Ala. Code § 45-27A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27A / Section 45-27A-32
Section 45-27A-32 Community Antenna Television System
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section the word city shall mean the City of Brewton, Alabama, in Escambia County, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama.

(b) In addition to all other powers, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law: The city is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, purchase, construct, lease, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve a community antenna television system (CATV), 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 from any point within this state or any other state and distributes such signals by wire or cable or any other means to subscribing members of the public who pay for such service.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the city may exercise the right of eminent domain. Such eminent domain proceedings shall be conducted in the manner now provided by law.

(d)(1) In payment for the purchase, lease, construction, acquisition, extension, or maintenance of such CATV system, the city may issue bonds, warrants, or other certificates of indebtedness, or may enter into lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of such CATV system.

(2) The city, in order to secure the prompt payment of the principal and interest of all debts, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness incurred or issued by it or lease-purchase contracts entered into by it for the construction, acquisition, lease, extension, or maintenance of a CATV system may execute a mortgage or deed of trust upon any or all of such systems and all property used solely in connection therewith, including the franchise of any part thereof, and additionally, any pledge the revenues from the operation of the city’s water, sewer, or gas utility systems, utility revenues, toward the payment of debt service on such indebtedness.

(3) Such mortgage or deed of trust may contain such terms, conditions, covenants, and warranties for the protection of the city and holders of such bonds or securities issued by the city as may be determined and agreed upon by the governing body of the city and persons, firms, or corporations owning such debts, bonds, or securities.

(4) Such mortgages may provide that in the event of the foreclosure of such mortgage or deed of trust, that the purchaser at such foreclosure sale may acquire the right, privilege, or franchise of operating such system as may be so sold or conveyed, and such purchaser or his or her vendee may have the right, authority, and privilege to carry on and operate such system in the same manner, on the same terms, and to the same extent as the city is authorized to operate, with the exception of eminent domain authority, until the city may redeem such system from such mortgage sale.

(5) Such mortgage or deed of trust may provide that such rates and charges shall be established and maintained as are sufficient to meet the costs of operation and maintenance; and such city may pledge all of the receipts, earnings, and revenues from the operation of the system and additionally may pledge the utility revenues from the payment of the debts, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness or lease-purchase contracts secured by such mortgages or deeds of trust.

(e) The city shall have all the power and authority necessary and proper to the exercise of the powers conferred on it by this section and in effectuating the purposes of this section.

(f) For the transaction of business pursuant to this section, the city shall be exempt from the jurisdiction and control of the Alabama Public Service Commission with respect to such business.
Ala. Code § 45-2-244.187 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-244.187
Section 45-2-244.187 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The County Commission of Baldwin County may prescribe all necessary or appropriate rules and regulations for the implementation of this subpart, including all rules and regulations as may be necessary by reason of any alteration of law in relation to this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-23-235 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 45-23-235
Section 45-23-235 Contracting of Police Services by Municipality
Status: in_force

(a) On and after July 1, 2021, any municipality within Dale County may contract for police services with the sheriff of the county. The contract may include the enforcement by the sheriff, and his or her duly commissioned deputies, of all laws within the corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the municipality including municipal ordinances and the arrest or citation of any offenders as if the sheriff, and his or her deputies, were duly constituted police officers of the municipality.

(b) A municipality entering into a contract with the sheriff for police services shall pay to the county treasury a sum sufficient to provide the necessary manpower and equipment as mutually agreed upon by the municipal governing body, the sheriff of the county, and the county commission.

(c) The county governing body may receive from the municipality within the county money for police services and may expend funds for police services in the contracting municipality, including the police jurisdiction of the municipality.

(d) Each contract between the sheriff and the contracting municipality shall be with the consent and approval of the sheriff and the county commission.

(e) The sheriff and his or her duly commissioned deputies shall retain the legal and constitutional immunity afforded to each of them by law.
Ala. Code § 45-39-221.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-221.09
Section 45-39-221.09 Exemption from Usury and Interest Laws
Status: in_force

The tourism board shall be exempt from all laws of the state governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but not limited to, Chapter 8 of Title 8.
Ala. Code § 45-52-150.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-150.08
Section 45-52-150.08 Revocation of Bingo Permit - Procedures
Status: in_force

The sheriff or chief of police of the respective municipality may revoke any permit if the permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee of the permit holder violates this article or rules adopted pursuant to this article. The revocation shall become effective 10 days after notice, by certified mail, to the permit holder unless within the 10-day period the permit holder makes a written request for a hearing to the governing body of the respective city. All existing rules and procedures for meetings and hearings before the governing bodies of Hartselle, Falkville, or Decatur, shall apply unless in direct conflict with this article. Following a full hearing and the rendering of a written decision by the governing bodies of the respective cities, either party may appeal the decision directly to the Circuit Court of Morgan County and request a trial by jury. The rendering of a decision adverse to the permit holder by the municipal governing body shall result in the immediate revocation of the permit.
Ala. Code § 45-23-80 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 45-23-80
Section 45-23-80 Salary Supplement
Status: in_force

In addition to the salary paid to each of the circuit judges of the 33rd Judicial Circuit by the state, there shall also be paid to each of the judges a supplemental salary set out as follows: Beginning on October 1, 1989, an amount equal to 25 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. Beginning on October 1, 1990, an amount equal to 30 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. Beginning on October 1, 1991, an amount equal to 35 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. For the purposes of this section, the base state salary of circuit court judges shall be that base state salary upon which percentage supplements for other circuit court judges is figured. Such supplemental salary shall be paid out of the general funds of each of the counties comprising such circuit in a pro rata amount based on the most recent official decennial census of the United States and shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Such supplements shall be in lieu of any other supplemental salary or expense allowance heretofore provided for by law to be paid by the counties in such circuit to circuit court judges. All previous supplements and expense allowances paid to the circuit judges of the 33rd Judicial Circuit are abolished effective September 30, 1989.
Ala. Code § 45-9-112 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 9 / Section 45-9-112
Section 45-9-112 Compensation
Status: in_force

