Ala. Code § 45-17-20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-20
Section 45-17-20 Rules and Regulations; Violations
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that the authority of the Legislature to enact local laws regulating the liquor traffic is preserved in Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and pursuant to this authority the Legislature enacts this local law.

(b) Each local governmental entity in Colbert County, whether it be a municipal governing body or the county commission, may promulgate and implement rules and regulations for controlling the liquor traffic within the jurisdiction of the local governmental entity by allowing or prohibiting nudity, topless dancing, or any other type of similar live entertainment on the premises of a business which serves or sells alcoholic beverages or allows the public to consume alcoholic beverages on the premises. The rules and regulations shall be adopted by a majority vote of the governing body of the local governmental entity and the action shall be spread upon the minutes of a regular meeting of the governing body. The municipal governing body or the county commission shall not license any establishment under this section that is located within one mile of a church, school, school bus stop, or established playground. The unincorporated areas of the county shall be subject only to the rules and regulations adopted by the county commission.

(c) When a local governmental entity deems that a rule or regulation adopted under this section has been violated, it may suspend or revoke the business license of the violator until the violator is deemed by the governmental entity to be in compliance with the rule or regulation. An alleged violation of a rule or regulation shall be afforded due process at a hearing before the governing body of the appropriate local governmental entity before a license is suspended or revoked. The appropriate governing body shall prescribe procedural rules for the hearing. Any appeal of a suspension or revocation of a license under this section shall lie directly to the circuit court of the county.

(d) If a business continues or attempts to continue to operate after a license of the business has been suspended or revoked under this section or in violation of any rule or regulation of a local governmental entity, the proprietor of the business shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed by law.

(e) When a local governmental entity deems that a rule or regulation adopted by the governing body of the entity has been violated, it may commence a civil action in the name of the local governmental entity in the Circuit Court of Colbert County to enjoin the activity which may be in violation of the rule or regulation. In any civil action brought pursuant to this subsection, the circuit court of the county may assess all costs of enjoining the action, including attorney fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation against the proprietor of a business found to be in violation of the rule or regulation.
Ala. Code § 45-41-220 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-220
Section 45-41-220 No-Wake Zone
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed within 100 feet of a dock or pier on the waters of Lake Harding in Lee County. No-wake speed is idle speed or slow speed creating no appreciable wake.
Ala. Code § 45-2-244 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-244
Section 45-2-244 Applicability
Status: in_force

This subpart shall apply in, and only in, Baldwin County, Alabama; it does not alter or repeal any statute, but is in addition to and cumulative of laws now in effect.
Ala. Code § 45-37-240.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-240.02
Section 45-37-240.02 Automobile Furnished by County; Automobile Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

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

(b) As used in this section, the term county official shall mean each Jefferson County Commissioner, the Jefferson County Tax Assessor, the Jefferson County Tax Collector, the Jefferson County Assistant Tax Collector, Bessemer Division, the Assistant Jefferson County Tax Assessor, Bessemer Division, the Jefferson County Treasurer, Birmingham Division, and the County Treasurer, Bessemer Division.

(c)(1) Each incumbent county official shall have the option of electing, as hereinafter provided, either (i) to have an automobile with fuel, oil, and repairs furnished by Jefferson County, for use in carrying out his or her official duties as such county official, or, in lieu thereof, (ii) to have an automobile expense allowance from the county of one hundred dollars ($100) per week or portion of a week as reimbursement for the county official’s use of a personal vehicle and fuel, oil, and repairs for such official duties.

(2)a. Each incumbent county official shall inform the Jefferson County Commission in writing within 30 days of August 7, 1995, of his or her election of (1)(i) or (1)(ii).

b. Thereafter, each county official shall, within 60 days after taking office, inform the county commission in writing of his or her election of (1)(i) or (1)(ii).

c. The election authorized hereby, shall apply for the remainder of the county official’s term of office. An election may be changed as follows:

Within 30 days of the beginning of each fiscal year, a county official may make a new election by informing the county commission thereof in writing.

d. The county commission may provide the county automobiles elected hereunder from the existing county fleet or as a new purchase at the discretion of the commission. The county official shall be entitled to receive the expense allowance authorized herein pending delivery of any automobile elected herein.

(d) The automobile expense allowance authorized hereby shall be in lieu of any other automobile expense allowance for the county officials and shall be cumulative with, and not in lieu of, any other law providing an allowance to the county commissioners.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-54.32 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-54.32
Section 45-37A-54.32 Board of Commissioners
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall be governed by a board of commissioners which shall be composed of the following members:

(1) Two persons appointed by the Jefferson County House delegation.

(2) Two persons appointed by the Jefferson County Senate delegation.

(3) One person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Birmingham.

(b) The terms of office of the members shall be as follows:

(1) The members appointed by the Jefferson County House delegation shall serve a term of three years.

(2) The members appointed by the Jefferson County Senate delegation shall serve a term of four years.

(3) The member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Birmingham shall serve a term of two years.

(c) After the initial appointment, each member shall serve four-year terms until his or her successor is appointed. All members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authorities and shall be appointed from the state at large. No person shall be eligible for board membership who holds local, municipal, county, state, or federal elective office or any local, municipal, county, state, or federal nonelective office. In addition, any member of the board shall be deemed to have resigned his or her board membership upon acceptance of any nonelective office with any local, municipal, county, state, or federal governmental body or upon qualifying as a candidate for any elective office and shall immediately, upon resignation, lose all rights and privileges as a member of the board. Each member shall receive a per diem of fifty dollars ($50) while in attendance of board meetings or on business of the board as directed by the board. Each member shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses incurred in connection with the board meetings. However, no member of the board of commissioners shall receive more than five hundred dollars ($500) per month.

(d) The domicile of the district shall be in the City of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama. Upon appropriate action of the board of commissioners, the domicile may be relocated within the district to appropriate quarters within the principal structure or facility constructed or acquired by the district.

(e) After their appointment, the commissioners shall meet at the domicile and elect from their number a president, a vice president, and any other officers deemed necessary.

(1) The secretary and the treasurer of the board, which offices may be combined, may be selected by the board from its membership or otherwise selected by the board.

(2) The duties of the officers shall be defined and their salaries fixed by the board. The board shall adopt rules and regulations necessary for its government.

(3) The board may employ engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction advisors, financial advisors, superintendents, and other employees and agents deemed necessary and fix their compensation.

(4) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Voting by proxy shall be permitted.

(5) The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings. The records of the board shall be public records available for inspection and copying at a reasonable cost by news media and any citizen during regular business hours.
Ala. Code § 45-7-240 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 45-7-240
Section 45-7-240 Establishment of County Revenue Commissioner; Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply only in Butler County.

(b) The purpose of this section is to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office of county revenue commissioner.

(c) At the expiration of the term of office of the tax assessor and the office of the tax collector of the county ending September 30, 2009, or if a vacancy occurs in either office, then immediately upon the occurrence of the vacancy, the office of county revenue commissioner shall be established. If the office of county revenue commissioner is established upon the occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or the office of tax collector, the tax assessor or the tax collector, as the case may be, remaining in office shall be the county revenue commissioner for the remainder of the term of office for which he or she was elected. For the purpose of this section, the words “vacancy in the office of the tax assessor or tax collector” shall mean when either of the elected officials holding the office of Tax Collector of Butler County or Tax Assessor of Butler County, on June 17, 2003, should die, resign, retire, or fail to seek re-election to such office, provided that, in the event of a vacancy by the means described above other than death, the vacancy shall not accrue until the effective date of resignation or retirement or until the expiration of the term of office for which elected, as the case may be. The county revenue commissioner shall be elected at the general election and every six years thereafter and shall serve for a term of office of six years.

(d) The county revenue commissioner shall perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes, the keeping of records, and the making of reports concerning the assessment and collection of taxes.

(e) As deemed necessary by the county commission, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her office. The acts of deputies shall have the same force and legal effect as if performed by the county revenue commissioner. The compensation for any deputies, clerks, and assistants shall be fixed by the county commission and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as the salaries of other county employees are paid.

(f) Before entering the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed in Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and execute a bond in a sum as may be fixed by Section 40-5-3, for tax collectors. The bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds are conditioned and shall be approved and filed with the judge of probate. The cost of the bond required shall be paid out of the general fund of the county on warrant of the county commission, and shall be preferred claim against the county.

(g) The county commission, as it deems necessary shall provide the offices for the county revenue commissioner, and his or her deputies, clerks, and assistants, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office and not otherwise furnished by law by the Department of Revenue, the Department of Finance, or the State Comptroller.

(h) 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 tax collector of the county is authorized and directed to charge or collect for the performance of any duty 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 of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) payable as provided in Section 40-6A-2.

(i) The offices of tax assessor and tax collector are abolished effective the first day of October 2009, or on such earlier date as prescribed in subsection (c) if a vacancy occurs in the office of tax assessor or tax collector.
Ala. Code § 45-51-241 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-241
Section 45-51-241 Consolidation of Unified System
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with the next term of office, or upon occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or tax collector, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Montgomery County. A commissioner shall be elected at the next general election and at the general election every six years thereafter, who shall serve for a term of six years beginning on the first day of October next after his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and has qualified.

(b) The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation and the collection of taxes.

(c) Subject to the approval of the county commission, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her office. The acts of deputies shall have the same force and legal effect as if performed by the county revenue commissioner.

(d) Before entering upon the duties of the office, the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and execute a bond in such sum as may be fixed by Section 40-5-3 for tax collectors in Alabama, giving as security thereon a bonding company authorized to do business in Alabama. The bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds are conditioned and shall be approved by and filed with the judge of probate. The cost of the bond required herein shall be paid out of the general funds of the county on warrant of the county commission, and shall be a preferred claim against the county.

(e) The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies, not otherwise furnished by law, needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office.

(f) 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 of fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000), in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or fees, payable in equal monthly installments.

(g) The offices of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Montgomery County are hereby abolished effective the first day of the next term of office, or upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of tax assessor or tax collector. In the event that the office of tax assessor or tax collector becomes vacant before October 1 of the next term of office, the office of county revenue commissioner shall immediately come into being, and the remaining officer, tax assessor or tax collector, as the case may be, shall immediately assume the duties of the office of county revenue commissioner and shall perform such duties until a county revenue commissioner has been elected as provided herein. For the performance of such duties, he or she shall be entitled to the salary herein above prescribed for the county revenue commissioner.

(h) It is the purpose of this section to promote the public convenience in Montgomery County by consolidating the offices of tax assessor and tax collector into one office. The property, funds, records, documents, supplies, equipment, and other assets of the offices of tax assessor and tax collector shall be transferred upon the first day of the term of the revenue commissioner.
Ala. Code § 45-55-111 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-111
Section 45-55-111 Establishment of Voting Centers — District 1, Precinct 5; District 3, Precinct 28
Status: in_force

There is established a new voting center in Pike County to serve the voters of District 1, Precinct 5, and District 3, Precinct 28. The new voting center shall be located at 4162 County Road 7708, Troy, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-17A-81 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17A / Section 45-17A-81
Section 45-17A-81 Abatement of Weeds
Status: in_force

(a) All weeds growing upon streets or sidewalks or upon private property within the city limits of Tuscumbia which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature or attain such large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, and any accumulation of trash, rubbish, junk, or debris, or any unsightly or dangerous walls, or any abandoned construction of any kind or nature, or motor vehicles not in usable condition, or any debris of a burned building, or any abandoned or unused swimming pool, or any abandoned wells or cisterns, may be declared to be a public nuisance by the city governing body, and thereafter abated as provided in this section.

(b) Whenever any officer or employee of the City of Tuscumbia charged with the responsibility shall report to the city governing body the existence of any condition enumerated in subsection (a), the city governing body may, by resolution, if the proof be satisfactory, declare the same to be a public nuisance. The resolution shall refer to the street by the name under which it is commonly known, and describe the property upon which or in front of which the nuisance exists by giving a legal description thereof; and no other description of the property shall be required. Any number of streets, sidewalks, or parcels of private property, may be included in one and the same resolution.

(c)(1) After the passage of the resolution, the city governing body shall cause to be conspicuously posted in front of the property on which or in front of which such nuisance exists, at not more than 100 feet in distance apart, but not less than two in all, notices headed “Notice to Remove Public Nuisance,” such heading to be in words not less than one inch in height and substantially in the following form:

“Notice is hereby given that on the __________ day of __________, 2___, the (name of the governing body) passed a resolution declaring that a public nuisance exist upon or in front of the property on __________ (street) in the __________ (city), and more particularly described in the resolution, and that the same constitutes a public nuisance which must be abated by its removal and the nuisance will be abated by the municipal authorities, in which case the cost of such removal shall be assessed upon the lots and lands from which or in front of which such public nuisance is removed, and such cost will constitute a lien upon such lots or lands until paid. Reference is hereby made to the resolution for further particulars.

“All property owners having any objections to the proposed removal of the public nuisance are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the (name of governing body) of the (city or town) to be held (give date), when their objections will be heard and given due consideration.

“Dated this __________ day of __________, 2___.

“Name of City __________

“By __________ City Clerk”

(2) The notice shall be posted at least five days prior to the time for hearing objections by the governing body of the city. In addition, a notice shall be mailed to the owner of the property at least five days before the meeting at which objections will be heard. Such notice mailed to the person last assessing the property for taxes according to the records of the county tax assessor shall be conclusively presumed to be adequate and to comply with the requirements for such notice as provided herein.

(d) At the time stated in the notices, the governing body of the city shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of the nuisance, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing the governing body, by motion or resolution, shall allow or overrule any or all objections, and if the objections are overruled with respect to any piece of property described the governing body shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of removal with respect to such piece of property, and the decision of the governing body on the matter shall be deemed final and conclusive.

(e) After final action has been taken by the governing body on the overruling of any protests or objections with respect to any described piece of property, or in case no protests or objections have been received, the city governing body, by motion or resolution, shall order the abatement of the nuisance by having the nuisance referred to removed, and all necessary employees of such municipality are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for that purpose. Any property owner shall have the right to have any such nuisance removed at his or her own expense providing the same is done prior to the arrival of the employees of the city to do the same.

(f) The city shall keep an account of the cost of abating such nuisance in front of or on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done by it or its employees, and shall render an itemized report in writing to the city governing body showing the cost of removing such on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both; provided, that before the report is submitted to the governing body, copy of the same shall be mailed to the owner or owners of the property at least three days before the report shall be submitted to the governing body for confirmation.

(g) At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the city governing body shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which by motion or resolution the report shall be confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating such nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of land mentioned in the report shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land and as thus made and confirmed shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of such assessments, respectively. After confirmation of the report, a copy shall be turned over to the appropriate official or employee of the city who is charged with the collection of taxes or assessments, whereupon it shall be the duty of the official or employee to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land for municipal purposes, and thereafter the amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes.
Ala. Code § 45-42A-24 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42A / Section 45-42A-24
Section 45-42A-24 Applicability
Status: in_force

This part shall apply only in the City of Athens.
Ala. Code § 45-45-82.53 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-82.53
Section 45-45-82.53 Financial Hardship
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this subpart shall impair the authority of a circuit or district judge to waive or to remit court costs or fees upon the sworn and valid showing of substantial financial hardship.
Ala. Code § 45-28-260.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28 / Section 45-28-260.01
Section 45-28-260.01 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) DECIBEL. The unit of measure for sound pressure using dBA scale.

