person or firm as that carried on at the former location, then, another license shall not be required for the same licensed year.

(b) The commissioner may mail an application for renewal of a license to all persons, firms, and corporations to whom a license was issued during that license year as reflected on the records in his or her office. For preparing the application and mailing the application by first class mail to the address of the person, firm, or corporation listed on the license records in his or her office, and for the return of a renewed license, the commissioner shall charge and collect a mail fee of one dollar ($1) for each mailing. The commissioner, with the approval of the county commission, may increase the amount of the mail fee by a reasonable amount to adequately cover the costs of handling and mailing of each renewed license. The mail fee shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner as other license issuance fees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-50A-40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 50A / Section 45-50A-40
Section 45-50A-40 Sale of Draft Beer Authorized
Status: in_force

The sale of draft beer by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who are responsible vendors is authorized in any area within the corporate limits of the City of Monroeville.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-51.220 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-51.220
Section 45-37A-51.220 Normal Retirement Benefit
Status: in_force

(a) A participant having attained age 60 or older and having completed five or more years of credited service, or having completed 30 or more years of credited service without regard to age, shall be entitled upon his or her voluntary retirement to a monthly retirement benefit equal to one of the following:

(1) With respect to a retiree who first became a participant on or before the first day of July after nine years after date of establishment, forty percent of his or her final average salary, plus 1.3334 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by his or her years of credited service in excess of 15 years.

(2) With respect to a retiree who first becomes a participant subsequent to the first day of July nine years after date of establishment, and becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit and retires on or before July 1, 1990, 2 percent of his or her final average salary shall be multiplied by such retiree’s years of credited service.

(3) With respect to a retiree who first becomes a participant subsequent to the first day of July nine years after the establishment, and becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit and retires after July 1, 1990, and on or before June 30, 2001, 2.25 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by such retiree’s years of credited service.

(4) With respect to a retiree who first becomes a participant subsequent to the first day of July nine years after the establishment, and becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit and retires on or after July 1, 2001, 2.50 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by such retiree’s years of credited service, subject to any future action of the board of managers.

(b) Effective July 1, 2006, the retiree of the board of health who becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit and retires after that date, 2.5 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by such retiree’s years of credited service shall be the normal retirement benefit of such participant, subject to any future action of the board of managers.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 45-37A-51.237, the amount of any retirement benefit determined under this section which may have commenced to be paid in accordance with the system shall continue to be paid throughout the life of the retiree.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, yet subject to subsection (e), all participants who first become participants on or after July 1, 2017, and who have attained age 62 or older and have completed 10 or more years of credited service, or who have completed 30 or more years of credited service without regard to age, and who become entitled to a normal retirement benefit, shall be entitled on his or her voluntary retirement to a monthly retirement benefit equal to 2.25 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by the retiree’s years of credited service subject to the limitation in subsection (b) of Section 45-37A-51.221.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, any participant who first becomes a participant on or after July 1, 2021, other than fire and police employees, and who becomes entitled to a normal retirement benefit, shall be entitled on his or her voluntary retirement to a monthly retirement benefit equal to 1.75 percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by his or her years of credited service, subject to the limitation in subsection (b) of Section 45-37A-51.221, if he or she satisfies either of the following:

a. Has attained the age of 62 years or older, regardless of the date of termination of employment, and has completed 10 or more years of credited service, as of the date of termination of employment.

b. Has attained the age of 55 years or older, regardless of the date of termination of employment, and has completed 30 or more years of credited service, as of the date of termination of employment.
Ala. Code § 45-2-160 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-160
Section 45-2-160 Fund Authorized; Committee
Status: in_force

(a) The Baldwin County Commission may establish a fund known as the “Baldwin County Employees Fund.” The purpose of the fund shall be to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds derived from sales from vending machines and pay telephones located in all county buildings and facilities, with the exception of the Baldwin County jail. The fund shall be established with funds presently collected from the sales.

(b) Receipts and expenditures of the funds shall be separately accounted for by county location. A county location shall consist of one or more county buildings or facilities as determined by the county commission.

(c) The county commission shall appoint a three member committee for each county location to oversee and approve expenditures for that location. Each committee shall consist of a county commissioner, a county supervisor employed at the location, and a county employee employed at the location.