In Chambers County, each authorized county-appointed or city-appointed poll worker shall be entitled to receive a minimum of fifty dollars ($50) per day of service. The compensation provided for this section shall be in lieu of any and all other compensation provided by law and shall be payable from the county or city general fund.
Ala. Code § 45-21-240 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-240
Section 45-21-240 Establishment of Office; Election of Commissioner
Status: in_force

At the expiration of the terms of office, or if a vacancy occurs in either the office of tax assessor or the office of tax collector of Crenshaw County before such date, then immediately upon the occurrence of such vacancy, there shall be the office of county revenue commissioner in Crenshaw County. If such office is established upon the occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or tax collector, then the tax assessor or tax collector, as the case may be, remaining in office shall be the county revenue commissioner for the remainder of the term for which he or she was elected tax assessor or tax collector, as the case may be. A revenue commissioner shall be elected at an election called for the purpose and every six years thereafter. He or she shall serve for a term of office of six years from the first day of the term next succeeding his or her election and until his or her successor is similarly elected, qualified, and takes office.
Ala. Code § 45-57-200 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-200
Section 45-57-200 Setting Business License Fees to Provide for Collection by Judge of Probate
Status: in_force

The Russell County Commission may set the fees for the issuance of business licenses in the same manner as business licenses are set in any municipality in the county. The cost of any business license set pursuant to this section may not exceed the cost of any business license set by any municipality in the county. Notwithstanding anything in this section, as originally passed and as amended, to the contrary, Russell County shall not levy any privilege or license tax on any business or occupation on which a privilege or license tax is levied by Article 2, commencing with Section 40–21–50, of Chapter 21 of Title 40. Any additional fees set pursuant to this section shall be collected by the judge of probate of the county and deposited in the county general fund.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-23.239 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-23.239
Section 45-8A-23.239 When Provisions Take Effect
Status: in_force

For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the council, the provisions of this part shall become applicable to any city adopting the council-manager form of government upon the filing of the certificate of adoption by the judge of probate with the mayor of the city as provided for in Section 45-8A-23.004. For all other purposes the provisions of this part shall become applicable to the city at the time when the first council of such city elected under the provisions hereof takes office and qualifies.
Ala. Code § 45-20-241.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-241.01
Section 45-20-241.01 Duties of Revenue Commissioner
Status: in_force

The county revenue commissioner shall perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or the tax collector of the county, including, but not limited to, the assessment of all real property for taxation, the collection of taxes and distribution of taxes according to law, the keeping of records, and the making of reports concerning assessments.
Ala. Code § 45-44-247.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-247.02
Section 45-44-247.02 Levy of Tax
Status: in_force

(a) The Macon County Commission, upon a majority vote of the members and in addition to all other taxes, may levy a sales and use tax in an amount up to a one-half of one percent on sales, use, storage, consumption, or gross receipts in the county. The tax authorized by this part may only be levied until January 30, 2022.

(b) The gross receipts of any business and the gross proceeds of all sales and use of products or services which are presently exempt under the state sales and use tax statutes are exempt from the tax authorized by this part.

(c) Any tax levied under this part may not be levied at a rate proportionately higher than the proportional rate for various types of sales and uses under the state sales and use tax.
Ala. Code § 45-1-235.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-235.02
Section 45-1-235.02 Records of Abandoned and Stolen Firearms; Sale or Destruction
Status: in_force

(a) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned or stolen firearms, not subject to disposition by general law. The records shall state the description of the firearm, the date of recovery of the firearm, the serial or other identifying number, if any, of the firearm, and the place and recovery of the firearm. Firearm as used in this part shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 13A-8-1.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the sheriff may sell or destroy these firearms if the owner of the firearm does not claim the firearm within six months of the date the sheriff obtained it.

(c) The sheriff may sell the firearms only to gun dealers who have a current federal firearms license on the date of sale. A firearm shall be sold to the gun dealer submitting the highest sealed bid. All sales shall be on a cash basis. The proceeds of the sale, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, maintenance, and sale of the firearms shall be paid to the Office of the Sheriff of Autauga County.

(d) The sheriff may establish a procedure to destroy firearms and may expend necessary sheriff’s office funds for that purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-12-82.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 12 / Section 45-12-82.08
Section 45-12-82.08 Self-Improvement or Self-Help Programs; Drug Testing
Status: in_force

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program that the offender be admitted to a drug, alcohol, violence, or any other self-improvement or self-help program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives deemed by the district attorney to be in the best interest of the offender and society. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug or other testing as a part of the pretrial diversion program and require other terms and conditions related to substance abuse, domestic violence, or the offense charged as the district attorney may direct. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney after considering the offender’s ability to pay.
Ala. Code § 45-35A-51.14 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35A / Section 45-35A-51.14
Section 45-35A-51.14 Transfer
Status: in_force

The appointing authority, when desirable, may transfer a classified employee under his or her jurisdiction from one position to another in the same class. Any classified employee may be transferred from one department to another in the same class, provided the director has authorized the transfer and it has been approved by the appointing authority concerned. The appointing authority shall give written notice to the director of each transfer made by him or her and same may be disapproved by the board, after a hearing.
Ala. Code § 45-22-83.42 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-83.42
Section 45-22-83.42 Boat License Mailing Fee
Status: in_force

(a) The Judge of Probate of Cullman County is authorized to issue boat licenses, pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 33, by mail and may collect an additional issuance fee established by the judge of probate in an amount not to exceed two dollars ($2) to cover the expense of mailing the license.

(b) This section shall have retroactive effect to January 1, 1992, after its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law, and all such fees collected on or after January 1, 1992, are ratified.
Ala. Code § 45-39-243.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-243.08
Section 45-39-243.08 Violations
Status: in_force

Any distributor, storer, or dealer who shall violate this part or shall fail to comply with any reasonable rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, may be restrained, and proper prosecution instituted in the name of Lauderdale County by the Attorney General of the State of Alabama, or by such counsel as the County Commission of Lauderdale County shall direct, from distributing, selling, storing, or withdrawing from storage any gasoline or motor fuel the sale or withdrawal of which is taxable until such persons shall have complied with this part.
Ala. Code § 45-17A-40 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17A / Section 45-17A-40
Section 45-17A-40 Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday
Status: in_force

The governing body of the Town of Littleville in Colbert County, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages during certain hours on Sunday, as determined by the governing body, by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Town of Littleville serving the general public in the town.
Ala. Code § 45-44-84.42 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-84.42
Section 45-44-84.42 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) GENERAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. A real property instrument that affects the title to personal property as well as real property.