(2) FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. Any assurance provided in accordance with acceptable financial assurance instruments, which include an escrow account, performance bond, or cash.

(3) LICENSED ENGINEER. A professional engineer licensed by the State of Alabama.

(4) LOCAL GOVERNING BODY OF ETOWAH COUNTY. The Etowah County Commission or a city or town council of a municipality or town located in Etowah County within whose limits a wind energy conversion system is proposed to be constructed, maintained, or operated.

(5) MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC CONTROLS. Devices that give protection to power grids and limit rotation of the blades to below the designed limits of the conversion system.

(6) WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM or SYSTEM. Any device such as a wind charger, windmill, or wind turbine that is designed to convert wind energy to a form of usable energy for the sole purpose of resale.
Ala. Code § 45-1-242.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-242.20
Section 45-1-242.20 Applicability of Subpart 2
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subpart shall apply only to those portions of Autauga County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Prattville.
Ala. Code § 45-34-84 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 45-34-84
Section 45-34-84 Salary; Disposition of Fees, Commission, Etc; Personnel, Equipment, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) The Judge of Probate of Henry County shall be entitled to receive compensation in the form of an annual salary which shall be equal to sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) per annum less than the total salary compensation paid by the state to the presiding circuit judge in the county. Such salary shall be paid in lieu of all other fees, allowances, and percentages heretofore provided by law, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund in the county treasury.

(b) All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges heretofore collected for the use of the judge of probate, hereafter shall be collected and paid into the general fund of the county.

(c) Upon the recommendation of the judge of probate, the governing body of Henry County shall provide the probate office with such office personnel, clerks, deputies, and such quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other such conveniences and supplies as such governing body may consider necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of such office. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the judge of probate, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-17-241.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-241.03
Section 45-17-241.03 Violations
Status: in_force

The failure of any person to pay any tax levied by this part within the time specified for the payment of the same by the part shall constitute a misdemeanor; and the violation of any of the provisions of this part by any person shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person violating any provisions of this part shall upon conviction be punished by fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not exceeding six months, either or both, unless a different punishment is prescribed herein.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-23.180 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-23.180
Section 45-8A-23.180 Fees Shall Be Paid to City Government
Status: in_force

All fees received by any officer or employee shall belong to the city government and shall be paid daily to the department of finance. Any officer or employee who shall fail to pay such fees to the department of finance on the day such fees are received by him or her shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, he or she shall be dismissed from employment.
Ala. Code § 45-49-151.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-151.20
Section 45-49-151.20 Eligibility of Applicants and Licensees
Status: in_force

No person who engages in the practice of professional gambling on dog races, or in the practice of making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practices, shall be eligible as an applicant for any license or permit to operate a racetrack or a race meeting under this subpart, or to be connected therewith in any capacity; and any association or corporation which has as an officer, director, stockholder, executive, or employs any person who engages in such practices shall likewise be ineligible as a licensee, and the commission is hereby empowered to inquire into such matters in entertaining any such applications and otherwise administering this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-28-241.25 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28 / Section 45-28-241.25
Section 45-28-241.25 Tag Number or Bill of Sale Required for Assessment; Vehicles from Outside Alabama
Status: in_force

Before any vehicle can be assessed, the tax assessor shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the tax assessor 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 tax assessor shall be furnished a bona fide certificate of title property assigned which shows when the car was sold to an individual, firm, corporation, or association, living or operating in this state. If such tag number or bill of sale or certificate of title is not furnished, the vehicle shall 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.
Ala. Code § 45-36-83.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 36 / Section 45-36-83.01
Section 45-36-83.01 Salary
Status: reserved

THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED BY ACT 2025-265, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2025.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-112.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-112.07
Section 45-8A-112.07 Civil Service Board - Minutes and Records of Business
Status: in_force

The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by the board. All records of the board, except those records the rules of the board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of the city at all reasonable times, after a written request has been submitted to and approved by the board.
Ala. Code § 45-28A-42.25 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28A / Section 45-28A-42.25
Section 45-28A-42.25 Monthly Compensation
Status: in_force

The members of the Civil Service Board of the City of Gadsden shall receive compensation in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) a month.
Ala. Code § 45-11A-50 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11A / Section 45-11A-50
Section 45-11A-50 Warrant Recall Fee
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge or a municipal magistrate of the City of Calera, Alabama, may assess a defendant with a warrant recall fee that shall be paid in order for a municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from any municipal ordinance violation against the City of Calera.

(b) The warrant recall fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and is to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.

(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to require the City of Calera to recall a warrant that has been issued. All orders to recall a warrant shall be issued solely in the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate.

(d) All fees received by the City of Calera Municipal Court for the warrant recall fee shall be deposited into the City of Calera Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1.
Ala. Code § 45-49A-60.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49A / Section 45-49A-60.01
Section 45-49A-60.01 Disclosure of Campaign Contributions for Candidates of City Government
Status: in_force

This section shall apply to the City of Mobile in Mobile County. Within 15 days after a municipal election and within 30 days after any runoff election, every candidate shall file a statement in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the candidate resides giving in itemized, detailed form, including names, items, and detailed amounts, covering all of the expenditures made directly or indirectly, and all obligations, debts, or liabilities assumed or incurred at the time of filing of the statement. Such statement shall include the names of all contributors of amounts in excess of ten dollars ($10), with amount given by each, and a list of all gifts, loans, or contributions made. Such statements shall itemize all money expended in sums over five dollars ($5), and shall give the names of the various persons to whom such money was paid, the specific nature of each item, by whom the service was performed and the purpose for which it was expended. There shall be attached to such statement an affidavit subscribed and sworn to by the candidate setting forth in substance that the statement thus made is in all respects true, and that the same is a full and detailed statement of all money, securities, or equivalents for money coming under the control or custody of the candidate and by him or her expended directly or indirectly. If any statement required herein shall have been postmarked at any United States post office not later than midnight of the last day on which such statement is required to be filed, the candidate mailing such statement shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this section as to filing such statement not later than such date.
Ala. Code § 45-57-202 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-202
Section 45-57-202 Special Reserve Fund for Payment of Losses Incurred from Worthless Checks and Other Instruments
Status: in_force

(a) The Russell County Commission shall establish from its general fund a special reserve fund of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year in the budget of the Russell County Motor Vehicle License Commissioner to pay for losses incurred in accepting worthless or forged checks, drafts, negotiable instruments, money orders, or written order for money or its equivalent for the payment of ad valorem taxes or fees pursuant to the purchase of an automobile tag if the mistake or omission causing the loss was without the personal knowledge of the official. Upon the establishment of the fund, the commissioner shall be responsible for all documentation, maintenance, and accounting of the reserve account. The commissioner may deduct an amount equal to the uncollectible negotiable instrument against the reserve fund, provided that all legal remedies shall be pursued to collect the unpaid item. Upon the collection of an unpaid item, all funds received in payment shall be deposited into the reserve account.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that his or her employees exercise due care in performing their duties and make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission and collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. This section shall not apply to a deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the official or the clerks or employees of his or her office.
Ala. Code § 45-39A-25.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39A / Section 45-39A-25.01
Section 45-39A-25.01 Regulation of Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages and Draft Beer Except on Sunday
Status: in_force

(a) The voters of the Town of Lexington may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages and draft beer for on-premises and off-premises consumption within the town each day of the week except Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner:

(1) The governing body of the town, by resolution, shall call an election to determine the sentiment of the voters of the town residing within the corporate limits, as to whether or not it may determine whether alcoholic beverages and draft beer can be legally sold or distributed each day of the week except on Sunday for on-premises and off-premises consumption within the town.

(2) On the ballot to be used for such election, the question shall be in the following form: “Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and draft beer for on-premises and off-premises consumption within the corporate limits of the Town of Lexington each day of the week except Sunday? Yes ____ No ____.”

(3) The first election shall be held at the next municipal election and any subsequent elections shall be held and the officers appointed to hold the election in the manner provided by law for holding other municipal elections, and the returns thereof tabulated and results certified as provided by law for municipal elections.

(4) Notice of the election shall be given by the governing body of the town by publication or by posting the notice at the town or city hall apprising the voters of the town, at least three weeks before the date of the election, that an election shall be held to determine whether alcoholic beverages and draft beer may be sold each day of the week except on Sunday in the town. The cost of the election shall be paid out of the general fund of the town.

(5) Only the qualified voters of the town may vote in the election. If a majority of the voters voting in the municipal election vote “Yes,” alcoholic beverages and draft beer may be legally sold or dispensed within the corporate limits of the town for on-premises and off-premises consumption each day of the week except Sunday by licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Town of Lexington serving the general public in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The town may enact, by ordinance, such policies it deems appropriate to regulate any aspect of the sale of alcoholic beverages and draft beer may be sold each day of the week except on Sunday.

(6) If a majority of the voters voting in the municipal election vote “No,” alcoholic beverages and draft beer may not be sold or dispensed in the town, except as otherwise authorized by law or by subsequent election which legalizes the sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages and draft beer.

(7) A period of not less than 360 days shall elapse between the dates of elections pursuant to this section.

(b) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the Town of Lexington and is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to, repeal any existing power or authority of the Town of Lexington now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 45-16-130.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 16 / Section 45-16-130.02
Section 45-16-130.02 Duties
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the Coffee County Commission, within the law of the State of Alabama, (1) to employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of Coffee County, and he or she shall have authority to prescribe their duties, and to discharge employees for cause; (2) to perform such engineering service and surveying as may be required; (3) to maintain the necessary accounting records to reflect the cost of the county highway system; (4) in accordance with the policies and priorities established by the Coffee County Commission, to build or construct new roads, or change old roads; (5) to locate within the various districts of Coffee County the necessary equipment to perform routine maintenance of all public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries on a continuing basis; (6) it shall be his or her further duty, insofar as is feasible, to construct and maintain all county roads on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district or beat lines.
Ala. Code § 45-47-244.24 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 47 / Section 45-47-244.24
Section 45-47-244.24 Receipts; Quarterly Returns
Status: in_force

Every registered seller making sales of tangible personal property for storage, use, or other consumption in Marion County (which storage, use, or other consumption is not herein exempted from the tax imposed in Section 45-47-244.22) shall at the time of making such sale or if the storage, use, or other consumption of such tangible personal property in Marion County is not then taxable under this subpart, at the time such storage, use, or other consumption becomes taxable hereunder, collect the tax imposed by Section 45-47-244.21 from the purchaser, and shall give to the purchaser a receipt therefor in the manner and form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue. On the twentieth day of the month following the close of each quarterly period provided for in Section 45-47-244.23, each registered seller shall file with the State Department of Revenue a return for the preceding quarterly period in such form as may be prescribed by the department showing the total sales of the tangible personal property sold by such registered seller, the storage, use, or other consumption of which became subject to the tax imposed by Section 45-47-244.22 during the then preceding quarterly period and each return shall be accompanied by a remittance of the amount of the tax herein required to be collected by such registered seller during the period followed by the return provided that any registered seller may defer collecting the tax with respect to credit sales until collection of the proceeds of such sales and may defer reporting credit sales until after their collection, but shall thereafter collect the taxes along with collection of credit sales and shall include in each quarterly report all credit collections made during the preceding quarterly period and shall remit the taxes with respect thereto at the time of filing such report or return. Any person who has paid to a registered seller the tax with respect to the use, storage, or other consumption of tangible personal property in Marion County need not file a report or make any further payment of the tax, but each person who purchases tangible personal property the storage, use, or other consumption of which is subject to the tax imposed by Section 45-47-244.22 and who has not paid the tax due with respect thereto to a registered seller, shall report and pay the tax as required by Section 45-47-244.23.
Ala. Code § 45-20-243.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-243.06
Section 45-20-243.06 Cost of Collection
Status: in_force

The designated collection agent shall charge and deduct from the proceeds of the tax levied, an amount equal to the cost to the agency of making the collections and the charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected. Following that deduction, the agent shall pay the remainder of the tax proceeds to the county general fund.
Ala. Code § 45-38-240 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 38 / Section 45-38-240
Section 45-38-240 Applicability
Status: in_force

This subpart shall apply only in Lamar County.
Ala. Code § 45-22-130.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-130.06
Section 45-22-130.06 County Engineer - Employment; Requirements
Status: in_force

The Cullman County governing body shall employ a county engineer, possessing all of the qualifications specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama: and such engineer shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the maintenance and construction of the Cullman County public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries, and he or she shall during his or her employment, reside in Cullman County, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-24-243.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 24 / Section 45-24-243.01
Section 45-24-243.01 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this part, 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 § 45-40-72 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-72
Section 45-40-72 Commission Members; Districts; Chair
Status: in_force

(a) The Lawrence County shall be composed of five , elected from single-member one through five, inclusive, by the qualified voters residing within each district. The five districts shall be apportioned as provided by law. Each commissioner shall reside in the district he or she represents at the time of qualifying for office and during his or her tenure. The of the commission shall rotate among the five members of the commission with each commissioner serving as chair for one-fifth of his or her four-year term of office.

(b) The composition and election of the county commission as it existed on January 1, 2003, is ratified and confirmed. This section shall continue to apply to commissioners elected for a term of office for county commissioners in Lawrence County on or after that date.
Ala. Code § 45-44-260.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-260.04
Section 45-44-260.04 Staff and Finances
Status: in_force

The county commission may appoint, promote, demote, and remove employees of the planning commission as it deems necessary. The county commission may also contract with county or city planners, engineers, architects, and other consultants and with any local, state, or federal agency for such services as the planning commission may require. The county commission may cooperate with and accept funds from federal, state, and local public or public semi agencies, private individuals or corporations, and may expend such funds and carry out such cooperative undertakings and contracts for necessary planning studies. The expenditures of the planning commission, exclusive of gifts, grants, or contract receipts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purposes of the planning commission by the county commission.
Ala. Code § 45-41-170.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-170.03
Section 45-41-170.03 Licensing and Operation of Junkyards
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or similar establishment listed in Section 45-41-170, but not limited to those items, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway, road, street, or alley without obtaining a county license from the Lee County Commission according to the criteria and regulations established by the county commission pursuant to the authority granted in Section 11–80–10. No license shall be granted except for those junkyards or similar establishments which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the highway. The operation of an unlicensed junkyard or similar establishment required to be licensed pursuant to this section constitutes a public nuisance.

(b) This section shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business currently operating whose primary purpose or business is to burn or incinerate wood materials, salvage materials, building refuse, waste products, timber stumps, trees, or brush and other debris that results from clearing land, cutting timber, or refurbishing or constructing buildings.