(d) Payments shall be made from the fund for a particular location upon receipt of signed documentation from the appropriate committee directing the county treasurer to make payment. Payments and expenditures from the fund shall be for any purpose, not otherwise provided for by law, that in the judgment of a committee is worthy and for the best interest of the county.

(e) Each calendar year, the county commission shall be reimbursed for the electricity used by the vending machines and pay telephones.
Ala. Code § 45-57-244.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-244.01
Section 45-57-244.01 Payment of Taxes
Status: in_force

The sales tax levied in Section 45–57–244 shall be due and payable in monthly installments on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrued; the use tax levied pursuant to Section 45–57–244 shall be due and payable quarterly on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding each quarterly period during which the storage, use, or other consumption, of the tangible personal property became taxable, each quarterly period to end on the last day of each of the months of March, June, September, and December. All taxes levied pursuant to this subpart shall be paid to and collected by the state Department of Revenue at the same time and along with the collection of the state sales tax and the state use tax. On or prior to the due dates of the taxes levied, each person subject to the taxes shall file with the department a report or return in such form as may be prescribed by the department, setting forth with respect to all sales and business that are required to be used as a measurement of the tax levied, a correct statement of the gross proceeds of all sales and the gross receipts of all such business, and setting forth with respect to the use tax levied, the total sales price of all property, the use, storage, or other consumption of which became subject to the tax during the then preceding quarterly period. The reports shall include also such other items of information pertinent to the taxes and the amount thereof as the department may require. Any person subject to the taxes levied may defer reporting credit sales until after their collection, and in the event he or she so defers reporting them, he or she shall thereafter include in each monthly report all credit collections made during the month preceding, and shall pay the taxes due thereon at the time of filing the report. All reports or returns filed with the department under this section shall be available, for inspection by the County Commission of Russell County, or its designated agent, at reasonable times during business hours.
Ala. Code § 45-37-90.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-90.08
Section 45-37-90.08 Authority to Borrow Money; Promissory Notes
Status: in_force

Each civic center authority heretofore or hereafter incorporated in any county having a population of more than 500,000, according to the last or any subsequent federal census, pursuant to Sections 45-37-90 to 45-37-90.07, inclusive, is hereby granted the power and authority, in addition to the power and authority heretofore granted by act of the Legislature or by amendment to the constitution, to borrow money from time to time for any corporate purpose and to issue its negotiable promissory note or notes to mature not later than three years from date of issue, as evidence of its obligation to repay the money so borrowed, with interest thereon, such notes to be payable solely (1) from one or more of the sources from which bonds authorized by Sections 45-37-90 to 45-37-90.07, inclusive, or by Amendment 280 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, are payable and, if the note or notes shall be issued to provide funds for a purpose for which such bonds are authorized to be issued, also (2) from the proceeds of any like promissory notes or bonds which may be issued to fund or refund such promissory notes. Any such civic center authority shall have the same power and authority with respect to such negotiable promissory notes as those which were granted to it with respect to the issuance of bonds by Section 45–37–90.06 and by Amendment 280 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901; provided, however, that such promissory notes may be placed or sold at private negotiated sale without competitive bidding, and such negotiable promissory notes may be executed without the seal of such civic center authority being affixed thereto.
Ala. Code § 45-28-82.32 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28 / Section 45-28-82.32
Section 45-28-82.32 Liability
Status: in_force

The district attorney or his or her staff shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program or of any service provider or their agents that are contracted to or who have agreed to provide services to the pretrial diversion program.
Ala. Code § 45-39-100 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-100
Section 45-39-100 Compensation
Status: in_force

(a)(1) Each member of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month which shall be paid out of the Lauderdale County General School Fund and which shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, expenses, and allowances provided for by law.

(2)a. Each member of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700) per month which shall be paid out of the Lauderdale County General School Fund and which shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, expenses, salary, and allowances provided for by law.

b. Beginning when the next term of office of a board member commences after September 1, 2023, the additional expense allowance provided for in paragraph a. shall be converted to a salary for all members of the board.

(b)(1) The members of the County Board of Education of Lauderdale County shall each receive from the public school funds of the county twenty-five dollars ($25) for each meeting attended, three hundred dollars ($300) per month, and their actual traveling and hotel expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and transacting the business of the board. The members of the board shall not be paid for attending more than 24 meetings in any one year. Their compensation and expenses shall be paid in like manner as provided for the payment of the compensation of teachers. The compensation and expenses provided herein and the expense allowance provided in subsection (a), shall be the total compensation paid the members and shall be in lieu of all other compensation provided by law.