(2) IMPROVED RECORDING SYSTEM. A system of recording real property instruments and personal property instruments in the probate office and, in the discretion of the judge of probate, of recording other instruments and documents, which when completed, shall consist of the equipment necessary and suitable to record, archive, and retrieve records.

(3) PERSONAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. Any instrument or document affecting the title to personal property only, as distinguished from real property, that may be now or hereafter required to be filed or titled for record in the office of the judge of probate, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the laws of this state, including, without limitation, Sections 35-4-50 and 35-4-90.

(4) REAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. Any instrument or document affecting the title to real property that may now or hereafter be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate pursuant to the applicable requirements of the laws of this state, including, without limitation, Section 12-13-43, and all statutes providing for the filing and recording of notices or statements of liens of any kind, notices of judgment, and plats or maps showing subdivisions of real estate.
Ala. Code § 45-2-42.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-42.04
Section 45-2-42.04 Executive Director
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may employ an executive director, who shall be its chief executive officer and, subject to the control of the board of directors, shall have supervision over the business and affairs of the authority. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board of directors.

(b) The executive director shall have all powers and duties usually incidental to the office of chief executive officer, except as specifically limited or expanded by the bylaws or a resolution adopted by the board of directors.

(c) The executive director shall be an ex officio member of all standing committees of the authority.

(d) The executive director, from time to time and additionally upon request by a majority of the board of directors, shall report to the board of directors regarding all matters within his or her knowledge that should be brought to the board of directors for the best interest of the authority.
Ala. Code § 45-55-130.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-130.06
Section 45-55-130.06 Bond
Status: in_force

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable to the county conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as engineer, and for the faithful accounting of all monies or property of the county, which may come into his or her possession or custody. The bond shall be executed by a surety company authorized and qualified to do business in Alabama and be approved by the county commission. The premiums thereon shall be paid by the county.
Ala. Code § 45-22-170 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-170
Section 45-22-170 Board of Health Fees
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Health of Cullman County may annually fix a schedule of fees which shall cover the actual cost or a portion thereof involved in the performance of services rendered, pursuant to the duties, functions, and programs required by law or by regulation or of the county or State Board of Health. Any fee schedule fixed pursuant to this section shall be effective upon approval of the county commission.

(b) The Cullman County Board of Health is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary and proper for the administration of this section. Regulations shall include but not be limited to the furnishing of services without charge to documented indigent residents or persons of the county, and matters pertaining to payment of the fee for personal health services, permits, and inspections. Services shall not be denied on the basis of inability to pay.

(c) All fees and receipts collected shall be paid over to the county health officer of Cullman County and deposited in a depository of the county 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 to match funds from other available sources.

(e) Funds collected under this section are not to be utilized as a substitute for any portion or all of county, city, or any budgeted funds for health department use.
Ala. Code § 45-21-130.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-130.03
Section 45-21-130.03 Requisitions
Status: in_force

The county engineer is the person authorized to make written requisition upon the duly designated purchasing agency, for all articles, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and ferries in Crenshaw County.
Ala. Code § 45-45-85.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-85.21
Section 45-45-85.21 Recording Fee
Status: in_force

(a) In Madison County, a special recording fee of four dollars ($4) shall be collected by the judge of probate on each real or personal property, uniform commercial code, judicial, or other instrument recorded or filed for record in the probate court of the county. The special recording fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and other charges required by law to be paid upon the recording or filing for record of any real or personal property, uniform commercial code, judicial, or other instrument. All special recording fees collected shall be deposited by the judge of probate in any depository in the county as designated by the county governing body. Notwithstanding the fee set by this section, the county commission may adjust the fee from time to time by resolution of the commission adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of the commission to meet the needs of this section.

(b) The fees collected under this section shall be expended at the discretion of the judge of probate for the preservation and restoration of court records and to develop, purchase, install, upgrade, and maintain a computerized system for recording, indexing, imaging, and storing of real and personal property records, uniform commercial code filings, judicial proceedings, financial accounts, and any other records required to be maintained by the court. No funds from the fee may be used for an automobile purchase or lease.

(c) The judge of probate may retain all or parts of court records for archival purposes utilizing optical disks, or other acceptable computerized methods for records storage, or any combination thereof. The use of microfilm to retain and archive court records in the county may be discontinued and replaced with digitized or scanned images of records committed to optic disks, or the like. Records archived and retained or optic disks, or the like, shall constitute official records of the court and may be compiled and certified and sold to the public in accordance with applicable statutes. All funds collected for copies and certifications shall be paid to the county general fund.

(d) The judge of probate from time to time shall establish a policy on the sale of or access to computerized index information and digitized images maintained in the probate court. All funds received from the sale of the information and images shall be paid to the county general fund.

(e) This section is cumulative. Nothing contained in this section shall alter or change an existing law relating to charges and fees to be collected by the Judge of Probate of Madison County.
Ala. Code § 45-31-80 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 31 / Section 45-31-80
Section 45-31-80 Additional Fee; Supervision Fee; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and juvenile court cases, not including traffic, in Geneva County, a fee of five dollars ($5) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the courts, three dollars ($3) shall be remitted monthly to the Juvenile Court Services Fund, and two dollars ($2) shall be remitted monthly to the Judicial Administration Fund.

(b) Further, a monthly supervision fee not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) per month shall be assessed in juvenile cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(c) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the above described court cost monies and supervision fees. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Geneva County.

(d) Any funds appropriated from this fund shall be expended solely for juvenile programs and for subsistence for the juvenile court services staff in the county, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Geneva County. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Juvenile Court Judge of Geneva County.

(e) There is established a Judicial Administration Fund for the deposit of the above described court costs monies. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility by the presiding circuit court judge.