(c) This section shall not apply to farm buildings or farm equipment and farm materials stored around farm buildings on a farm.
Ala. Code § 45-23A-91.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23A / Section 45-23A-91.20
Section 45-23A-91.20 Existence of the Authority to Prevent Incorporation of Another by the City
Status: in_force

The existence of the authority incorporated under this part shall prevent the subsequent incorporation hereunder of another authority pursuant to authority granted by this part.
Ala. Code § 45-2-61.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-61.06
Section 45-2-61.06 Responsibility to Certify Deaths
Status: in_force

If after conducting a coroner’s investigation of a death, the Baldwin County Coroner or the designated deputy coroner is satisfied that the death was not caused by a criminal act or omission, that there are no suspicious circumstances about the death, that the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has no questions about the death, and that he or she knows to a reasonable certainty the cause of death, then he or she or the designated deputy coroner may execute a death certificate in the form required by law and authorize release of the body for final disposition on a certificate as prescribed by the State Health Department. If the deceased is unidentified or if the Baldwin County Coroner suspects a death was caused by a criminal act or omission or if the cause of death is obscure or if the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction has questions about the death, the coroner shall ask a medical examiner for assistance in the death investigation. The state medical examiner or a qualified pathologist under his or her direction, may then execute a death certificate in the form required by law and authorize release of the body for final disposition on a certificate as prescribed by the State Health Department or provide the cause and manner of death to the coroner so the coroner can execute the death certificate. If the state medical examiner executes the death certificate, he or she shall furnish a copy to the coroner at the time of execution.
Ala. Code § 45-18-82.26 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 45-18-82.26
Section 45-18-82.26 Renewal of License by Mail; Mail Order Fee
Status: in_force

The judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a motor vehicle license has been previously issued an application for renewal of a license required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and shall contain sufficient information to adequately identify and process the renewal. The signature of the licensee on the application and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue the license and return the license to the licensee by mail. The county commission may establish a fee to be entitled “mail order fee” in an amount not to exceed five dollars ($5) to pay the cost of this mailing procedure. The fee 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.
Ala. Code § 45-50-240 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 50 / Section 45-50-240
Section 45-50-240 Compensation
Status: in_force

(a) The chair and each member of the Board of Equalization of Monroe County shall be entitled to an additional fifteen dollars ($15) per day for each day’s service as provided by law. The compensation shall be payable from any funds of the county general fund not previously appropriated.

(b) The board of equalization is further entitled to receive an additional travel allowance of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year. The allowance shall be paid periodically during the year as the Monroe County Commission shall designate.
Ala. Code § 45-39-140.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-140.05
Section 45-39-140.05 Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance to insure coverage of acts or omission which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department which are committed by a volunteer fire department or the personnel of a volunteer fire department, or both. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds, the volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. By September 15 of each year, the department shall file a form with the county commission detailing the expenditure of all funds during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also account for all unspent funds and whether the unspent funds have been obligated. The county commission shall supply the accounting forms to each eligible volunteer fire department.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-32.60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-32.60
Section 45-51A-32.60 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subpart the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) APPEALS BOARD. The Personnel Appeals Board.

(2) AUTHORITY. The Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery, Alabama.

(3) CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An employee who is assigned to an ongoing position authorized by the authority whose salary is paid with funds based personnel system established by the authority following an initial probationary period.

(4) DEPARTMENT. The Human Resources Department.

(5) EMPLOYEE. An individual who is employed by the authority in a classified or unclassified position, and whose salary is paid with funds allocated by the authority.

(6) UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An employee who serves at the pleasure of the board, and who is not a participant in the merit based personnel system as established. The following are unclassified employees:

a. Members of the authority.

b. Volunteer personnel who receive no compensation from the authority.

c. Persons performing work under contract with the authority and not carried on the payroll as employees.

d. Persons whose employment is subject to the approval of the United States Government, City of Montgomery, County of Montgomery, or the State of Alabama.

e. Temporary employees.

f. Other persons designated by the authority who meet the intent of this subdivision.

(7) VACANCY. A position approved and funded by the authority that is currently unoccupied or is being filled by a temporary employee.
Ala. Code § 45-25-70 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-70
Section 45-25-70 Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

The chair and county commissioners of DeKalb county shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) per week. The expense allowance shall be paid out of the same funds as are other compensation and expense allowances of the chair and county commissioners of DeKalb County and the expense allowance provided for by this section shall be in addition to any and all other expense allowances, salary, and compensation received by these officers.
Ala. Code § 45-44-140.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-140.02
Section 45-44-140.02 Hearing; Determination of Amounts
Status: in_force

The need for such financial charge or tax to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Notice of such public hearing shall be given by the county commission for a period of two consecutive weeks by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in Macon County. Such advertisement shall indicate the date, time, and place of the hearing, the manner proposed to finance such fire protection program, and the part of the cost of such that is proposed to be paid by the owners of forest lands. Any person owning forest land in Macon County may appear in person or by attorney at such time and place and make defense against such financial charge or tax or the amount thereof. After such hearing the county commission shall determine whether or not a need exists for such a charge or tax; and if a need is found to exist for such financial charge or tax, the county commission shall determine the amount of such financial charge or tax and enter on the minutes of the county commission an order fixing such financial charge or tax.
Ala. Code § 45-54-70 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 54 / Section 45-54-70
Section 45-54-70 Maintenance of Certain Driveways and Turnarounds
Status: in_force

The Pickens County Commission may maintain driveways for schools, churches, church-owned cemeteries, and school bus turnarounds located within the county, at county expense.
Ala. Code § 45-48-142.31 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48 / Section 45-48-142.31
Section 45-48-142.31 Construction; Powers to Set District Lines
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subpart are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in conflict with this subpart. The County Commission of Marshall County shall retain the right to set district lines except as provided in this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-49A-81.18 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49A / Section 45-49A-81.18
Section 45-49A-81.18 Election Not to Participate; Subsequent Application
Status: in_force

Any employee of the City of Prichard at the original date of this part could elect at any time not to come within the provisions of this part, and should he or she so elect, no part of his or her salary or compensation could be deducted for the pension and relief fund. His or her election to not come within this part must have been in writing, signed by him or her, witnessed by two reliable witnesses, and filed with the City Council of the City of Prichard or the board of pensions. Thereafter, such person shall not be allowed to come within the provisions of or be entitled to any benefit under this part, unless he or she first makes application to the authorities and authorities approve such application. He or she shall not be credited for services during the time which he or she elected not to come within the provisions hereof; provided, however, under the terms of this part if such delayed application is to be effective on or before January 1, 1964, and the employee contributes to the fund before that date (or within such reasonable limit of time as may be granted by the board of pensions or the City Council of the City of Prichard as the case may be) the amount of contributions he or she would have made to the fund had he or she elected to come under this part as of its effective date, increased by interest compounded annually at four percent per annum, such employee shall be entitled to credit for continuous service from the date of his or her original employment, provided he or she otherwise complies with this part. In any such case, the city shall contribute an amount double to that contributed by the employee, including the interest. All persons employed after August 15, 1963, shall be bound by all of the provisions hereof.
Ala. Code § 45-40-244.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-244.08
Section 45-40-244.08 Failure to Add Tax to Service Price
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, partnership, firm, limited liability company, association, proprietorship, or other entity engaged in or continuing within the county any business for which a license or privilege tax is required by this part to fail or refuse to add to the price of the service rendered the amount due by the taxpayer on account of the tax levied by this part. Nor shall any such person refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount collected as tax under this part or to absorb such tax or to advertise directly or indirectly the absorption or refund of such tax or any portion of the same.
Ala. Code § 45-37-231.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-231.01
Section 45-37-231.01 Residential Limitations on Criminal Sex Offenders
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall only apply in Jefferson County.

(b)(1) No adult or unrelated juvenile criminal sex offender may establish a residence or other living accommodation in a residence where another criminal sex offender whose name appears on the Jefferson County Sheriff’s official published sex offender list resides.

(2) No more than one adult criminal sex offender whose name appears on the Jefferson County Sheriff’s official published sex offender list may establish residence or other living accommodations in any apartment complex unless there is a distance of 100 yards or more from the residence in the apartment complex of any other adult criminal sex offender.

(3) The owner or lessee of the property who knowingly, willingly, or intentionally permits a violation of subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) shall be subject to a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. When collected, those penalties shall be equally distributed to the Birmingham Police Department Sex Offender Unit and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department Sex Offender Unit.

(4) An owner or lessee of property shall not be in violation of subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) if the sex offender is the spouse or child of the owner or lessee or if the spouse or child is the owner or lessee of the property.

(5) An owner of property shall not be in violation of subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) where the application for a lease or the lease itself provides a signed statement by the lessee that the lessee is not a convicted sex offender.
Ala. Code § 45-53-245.36 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-245.36
Section 45-53-245.36 Charge for Collection; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

The department shall charge Perry County for collecting the tax levied under this subpart in an amount or percentage of total collections as may be agreed upon by the commissioner and the Perry County Commission. The charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of the tax collected in the county. The charge may be deducted each month from the gross revenues from the tax before certification of the amount of the proceeds due Perry County for that month. The Revenue Commissioner shall pay into the State Treasury all amounts collected under this subpart, as the tax is received by the department on or before the first day of each successive month. The commissioner shall certify to the Comptroller the amount collected and paid into the State Treasury for the benefit of Perry County during the month immediately preceding the certification. The Comptroller shall issue a war-rant each month payable to the County Treasurer of Perry County in an amount equal to the certified amount which shall be paid into the county general fund to be used for general county purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-21-100.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-100.01
Section 45-21-100.01 Superintendent of Education
Status: in_force

(a) The Crenshaw County Board of Education shall appoint the Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw County pursuant to the general law of the state. The county superintendent of education shall possess all the qualifications prescribed for county superintendents of education by the general laws of the state.

(b) Vacancies in the office of Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw County shall be filled by appointment of the county board of education.

(c) This section shall apply at the expiration of the term of office of the current county superintendent of education or upon any vacancy occurring in the office of the county superintendent of education after August 1, 2013.
Ala. Code § 45-18-82.59 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 45-18-82.59
Section 45-18-82.59 Transaction Fee - Marriage
Status: in_force

Effective September 1, 1999, a special transaction fee of five dollars ($5) shall be paid to and collected by its judge of probate with respect to the celebration of the rites of marriage as performed by the judge of probate. This amount shall be in addition to all other costs and fees heretofore collected. The additional fee shall be paid into the special fund of the judge of probate as created in Section 45-18-82.56.
Ala. Code § 45-8-203.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-203.01
Section 45-8-203.01 Additional Vehicle License Registration Fee
Status: in_force

(a) The Calhoun County Commission may levy and provide for the collection of an annual additional motor vehicle license and registration issuance fee in the amount of up to two dollars ($2) on each new registration, transfer, or renewal on any vehicle in the county commencing with the motor vehicle license and registration year commencing on January 1, 2025, if levied prior thereto. If the county commission desires to levy the fee, the fee shall be levied prior to December 1, 2024. Thereafter, the county commission may not levy or amend or reduce the fee. The fee authorized by this section shall only be for one continuing annual two dollar ($2) fee. The license commissioner of the county or other license issuing officials shall collect the issuance fee on each new registration, transfer, or renewal on a vehicle in the county. The fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and other charges provided for the license and registration of a vehicle.

(b) The proceeds from the additional issuance fees upon collection shall be distributed on a monthly basis by the license commissioner to the sheriff of the county to be deposited in the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund to be used for law enforcement purposes.

(c) The proceeds from the fees and the use of the fees shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of funding of the sheriff’s office.
Ala. Code § 45-32-150.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 32 / Section 45-32-150.08
Section 45-32-150.08 Application for Permit or License
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of December of each year, any person, association, or corporation possessing the qualifications prescribed in this part shall have the right to apply to the racing commission for a permit or license to conduct race meetings and racing under this part. On or before the first day of January of each year, after the receipt of any such application, the commission shall convene to consider and act upon all permits or licenses applied for. Approved permits or licenses shall be granted for a period of not more than 10 years from the date of issuance and shall set forth, in addition to any other information prescribed by the commission, the name of the licensee, the location of the race track, duration of the race meeting, and the kind of racing desired to be conducted and shall show the receipt by the commission of a license fee set by the commission, the setting of which is hereby authorized, provided, however, the license fee shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) annually. No such license shall be transferable, nor shall it apply to any other place, track, or enclosure except the one specified in this license.

(1) The commission shall not issue any licenses which would permit any two race tracks in the county to operate on the same racing days. Further, after the first license has been issued to the licensee, all subsequent applications for a license by a permit holder shall be accompanied by proof, in such form as the commission may require, that the licensee still possesses the qualifications set out in this part. Such application for renewal of licenses shall be granted upon the same terms and conditions as previously issued and shall not be denied except for due cause.

(2) Seventy-five percent of the employees of the track or tracks shall be bona fide resident citizens of Greene County, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-52A-31.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52A / Section 45-52A-31.03
Section 45-52A-31.03 Board of Education - Election of Members; Terms of Office
Status: in_force

Elected school board members shall serve four-year terms with the elections and terms thereof coinciding with those of the members of the City Council of Decatur. The elections for board members shall be held at the regular election for City Council of Decatur after July 19, 1995. The elected board members shall serve from the date on which they are sworn into office until the swearing in of their successors following the next regularly scheduled city council and school board elections. Terms of office for the elected board members shall commence at the same time as the terms of office of members of the city council following their election. Any vacancies that may occur on the board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board in the same manner as provided by law for filling vacancies on the city council. The chair of the board shall be selected by vote of the board as a whole at the annual meeting of the board.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-40
Section 45-41A-40 Legislative Intent
Status: in_force

The revitalization and redevelopment of the central business district of the City of Opelika develops and promotes for the public good and general welfare, trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities and promotes the general welfare of the city and state by creating a climate favorable to the location of new industry, trade, and commerce, and the development of existing industry, trade, and commerce. Revitalization and redevelopment of such central business district by financing projects under this part will develop and promote for the public good and general welfare, trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities and will promote the general welfare of the city and state. It is therefore in the public interest and is vital to the public welfare of the people of Opelika and of Alabama, and it is hereby declared to be the public purpose of this part, to so revitalize and redevelop the central business district of the City of Opelika.
Ala. Code § 45-49-249.54 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-249.54
Section 45-49-249.54 Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

Every wholesale dealer shall, at the time of selling or delivering any cigarettes or other tobacco products enumerated in this subpart, within Mobile County, make a true duplicate invoice of the same, which shall show full and complete details of the sale or delivery of the cigarettes or other tobacco products, and shall retain the same, subject to the use and inspection of the Mobile County Tobacco Tax Collector or his or her duly authorized deputy, for a period of three years. Wholesale and retail dealers shall also keep a record of the purchase, sale, exchange, or receipt of all the cigarettes or other tobacco products, and hold all books, records, canceled checks, and all other memoranda pertaining to the purchase, sales, exchange, or receipt for the period mentioned herein, subject to the inspection of the Mobile County Tobacco Tax Collector or his or her duly authorized deputy, who shall have the power and authority to enter upon the premises of any dealer and to examine the business records at all reasonable times. Wholesale and retail dealers shall also keep a record of the purchases of all cigarettes or other tobacco products enumerated herein and hold all books, records, and memoranda pertaining to the purchase of the cigarettes or other tobacco products enumerated herein, open to the inspection of the Mobile County Tobacco Tax Collector or his or her deputy, at any and all times.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-62.11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-62.11
Section 45-57A-62.11 Warrants and Checks
Status: in_force

No warrant or check shall be drawn on the fund except by an order of the board entered in the record of its proceedings. The depository shall not pay out funds except on a warrant or check signed by the chair and countersigned by the secretary.
Ala. Code § 45-15-232 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 45-15-232
Section 45-15-232 Fee; Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund
Status: in_force

(a) In Cleburne County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75, shall be as follows:

(1) Twenty dollars ($20) for persons up to 65 years of age .