(2) The provisions of this subsection are curative and remedial and shall have retroactive effect to November 1, 1984, and any actions taken or payments made in accordance with this subsection since that date are hereby ratified, validated, and confirmed.

(c) The President of the Lauderdale County Board of Education shall be elected annually from the membership of the board at the first meeting of the board in November after newly elected members have assumed office. Commencing with the election of the next president of the board after September 1, 2023, the president shall receive an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per month while serving as president.
Ala. Code § 45-35-232.33 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 45-35-232.33
Section 45-35-232.33 Contempt; Sanctions
Status: in_force

This subpart shall not interfere with or prevent any court of competent jurisdiction in Alabama to punish for contempt or impose sanctions.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-42.11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-42.11
Section 45-37A-42.11 Statistical Data
Status: in_force

(a) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems or photographic stop sign enforcement systems in reducing traffic-control device violations and intersectional collisions and shall communicate the data on an annual basis to the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.

(b) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of automated photographic speeding enforcement systems in reducing speeding violations and collisions and shall communicate the data on an annual basis to the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.
Ala. Code § 45-53-240.24 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-240.24
Section 45-53-240.24 Payment of Tax Required for Issuance of License
Status: in_force

To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for the assessment and collection of taxes due, the tax assessor shall not issue any license to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer of a motor vehicle be made by the tax assessor until the tax assessor is provided satisfactory evidence that the ad valorem tax on the vehicle for the preceding year has been paid. No motor vehicle which is owned by a resident of the county or by a business located in the county, or which is otherwise located in the county for licensing purposes, may be operated on the public highways of Alabama unless the motor vehicle has been returned to the tax assessor for ad valorem tax purposes. The tax assessor shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the state Department of Revenue, collect the taxes shown, and make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep it on file in the office of the tax assessor. The license tag is evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.123 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.123
Section 45-57A-63.123 Director of Finance; Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The director of finance shall have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the city, and to that end he or she shall have authority and shall be required to:

(1) Compile the current expense estimates for the budget for the city manager. (2) Compile the capital estimates for the budget for the city manager. (3) Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all monies and have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded. (4) Maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices, departments, and agencies; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each office, department, and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; require reports of receipts and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the city government to be made daily or at such intervals as he or she may deem expedient. (5) Submit to the council through the city manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city. (6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(2) Compile the capital estimates for the budget for the city manager. (3) Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all monies and have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded. (4) Maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices, departments, and agencies; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each office, department, and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; require reports of receipts and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the city government to be made daily or at such intervals as he or she may deem expedient. (5) Submit to the council through the city manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city. (6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(3) Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all monies and have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded. (4) Maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices, departments, and agencies; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each office, department, and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; require reports of receipts and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the city government to be made daily or at such intervals as he or she may deem expedient. (5) Submit to the council through the city manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city. (6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(4) Maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices, departments, and agencies; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each office, department, and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; require reports of receipts and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the city government to be made daily or at such intervals as he or she may deem expedient. (5) Submit to the council through the city manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city. (6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(5) Submit to the council through the city manager a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city. (6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(6) Prepare for the city manager, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report. (7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(7) Supervise and make all special assessments for the city government, and give notice of special assessments as may be required by law. (8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(8) Collect all special assessments, license fees, and other revenues of the city for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the county, state, or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department, board, or agency of the city. (9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(9) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, or any office, department, board, or agency of the city government, and deposit all funds coming into his or her hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council, or, if no resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account.

(10) Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the city government, or in possession of the government in a fiduciary capacity and have the safekeeping of all bonds and notes of the city and the receipt and delivery of city bonds and notes for transfer, registration, or exchange.

(11) Approve all proposed expenditures; unless he or she shall certify that there is an unencumbered balance of appropriation and available funds, no expenditure shall be approved.
Ala. Code § 45-49-150.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-150.12
Section 45-49-150.12 Revocation of Permits
Status: in_force

(a) For good cause shown, the sheriff may revoke any bingo permit issued pursuant to this part if the bingo permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee violates this part or any rules promulgated pursuant to this part. The revocation of a bingo permit by the sheriff shall become effective immediately. The bingo permit holder then has a 10-day period from the date of the revocation to make a written request for a hearing to the Mobile County Commission or governing body. All existing rules and procedures for meetings and hearings before the Mobile County Commission or governing body shall apply to the hearing unless in direct conflict with this part.