(f) Any funds appropriated from the Judicial Administration Fund shall be expended for increasing the efficiency of judicial administration, for continuing education for the courts and clerks, and other related court and judicial purposes in Geneva county. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Presiding Circuit Court Judge of Geneva County.
Ala. Code § 45-49-252.16 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-252.16
Section 45-49-252.16 Notices
Status: in_force

In all instances where inspections reveal violations of this part, or the laws of this state, the enforcement agency shall issue written notice for each such violation, stating therein the violation or violations found, the date and time of such violation, and the corrective measures to be taken, together with the time in which such corrections shall be made. All such notices issued by the enforcement agency shall be kept in a clearly marked file and shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours.
Ala. Code § 45-8-80 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-80
Section 45-8-80 Court Reporters; Salary Supplement Discontinued
Status: in_force

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

(b) Any person who commences employment in the county as a court reporter after January 1, 2001, shall not be entitled to receive the salary supplements as provided in Act 392 of the 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 680) and Act 581 of the 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 1300), or any other salary supplement provided by local law.
Ala. Code § 45-35-120.19 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 45-35-120.19
Section 45-35-120.19 Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain adequate records of its proceedings, of its own official acts, the examination record of every candidate, and the employment record of every employee.
Ala. Code § 45-21-242.16 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-242.16
Section 45-21-242.16 Enforcement of Liens for License Taxes Due
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this part shall constitute a debt due Crenshaw County and may be collected as provided by law. The tax, together with interest and penalties with respect thereto, shall constitute and be secured by a lien upon the property of any person from whom the tax is due or who is required to collect the tax. All of the provisions of the revenue laws of this state which apply to enforcement of liens for license taxes due this state shall apply fully to the collection of the tax herein levied and the State Department of Revenue, for the use and benefit of Crenshaw County, shall collect such tax and enforce this part and shall have and exercise for such collection and enforcement all rights and remedies that this state or the department has for collection of the state sales and use tax. The State Department of Revenue shall have full authority to employ such special counsel as it deems necessary from time to time to enforce collection of the tax levied by this part, and to otherwise enforce the provisions of this part, including any litigation involving this part and the department shall pay such special counsel such fees as it deems necessary and proper from the proceeds of the tax collected by it for Crenshaw County.
Ala. Code § 45-49-81.24 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-81.24
Section 45-49-81.24 Supplemental Salary - Confidential Secretaries
Status: in_force

In addition to the salaries paid to the confidential secretaries serving in the circuit or district courts of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit by the state, there may also be paid to each of the secretaries a supplemental salary not to exceed the sum equal to 40 percent of the salary paid to each of the secretaries by the state. At the discretion of the Mobile County Commission, the supplemental salary shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in equal installments at the same time and in the same manner that the salaries of other county employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-44-150.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-150.06
Section 45-44-150.06 Racing Days; License
Status: in_force

(a) The applicant granted a license to operate a race track in the county shall have the right, subject to this part, to hold and conduct one or more racing meetings at such track each year provided that no such license shall be granted to any applicant or to any track for a period longer than 300 racing days in any one year. More than one racing event per day is permitted.

(b) There shall be only one greyhound dog racing facility in Macon County, Alabama, and only one license shall be issued to operate the facility.
Ala. Code § 45-49-170.53 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-170.53
Section 45-49-170.53 Licensing and Operation of Junkyards
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard containing any items listed in Section 45-49-170.50, 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, without obtaining a county license to do so from the county commission through the county license commissioner or other like official. No license shall be granted except for those junkyards 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 required to be licensed pursuant to this section constitutes a public nuisance.

(b) The county commission shall adopt regulations and requirements for issuing licenses for the operation of junkyards within the limits defined in this subpart, and may revoke the licenses at any time a junkyard fails to conform to the requirements of this subpart, and shall charge a license fee of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor less than five hundred dollars ($500) payable each fiscal year. This license fee shall be in addition to the license fee required under Section 23-1-244. All licenses issued under this subpart shall expire on September 30 following the date of issue. Licenses may be renewed from year to year upon payment of the fee. Proceeds from the fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-42-201 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-201
Section 45-42-201 Issuance of Boat Licenses by Mail
Status: in_force

The License Commissioner of Limestone 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 to exceed two dollars ($2) to cover the expense of mailing such license.
Ala. Code § 45-28A-42.22 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 28A / Section 45-28A-42.22
Section 45-28A-42.22 Bond Required
Status: in_force

No applicant for a position on the police force who has fulfilled all other requirements of this subpart and been appointed to a position as a member of the police department of the city shall enter upon the discharge and performance of his or her duties as a member of such police department until he or she has filed with the city clerk of such municipality a bond conditioned according to the law relating to official bonds, in the following penal sums: Chief of police, assistant chief of police, and all other members of the police departments one thousand dollars ($1,000) each. Unless such bond is furnished by such appointee as above prescribed, within 10 days from the date he or she is appointed by such civil service board his or her appointment shall be vacated by the board, unless the board for good cause shown shall grant the appointee additional time not to exceed 10 additional days within which to procure the execution of such bond and file same; the bonds of such officers shall be paid for by the city employing them.
Ala. Code § 45-7-83.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 7 / Section 45-7-83.06
Section 45-7-83.06 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 Butler County and shall be paid into the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-5-230 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-5-230
Section 45-5-230 Expense Allowance; Salary
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent sheriff in office on March 31, 2022, the annual salary for the Sheriff of Blount County shall be equal to 90 percent of the annual base salary of the judge of probate of the county, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(b) The salary provided in this section shall be inoperative if the sheriff receives an additional expense allowance or salary increase pursuant to general law during the current term of office or effective upon the beginning of the next term of office which is equal to or greater than the amount provided by this section.
Ala. Code § 45-44-150.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-150.09
Section 45-44-150.09 Production of Documents, Etc.; Removal of Certain Licensee Employees; Recordkeeping; Inspections; Witnesses
Status: in_force