(2) Fifteen dollars ($15) for persons 65 years of age or older.

(b) All monies collected by the sheriff under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff in any bank located in Cleburne County selected by the sheriff, into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund. The Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent and shall be exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the public’s interest and in the discharge of the sheriff’s office as the sheriff sees fit. The establishment of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund and the use of the funds shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.
Ala. Code § 45-28A-42.56 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28A / Section 45-28A-42.56
Section 45-28A-42.56 Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

The board of trustees or custodian of funds designated by the board shall make a monthly report to the governing body of the city employing such policemen and firemen concerning the condition of such policemen’s and firemen’s retirement fund. The board of trustees shall keep minutes of every meeting in a well bound book designed for that purpose which minute book shall be available to any contributing member of the police department or fire department on his or her request. Each six months the board of trustees shall post in a conspicuous place in each police station and each fire station in the city a statement itemizing all receipts, disbursements, expenditures, and pensions paid by the board for the preceding six months’ period, stating in detail the source of such receipts, and to whom all such expenditures, disbursements, and pension payments were made, together with the amount of each. All such records shall be available to any contributing member at any time upon request.
Ala. Code § 45-22-242.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-242.06
Section 45-22-242.06 Perjury
Status: in_force

The monthly reports herein required to be made are not required to be made on oath, but wherever in this part any report is required to be sworn to, the same shall be sworn to by the taxpayer or his or her agent before some officer authorized to administer oaths; and any false statement of a material fact made with intent to defraud shall constitute perjury, and upon conviction thereof the person so convicted shall be punishable as provided by law.
Ala. Code § 45-2A-80.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2A / Section 45-2A-80.01
Section 45-2A-80.01 Acquisition and Administration of Cable Television System
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law:

(1) Such municipal corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a cable television system which may be defined, without limiting the generality, as a facility that in whole or in part, receives directly, or indirectly, or over the air, and amplifies or otherwise modifies the signal transmitting programs broadcast by one or more television or radio stations, and distributes such signals by wire or cable to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service; and

(2) Such municipal corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, lease, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a system of auxiliary services which may be identified generally as any communication service, in addition to the cable television transmissions, which shall include, but be not limited to burglar alarm systems, data transmissions, facsimile service, home shopping service, and any allied or similar communication services.
Ala. Code § 45-39-170.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-170.01
Section 45-39-170.01 Site Evaluation Test for Repair of Existing Conventional Septic System
Status: in_force

In Lauderdale County, notwithstanding all laws, rules, and regulations to the contrary, upon request by a property owner, the county health department or its duly appointed agent shall perform a site evaluation test for a fee of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) when the test is required for the repair of an existing conventional septic tank effluent disposal field.
Ala. Code § 45-43-246.34 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 43 / Section 45-43-246.34
Section 45-43-246.34 Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee
Status: in_force

Each person engaging or continuing within Lowndes County in a business subject to the tax levied in Section 45-43-246.32, shall add to the sales price or admission fee and collect from the purchaser or the person paying the admission fee the amount due by the taxpayer on account of the sale or admission. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the tax levied to fail or refuse to add to the sales price or admission fee and to collect from the purchaser or person paying the admission fee the amount herein required to be so added to the sale or admission price and collected from the purchaser, and it shall likewise be unlawful for any person subject to the tax to refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount so collected or to absorb or advertise directly or indirectly the absorption or refund of the tax or any portion thereof.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-111.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-111.09
Section 45-8A-111.09 Bonds of Authority
Status: in_force

(a) Source of payment. All bonds issued by the authority shall be payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from the leasing or sale by the board of its projects or of any thereof as may be designated in the proceedings of the board under which the bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

(b) Pledge of revenues, receipts, and other security. The principal of and interest on any bonds issued by the authority shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues and receipts out of which the same may be payable and may be secured by a mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture conveying as security for such bonds all or any part of the property of the authority from which the revenues or receipts so pledged may be derived.

The resolution under which the bonds are authorized to be issued and any such mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture may contain any agreements and provisions respecting the operation, maintenance, and insurance of the property covered by the mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture, the use of the revenues and receipts subject to such mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues and receipts, the rights, duties, and remedies of the parties to any such instrument and the parties for the benefit of whom such instrument is made and the rights and remedies available in the event of default as the board shall deem advisable and which are not in conflict with this part. Each pledge, agreement, mortgage, and deed of trust or trust indenture made for the benefit or security of any of the bonds of the authority shall continue effective until the principal of and interest on the bonds for the benefit of which the same were made shall have been fully paid.

In the event of default in such payment or in any agreements of the authority made as a part of the contract under which the bonds were issued, whether contained in the proceedings authorizing the bonds or in any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture executed as security therefor, the rights of any holder of the bonds may be enforced by mandamus, the appointment of a receiver, or either of the remedies, and foreclosure of such mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture may, if provided for in the instrument, be had.

(c) Execution. All bonds issued by the authority shall be signed by the chairman of its board 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 chairman of its board; 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 chairman of the board may be printed or otherwise reproduced on any such interest coupons in lieu of his or her manually signing the same.

(d) General provisions respecting form, interest rate, maturities, sale, and negotiability of bonds. 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 part, 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 authority may pay all expenses, premiums, and commissions in connection with any financing done by it. All bonds, except bonds registered as to principal or as to both principal and interest, and any interest coupons applicable thereto issued by the authority shall be construed to be negotiable instruments although payable solely from a specified source.

(e) Nature of obligation and source of payment. 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 state or of any county or of the city; 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 its revenues and receipts of the authority specified in the proceedings authorizing those bonds.

(f) Eligibility for investment. Bonds of the authority 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 § 45-9-230.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 45-9-230.20
Section 45-9-230.20 Minimum Qualifications for Sheriff; Continuing Education
Status: in_force

(a) On or after May 18, 2020, any person qualifying for election as Sheriff of Chambers County or any person appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law:

(1) The person is a citizen of the United States.

(2) The person has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately prior to the qualification date.

(3) The person has the qualifications of an elector pursuant to state and federal law and the person has been registered to vote in the county at least one year immediately prior to qualifying.

(4) The person has been awarded a high school diploma or a GED equivalence.

(5) The person is 25 years of age or older prior to qualifying.

(6) The person has three or more years of full-time service as a law enforcement officer having the power of arrest.

(7) The person has never been convicted of a felony.

(b) Upon election, the sheriff of the county shall attend annually a minimum of 12 hours of executive level continuing education approved by the Alabama Sheriffs Association or the National Sheriffs’ Association.

(c) This section does not apply to or affect a supernumerary sheriff.
Ala. Code § 45-2-120.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-120.06
Section 45-2-120.06 Personnel Department - Duties; Funding
Status: in_force

The personnel department shall assist the county commission in the establishment and implementation of a merit-based personnel system. The county commission shall fund the personnel department adequately for the department to carry out its tasks and duties including necessary and reasonable funding for operation of the personnel appeals board.
Ala. Code § 45-52A-34.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52A / Section 45-52A-34.07
Section 45-52A-34.07 Notice of Designation
Status: in_force

Upon the designation of any historic property or historic district by the City of Decatur pursuant to an ordinance enacted pursuant to this part, the historic preservation commission shall give notice in writing of that designation to all agencies of Decatur and to all owners of property included in the historic designation.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-62.18 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-62.18
Section 45-57A-62.18 Notice and Hearing
Status: in_force

After any firefighter or policeman has been retired by reason of a disability, as provided in Sections 45–57A–62.16 and 45–57A–62.17, the board shall have power to cause the person to be brought before it and examined by the city’s physician, or other competent physicians and surgeons to be selected by the board, and to examine witnesses for the purpose of discovering whether the disability continues or whether the person should be continued on the pension roll or returned to active duty. However, before the member is restored to active duty, he or she shall be given notice and afforded a hearing; he or she shall be permitted to propound any questions pertinent or relevant to the inquiry; and he or she shall introduce evidence in his or her own behalf as he or she may see fit. Witnesses at hearings shall be examined under oath, to be administered by any member of the board. The member shall be entitled to be paid benefits until he or she is reinstated to active service.
Ala. Code § 45-37-140.11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-140.11
Section 45-37-140.11 Service Charge; Fire Dues
Status: in_force

(a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for from the proceeds of any service charge or fire dues which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay the expense. The service charge or any fire dues shall be levied upon and collected from the property owners served by the system. The service charge or fire dues shall be the personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the system; and to secure the collection of any service charge or fire dues there shall be a lien against the property in favor of the district. The lien may be enforced in either of the following ways:

(1) The lien shall be enforceable by sale thereof in the same manner in which the foreclosure of a municipal assessment for public improvements is authorized.

(2) The tax assessor, tax collector, or other public official performing the functions of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jefferson County, upon request and resolution of the board of trustees of a fire district, shall implement procedures necessary and appropriate in order to collect any delinquent service charge or fire dues levied by any fire district in Jefferson County. The service charge or fire dues shall be a lien upon any property to which it may be levied, and shall be collected and enforced as ad valorem taxes are collected and enforced. The Jefferson County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector or other public official performing the functions of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jefferson County are hereby authorized to each retain a two percent commission on the collections, which shall be deposited to the county general fund.

(b) The board of trustees may provide that upon a person being in default for more than 60 days in paying any service charge or fire dues due by him or her, he or she shall be liable to pay any reasonable attorney’s fee incurred by the district in its effort to enforce payment of the service charge or fire dues, whether suit is filed or not.
Ala. Code § 45-1-130 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-130
Section 45-1-130 Duties of County Engineer
Status: in_force

Effective April 23, 1992, all functions, duties, and responsibilities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries in Autauga County shall vest in the county engineer, who shall, insofar as possible, construct and maintain such roads, highways, bridges, and ferries on the basis of the county as a whole or as a unit, without regard to district or beat lines.
Ala. Code § 45-44-130.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-130.05
Section 45-44-130.05 Office Space and Equipment
Status: in_force

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article.
Ala. Code § 45-45-200 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-200
Section 45-45-200 Boat Licenses
Status: in_force

The License Commissioner of Madison County is hereby authorized to issue boat licenses pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 33, by mail and may collect an additional issuance fee in an amount not exceed two dollars ($2) to cover the expense of mailing such licenses.
Ala. Code § 45-11-172.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-172.02
Section 45-11-172.02 Procedures for Dogs Reported as Dangerous or a Nuisance
Status: in_force

(a) An animal control officer or law enforcement officer of the county shall investigate any incidents involving any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of the county.

(b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a person, the dog may be quarantined and destroyed pursuant to Section 3-7A-9(b). For purposes of this subsection, “bites” means the same as “has been exposed” as defined in Section 3-7A-1(5).

(c) If there is probable cause to believe that an owned dog is dangerous or a nuisance and has caused serious physical injury or has caused damage to real or personal property, the law enforcement officer or animal control officer shall impound the dog pending disposition of a petition to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance. The county may impound the dog at the county pound as described in Section 3-7A-7, or may enter into an agreement with an animal shelter or licensed veterinarian to secure and impound dangerous or nuisance dogs pursuant to this section. The owner of the dog shall be liable to the county for the costs and expenses incurred in impounding, feeding, and providing veterinary care or treatment for the dog.

(d) The district attorney may file a petition in the district court to declare the dog dangerous or a nuisance. The owner of the dog shall be served with a copy of the petition.

(e) A dog that is the subject of a dangerous or nuisance dog investigation may not be relocated and ownership shall not be transferred pending the outcome of the investigation and hearing to determine whether to declare the dog to be dangerous or a nuisance.

(f) The court hearing shall be held as soon as practicable. At the hearing, the district attorney shall present evidence that the dog is a dangerous dog or a nuisance dog as defined by this part.

(1) If the court determines that the dog is dangerous or a nuisance and has caused serious physical injury or death to a human being, the court shall order the dog to be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian or an authorized animal control official.

(2) If the court determines that the dog is dangerous or a nuisance, but has not caused serious physical injury or death to a human being, the court shall issue orders authorized by this part.

(g) The pleading and practice in all cases to petition the court to declare a dog to be dangerous or a nuisance under this part shall be in accordance with the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure. Any judicial determination of a district court that a dog is dangerous or a nuisance may be appealed to the circuit court pursuant to the requirements of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ala. Code § 45-55-130.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-130.01
Section 45-55-130.01 Appointment
Status: in_force

The county engineer shall be appointed by the county commission from a nomination made by the Director of Transportation. If the nomination is not acceptable to the county commission, the Director of Transportation shall be requested to make additional nominations. Should the Director of Transportation refuse or fail to make nominations, the county commission may fill the position of county engineer with any person who has the qualifications herein set out.
Ala. Code § 45-37-121.18 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-121.18
Section 45-37-121.18 Transfers and Reinstatements
Status: in_force

An appointing authority may, at any time, assign a classified employee under his or her jurisdiction from one position to another in the same class. Any classified employee, holding permanent status, may be transferred from one department to a position in the same class in another department or government, provided that the director has authorized the transfer and has received the consent of both appointing authorities concerned. Any person now or hereafter holding permanent status as an employee of the State of Alabama under the provisions of any present or future merit system or civil service law or any person now or hereafter holding permanent status in a position in the competitive classified service of the federal government, may be appointed by an appointing authority without examination to a position in the same or a similar class in the classified service herein set up, provided that any such appointment shall be recommended by the director to the board, and approved by the board. Upon the recommendation of the personnel director, the board is authorized by reason of the previous experience of the employee, to fix the beginning salary of such employee at an amount greater than the minimum but not exceeding maximum salary applicable to the grade or class of the position to which the employee is appointed. Former employees, who have earned permanent status and who have been separated from the service without fault or delinquency on their part, may within two years following their separation apply to the director to have their name entered on the eligible list for reemployment in positions of the same class or grade as formerly held. The director shall submit his or her recommendations to the board whose decision shall be final. No promotion, transfer, or reinstatement shall be made from a position in one class to a position in another class nor shall a person be transferred to or reinstated in a position for original entrance to which there is required by this part or the rules and regulations thereunder, an examination involving essential tests or qualifications different from or higher than those required for original entrance to the position held by such person except that such person takes and successfully passes such examinations as are prescribed by the director and approved by the board.
Ala. Code § 45-52-60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-60
Section 45-52-60 Compensation; Participation in Employees’ Retirement System
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing on the first day of May, 2008, the Coroner of Morgan County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount so that the total compensation and expense allowance of the coroner equals thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) per annum. 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 coroner, the annual salary for the coroner shall be thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) 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.

(c) The Morgan County Commission, from time to time, may increase, by resolution, the salary benefits, expense allowance, and all other compensation of the coroner.

(d) The coroner shall receive the same percentage increases in compensation and expense allowance to which other public officials are entitled to receive pursuant to Chapter 2A of Title 11.