(b) Following a full hearing and the rendering of a written decision by the Mobile County Commission or governing body, either party may appeal the decision to the Circuit Court of Mobile County and request a trial by jury. The rendering of a decision adverse to the bingo permit holder by the Mobile County Commission or governing body or the filing of an appeal by either the sheriff or the bingo permit holder shall result in the continued revocation of the bingo permit until a final result is obtained.
Ala. Code § 45-56-243.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 56 / Section 45-56-243.02
Section 45-56-243.02 Failure to Collect Tax; Powers and Duties of Department; Unavailability of Stamps
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in the business in Randolph County for which the tax is levied to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and collect from the purchaser the amount due on account of the tax herein provided, to refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount collected or absorbed, or advertise directly, or indirectly, the absorption of the tax or any portion thereof. Any person, firm, corporation, club, or association violating this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each act in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(1) The state Department of Revenue shall collect all taxes levied pursuant to this part at the same time and in the same manner as state sales and use taxes are collected. (2) The tax levied herein shall be paid by affixing stamps that are required for the payment of the tax imposed by Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive. (3) The county shall contract with the state Department of Revenue, to purchase stamps to be affixed. The department may have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of the tax that it has relative to the preparation and sale of stamps under Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive. (4) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 40–25–2, in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available for affixing to tobacco products’ packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly adopted regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing county tobacco stamps, the entity, including the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the commissioner and adopted by the department under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Title 41 of Chapter 22.

(2) The tax levied herein shall be paid by affixing stamps that are required for the payment of the tax imposed by Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive. (3) The county shall contract with the state Department of Revenue, to purchase stamps to be affixed. The department may have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of the tax that it has relative to the preparation and sale of stamps under Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive. (4) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 40–25–2, in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available for affixing to tobacco products’ packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly adopted regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing county tobacco stamps, the entity, including the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the commissioner and adopted by the department under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Title 41 of Chapter 22.

(3) The county shall contract with the state Department of Revenue, to purchase stamps to be affixed. The department may have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of the tax that it has relative to the preparation and sale of stamps under Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive. (4) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 40–25–2, in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available for affixing to tobacco products’ packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly adopted regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing county tobacco stamps, the entity, including the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the commissioner and adopted by the department under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Title 41 of Chapter 22.

(4) In accordance with subsection (g) of Section 40–25–2, in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available for affixing to tobacco products’ packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly adopted regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing county tobacco stamps, the entity, including the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue, may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the commissioner and adopted by the department under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Title 41 of Chapter 22.
Ala. Code § 45-52-220.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-220.05
Section 45-52-220.05 Archives Staff
Status: in_force

The staff of the Morgan County Archives shall consist of an archivist and other employees deemed necessary by the archivist and county commission. The archivist shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in the State of Alabama personnel announcement for archivist, currently designated Class Code 1-30430. The staff of the Morgan County Archives shall be classified according to the standard personnel system currently used by the Morgan County Commission and the State of Alabama and shall receive the same benefits as other Morgan County employees of the same grade.
Ala. Code § 45-49-23.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-23.07
Section 45-49-23.07 Compensation for Violation; Arbitration
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided for in this part, a supplier that has amended, modified, cancelled, terminated, or refused to renew any agreement; or has caused a wholesaler to resign from any agreement; or has interfered with, prevented, or unreasonably delayed, or where required by this part, has withheld or unreasonably delayed consent to or approval of, any assignment or transfer of a wholesaler’s business, shall pay the wholesaler reasonable compensation for the diminished value of the wholesaler’s business, including any ancillary business which has been negatively affected by the act of the supplier. The value of the wholesaler’s business or ancillary business shall include, but not be limited to, any good will. Provided, however, nothing contained in this part shall give rise to a claim against the supplier or wholesaler by any proposed purchaser of wholesaler’s business.

(b) Should either party, at any time, determine that mutual agreement on the amount of reasonable compensation cannot be reached, the supplier or the wholesaler may send by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice to the other party declaring its intention to proceed with arbitration. Arbitration shall proceed only by mutual agreement by both parties.