The racing commission is empowered to compel the production of any and all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person, association, or corporation licensed to conduct race meetings under this part. The racing commission may at any time require the removal of any employee or official employed by any licensee hereunder whenever such employee or official is guilty of any improper practice in connection with racing, has failed to comply with any condition of the license, or has violated any rule adopted by the racing commission. The racing commission shall have the power to require that the licensee maintain books and financial statements in a manner and form prescribed by the racing commission so as to assure the proper administration of the parimutuel pool and the payment of the tax hereinafter provided. The racing commission shall be authorized to visit, investigate, and place auditors and inspectors in the offices, tracks, or place of business of any person, association, or corporation licensed under this part. The racing commission shall have power to summon witnesses before its meetings, to administer oaths to such witnesses, and to require testimony on any issue before it. Any person failing to appear before the racing commission, or failing to produce books, records, and documents ordered, or refusing to testify thereon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Ala. Code § 45-49A-63.62 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49A / Section 45-49A-63.62
Section 45-49A-63.62 Termination of Employment
Status: in_force

(a) A member who terminates his or her employment as a uniformed officer, other than by reason of death or disability, after he or she has 15 years of service, the last 10 years of service being without a break in service exceeding one year, but before he or she is eligible to receive a benefit under Section 45-49A-63.60, shall receive a benefit equal to the benefit he or she would otherwise receive under Section 45-49A-63.60. The benefit shall be payable in accordance with Subpart 5 beginning on the first day following the later of his or her termination of employment as a uniformed officer or his or her 65th birthday.

(b) If a member who does not have at least 15 years of service, the last 10 years of service being without a break in service exceeding one year, terminates his or her employment as a uniformed officer before becoming eligible for a retirement benefit under Section 45-49A-63.60 for any reason other than death or disability, he or she shall receive a single sum equal to his or her contributions to the plan under Section 45-49A-63.102 as soon as practicable following his or her termination of employment.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-52.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-52.01
Section 45-37A-52.01 Petition for Election
Status: in_force

The filing of a petition signed by 10 percent or more of the qualified electors of such city, asking that the proposition of the adoption of the mayor-council form of government for such city be submitted to the qualified voters thereof, with the judge of probate of the county in which such city is located, shall mandatorily require an election to be held as herein provided. Whenever such a petition purporting to be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of such city shall be presented to such judge of probate, he or she shall examine such petition and determine whether or not the same is signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of such city, and if such petition is signed by the requisite number of voters to require such an election, he or she shall within 15 days from the receipt of such petition certify such fact to the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city for which such election is so petitioned, and the certificate of the judge of probate as to the sufficiency of the petition shall be final.
Ala. Code § 45-11-244.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-244.06
Section 45-11-244.06 Referendum Authorized
Status: in_force

The governing body of the county may call an advisory countywide referendum election on the question of whether or not the qualified electors of the county support or oppose the governing body levying the additional sales and use taxes authorized in this part. All costs of the advisory referendum, including, but not limited to, the cost of publishing the notice and of furnishing ballots or renting voting machines, shall be paid by the county. The governing body of the county shall not be bound by the results of any such advisory referendum and may in its sole discretion determine to levy or not levy the taxes authorized in this part.
Ala. Code § 45-54-242.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 54 / Section 45-54-242.20
Section 45-54-242.20 Authorization of Levy of Sales Tax
Status: in_force

There are levied and imposed in Pickens County, county privilege or license or excise taxes in addition to all taxes heretofore authorized and levied therein, the taxes to be determined by the application of rates specified, as follows:

(1) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of selling at retail any tangible personal property whatsoever, including merchandise and commodities of every kind and character (not including, however, bonds or other evidence of debt or stocks), an amount equal to one percent of the gross proceeds of sales of the business except where a different amount is expressly provided in this subpart. Any person engaging or continuing in business as a retailer and wholesaler or jobber shall pay the tax required on the gross proceeds of retail sales of such businesses at the rates specified, when his or her books are kept so as to show separately the gross proceeds of sales of each business, and when his or her books are not so kept he or she shall pay the tax as retailer, on the gross sales of the business. (2) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of conducting or operating places of amusement or entertainment, billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys, amusement devices, musical devices, theaters, opera houses, moving picture shows, vaudevilles, amusement parks, athletic contests, including wrestling matches, prize fights, boxing, and wrestling exhibitions, football and baseball games (including athletic contests conducted by or under the auspices of any educational institution, or any athletic association thereof, or other association whether the institution or association be denominational, a state, county, or a city school, or other institution, association, or school), skating rinks, race tracks, golf courses, or any other place at which any exhibition, display, amusement, or entertainment is offered to the public or place or places where an admission fee is charged, including public bathing places, public dance halls of every kind and description, conducted or carried on within Pickens County, an amount equal to one percent of the gross receipts of any business. (3) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of selling at retail any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer. Provided, that where any used automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, is taken in trade, or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment of the sale of a new or used vehicle, the tax levied in this subpart shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less a credit for the used vehicle taken in trade.

(2) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of conducting or operating places of amusement or entertainment, billiard and pool rooms, bowling alleys, amusement devices, musical devices, theaters, opera houses, moving picture shows, vaudevilles, amusement parks, athletic contests, including wrestling matches, prize fights, boxing, and wrestling exhibitions, football and baseball games (including athletic contests conducted by or under the auspices of any educational institution, or any athletic association thereof, or other association whether the institution or association be denominational, a state, county, or a city school, or other institution, association, or school), skating rinks, race tracks, golf courses, or any other place at which any exhibition, display, amusement, or entertainment is offered to the public or place or places where an admission fee is charged, including public bathing places, public dance halls of every kind and description, conducted or carried on within Pickens County, an amount equal to one percent of the gross receipts of any business. (3) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of selling at retail any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer. Provided, that where any used automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, is taken in trade, or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment of the sale of a new or used vehicle, the tax levied in this subpart shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less a credit for the used vehicle taken in trade.