(e) The coroner may participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama to the same extent as county commissioners and other public officials are entitled to participate. The County Commission of Morgan County shall make payments from the county funds on behalf of the coroner to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-37-171.44 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-171.44
Section 45-37-171.44 Ability to Pay Fees; Increase in Costs and Fees; Funding
Status: in_force

No person shall be denied any service because that person, or if a minor, the parent or legal guardian of such person, is unable to pay the fee for such service established pursuant to this subpart. The determination of a person’s ability to pay shall be made in confidence and under circumstances that will protect the dignity of the person receiving the service. Using any appropriate standards of ability to pay for health care provided by the United States Government or any agency thereof, the Jefferson County Board of Health may establish a sliding fee scale based on a person’s ability to pay. Any provision of this subpart to the contrary notwithstanding, this subpart shall not be interpreted or applied to authorize any increase in the fees, if any, that any person may be required to pay for any examination, treatment, vaccination, inoculation, or other health care service of any kind that, as of September 29, 1988, is being provided by the Jefferson County Board of Health if the income of such person or the family to which such person belongs is below the poverty level for residents of the State of Alabama determined from time to time by the United States Government or any agency thereof, unless such increase is required by federal or state law to comply with, or to gain additional benefit from, Medicaid or other governmental health care assistance programs. If the Jefferson County Board of Health incurs increases in the cost of drugs or pharmaceuticals that it sells through its pharmacy operations, and if such cost increases are not defrayed by additional funding from governmental or private sources, then the Jefferson County Board of Health may increase the selling price of such drugs or pharmaceuticals to all persons, regardless of income level, to such extent as may be necessary to recover such cost increases. In the event that the Jefferson County Board of Health has an opportunity to obtain funding from private or governmental sources for new or expanded health care services not being provided as of September 29, 1988, nothing contained in this subpart shall be interpreted or applied to prevent the Jefferson County Board of Health from charging such fees for such health care services as shall be required by such private or governmental funding sources, provided that the aggregate fees charged for such health care services, together with the funding provided by such private or governmental sources, shall not exceed the cost of providing such health care services.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-51.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-51.03
Section 45-37A-51.03 Board of Managers
Status: in_force

(a)(1) In order to assure representation of all participants of this system, there shall be a board of managers of five members for the administration, management, and control of the supplemental pension system, including administration, management, control, acquisition, and disbursement of the fund. The board shall consist of the president of the governing body of the city, who shall be chair of the board, and four associate members, designated respectively as Member No. 1, Member No. 2, Member No. 3, and Member No. 4.

(2) Member No. 1 shall be appointed by the Jefferson County Personnel Board and shall be a person who at the time of appointment has had five or more consecutive years immediately preceding his or her appointment and has been an officer of, or the occupant of an executive position in insurance, actuarial, investment, banking, or as a certified public accountant and shall serve for a term of four years. Should the appointed Member No. 1 die, resign, or otherwise be unable to serve, the vacancy thus created shall be filled for the remainder of the term by the Jefferson County Personnel Board. The personnel board in appointing Member No. 1 shall select the person who in the opinion of the personnel board is best qualified to discharge the duties of a member of the board of managers. Member No. 2 shall be a firefighter who is a participant of the system. Member No. 3 shall be a police officer who is a participant of the system. Member No. 4 shall be a retiree in the City of Birmingham Firemen’s and Policemen’s Supplemental Pension System with a retirement benefit from the system and shall be a qualified voter of the State of Alabama. The firefighter participants of the supplemental pension system shall elect Member No. 2 and the police officer participants of the system shall elect Member No. 3. The firefighter and the police officer receiving a plurality of votes shall be elected. In the event a participant representative shall die, resign, or otherwise be unable to serve or no longer qualified, the participants from the respective member category shall by a plurality of the votes cast elect a person who shall fill the unexpired term. Member No. 4 shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the retirees in the system at an election to be held within 90 days after June 15, 2015. At the first election to be held hereunder retirees belonging to the system may vote for a retired fireman or policeman in the system to hold the position to be occupied by Member No. 4 on the board. In any election subsequent to the first election, qualified retirees voting in such subsequent election shall not vote for any retiree of the system belonging to the same former department (that is fire department or police department, as the case may be) as the retiree last elected for a full term as Member No. 4. The purpose of the next preceding sentence is to rotate Member No. 4 between qualified retirees from the fire department and the police department of the City of Birmingham. In the event the retirees representative shall cease to be retired, die, resign, or otherwise be unable to serve or no longer qualified, the retirees of the system shall by a plurality of the votes cast elect to fill the unexpired portion of the term with a person who shall be a retiree of the system and meet the qualifications of Member No. 4. Member No. 2 and Member No. 3 may hold their positions until elections for their respective board member positions are due for election in April, 2016. Members of the board shall be elected by secret ballot to serve a term of four years commencing on the date the result of the election is declared. Any member of the board may be removed by impeachment for corruption or malfeasance or misfeasance in office or for habitual neglect of duty. Any member of the board may serve beyond his or her term until a successor is appointed or elected. The governing body of the city shall have the authority to prescribe and to change rules and regulations concerning the election of the participant-member of the board provided that the rules and regulations as prescribed or changed are not inconsistent with this subpart.

(3) The board shall meet on the second Wednesday in each calendar month; however, the board shall not be required to meet unless there is pending before the board some application for pension, relief, or benefit or unless there is pending some other matter requiring consideration by the board and the board by resolution may change the regular meeting date.

(4) The personnel director of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, Alabama, shall be the secretary of the board and shall be present at every meeting of the board, and keep a record of all proceedings of the board and all orders and decisions of the board. In the event the personnel director is temporarily unable to fulfill his or her obligations, the board may appoint a temporary replacement to take and record the minutes of the meeting. Neither the secretary nor any member of the board shall receive any salary or compensation. Any three members of the board, when assembled either in regular or special meeting, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any and all business of the board, and the affirmative vote of three members present shall be necessary and sufficient to pass any motion or resolution. The board shall meet in the office of the chair, or such other place as the board may designate.

(5) The board is empowered to make rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of the system in relation to its affairs and the system. The board shall receive, investigate, and pass upon all applications for retirement, disability, and survivors benefits and shall make retirement, disability, and survivors benefits in accordance with the system to all participants and their survivors entitled thereto under the system, and its decisions upon all such matters of fact shall be final and conclusive unless it shall be affirmatively made to appear that its decision is plainly and manifestly wrong.

(b)(1) No money of the fund shall be invested, paid out, or disbursed except pursuant to order or authorization of the board. The board shall be the trustee, have entire management and control of the fund, and shall direct investment of monies of the fund not needed to meet disbursements provided for in this subpart and in the loans to members hereinafter referred to and shall be invested in the classes of bonds, mortgages, common and preferred stocks, shares of investment companies or mutual funds, real estate investment trusts, international equity, corporate fixed income, international fixed income, index funds, interest of private investment, private investment funds, or treasury bonds, notes, and bills of the United States, and agencies of the United States as the board may approve, derivative securities and investment recognized as alternative investments (excluding direct investments in real estate) subject to the limitations herein. The board may invest in fixed income securities and bonds of corporations organized under federal laws or under laws of any state of the United States or in bonds registered with the Security and Exchange Commission, mortgaged-backed securities or asset backed securities, or in securities issued by federal agencies and government sponsored entities, or may invest in federal savings and loan associations or in other corporations having federal savings and loan association’s guarantee or in certificates of deposit or bonds issued by banks organized under federal laws or under the laws of the State of Alabama and insured by the federal government. No funds may be invested in fixed income securities or common or preferred stocks and stocks of private corporations or other forms of equity or fixed investment unless such common or preferred stocks or other forms of equity or fixed investments are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or are traded through NASDAQ Stock Market or are Rule 144A securities or are traded on an organized exchange. The total investment in fixed income securities shall not be less than 12.5 percent of the fair market value of all the funds available in the system for investment. Securities issued by any single nonguaranteed agency or entity may not constitute more than 10 percent of the fixed income allocation of the fund at the time of purchase. The fair market value of all funds available in the system for investment is to be determined periodically, but not less than annually. In exercising its discretion to invest, reinvest, and have invested and reinvested all funds of the system, the board shall act with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.

(2) From the fund of the system created by this subpart, the board of managers shall pay to the fund of the General Retirement and Relief System of the City of Birmingham amounts hereinafter specified. When any firefighter or police officer retires on length of service, as hereinafter provided for in Section 45-37A-51.07, the board of managers shall pay from the fund of this system the amount specified during each month between the due date on which the participant retires and the date on which the participant would have been entitled to receive a retirement allowance from the general retirement and relief system for 30 years service had the participant not retired, but had continued to serve without interruption as a participant of the general retirement and relief system until entitled to receive from the last named system a retirement system pension based upon 30 years service. The amount which the board of managers shall pay to the fund of the general retirement and relief system, during the period specified, shall be the sum of the amount which the city would have deducted from the salary of the participant and would have paid into the fund of the general retirement and relief system had the participant continued to be employed by the city during the period specified had the participant retired under Section 45-37A-51.07 plus the amount which the city during the same period would have paid from the funds of the city into the general retirement and relief system to match the deductions had the participant continued to work until entitled to retire on a pension based upon 30 years’ service.
Ala. Code § 45-39A-13.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39A / Section 45-39A-13.02
Section 45-39A-13.02 Composition of Civil Service Board
Status: in_force

The civil service board shall consist of five members to be appointed by the members of the City Council of the City of Florence. In each year the city council shall appoint one person as the successor to the member of the civil service board whose term shall expire that year. The person so appointed shall hold office for a term of five years from and including the first Tuesday after the first Monday of April of the year and until his or her successor shall be appointed and qualify for office. Appointments to fill vacancies on the board shall be for the unexpired term. Any member of the board whose term shall expire shall be eligible to reappointment. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum. No person shall be eligible to be a member of the civil service board who shall not, at the time of his or her appointment, be over 25 years of age and an actual resident in and a qualified voter of the city. No person shall be eligible to be a member of the board who holds any office of profit under the city, county, or state.
Ala. Code § 45-1-241.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-241.01
Section 45-1-241.01 Duties of Commissioner
Status: in_force

The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation and the collection of taxes.
Ala. Code § 45-11-244.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-244.10
Section 45-11-244.10 Use of Proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any taxes levied pursuant to the authorization contained in this part shall be used only for the purpose of providing funds to pay the costs of construction, maintenance, and operation of hospital facilities in the county. The entire proceeds derived by the county from the taxes herein authorized to be levied, including any income derived from the investment of such proceeds, shall be paid over and deposited, promptly upon receipt thereof, into a separate and distinct fund or account of the county, which shall be accounted for as other county funds; provided, however, the governing body of the county shall have the further power to designate as the agency of the county to construct, maintain, and operate the hospital facilities any public hospital corporation heretofore or hereafter organized for hospital purposes in the county. When a public hospital corporation shall be so designated, the proceeds of the taxes thereafter collected shall be paid over to it and shall be used by it for any one or more of the purposes for which the taxes are herein authorized to be levied. The county or the public hospital corporation may anticipate the proceeds from the taxes so required to be paid to it by issuing, for any of the purposes for which the taxes are herein authorized to be levied, funding or refunding bonds, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness of the county or the public hospital corporation, and may pledge for the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon the proceeds from the taxes so paid to it. The designation by the governing body of the county of a public hospital corporation to receive the proceeds of the taxes levied pursuant to this part, the payment of such proceeds over to a public hospital corporation, and the pledge of such proceeds by the public hospital corporation for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness issued by such public hospital corporation shall constitute a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness and such contract shall be protected from impairment to the fullest extent provided by the federal Constitution and the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Ala. Code § 45-35A-54.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35A / Section 45-35A-54.23
Section 45-35A-54.23 Election of Mayor or Associate Commissioner - Ballots
Status: in_force

No name shall appear upon the ballot as a candidate for election except the names of such persons as have become candidates according to the provisions hereinabove set forth; and no ballots shall be used at any such election except the official ballot prepared by the city.
Ala. Code § 45-17-90.42 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-90.42
Section 45-17-90.42 Statement of Sales and Withdrawals
Status: in_force

On or before the 20th day of each month after April 11, 2002, every person upon whom the excise tax is levied shall render to the County Commission of Colbert County on forms prescribed by such county commission a true and correct statement of all sales and withdrawals of gasoline made by him or her or them during the next preceding month, liable for payment of the excise tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of this subpart, and shall furnish to the Colbert County Commission such additional information as the Colbert County Commission may require upon blanks to be formulated and furnished by the Colbert County Commission, and at the time of making such report shall pay to the Colbert County Commission an amount of money equal to the excise tax levied under this subpart. The statement herein required to be made by the distributor, storer, or retail dealer shall be sworn to before some officer authorized to administer oaths, and any false statement sworn to shall constitute perjury and upon conviction thereupon the person so convicted shall be punished as provided by law for the crime of perjury.
Ala. Code § 45-49-31 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-31
Section 45-49-31 Created; Associations Represented
Status: in_force

(a) There is created and established the Mobile County Youth Athletic Board, hereinafter referred to as the board. Each of the below listed associations shall have the authority to name one member on the board:

(1) The Semmes Youth Association.

(2) The Semmes Dixie Majors Association.

(3) The Theodore Athletic Association.

(4) The West Side Athletic Association.

(5) The Bates Field Athletic Association.

(6) The Boykin Park Association.

(7) The Grand Bay Union Association.

(8) The Irvington Ball Park Association.

(b) There may further be added to the board such other associations as the board may from time to time unanimously approve.
Ala. Code § 45-26A-70.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 26A / Section 45-26A-70.01
Section 45-26A-70.01 Historic Preservation Commission and Architectural Review Board
Status: in_force

The governing body of Wetumpka electing to enact an ordinance, pursuant to this article, to provide for the creation, protection, and enhancement of historic properties or historic districts, shall establish an historic preservation commission, hereinafter sometimes called the commission, and may establish one or more architectural review boards, hereinafter sometimes called the board, to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of that ordinance.
Ala. Code § 45-42-162.19 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-162.19
Section 45-42-162.19 Schools
Status: in_force

(a) Within 18 months from the time metropolitan-government is placed in effect, the respective school boards of the city and the county shall plan for and implement a metropolitan-government school district which effects the merger of the two existing districts in accordance with existing procedure in Alabama statutes for such mergers.

(b) The plan for merger shall include provisions for an equitable collection and distribution of tax for educational funding. The plan for merger shall also include provisions for nine elected board members, one from each of the metropolitan election districts, and a superintendent appointed by the board. The superintendent shall not be a member of the board. The metropolitan school board shall have the power to do all things necessary and proper for the operation of an accredited school system within the framework of Alabama laws and regulations governing schools.
Ala. Code § 45-25A-40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25A / Section 45-25A-40
Section 45-25A-40 Composition; Election of Members; Vacancies
Status: in_force

(a) Any law, whether special, local, or general, or municipal ordinance, to the contrary notwithstanding, the City of Fort Payne, in DeKalb County, shall not designate by place number, or by other similar method, seats for city council.

(b)(1) In the election for the five members of the city council, if there are more than five candidates, then the majority of the votes cast for the office in the election shall be determined by dividing the total votes cast for all candidates for the offices by the number of positions to be filled, and then dividing that result by two. Any number of votes in excess of the number determined by the last division shall be the majority necessary for election.

(2) If it appears that any candidate in the election has received a majority of the votes cast for that office, the municipal governing body shall declare that candidate elected to the office, and a certificate of election shall be given to the person by the municipal governing body.