(c) Not more than 10 business days after the notice to enter into arbitration has been delivered, the other party shall send written notice to the requesting party declaring its intention either to proceed or not to proceed with arbitration. Should the other party fail to respond within the 10 business days, it shall be conclusively presumed that the party shall have agreed to arbitration.

(d) The matter of determining the amount of compensation, by agreement of the parties, may be submitted to a three-member arbitration panel consisting of one representative selected by the supplier but unassociated with the affected supplier; one wholesaler representative selected by the wholesaler but unassociated with the wholesaler; and an impartial arbitrator.

(e) Not more than 10 business days after mutual agreement of both parties has been reached to arbitrate, each party shall designate, in writing, its one arbitrator representative and the party initiating arbitration shall request, in writing, a list of five arbitrators from the American Arbitration Association or its successor and request that the list shall be mailed to each party by certified mail, return receipt requested. Not more than 10 business days after the receipt of the list of five choices, the wholesaler arbitrator and the supplier arbitrator shall strike and disqualify up to two names each from the list. Should either party fail to respond within 10 business days or should more than one name remain after the strikes, the American Arbitration Association shall make the selection of the impartial arbitrator from the names not stricken from the list.

(f) Not more than 30 days after the final selection of the arbitration panel is made, the arbitration panel shall convene to decide the dispute. The panel shall conclude the arbitration within 20 days after the arbitration panel convenes and shall render a decision by majority vote of the arbitrators within 20 days from the conclusion of the arbitration. The award of the arbitration panel shall be final and binding on the parties as to the amount of compensation for the diminished value.

(g) The cost of the impartial arbitrator, the stenographer, and the meeting site shall be equally divided between the wholesaler and the supplier. All other costs shall be paid by the party incurring them.

(h) After both parties have agreed to arbitrate should either party, except by mutual agreement, fail to abide by the time limitations as prescribed in subsections (c), (e), and (f), or fail or refuse to make the selection of any arbitrators, or fail to participate in the arbitration hearings, the other party shall make the selection of its arbitrator and proceed to arbitration. The party who has failed or refused to comply as prescribed in this section shall be considered to be in default. Any party considered to be in default pursuant to this subsection shall have waived any and all rights the party would have had in the arbitration and shall be considered to have consented to the determination of the arbitration panel.
Ala. Code § 45-51-234 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-234
Section 45-51-234 Pistol Permit Fee; Sheriff’s Fund
Status: in_force

(a) In Montgomery County the fee for issuance of a pistol permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75 shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent.

(b)(1) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the county treasury.

(2) The treasurer or other custodian of county funds shall pay fourteen dollars ($14) of the fee into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Fund, established in subsection (c).

(3) The treasurer or other custodian of county funds shall pay four dollars ($4) of the fee to be credited to the county portion of contribution for all county employees under any retirement plan in effect in Montgomery County.

(4) The treasurer or other custodian of county funds shall pay two dollars ($2) of the fee into the General Fund of Montgomery County.

(c)(1) A fund which shall be known as the Sheriff’s Fund is established, to be expended by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent, in law enforcement work as provided in subdivision (2).

(2) The sheriff or his or her appointed agent is authorized and empowered to make requisition to the county treasurer or other custodian of county funds on the Sheriff’s Fund for the payment of any and all expenses for the betterment of law enforcement in the public’s interest and in the proper discharge and the conduct of the duties of the sheriff’s office in Montgomery. The county treasurer or other custodian of county funds shall immediately pay out such funds upon requisition by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent.

(3) The establishment of the Sheriff’s Fund as provided in this section, and the use of such funds, shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or source of income established for the sheriff in the operation of his or her office.
Ala. Code § 45-41-234 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-234
Section 45-41-234 Contracting of Police Services by Municipality
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply only to Lee County.

(b) On or after May 3, 2004, any municipality within Lee County may contract for police services within the corporate limits of the municipality with the sheriff of the county.

(c) A municipality entering into a contract with the sheriff for police services shall pay to the county treasury a sum sufficient to provide the necessary manpower and equipment as deemed necessary by both the municipal governing body and the sheriff of the county.

(d) The county governing body may receive from the municipality within the county money earmarked for police services and expend the monies only for police services in the corporate limits of the contracting municipality.