(3) Upon every person, firm, or corporation engaged or continuing within Pickens County in the business of selling at retail any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer. Provided, that where any used automotive vehicle or truck trailer, semitrailer, or house trailer, is taken in trade, or in a series of trades, as a credit or part payment of the sale of a new or used vehicle, the tax levied in this subpart shall be paid on the net difference, that is, the price of the new or used vehicle sold less a credit for the used vehicle taken in trade.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-62.19 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-62.19
Section 45-57A-62.19 Firefighters or Policemen Killed on Duty
Status: in_force

(a) If any firefighter or policeman is killed while in the performance of his or her duty, or dies as a result of an injury received in the line of duty, or dies from any cause while in service as a result of his or her service, or dies from any cause while in service or on the retirement roll after having served for more than 10 years, the last five years of which were continuous, the board shall cause to be paid monthly to the widow or widower to whom the deceased, if retired, was married at the time of retirement during his or her natural life or until he or she remarries, a sum equal to 20 percent of the salary of the deceased firefighter or policeman.

(b) The deceased firefighter or policeman leaves surviving him or her a child under 16 years of age, the board shall cause to be paid, for the benefit of the child, monthly, to the mother or father if living, a sum equal to 15 percent of the salary of the deceased; but not more than 30 percent of the salary of the deceased firefighter or policeman shall be paid to the children of the deceased in any case. The payments shall be continued so long as the child lives with the mother or father, is under the age of 16 years, and is supported by the mother or father. If the child has no mother or father, or if the mother or father dies during the time the child is entitled to benefits under this part, payments may be made to the person having control and custody of the child, or to some other person, as the board may determine. (c) In the event the deceased firefighter or policeman is not survived by a widow, widower, or child who are entitled to benefits under subsections (a) or (b), but does leave surviving him or her a widowed mother who is entirely dependent upon him or her for support, the board shall pay to the mother monthly, during her natural life or so long as she remains unmarried, a sum equal to 20 percent of the deceased’s salary.

(c) In the event the deceased firefighter or policeman is not survived by a widow, widower, or child who are entitled to benefits under subsections (a) or (b), but does leave surviving him or her a widowed mother who is entirely dependent upon him or her for support, the board shall pay to the mother monthly, during her natural life or so long as she remains unmarried, a sum equal to 20 percent of the deceased’s salary.
Ala. Code § 45-55-243.30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 55 / Section 45-55-243.30
Section 45-55-243.30 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subpart, the following terms have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1) COSTS. All costs of acquiring, constructing, equipping, financing, operating, and maintaining the county jail and judicial complex, including the costs of all of the following:

a. All lands, structures, real and personal property, rights-of-way, easements, permits, licenses, and other interests acquired or used for the county jail and judicial complex, and demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land acquired or used.

b. All machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, and fixtures acquired or used for the county jail and judicial complex.

c. Architectural, engineering, financial, construction consulting, and legal services performed in connection with the acquisition, construction, equipping, and financing of the county jail and judicial complex.

d. Issuing and selling indebtedness.

e. Bond insurance, letters of credit, or other third-party credit facilities with respect to indebtedness.

f. Amounts used to fund reserves for the payment of principal of and interest on indebtedness.

g. The payment of principal of an interest on indebtedness.

h. Other costs necessary for or incidental to the acquisition, construction, equipping, and financing of the county jail and judicial complex and the commencement of operation of the complex.

(2) COUNTY JAIL AND JUDICIAL COMPLEX. A new building, structure, or group of buildings or structures designed for use by the county and its agencies as a jail; a facility for E-911 dispatch and emergency management operations and related services; a criminal justice and public safety center; and a place for holding court, with appurtenant offices and other ancillary facilities.

(3) DISTRIBUTIONS. The approved dispensation of the proceeds of the tax collected pursuant to this subpart, as provided for in Section 45-55-243.37.

(4) EXPENSES. The acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of public safety, criminal justice, or emergency management facilities or activities.

(5) INDEBTEDNESS. Warrants, bonds, notes, or other instruments of indebtedness issued to finance or refinance costs of the county jail and judicial complex.

(6) SALES AND USE TAX. A tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes and other acts applicable to Pike County, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-37, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-23.174 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-23.174
Section 45-8A-23.174 Work Programs; Allotments
Status: in_force

Before the beginning of the budget year, the head of each office, department, board, or agency shall submit to the city manager, when required by him or her, a work program for the year, which program shall show the requested allotments of the appropriations for such office, department, board, or agency, by monthly periods, for the entire budget year. The city manager shall review the requested allotments in the light of the work program of the office, department, board, or agency concerned, and may revise, alter, or change such allotments before approving the same. The aggregate of such allotments shall not exceed the total appropriation available to the office, department, board, or agency for the budget year. An approved allotment may be revised during the budget year in the same manner as the original allotment was made. If, at any time during the budget year, the city manager shall ascertain that the available income, plus balances, for the year will be less than the total appropriations, he or she shall reconsider the work programs and allotments so as to forestall the making of expenditures in excess of the income.
Ala. Code § 45-56-140 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 56 / Section 45-56-140
Section 45-56-140 Forest Lands; Financial Charge or Tax
Status: in_force

(a) The County Commission of Randolph County, when the need exists, may provide protection against forest fires in the county by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.

(b)(1) After the county commission has determined that a need exists in Randolph County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in the county for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of the fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided the financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to the forest lands due to availability of fire protection. Forest lands, as used in this section, shall mean any land which according to the latest reappraisal is appraised as timberland for ad valorem tax purposes. (2) The finance charge or tax fixed as provided in subdivision (1) shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. Financial charges or taxes levied shall constitute a lien on the property against which they are charged or taxed in case of default in the payment of the financial charge or tax. (c) The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable to the Tax Collector of Randolph County and, when collected, shall be deposited to the Randolph County Forestry Fund. All monies collected in accordance with this section shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in Randolph County. The tax shall attach to the property on October 1, 1981, and be payable to the tax collector on October 1, 1982.

(2) The finance charge or tax fixed as provided in subdivision (1) shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. Financial charges or taxes levied shall constitute a lien on the property against which they are charged or taxed in case of default in the payment of the financial charge or tax. (c) The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable to the Tax Collector of Randolph County and, when collected, shall be deposited to the Randolph County Forestry Fund. All monies collected in accordance with this section shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in Randolph County. The tax shall attach to the property on October 1, 1981, and be payable to the tax collector on October 1, 1982.