(3) If in determining the results pursuant to this subsection, it appears that more candidates have obtained a majority than there are positions to be filled, then those candidates having the highest vote count, if beyond the majority as defined by subdivision (1), shall be declared elected to fill the positions.

(c)(1) In the election for the members of the city council, if less than five candidates receive a majority as provided by subsection (b), there shall be a run-off election conducted and called as provided by law. The number of candidates that may participate in the run-off election shall be equal to twice the number of positions remaining open, and shall be the candidates with the highest number of votes, but without a majority.

(2) The number of candidates with the highest number of votes in the run-off election equal to the number of remaining positions shall be elected to the city council.

(d)(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), any vacancy in the council which shall exceed 24 months shall be filled by special election in the same manner, on a pro rata basis of the number of seats to fill as the original election, for the duration of the term of the predecessor in office.

(2) Any vacancy occurring within 24 months of the quadrennial council elections in which a mayor is elected, shall be filled by the council by appointment within 30 days of the occurrence of the vacancy, and the appointee shall serve out the unexpired term to which he or she is appointed.

(e)(1) The requirements for office, application for candidates, and the fees therefor shall continue to be set by resolution of the city council.

(2) It is expressly provided that all other laws and ordinances relating to elections for city council members shall remain effective and except as herein provided, the office of the city council and the operation of the governing body of Fort Payne, Alabama, shall continue as otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 45-8-150 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-150
Section 45-8-150 Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) BINGO. The game commonly known as bingo, which is a game of chance played with cards printed with five rows of five squares each. Participants place markers over randomly called numbers on the cards in an attempt to form a preselected pattern such as a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, or all four corners. The first participant to form the preselected pattern wins the game. The term “bingo” means any game of bingo of the type described above in which wagers are placed, winners are determined, and prizes or other property is distributed in the presence of all persons placing wagers in that game. The term “bingo” does not refer to any game of chance other than the type of game described in this subdivision.

(2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed 10 consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day.

(3) CALHOUN COUNTY BINGO REGULATORY COMMISSION. A regulatory body created by this article to regulate the conducting of bingo games pursuant to Amendment No. 508 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and this article.

(4) EQUIVALENT VALUE. The fair market value of a gift on the date the gift is awarded as a prize in a bingo game.

(5) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant to a permit or license issued under this article.

(6) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified nonprofit organization which has a permit or license pursuant to this article.

(7) PERSON. Any human being, corporation, association, or other legal entity.

(8) QUALIFIED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans’ organization which qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and operates without profit to its members and, except for special permit holders issued a permit pursuant to Section 45-8-150.04 which has been in existence and operating continuously in Calhoun County as that organization for a period of three years and which has owned or leased real property in Calhoun County for at least three years immediately prior to making application for operating bingo in Calhoun County.

(9) SPECIAL PERMIT HOLDER. One who holds a valid permit for a special occasion as provided by Section 45-8-150.04.
Ala. Code § 45-17-81.16 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-81.16
Section 45-17-81.16 Time for Application
Status: in_force

(a) An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program no later than 21 days after his or her first appearance or arraignment, whichever occurs first. In the case of traffic citations, application shall be made within 21 days of the issuance of the citation.

(b) At the discretion of the district attorney, the time provision of this section may be waived.
Ala. Code § 45-49-171.41 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-171.41
Section 45-49-171.41 Mobile County Indigent Care Board Authorized
Status: in_force

At the determination of the county commission, there may be hereby established the Mobile County Indigent Care Board, hereinafter referred to as the board, whose composition and duties shall be as follows:

(1) The county commission may appoint a Mobile County Indigent Care Board which shall consist of three members who are duly qualified electors of Mobile County, but no member of such board shall be employed by any hospital. Of the members of the board first appointed under this section, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of three years, and one shall be appointed for a term of five years. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years and may be appointed to succeed themselves as members of the board. The county commission shall appoint all members to the board. In the event the county commission does not appoint the board, the duties and responsibilities of the board herein shall be carried out by the county commission. Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

(2) The board shall meet monthly at a public place within Mobile County to certify accounts presented to the board by providers of medical care who are providing medical care to medically indigent citizens of Mobile County and to make recommendations for payments from the board’s account or accounts to such providers of medical care by the county commission. The board shall be empowered to employ appropriate personnel, for the purpose of maintaining the board’s records and account or accounts or the county commission may provide such personnel for the purpose of maintaining the board’s records and account or accounts and shall be empowered to expend revenues in its account or accounts to carry out the several provisions of this subpart. The board may contract with the State Department of Human Resources for the purposes of evaluating and certifying persons as being medically indigent according to guidelines established by the board. The board shall recommend to the county commission at each regular meeting of the county commission reimbursement to be paid to providers of medical care to the medically indigent of Mobile County at an amount equal to the reasonable cost of the services rendered by the provider. It shall be the responsibility of the providers of medical care to verify and furnish appropriate materials for the board to certify the accounts presented. Provided, however, notwithstanding any part herein to the contrary, providers of medical care shall be reimbursed only for that part of unreimbursed care which exceeds six percent of that provider’s gross billings for the current fiscal year. Unreimbursed care shall not include amounts for contractual adjustments, discounts, or amounts required to be provided under Hill-Burton or other funds supporting indigent care from any other sources. A hospital shall be reimbursed for providing hospital care to a medically indigent person at a rate equal to the average of Mobile County, Alabama, hospital’s Medicare costs determined by the annual Medicare cost reports of the hospitals. Reimbursements by the board shall not include any payment for physician services. The board shall require a copy of a certified audit without qualification of any provider and, if applicable, its parent organization, applying for reimbursement by the board and the cost of such audit shall be the burden of the provider. During the first fiscal year in which this subpart becomes effective, specifically October 1, 1982, through September 30, 1983, the reasonable costs of services to the medically indigent, which services are rendered during that fiscal year, shall be eligible for reimbursement to the provider pursuant to this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-49-150.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-150.06
Section 45-49-150.06 Bingo Games - Certain Activities Prohibited; Value of Prizes
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations which are properly issued bingo permits and other licenses, pursuant to this part, shall be allowed to operate bingo games. A qualified organization shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by any other person or organization in the operating or promoting of a bingo game.

(b) It shall be unlawful for one or more qualified organizations to pyramid the valuation of prizes or money in such a manner as to exceed the limits in cash or gifts of equivalent value as provided in Section 45-49-150.09. The term equivalent value shall mean the fair market value of any gift as given as a prize in a bingo game.

(c) The bingo permit holder shall announce and make known to all bingo players the dollar value of each and every bingo prize to be given at each and every bingo game at each bingo session.
Ala. Code § 45-25-11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-11
Section 45-25-11 Compensation of Revenue Commissioner, Judge of Probate, and License Official
Status: in_force

(a) All compensation and expense allowance increases provided in this section shall be subject to the approval of the DeKalb County Commission.

(b)(I) Beginning January 1, 1999, the Revenue Commissioner of DeKalb County shall receive an additional expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowances, or salary provided by law. The expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2000, the Revenue Commissioner of DeKalb County shall receive an additional expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, which expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowance, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(3) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent, the annual salary for the Revenue Commissioner of DeKalb County shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subdivisions (1) and (2) shall be null and void.

(c)(l) Beginning January 1, 1999, the Judge of Probate of DeKalb County shall receive an additional expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowance, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2000, the Judge of Probate of DeKalb County shall receive an additional expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, which expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowance, or benefit provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(3) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent, the annual salary for the Judge of Probate of DeKalb County shall be increased by ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subdivisions (1) and (2) shall be null and void.

(d) Commencing with the next term of office, the county official charged with the duties of issuing and renewing motor vehicle tags shall receive additional compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowances, or salary provided by law.

(e) The additional expense allowances provided pursuant to this section shall be credited toward the supernumerary retirement of the revenue commissioner and judge of probate.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.51 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-33.51
Section 45-51A-33.51 Statement of Candidacy
Status: in_force

(a) Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the offices of councilperson may become a candidate by filing in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the city is situated, a statement in writing of his or her candidacy, accompanied by an affidavit taken and certified by the judge of probate or by a notary public that the person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he or she desires to be a candidate. The statement shall be filed no earlier than the fourth Tuesday in August and no later than the second Tuesday in September preceding the election, and shall be in substantially the following form:

“State of Alabama, _____________ County. I, the undersigned, being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am a citizen of the City of ____________, in the State and County and reside at ______________ in the City of __________, that I desire to become a candidate for the office of district councilman for the ______ district, in the city at the election for the office to be held on the ______ day of October next and that I am duly qualified to hold the office if elected thereto and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot at the election. Signed _________. Subscribed and sworn to before me by the _______ on this ______ day of _____, 2___, and filed in this office for record on that day. _________, Judge of Probate.”

(b) The statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) (which fee shall be paid over by the judge of probate to the general fund of the city), or a petition of at least 200 signatures of registered voters in the council district. At every election all ballots to be used by voters shall be printed and prepared by the election commission or other body or official charged by law with the duty of conducting elections and at the expense of the city, and shall contain the names of all candidates directly underneath the words “For Members of the Council.” No name shall appear upon the ballot as a candidate for election except the names of such persons as have become candidates according to provisions as above set forth. No ballot shall be used at any election except the official ballot prepared by the election commission or other body or official charged by law with the duty of conducting elections, except that the names of candidates may be suitably placed on voting machines if such machines are used to conduct the election. No primary election shall be held for the nomination of candidates for the office of councilman and candidates shall be nominated only as hereinabove provided.
Ala. Code § 45-18-70.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 45-18-70.10
Section 45-18-70.10 Board of Registrars in Continuous Session; Publication of Voter Lists
Status: in_force

The board of registrars shall stay in continuous session from the first Monday in April through the month of May 1986, for the purpose of facilitating the assignment of voters in the proper precinct and voting boxes. The board of registrars shall publish a list of those unassigned voters in each precinct, and a list of the assigned voters in the precinct shall also be prepared.
Ala. Code § 45-49A-64.17 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49A / Section 45-49A-64.17
Section 45-49A-64.17 Annual Budget and Audit
Status: in_force

Within 30 days of the beginning of the fiscal year of an authority, the board shall adopt a budget for such fiscal year. Any such budget may be amended by a resolution of the board from time to time and at any time. Within 30 days following the close of each fiscal year the authority shall cause an audit of its books and records to be made for such fiscal year by an independent certified public accountant. Within 90 days following the close of each fiscal year the authority will furnish a copy of such audit to the governing body of the authorizing municipality.
Ala. Code § 45-30-234 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 30 / Section 45-30-234
Section 45-30-234 Work Release Program
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to Franklin County.

(b)(1) BOARD. The Franklin County Work Release Board, which shall be composed of the following members: The judge of probate of the county, the sheriff of the county, and the chief deputy of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.

(2) INMATE. Any person, male or female, convicted of a crime and sentenced to the county jail.

(c) The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the inmate’s wages directly to the board. The board may adopt regulations concerning the disbursement of any earnings of the inmates involved in the work release program. The board shall be authorized to withhold from the inmate’s earnings 25 percent of his or her gross earnings to pay such cost incident to the inmate’s confinement as the board shall deem appropriate. The board may adopt policies to allow such monies to be spent exclusively for law enforcement and operation of the jail. After 25 percent has been deducted from the inmate’s gross pay, the remainder of the inmate’s earnings shall be credited to his or her account in a local bank, and upon his or her release from confinement shall be turned over to the inmate. The board is authorized, however, to turn the remaining 75 percent of the inmate’s earnings over to his or her family to be used by them in their support while the inmate is confined, provided the inmate gives written consent to this procedure prior to the inmate’s release into the work release program.

(d) The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed by the sheriff to the county jail shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the sheriff and shall be punishable as provided by law for escaped prisoners.

(e) Employees of the board or persons designated by the board are authorized to make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for job opportunities for inmates and to otherwise assist the sheriff in the implementation of the program herein authorized.

(f) The board or members of the board shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this section subject to the following:

(1) Such employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is performed in accordance with the prevailing working conditions in such area.

(2) Such employment shall not result in displacement of employed workers.

(3) Inmates eligible for work release shall not be employed as strike breakers or in impairing any existing contracts.

(4) Exploitation of eligible inmates in any form is prohibited.

(g) No inmate granted privileges under this section shall be deemed to be an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the board, state, county, or municipality while involved in the free community or while going to and from employment, or other specified areas or while on furlough.

(h) The sheriff or person or persons designated by the board shall jointly prepare an annual report to be filed not later than 60 days from the close of each fiscal year, a copy of the report shall be filed with each of the following persons or agencies: The board, the governing bodies to which this section applies, and to the circuit judge or judges serving Franklin County.

(i) Anyone violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 45-33-140 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 45-33-140
Section 45-33-140 Protection of Timberlands; Finance Charge
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The Alabama Forestry Commission has notified the County Commission of Hale County that additional funding is necessary to maintain protection of the timberlands in Hale County.

(2) The County Commission of Hale County is unable to fully fund the work of the Alabama Forestry Commission in Hale County.

(3) The County Commission of Hale County realizes that without this much needed protection the timberlands of Hale County would be in grave danger of fire, insects, and disease.

(b)(1) There is hereby levied and assessed a finance charge of ten cents ($0.10) per acre to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Hale County, Alabama, for the use of land for timber growing purposes.

(2) Forest lands, as used in this section, shall mean any land which is used for timber growing purposes, or for the production of wood products. Forest lands, as used in this section, shall not include any publicly owned lands or lands used primarily for residential purposes.

(3) All the proceeds of the finance charge or tax shall be used only by the Alabama Forestry Commission in Hale County for further protection and maintenance of the forestry program now in existence.

(c)(1) The finance charge fixed as provided in subsection (b) shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes, and the payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes, and the owners of the forest lands, as herein defined, shall make report of the same to the Tax Assessor of Hale County.

(2) The Hale County Commission agrees to make an effort to maintain its current annual appropriation to the Alabama Forestry Commission for the protection of the timberlands in Hale County.
Ala. Code § 45-38-10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 38 / Section 45-38-10
Section 45-38-10 Disclaimer
Status: reserved

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Lamar County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Lamar County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978.

(b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable law. To this end:

(1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension and retirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwise provided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter.

(2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included in this chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, is not superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such condition or requirement remains applicable.

(3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, or enacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment.

(4) This chapter shall have no effect on any law that is not included or otherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to the codification of this chapter. The inclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapter is not an implication, inference, or presumption affecting the validity of that law.

(5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense. As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of this chapter shall continue in force and application.