(e) Each contract between the county governing body and the contracting municipality shall be with the consent and approval of the sheriff.
Ala. Code § 45-49-140.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-140.01
Section 45-49-140.01 Establishment of Districts
Status: in_force

Any area situated entirely within the county may be established as a district for fighting fires as provided herein. Provided, however, no land lying within the boundaries of a municipality or an existing fire fighting and emergency medical services district at the time of the election shall be included in a newly established district.
Ala. Code § 45-54-243.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 54 / Section 45-54-243.03
Section 45-54-243.03 Applicability of State Statutes
Status: in_force

All laws, rules, and regulations of the department relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Sections 40–25–1 to 40–25–28, inclusive, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations shall apply with equal force to the tax levied by this subpart as provided for in this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-9-82.22 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 45-9-82.22
Section 45-9-82.22 Applicants for Admittance
Status: in_force

(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this section whose jurisdiction is in the Circuit or District Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program.

(b) A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the program:

(1) A traffic offense.

(2) A property offense.

(3) An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury.

(4) An offense in which the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official, or a correctional officer.

(5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this section.

(c) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program:

(1) Trafficking or distribution of drugs, or both.

(2) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person.

(3) Any sex offense.

(4) Any Class A felony.

(5) Any offense involving serious injury to a person.

(6) Any offense involving death.

(d) A person deemed by the district attorney to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program.

(e) The opinion of a law enforcement officer involved in the offense shall be sought and considered in the decision whether to approve the applicant for the pretrial diversion program.
Ala. Code § 45-43-246.82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 43 / Section 45-43-246.82
Section 45-43-246.82 Levy of Tax; Exemption
Status: in_force

(a) The County Commission of Lowndes County shall levy, in addition to all other taxes, including, but not limited to, municipal gross receipts license taxes, a one cent ($.01) privilege license tax against gross sales or gross receipts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of the tax levied pursuant to this subpart upon each person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of selling at retail machines used in mining, quarrying, compounding, processing, and manufacturing of tangible personal property, and any parts of such machines or any motor vehicle, truck, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer shall be an amount determined by the county commission. Provided, however, when any used motor vehicle, truck, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer is taken in trade, or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment on the sale of a new or used vehicle, the amount of the tax determined by the county commission shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less the credit for the used vehicle taken in trade.

(b) The gross receipts of any business and the gross proceeds of all sales which are presently exempt under the state sales and use tax statutes are exempt from the tax levied pursuant to this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-14A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14A / Section 45-14A-30
Section 45-14A-30 Sale of Draft or Keg Beer
Status: in_force

The governing body of the City of Lineville, by ordinance, may permit the sale of draft or keg beer by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for on-premises consumption and for off-premises consumption. Beer sold for off-premises consumption may not exceed 288 ounces per customer per day which must be sealed, labeled, packaged, and taxed in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. The city council, by ordinance, may otherwise regulate the sale of draft or keg beer by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board within the municipality.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-10.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-10.21
Section 45-41A-10.21 Loans, Sales, Grants, Etc., of Money, Property, Etc., to the Authority by the Counties, Municipalities, Etc
Status: in_force

For the purpose of effecting the revitalization and redevelopment of the central business district of the city, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state, upon such terms and with or without consideration, may, as it may determine:

(1) Lend or donate money to or perform services for the benefit of the authority.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, any interest therein, and any franchise.

(3) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this part and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient in connection with aiding and cooperating with the authority in its efforts to revitalize and redevelop the central business district of the city.
Ala. Code § 45-49-242.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-242.01
Section 45-49-242.01 Real and Personal Property Owned and Used as Community Centers, Recreational Facilities, Etc
Status: in_force

In Mobile County, all real and personal property owned and used as community centers, ball parks, the Mobile Exploreum, and recreational facilities by nonprofit businesses and corporations is hereby exempted from county ad valorem taxation.
Ala. Code § 45-2-244.076 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-244.076
Section 45-2-244.076 Application of State Sales Tax Statutes
Status: in_force