(c) The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable to the Tax Collector of Randolph County and, when collected, shall be deposited to the Randolph County Forestry Fund. All monies collected in accordance with this section shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in Randolph County. The tax shall attach to the property on October 1, 1981, and be payable to the tax collector on October 1, 1982.

(d) The County Commission of Randolph County may remove the financial charge or tax after the county commission has determined that the financial charge or tax is no longer needed. The county commission shall hold public hearings to determine whether or not the financial charge or tax is still needed.
Ala. Code § 45-44-120 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-120
Section 45-44-120 Participation in Employees’ Retirement System and Health Insurance Plan
Status: in_force

The Board of Directors of the Star–Mindingall Water and Fire Protection Authority and the boards of directors of all other public boards and authorities located in Macon County may elect by resolution to have their employees participate in the Employees’ Retirement System and the State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, and to transfer to that system whatever funds are necessary to accomplish that purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-53-250 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-250
Section 45-53-250 Solid Waste Management
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be deemed supplemental to the general laws of this state regarding local plans for the proper management of solid wastes generated within Perry County, including municipalities located in Perry County.

(b)(1) For the purposes of this section, each municipal government within Perry County shall have jurisdiction within the designated municipal corporate limits of the respective municipality, and Perry County shall have jurisdiction outside of designated municipal corporate limits.

(2) In determining whether to grant or deny local approval of a proposed issuance of or modification of a new or existing solid waste management site, the governing body of Perry County, or any municipality within Perry County, in its best judgment, shall consider the regional planning and development commission’s statement of consistency, as well as other consideration set forth in Section 22-27-48.

(3) Neither the governing body of Perry County, nor any municipality located in Perry County, shall consider or make any determination regarding whether a proposed solid waste facility meets appropriate geological, environmental, design, or other scientific or engineering standards established by federal or state agencies charged with approving, permitting, or monitoring a solid waste disposal site.

(4) Once local approval has been granted by the affected local governing body for solid waste services within its jurisdiction, it shall remain valid unless the permit application is withdrawn from or the permit is denied by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

(5) Prior to local review and approval of any proposal regarding services or activities described in the local solid waste management plan, the applicant shall obtain a statement of consistency from the regional planning and development commission. The local governing body shall evaluate the proposal using the provisions of the current regional solid waste management needs assessment. In particular, the local governing body shall evaluate the proposal as it relates to available existing capacity within the region and the projected lifetime of such capacity. The evaluation shall also identify any proposed capacity which is in excess of expected regional needs.

(6) No statement of consistency shall be required for contracts exclusively for the collection or transportation of solid wastes; nor shall a statement be required for contracts exclusively for the processing, recycling, or conversion to usable byproducts of not less than 70 percent of the solid waste which is the subject of the contract.
Ala. Code § 45-20-83.22 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-83.22
Section 45-20-83.22 Installation of Improved Indexing System
Status: in_force

The judge of probate is authorized to provide for the installation and thereafter for the maintenance of an improved indexing system in the probate offices of the county. The initial installation of the improved indexing system shall include the following:

(1) The acquisition of the equipment provided for in an improved indexing system.

(2) The establishment of procedures for the continued indexing and filing of all instruments and records that shall, after the effective installation date, constitute a part of the improved indexing system.

(3) The initial installation of the improved indexing system shall be performed by a person or persons, firm, or corporation engaged in records management business and experienced in setting up county records; and such initial installation shall be supervised and inspected by a person who is experienced in handling records pertaining to abstracts and title. Following its installation in the county, the improved indexing system shall be thereafter maintained in the county and all real property instruments, general property instruments, and personal property instruments and other documents and records herein provided to constitute a part of the system, that may be thereafter filed for record in the probate office of the county shall be in accordance with the aforesaid improved indexing system. Each real property instrument and each personal property instrument shall be operative as a record from the time of its delivery to the judge of probate of the county, in accordance with the provisions of existing law, including particularly Section 12-13-43.
Ala. Code § 45-27-130.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-130.02
Section 45-27-130.02 Duties of County Engineer
Status: in_force

Subject to the direction of the county commission, and in accordance with the road and bridge budget adopted by the county commission, the county engineer shall: (1) Exercise general supervisory powers over the construction and maintenance of the county public roads and bridges, which construction and maintenance work shall be performed on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district lines; (2) Perform such engineering and surveying service as may be required and prepare and maintain the necessary maps and records; (3) Employ, and when necessary terminate the employment of, such employees as are necessary properly to construct, repair, and maintain the county public roads and bridges; (4) Confer with the members of the county commission from time to time toward the end that the policies of the county commission may be understood and accurately carried out; and (5) Perform other duties as may be required of him or her by the county commission and duties required by the general law of county engineers.
Ala. Code § 45-23A-91.14 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23A / Section 45-23A-91.14
Section 45-23A-91.14 Liability of City
Status: in_force

The city shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the city within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
Ala. Code § 45-27-84.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-84.04
Section 45-27-84.04 Warrant of Arrest
Status: in_force

If the district attorney complies with the demand for extradition, the district attorney shall submit the documents specified in Section 45-27-84.02 to the district court and the district court judge shall issue a warrant of arrest directed to any law enforcement officer for the arrest of the tribal fugitive.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.200 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.200
Section 45-57A-63.200 Generally
Status: in_force

No city may change from the council-manager form of government within two years after the adoption thereof. At the end of that period, or at any time thereafter, the city may change its form of municipal government either to:

(1) The form of municipal government applicable to the city prior to its adoption of the council-manager form of government, or to

(2) The mayor-council form of municipal government provided enabling legislation has been enacted.