(c)(1) The classification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts, sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the various hierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such unit. All historical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
Ala. Code § 45-16-140.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 16 / Section 45-16-140.08
Section 45-16-140.08 Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose and use of funds generated by this article are to enable all participating eligible volunteer fire departments in Coffee County to be better equipped and prepared for emergencies in the county and to assist in maintaining and lowering Insurance Services Organization ratings. This article is also intended to help insure emergency medical services to the citizens of Coffee County. Each fire department shall obtain and maintain a level of preparedness as determined by the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association. Any fire department that does not meet the levels set within five years of the approval of this article shall forfeit any received funds generated by this article. The emergency medical service squad is required to attain and maintain an advanced life support/basic life support ambulance transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical service squad failing to maintain this license shall forfeit any received funds generated by this article. These forfeited funds shall be used or designated for use by the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association in conjunction with the Coffee County Commission.
Ala. Code § 45-55-71.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-71.03
Section 45-55-71.03 Elections; Terms of Office
Status: in_force

At the general election of 1988, and every four years thereafter, the qualified voters of each district shall elect one commissioner from each district, who shall reside in the district from which elected and whose term of service shall commence at the expiration of the term of the incumbent. The members of the county commission shall hold their respective offices for the term of four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday of January next after their election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 45-53-246.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-246.01
Section 45-53-246.01 Tax to Be Added to Sales Price of Tobacco Products; Enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) Upon May 11, 1989, the county commission may levy on every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution in Perry County any cigarettes and shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax levied and assessed herein to the price of the cigarettes, it being the purpose and intent of this provision that the tax levied is, in fact, a levy on the consumer with the person, firm, corporation, club, or association, who sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distributing the cigarettes, acting merely as agent for the collection of the tax. The dealer, storer, or distributor shall state the amount of the tax separately from the price of the cigarettes on all price display signs, sales or delivery slips, bills, and statements which advertise or indicate the price of the cigarettes.

(b) It shall be the duty of the County Commission of Perry County to enforce this part. Upon its imposing the tax herein provided for, the Perry County Commission, its members, or agents shall have the right to examine the books, reports, and accounts of every dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in the business for which the tax is herein levied, and to make any and all rules and regulations necessary and proper for the collection of the tax. Provided, that upon resolution by the Perry County Commission, the state Department of Revenue is authorized and directed to collect all such county tobacco taxes now or hereafter levied by the county under this part, and further, the resolution must be received and accepted by the state Department of Revenue at least two months prior to the effective date of the collection and administration of the taxes by the Department of Revenue as set by the Perry County Commission.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in Perry County in the business 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 or to refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount collected or to absorb 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 guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each act in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Ala. Code § 45-48A-30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48A / Section 45-48A-30
Section 45-48A-30 Sale of Draft or Keg Beer or Malt Beverages
Status: reserved

(a) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for only on-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the City of Boaz. All resolutions and ordinances relating to the sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer in such city shall apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages. The governing body of the city may adopt an ordinance regulating the sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages pursuant to this section.

(b) All laws or parts of laws which conflict with this section are repealed. However, the provisions of this section are cumulative and supplementary and shall not be construed to repeal or supersede any laws or parts of laws not directly inconsistent herewith.
Ala. Code § 45-37-123.130 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-123.130
Section 45-37-123.130 Annual Benefit and Final Regulations Under §415, Internal Revenue Code
Status: in_force

(a) Annual benefit. For purposes of this subpart annual benefit means the benefit payable annually under the terms of the plan, exclusive of any benefit not required to be considered for purposes of applying the limitations of §415, Internal Revenue Code, to the plan, payable in the form of a straight life annuity with no ancillary benefits. If the benefit is payable in any other form, the annual benefit shall be adjusted to the equivalent of a straight life annuity pursuant to Section 45-37-123.132(c).

(b) Final regulations under §415, Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding anything in this subpart to the contrary, the following provisions apply beginning on or after January 1, 1976, except as otherwise provided in this subpart.

(1) INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE. The limitations, adjustments, and other requirements prescribed in the plan shall comply with the provisions of §415, Internal Revenue Code, and the final regulations promulgated thereunder, including, but not limited to, limitations relating to both defined benefit and defined contribution plan limits, the terms of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference for limitation years beginning after December 31, 2001, except where an earlier effective date is otherwise provided in the final regulations or in this subpart. However, where the final regulations permit the plan to specify an alternative option to a default option set forth in the regulations, and the alternative option was available under statutory provisions, regulations, and other published guidance relating to § 415, Internal Revenue Code, as in effect prior to April 5, 2007, and the plan provisions in effect as of April 5, 2007, incorporated the alternative option, the alternative option shall remain in effect as a plan provision for limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007, unless another permissible option is selected herein.

(2) GRANDFATHER PROVISION. The application of this subpart shall not cause the maximum annual benefit for any member to be less than the member’s accrued benefit under all the defined benefit plans of the county or a predecessor employer as of the end of the last limitation year beginning before July 1, 2007, under provisions of the plans that were both adopted and in effect before April 5, 2007. The preceding sentence applies only if the provisions of such defined benefit plans that were both adopted and in effect before April 5, 2007, satisfied the applicable requirements of statutory provisions, regulations, and other published guidance relating to §415, Internal Revenue Code, in effect as of the end of the last limitation year beginning before July 1, 2007, as described in Treasury Regulation §1.415(a)-1(g)(4).

(3) ADJUSTMENT TO DOLLAR LIMIT AFTER DATE OF SEVERANCE. In the case of a member who has had a severance from employment with the county, the defined benefit dollar limitation applicable to the member in any limitation year beginning after the date of severance shall automatically be adjusted under §415(d), Internal Revenue Code.

(c) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit arrangements. Pursuant to §415(m), Internal Revenue Code, in determining whether the plan meets the requirements of this section, the annual benefit does not include benefits provided under any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement as defined in §415(m)(3) Internal Revenue Code.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-23.231 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-23.231
Section 45-8A-23.231 Continuance of Present Officers
Status: in_force

All persons holding administrative office at the time the council-manager form of government is adopted shall continue in office and in the performance of their duties until provision shall have been made in accordance therewith for the performance of such duties or the discontinuance of such office. The powers conferred and the duties imposed upon any office, department, board, or agency of the city by the laws of the state shall, if such office, department, board, or agency, be abolished by this part, or under its authority, be thereafter exercised and discharged by the office, department, board, or agency designated by the council unless otherwise provided herein.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-251 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-251
Section 45-37A-251 Applicability of Part
Status: in_force

This part shall only apply to the City of Hueytown in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-31-120.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 31 / Section 45-31-120.20
Section 45-31-120.20 Political Activities Prohibited
Status: in_force

No person holding a position in the classified service shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position in the classified service. No person holding a position in the classified service shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, any official authority or influence, whether possessed or anticipated, to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a position in the classified service, or an increase in pay or other advantage in employment in any such position, for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of any person or for any consideration. No employee holding a position in the classified service shall be a candidate for nomination or election to any public office, shall take part in any political campaign in support of or opposition to the election of any candidate for a county elective office, except to exercise his or her right as a citizen privately, to express his or her opinion and to cast his or her vote, unless on authorized leave of absence for such purpose. No person in the employment of the county, whether classified or unclassified, shall be denied the right to participate in city and state political activities to the same extent as any other citizen of the State of Alabama, including endorsing candidates and contributing to campaigns of his or her choosing. All persons in the employment of the county shall have the right to join local political clubs and organizations, and state or national political parties. All persons in the employment of the county shall have the right to publicly support issues of public welfare, circulate petitions calling for and in support of referendums, and contribute freely to those of his or her choosing. Any person holding a position in the classified service who violates this section may be disciplined by dismissal, suspension without pay, or demotion as provided in Section 45-31-120.16.
Ala. Code § 45-30-170 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 30 / Section 45-30-170
Section 45-30-170 Establishment, Collection, and Disposition of Fees
Status: in_force

(a) The county Board of Health of Franklin County, which is a part of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department, is hereby authorized to recommend reasonable fees or charges to the governing body of the county and the governing body shall establish the actual amount of the fee, with or without regard to such recommendations, for the rendering of public health services within the county to members of the public. Such fees shall supplement, but not replace, local, state, and federal appropriations.

(b) The governing body of Franklin County shall promulgate and fix a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged and collected from, or on behalf of, persons receiving public health services, and the amount of such fees shall include charges for personal services, inspections, and the expenses intendant upon the services such as the expenses of necessary drugs, supplies, travel, and the cost of personnel time. Restaurant inspections and food handlers examinations are specifically excluded from charges.

(c) All fees and receipts collected shall be paid over to the Regional Health Officer of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department and deposited in a bank and shall be expended for the support, maintenance, and operation of the public health services in the county.

(d) Funds collected under this section may be utilized as matching funds from other available sources.

(e) Services may not be denied any indigent person.

(f) In case of grievance, the aggrieved party may petition the county health officer in writing for an informal hearing. If satisfaction is not reached, the aggrieved party may then petition the chair of the county board of health in writing for a formal hearing before the county board of health.
Ala. Code § 45-45A-41.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45A / Section 45-45A-41.23
Section 45-45A-41.23 Weed Lien
Status: in_force

When a weed lien is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the weed lien of the city, but a redemptioner or purchaser at a sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which a weed lien has been made, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the weed lien.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-21
Section 45-8A-21 Anniston City Board of Education
Status: in_force

(a) A school board as established by the City of Anniston, Alabama, shall be called “The Anniston City Board of Education.” The board shall be composed of one member being elected from each of the wards in the city as defined in this section by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in each of the wards, and one member elected citywide.

(b) The initial school board districts for the elected members shall be geographically identical to the wards of the city council. If the boundaries of the wards for the election of the city council should be changed for any reason, the boundaries of the corresponding school board district shall automatically change accordingly without the necessity of further action by the Legislature.

(c) Candidates for each elected place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, residents of the board of education district which they seek to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, and may not have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. The qualification fee for the initial election to be held for the election of the members of the board shall be fifty dollars ($50) for each candidate. Thereafter, each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount prescribed by the Anniston City Council.

(d)(1) The Anniston City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure this act complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

(2) Within 10 days after the receipt of notification of compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, and the provision of proper notice, the Anniston City Council shall call an initial election to elect the members of the board of education. The election for the Anniston City Board of Education may be held concurrent with other elections held within the city.

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

(4) The initial elected members of the board of education shall assume office immediately upon their qualification. The initial elected members of the board shall serve an initial term of office which shall expire at the same time as the expiration of the current term of office of the current city council.

(5) Upon completion of the initial term of office of members of the city board of education, succeeding elected members shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the city council. All succeeding members shall assume office at the same time and for the same term as the city council.

(e)(1) Upon the assumption of office of the initial members of the board of education, the Anniston City Board of Education as provided in subsection (a) shall be constituted. At this time, the terms, powers, duties, responsibilities, and emoluments of office of the prior members of the board of education shall end.

(2)a. Upon assumption of office of the members of the board of education as provided by this section, these members shall have the powers, authority, duties, and responsibilities as are otherwise provided by law for members of city boards of education as set forth in Chapter 11, commencing with Section 16-11-1, of Title 16.

b. At the first meeting after the board takes office and each year thereafter, the board shall select a chair from among its members. The chair shall preside over meetings of the board and shall possess the same powers and duties as other members of the board.

c. All property, records, supplies, and equipment of the prior board of education shall be vested in the succeeding board.

(3) The establishment of the board of education as provided in this section shall not affect or impair any of the following:

a. Existing rights or privileges of employees of the board including, but not limited to, employment, personnel, salary, and retirement rights and privileges.

b. Existing contractual obligations of the board of education.

c. Existing civil and criminal actions.

(f) A vacancy in the board of education shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the members of the Anniston City Council for the unexpired term. If the vacancy is not filled by the Anniston City Council within 30 days, the State Superintendent of Education shall fill the vacancy by appointment. The city superintendent of education shall notify the State Superintendent of Education when a vacancy on the city board of education has not been filled within 30 days.

(g) The compensation for the members of the board of education shall be three hundred dollars ($300) per month to be paid from city school system funds. The board may change this amount by majority vote, which change may be made not later than six months prior to the deadline for qualification of candidates for seats on the board of education. Thereafter, the compensation as set by the board from time to time shall be in effect for successor boards.
Ala. Code § 45-16-82.33 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 16 / Section 45-16-82.33
Section 45-16-82.33 Funding
Status: in_force

The pretrial diversion program may apply for and accept grant funding applicable to the aims of the program and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, state, or federal agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion program.
Ala. Code § 45-27-246.05 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-246.05
Section 45-27-246.05 Distribution of Remaining Funds
Status: in_force

The remainder of all revenues paid to Escambia County pursuant to any severance tax or privilege tax on oil and gas, under any general or local law whatsoever, not otherwise herein allocated, distributed, or designated shall be deposited in the county general fund for the general purposes of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-37-150.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-150.12
Section 45-37-150.12 Administration and Enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) The sheriff shall enforce and supervise the administration of this article. The sheriff shall employ personnel as necessary to implement this article.

(b) The sheriff by rule shall regulate the holding, operation, or conducting of bingo, including the following:

(1) The method of play and selection of winners.

(2) The type of equipment to be used.
Ala. Code § 45-33-235.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 45-33-235.06
Section 45-33-235.06 Disposition of Sale Proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction conducted under the authority of this part, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property, shall be collected by the sheriff and deposited into any bank located in Hale County into a fund designated as the Sheriff’s Fund. The fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff and used exclusively for purposes of law enforcement in the discharge of the sheriff’s office at the discretion of the sheriff.
Ala. Code § 45-49-151.18 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-151.18
Section 45-49-151.18 State or County Fair Associations
Status: in_force

This subpart shall not apply to the running of races conducted by any state fair association or county fair association which holds not more than one meeting annually and which restricts such annual meeting to three days or less.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-251.54 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-251.54
Section 45-37A-251.54 Assessment of Costs; Sale and Redemption of Lots
Status: in_force

The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized in this subpart against any lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for nonpayment of taxes, and where any assessment is made against the lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of the land, a subsequent redemption thereof by any person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the city for the assessment, but any redemptioner or purchaser at any sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment. The assessment shall then be added to the tax bill of the property, collected as a tax, and remitted to the city.
Ala. Code § 45-45-233.32 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-233.32
Section 45-45-233.32 Bribery
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in the business of undertaking to act as surety on bail bonds in Madison County, or any servant, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of acting as surety on bail bonds in Madison County who shall pay a fee or rebate or give or promise to give anything of value including any stock or beneficial interest in a surety or bail bond company to a sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or any other person who has the power to arrest or to hold another person in custody, or to any public official or public employee in order to induce any sheriff, policeman, peace officer, warrant magistrate, or other public official or employee to favor any person, firm, or corporation in any activities related to the bail bond business including, but not limited to, the approval or disapproval of bail bonds, and access to any jail where prisoners are housed shall be guilty of bribery and shall be punished as prescribed by Section 13A-10-61.
Ala. Code § 45-21-230.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-230.01
Section 45-21-230.01 Sale of Perishable Property
Status: in_force

If the abandoned and stolen personal property is of a perishable nature and reasonable attempts to locate and identify the owner of the property are not successful, the property may be sold at once without notice. The sheriff shall attempt to obtain the best possible price for the property. The proceeds of such a sale shall be held in a separate account for a period of six months for the owner. During this period, the proceeds shall be paid to the owner upon demand, less any cost of recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale. If the proceeds are not claimed within six months, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of the property, the net funds shall be paid to the office of the Sheriff of Crenshaw County.
Ala. Code § 45-31-130.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 31 / Section 45-31-130.12
Section 45-31-130.12 Implementation of Article
Status: in_force

(a) The Geneva County Commission shall fully implement this article within 30 days of the election which approves placing Geneva County on a unit system of public road and bridge maintenance by a county engineer. If any commissioner fails to implement this article, the salary of such commissioner, or commissioners as the case may be, shall be suspended until he or she has complied with this article.