All provisions of the state sales tax statutes with respect to payment, assessment, and collection of the state sales tax, making of reports and keeping and preserving records with respect thereto, penalties for failure to pay the tax, the promulgation of the rules and regulations with respect to the state sales tax, and the administration and enforcement of the state sales tax statutes, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subpart when applied to the tax authorized to be levied in Section 45-2-244.072 shall apply to the county tax levied under this subpart. The county commission shall have and exercise the same powers, duties, and obligations with respect to the county tax levied under this subpart that are imposed on the state Revenue Commissioner and department, respectively, by the state tax statutes. All provisions of law from time to time in effect with respect to the payment, assessment, and collection of the state sales tax, and any and all reports, records, and penalties for failure to pay such taxes, the promulgation of rules and regulations with respect to such taxes, and the administration and enforcement of such taxes or such provisions of law (as the case may be), shall, to the extent not inconsistent with Act 2017-447, apply to the county sales tax. The county sales tax, as the county commission may from time to time determine, shall be collected either by the county commission or by any person, firm, or corporation (whether public or private) with which the commission may contract to collect the county sales tax or any other tax or taxes levied by, or in, the county, all in accordance with, and subject to, applicable provisions of law as are from time to time in effect.
Ala. Code § 45-57-240.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-240.01
Section 45-57-240.01 Additional Expense Allowance and Salary
Status: reserved

(a)(1) Commencing on June 1, 2000, the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be prorated and payable in the same manner and from the same funds as the salary the revenue commissioner is receiving on May 23, 2000. The amount of this expense allowance shall be reduced by an amount equal to any other expense allowance or salary increase granted by general law to the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County after May 23, 2000. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as salary for the purposes of calculating supernumerary benefits, and the same percentage contribution shall be deducted from the expense allowance and paid into the ad valorem tax officials supernumerary program as is deducted from the revenue commissioner’s salary.

(2) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent revenue commissioner serving on May 23, 2000, the annual salary for the revenue commissioner shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, and, at that time, subdivision (1) shall become null and void. The amount of this salary increase shall be reduced by an amount equal to any other expense allowance or salary increase granted by general law to the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County during the time this subsection is in effect, including any increase in salary that may become effective at the beginning of the revenue commissioner’s next term of office. (b)(1) Commencing on September 1, 2013, the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. Payment of this expense allowance shall be prorated and payable in the same manner and from the same funds as the salary the revenue commissioner is receiving on August 1, 2013. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as salary for the purposes of retirement benefits, and the same percentage contribution shall be deducted from the expense allowance and paid into the retirement program for ad valorem tax officials as is deducted from the salary of the revenue commissioner. (2) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent revenue commissioner serving on August 1, 2013, the annual salary for the revenue commissioner shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, and, at that time, subdivision (1) shall become null and void.

(b)(1) Commencing on September 1, 2013, the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. Payment of this expense allowance shall be prorated and payable in the same manner and from the same funds as the salary the revenue commissioner is receiving on August 1, 2013. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as salary for the purposes of retirement benefits, and the same percentage contribution shall be deducted from the expense allowance and paid into the retirement program for ad valorem tax officials as is deducted from the salary of the revenue commissioner.

(2) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent revenue commissioner serving on August 1, 2013, the annual salary for the revenue commissioner shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, and, at that time, subdivision (1) shall become null and void.

(c)(1) Commencing on September 1, 2020, the Revenue Commissioner of Russell County shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. Payment of this expense allowance shall be prorated and payable in the same manner and from the same funds as the salary the revenue commissioner is receiving on August 1, 2020. The expense allowance provided by this subsection shall be treated in the same manner as salary for the purposes of retirements benefits, and the same percentage contribution shall be deducted from the expense allowance and paid into the retirement program for ad valorem tax officials as is deducted from the salary of the revenue commissioner.

(2) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent revenue commissioner serving on August 1, 2020, the annual salary for the revenue commissioner shall be increased by twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum, and, at that time, subdivision (1) shall be repealed.
Ala. Code § 45-55-60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-60
Section 45-55-60 Compensation
Status: in_force

(a) In Pike County, the Pike County Commission may set the salary of the coroner not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year. The salary provided by this section shall be payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.

(b) In addition to any salary provided to the coroner, the Pike County Commission may set an expense allowance for the coroner so that the total expense allowance of the coroner does not exceed eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) per year. Any expense allowance paid to the coroner shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-39A-13.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39A / Section 45-39A-13.10
Section 45-39A-13.10 Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

The civil service board shall keep minutes of their meetings and records of all business transacted by them at each and every meeting. All minutes and records shall be open for inspection at all times by the chief of police, chief of the fire department, and any member of the city council or other governing body of the city in which same may exist.
Ala. Code § 45-55-241.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-241.01
Section 45-55-241.01 Duties of County Revenue Commissioner
Status: in_force

The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for ad valorem taxation, the collection of the taxes, the keeping of records, and the making of reports concerning assessments for and the collection of taxes.
Ala. Code § 45-25-240.22 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-240.22
Section 45-25-240.22 Recordkeeping; Reporting
Status: in_force

The tax assessor shall keep at all times an accurate record of all motor vehicle licenses and titles received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her: He or she shall report to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that other officials with such duties are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that such officials are required to account for by law.
Ala. Code § 45-53-245.30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-245.30
Section 45-53-245.30 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subpart, state sales and use tax means the tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63.
Ala. Code § 45-26-142.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 26 / Section 45-26-142.03
Section 45-26-142.03 Petition for Election
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election.

(b) The petition shall be signed by 50 qualified property owners which shall include owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district.

(c) When filed in the offices of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, each petition in each county shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to be applied to defray the costs of compiling a list of qualified voters.

(d) Qualified voters shall be those natural persons who are qualified property owners identified as such in the most recent tax assessment rolls in the proposed area.

(e) The petition shall contain the description of the area proposed to be established as a district, shall state the name of the proposed district, and shall request the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties to call an election on the following question: Shall there be created for the area a district for fire protection and emergency medical services?

(f) The petition for election on the establishment of the district may be accompanied by a petition for a referendum on the question of levying a proposed service charge, in the form of an assessed Family and Home Protection fee to be assessed on the basis and in the manner as provided in the petition, signed by the required number of qualified property owners residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge, in the form of an assessed Family and Home Protection fee, if the request for the election on the proposed district and the request for an election on the proposed service charge, in the form of a Family and Home Protection fee, are combined in a single petition.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.04
Section 45-57A-63.04 Submitted Ballot Questions
Status: in_force

(a) At the election the question to be submitted shall be printed in plain prominent type on separate ballots and shall read as follows:

“Shall the council-manager form of government, as provided by the City Manager Act of 1977 be adopted for the City of Phenix City?

“Yes .

“No .”

(b) The voter shall mark his or her ballot with a cross mark before or after the word which expresses his or her choice. No other question shall be submitted to the voters of the city upon this ballot. If voting machines are used at any voting place in the election, the above question may at the discretion of the election commission of the city or other body having charge of the conduct of municipal elections in the city, be submitted as a separate question on voting machines so used.
Ala. Code § 45-23A-90.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23A / Section 45-23A-90.01
Section 45-23A-90.01 Regulation of Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday
Status: in_force

(a) The sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays may be authorized by the city council within the corporate limits of the City of Ozark in Dale County subject to approval by a referendum as provided in this section. If the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages is approved by the referendum, the city council of the city, by ordinance, may permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages subject to the referendum as determined by the city council by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board serving the general public. Pursuant to authority granted pursuant to the referendum, the city council may regulate which retail licensees may sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday, whether the sale may be for on-premises or off-premises consumption, or both, and any other aspect of the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages.

(b) The city shall hold a referendum to determine whether to grant authority to the city council to provide for the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday pursuant to the authority specified in the referendum. The referendum shall specify whether the authority granted to the city council would include the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays for on-premises consumption and the time the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption may commence and whether the authority granted to the city council would include the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sundays for off-premises consumption and the time the sale of alcoholic beverages may commence. The referendum may be presented as one question or as separate questions related to on-premises and off-premises consumption. If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the question or questions, the sale of alcoholic beverages as authorized in this section on Sunday may be provided for by the city council.

(c) The referendum shall be held at the next regular municipal election or at a special municipal election called for that purpose by the city council. Costs of the referendum shall be paid by the city. A second or subsequent referendum shall not be held within 12 months following a referendum which fails to be approved by the voters of the city or to further authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday pursuant to this section.
Ala. Code § 45-14-240.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 45-14-240.05
Section 45-14-240.05 Compensation
Status: in_force

The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the general fund of the county all fees, percentages, commissions, and other allowances which the tax assessor or the tax collector of the county are now or hereafter may be by law authorized and directed to charge or collect for the performance of any duty hereby imposed on the county revenue commissioner. As compensation for the performance of the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall receive an annual salary as provided by law, payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.