(b) Provided, however, if the electorate fails to pass the ballot which places Geneva County on a unit system of public road and bridge maintenance by a county engineer, the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries in Geneva County shall be constructed, maintained, and repaired by the authorities established prior to the enactment of Act 85-585.
Ala. Code § 45-15-82.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 45-15-82.06
Section 45-15-82.06 Renewal of License by Mail; Mail Order Fee
Status: in_force

The judge of probate may mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process such renewal. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue such license and return to the licensee by mail. There is hereby established a fee to be entitled “Mail Order Fee” which shall be set from time to time by the county governing body to pay the cost of the mailing procedure herein provided, and such fee shall be collected by the judge at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions.
Ala. Code § 45-21-100 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-100
Section 45-21-100 Superintendent of Education
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2013-362, §2, effective August 1, 2013.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.60
Section 45-57A-63.60 City Manager Qualification
Status: in_force

The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of appointment, he or she may, but need not, be a resident of the city or state, but during his or her tenure of office he or she shall reside within the city.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-352.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-352.01
Section 45-37A-352.01 Establishment and Regulation of Entertainment Districts in Certain Villages; Entertainment District Permits; Enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) This section is adopted pursuant to the authority in Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

(b) The City Council of the City of Mountain Brook by ordinance may provide for the establishment of entertainment districts in the historic villages of the city designated as Crestline Village, English Village, and Mountain Brook Village, as those districts are defined in the Mountain Brook City Code. The ordinance of the city council shall regulate hours of operation of an entertainment district, may provide for the revocation of the entertainment district designation, and may regulate any other aspect of the operation of entertainment districts.

(c) Any retail licensee of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption located in an entertainment district may obtain an entertainment district permit. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any licensee that receives an entertainment district permit shall comply with all laws and rules governing its license, except that patrons, guests, or members of the licensee may exit the licensed premises with open containers of alcoholic beverages anywhere within the confines of the entertainment district, but they may not enter the premises of another licensee with open containers or closed containers of alcoholic beverages acquired elsewhere. In addition, the ordinance shall prohibit a person other than a retail licensee from possessing or bringing into the entertainment district an open or closed container of alcoholic beverages acquired outside of the entertainment district during the hours of operation of the entertainment district.

(d) The ordinance of the city council shall be enforced by the City of Mountain Brook and shall provide penalties for violations of the ordinance as otherwise authorized by law.
Ala. Code § 45-32-190 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 32 / Section 45-32-190
Section 45-32-190 Legislative Delegation Office
Status: in_force

The Greene County Commission shall provide legislative office space, supplies, and personnel in the Sumter County Legislative Delegation Office and shall pay 40 percent of the overhead, salaries, and operational costs of the legislative delegation office.
Ala. Code § 45-57-231 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-231
Section 45-57-231 Deputies
Status: in_force

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Russell County Commission and the sheriff of the county shall jointly prescribe the number of deputies in the sheriffs office. The deputies shall be paid in the same manner and from the same funds as are other deputies on the staff of Russell County.
Ala. Code § 45-22-120.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-120.08
Section 45-22-120.08 Compensation of Board Members
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall be paid, from the county treasury, twenty dollars ($20) per meeting of the board, and the chair shall be paid sixty dollars ($60) per meeting of the board, plus such mileage as is provided by law to the commission. The commission shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board in the administration of this article.
Ala. Code § 45-47-242.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 47 / Section 45-47-242.01
Section 45-47-242.01 Expense Allowance; Salary
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning on June 1, 2024, the Revenue Commissioner of Marion County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings his or her total compensation to seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) per year to be paid out of the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, or expense allowances provided by law.

(b) Beginning with the next term of office after June 1, 2024, the expense allowance provided in subsection (a) shall be void, and the Revenue Commissioner of Marion County shall receive a total yearly salary of seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000), which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law for the revenue commissioner for the performance of his or her official duties. The compensation provided by Section 11-2A-3, shall be considered to be included in the total yearly salary.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-22.91 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-22.91
Section 45-8A-22.91 Annual Audits
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2012-484, §1, effective May 16, 2012.
Ala. Code § 45-27-81.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-81.01
Section 45-27-81.01 Solicitor’s Fee
Status: in_force

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Escambia County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly to the Solicitor’s Fund or District Attorney’s Fund in the county or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor’s fee. The solicitor’s fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees, recoupments, or court costs which are assessed upon an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.

(b) The solicitor’s fee shall be collected in all criminal cases where the defendant is adjudged guilty, a bond forfeited, a penalty imposed, or where there is issued any alias or capias warrant of arrest. The solicitor’s fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other fees or costs. The solicitor’s fee shall not be waived or remitted unless the defendant proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the sentencing judge that the defendant is not capable of paying the fee within the reasonably foreseeable future.

(c) The solicitor’s fee may be expended, as the district attorney sees fit, for the payment of any and all expenses incurred by the district attorney for law enforcement and in the discharge of the duties of the office.
Ala. Code § 45-30-110.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 30 / Section 45-30-110.01
Section 45-30-110.01 Office Hours
Status: in_force

(a) The Franklin County Board of Registrars shall be available at the county courthouse, or at other locations provided by law, for the registration and reidentification of voters during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on regular business days or on any additional days on any additional hours the board of registrars deem necessary for the registration and reidentification of voters.

(b) The total hours worked by each member of the board of registrars shall be certified by the Chair of the Franklin County Commission at the end of each pay period for pay purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-22-120.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-120.07
Section 45-22-120.07 Rules, Regulations, and Policies
Status: reserved

All rules, regulations, and policies in effect at the time of adoption of this article which are not in conflict with the provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect after May 15, 1992, until the same are altered, amended, or repealed in the manner herein provided. Any rule, determination, regulation, or policy may be amended or repealed in whole or in part by the commission or by act of the Legislature of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-14-82.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 14 / Section 45-14-82.01
Section 45-14-82.01 Assessment and Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes
Status: in_force

The probate judge 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 tax assessor and the tax collector. The probate judge shall post a performance bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) payable from county funds. The Tax Assessor and the Tax Collector of Clay County are hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes of such motor vehicles. The probate judge shall receive the commissions and fees now allowed the assessor and collector for performing these functions, and fees and commissions shall be remitted to the county general fund. Reporting and remitting of such tax shall be made at the same time as other reports and remittances are now made by the probate judge.
Ala. Code § 45-2-243.59 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-243.59
Section 45-2-243.59 Assessments Liens
Status: in_force

Assessment liens for charges and expenses authorized in this subpart, except as herein provided, shall insofar as feasible be governed by laws governing assessment liens for municipal improvements; and all powers, duties, and authority relative to municipal improvements vested by such laws in municipal governing bodies may be had and exercised by the county commission. All such assessments may be enforced, contested, and appeals therefrom taken in the manner prescribed for enforcing municipal improvement assessments; and liens for county improvement assessments shall have the same force and effect as liens for municipal improvement assessments.
Ala. Code § 45-17A-71 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17A / Section 45-17A-71
Section 45-17A-71 Regulation of Sales for On-Premises Consumption
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only in the City of Sheffield in Colbert County.

(b) The sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption during certain hours after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays is authorized within the city as provided in subsection (c).

(c) The Sheffield City Council, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays by hotels and restaurants, as defined in Section 28-3-1, if such hotels and restaurants are properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.

(d) The Sheffield City Council shall hold a referendum to determine if alcoholic beverages may be sold in hotels and restaurants on Sundays. If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages by properly licensed hotels and restaurants after 12:00 p.m. on Sundays shall be authorized for on-premises consumption only.

(e) The referendum shall be held at a special election called for that purpose by the Sheffield City Council. Costs of the referendum shall be paid by the City of Sheffield. A second or subsequent referendum shall not be held within 12 months following a referendum.
Ala. Code § 45-24-243.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 24 / Section 45-24-243.07
Section 45-24-243.07 Charge for Collection
Status: in_force

The collection agency may charge Dallas County for collecting the tax levied under this part in an amount or percentage of total collections as may be agreed upon by the collection agency and the Dallas County Commission. The charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of the tax collected in the county. The charge may be deducted each month from the gross revenues from the tax before certification of the amount of the proceeds due Dallas County for that month. The collection agency shall pay into the Dallas County General Fund all amounts collected under this part, as the tax is received by the collection agency within 10 days after it is collected. The collection agency shall certify to the county commission the amount collected and paid into the General Fund of Dallas County during the month immediately preceding the certification.
Ala. Code § 45-50-242.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 50 / Section 45-50-242.04
Section 45-50-242.04 Office Space and Equipment
Status: in_force

The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies, not otherwise furnished by law, needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-111.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-111.23
Section 45-8A-111.23 Provisions of Part Are Cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this part are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent such laws are clearly inconsistent with this part.
Ala. Code § 45-33-60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 33 / Section 45-33-60
Section 45-33-60 Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

In Hale County, the county coroner is hereby authorized to receive an expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month and a mileage allowance equal to the amount of mileage allowance paid state employees. The expense and mileage allowances shall be in lieu of other compensation, expense, and mileage allowances or benefits granted to the coroner and shall be payable from the county general fund.
Ala. Code § 45-18-82.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 18 / Section 45-18-82.23
Section 45-18-82.23 Assessment and Collection of Fees; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

The judge of probate shall charge and collect the same fee that is prescribed in the general law for a like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, or license commissioner as the case may be. All fees shall be the property of Conecuh County and shall be paid into the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-25-242.49 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-242.49
Section 45-25-242.49 Penalties
Status: in_force

Any distributor, storer, or dealer who shall violate this subpart or shall fail to comply with any reasonable rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, may be restrained, and proper prosecution instituted in the name of the county by the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, or by such counsel as the governing body of the county shall direct, from distributing, selling, storing, or withdrawing from storage any gasoline the sale or withdrawal of which is taxable until such persons shall have complied with this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-8-180.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-180.01
Section 45-8-180.01 County Maintenance Barn
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama.

(b) The Calhoun County Commission shall maintain and staff the county maintenance barn located in Piedmont, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-39-30.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-30.02
Section 45-39-30.02 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words are defined for the purposes of this article:

(1) COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE. The total effort in the county, inclusive of service coordination/case management, that is directed at meeting the needs of individuals who are at risk of elder abuse.

(2) COUNCIL. The Lauderdale County Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.

(3) ELDER ABUSE. The maltreatment of an older person, age 60 or above, by any person, including the following:

a. Emotional/Psychological Abuse. The intentional infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, intimidation, or other verbal or nonverbal abusive conduct. Examples of psychological abuse Examples of psychological abuse include name calling, insulting, ignoring for extended periods of time, frightening, intimidating, and isolating from friends and family.

b. Material Exploitation. The unauthorized use of funds or any resources of an elderly individual; the misuse of power of attorney or representative payee status for one’s own advantage or profit. Examples include stealing jewelry or other property and obtaining the elderly person’s signature for transfer of property or for a will through duress or coercion.

c. Neglect. The intentional or unintentional failure by the caregiver to obtain adequate goods or services for the elderly person’s maintenance and well-being. Examples include a caregiver who fails to buy groceries or prescription medications.

d. Physical Abuse. The intentional use of physical force that results in bodily injury, pain, or impairment. Examples of physical abuse include beating, slapping, bruising, cutting, burning, pushing or shoving, excessively restraining, force-feeding, and physical punishment.

e. Self-neglect. Behavior of an elderly person that threatens his or her own health or safety. Examples are failure to provide oneself with adequate food, clothing, shelter, medication, safety, and proper hygiene.

f. Sexual Abuse. The nonconsensual sexual contact of any kind with an elderly individual. Examples include fondling of the breast or genitals, rape, coerced nudity, and sexually explicit photographing.

(4) LEAD AGENCY. A participating department or agency designated by the council to be the lead agency for the council.

(5) PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENT. A department, commission, council, board, division, community service provider, or an office or other entity which may provide services to individuals at risk of elder abuse and their families.

(6) POLICIES. Directives by the lead agency, participating departments, or the executive committee, or other written documents that represent the position of the council concerning any matter within the purview of this article.
Ala. Code § 45-29-82.73 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 29 / Section 45-29-82.73
Section 45-29-82.73 Funding
Status: in_force

The pretrial diversion program may apply for grants applicable to the aims of the program, may accept gifts from individuals or corporations, and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, or state agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion program.
Ala. Code § 45-8-72 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-72
Section 45-8-72 Subdivision Streets and Roads; Minimum Standards
Status: in_force

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

(b) There is hereby created a cause of action against subdividers of land who fail to construct roads and streets within their subdivisions in conformity with minimum standards established by the county commission.

(c) The cause of action hereby created shall be in favor of the county and any landowner affected by the subdivider’s failure to construct roads which meet minimum county standards and shall be for the actual cost of construction of roads which do comply with minimum standards.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that the county accept for maintenance any road which does not meet its minimum standards.
Ala. Code § 45-35-171 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 45-35-171
Section 45-35-171 Individuals with Mental Illness Taken into Temporary Protective Custody
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Houston County that is authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section.

(2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any state, county, or municipal officer certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission.

(b)(1) Concurrently with Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22, a law enforcement officer from a designated law enforcement agency may take an individual into protective custody when the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is mentally ill and is an immediate danger to himself or herself or others.

(2)a. Upon placement of an individual under protective custody pursuant to subdivision (1), the law enforcement officer shall transport the individual to a hospital providing care and treatment to those with mental illnesses or other designated treatment facility for an evaluation and treatment.

b. If the individual does not consent to the transport, the officer may use reasonable force necessary to carry out the transport.

c. The individual shall be released from the hospital or designated treatment facility within 72 hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday, unless a judge of probate orders further inpatient or outpatient treatment for the individual as provided in Article 1 of Chapter 52 of Title 22.

d. Upon a determination by an attending physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant at a hospital licensed in this state that an individual transported to the hospital pursuant to this section is not mentally ill or a danger to self or others, the hospital shall promptly communicate this information to the appropriate law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer shall coordinate the immediate release of the individual from the hospital and shall release the individual from protective custody unless the law enforcement officer has some legal cause for detaining the individual other than the individual’s mental condition. After the individual is released, and upon request of the individual, the law enforcement officer shall transport the individual to his or her residence or other place of abode if it is within the county.

(c) Protective custody by a law enforcement officer under this section shall not be considered an arrest for any purpose, and no entry or other record may be made to indicate that an individual subject to temporary protective custody by a law enforcement officer under this section has been detained or charged with any crime.

(d)(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage a law enforcement officer, hospital, physician, medical provider, or other designated treatment facility to act in the best interests of the state by detaining individuals who are mentally ill and a danger to themselves or others for evaluation and treatment. The state finds that these actions are necessary to protect the individuals and the public. These entities and individuals are acting in the name of the state and are acting as state agents, when acting pursuant to this section, in making determinations, detaining, releasing, admitting, discharging, or otherwise taking action under this section. When acting pursuant to this section, a law enforcement officer, hospital, physician, medical provider, or other designated treatment facility shall be afforded immunity under Section 36-1-12, as any other state employee or agent of the state.

(2) Nothing in this section shall modify, amend, repeal, or supersede any provision of Section 6-5-333, the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987, commencing with Section 6-5-540, or the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1996, commencing with Section 6-5-548, or any amendment to any of these laws or any judicial interpretation of these laws.