(3) One of the commission forms of municipal government provided by Title 11 and supplemented.
Ala. Code § 45-20-243.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-243.01
Section 45-20-243.01 Exemptions
Status: in_force

(a) Each of the following charges are exempted from the provisions of the tax levied by this part and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sales tax act; and charges for the rental of rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to a person for a period of 30 continuous days or more pursuant to the exemption provision of Alabama’s Transient Occupancy Tax, Section 40-26-1. A subsequent amendment or change to the Alabama Transient Occupancy Tax shall also have the effect of similarly changing the exemption provision of this part.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the tax shall not apply to the rental of living accommodations which are intended primarily for rental to persons as their principal or permanent place of residence, or to accommodations provided by any bed and breakfast establishment which are furnished to transients for a consideration. A bed and breakfast establishment, for purposes of this part, means an establishment recognized as such by the bylaws of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-20-130.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-130.09
Section 45-20-130.09 Requisitions
Status: in_force

The county engineer, or a designated representative, shall make written requisition for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the inspection, construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of the county. The purchases shall be made in accordance with prevailing law.
Ala. Code § 45-42-162.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-162.06
Section 45-42-162.06 State Shared Revenues
Status: in_force

The metropolitan-government shall not receive less in state grants, general support payments, shared revenues, or otherwise than the total amount that would have been received by each participating government if consolidation had not taken place. Future state shared revenues shall be calculated as for counties in the general services district and shall be calculated as for municipalities in the urban services districts.
Ala. Code § 45-4-244.47 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-4-244.47
Section 45-4-244.47 Effective Date of Levy
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subpart, the levy of any sales and use tax pursuant to the authority of this subpart shall not be effective until the county and the Bibb County Commission shall have retired and paid in full, or made irrevocable arrangements for the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon to the earliest date on which they may be redeemed, any indebtedness issued to finance public school facilities or educational facilities to which the revenue from the sales and use tax levied by the Bibb County Commission pursuant to Resolution No. 07-06 was pledged and until the levy of the sales and use tax by Resolution No. 07-06 has ceased and terminated, which cessation or termination may occur before or contemporaneously with the effective date of any levy of a sales and use tax pursuant to this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-23-10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 23 / Section 45-23-10
Section 45-23-10 Disclaimer
Status: reserved

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Dale County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Dale 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)(l) 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 § 45-54-81.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 54 / Section 45-54-81.04
Section 45-54-81.04 Drug Enforcement Fee; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Pickens County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a drug enforcement fee, shall be assessed in each case. The drug enforcement fee shall be in an amount equal to twenty-seven dollars ($27) in each non-drug case, eighty-two dollars ($82) in each misdemeanor drug case, and one hundred seven dollars ($107) in each felony drug case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly as follows: Five dollars ($5) of the fees assessed in each case shall be retained by the clerk of the court as an administrative fee. Ten dollars ($10) of the fees assessed in each case in the municipal courts shall be distributed to the appropriate fund established by the chief of police of the municipality and expended at his or her discretion for law enforcement purposes. Ten dollars ($10) assessed in each case in the circuit or district court shall be distributed to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund for law enforcement purposes. The remainder of the fee shall be distributed to the Drug Enforcement Fund established by the district attorney.

(b) The drug enforcement fee shall be collected as prescribed in subsection (a) in all 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, or in any other case where court costs are assessed, whether a defendant is adjudged guilty or not. The drug enforcement fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other fees or costs, and shall not be waived or remitted unless all other costs and charges of court are waived.

(c) The District Attorney for the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit shall establish a separate fund to be called the Pickens County Drug Enforcement Fund. All sums collected and deposited into the fund pursuant this section may be expended by the district attorney for the support of the drug task force that serves the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit, including, but not limited to, the payment of any and all expenses incurred by the drug task force, the payment of any matching monies required under the terms of any grant that may be awarded by any governmental or other entity for the support of the drug task force, the payment or supplementing of salaries for personnel of the drug task force, or for any other law enforcement purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-25-242.47 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 25 / Section 45-25-242.47
Section 45-25-242.47 Delinquency in Payment of Tax
Status: in_force

If any distributor, storer or retail dealer in gasoline shall fail to make monthly reports or shall fail to pay the tax imposed under authority of this subpart, the tax shall be deemed delinquent within the meaning of this subpart and there shall be added to the amount of his or her tax a penalty of 25 percent, provided if in the opinion of the governing body of the county a good and sufficient cause or reason is shown for such delinquency, the penalty may be remitted. The governing body shall be authorized and empowered to make returns for delinquent taxpayers upon such information as it may reasonably obtain and add to that the penalty as prescribed by this subpart. If any person shall be delinquent in the payment of any tax imposed by this subpart, the governing body of the county shall issue execution for the collection of the same, directed to any sheriff of the State of Alabama, who shall proceed to collect the same in the manner now provided by law for the collection of delinquent taxes by the county tax collector and make return of such execution to the governing body issuing the same. The tax herein authorized to be levied and the penalties herein provided for shall be held as a debt payable to the county of DeKalb by the person against whom the same shall have been imposed or against whom the penalties shall have accrued, and all such taxes and penalties shall be a lien upon the property in the county and elsewhere in this state of the person against whom the tax shall have been imposed and the penalties shall have accrued.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-36 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-36
Section 45-51A-36 Granting of Exemptions - Owner-Developers of Certain Commercial or Industrial Facilities
Status: in_force

(a) The City of Montgomery in Montgomery County may henceforth grant city ad valorem exemptions as to all city property taxes to owner-developers who build new commercial or industrial facilities within the downtown business district of the City of Montgomery, as that district is defined by the governing body, and upon the terms and conditions as hereinafter provided for.

(b) In order to qualify for the ad valorem tax exemptions provided for in subsection (a), the owner-developer must file an application with the municipality in accordance with procedures heretofore established by the governing body of the city, setting forth the improvements proposed to be made, the value at which the city property was assessed in the year preceding the grant of exemption which amount shall continue to be paid during the period of exemption. Pursuant to the application, the governing body of the City of Montgomery is authorized to grant the exemption provided for in subsection (a) for any period up to 15 years upon the condition that the exemption shall apply only to the increase in value of the property caused by the construction or development of the new commercial or industrial facilities.

(c) The tax exemption herein provided for shall not affect any taxes other than city ad valorem taxes and shall be effective as to the city ad valorem taxes due to be paid on the property after the substantial completion of the improvements proposed in the application heretofore as evidenced by the certificate of the chief building official or like officer of the city, which certificate, together with a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the governing body of the city and the acceptance of the terms thereof, in writing acknowledged in the form required by law in the taking of acknowledgments for deeds of real property, shall be filed in the office of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County and in the office of the tax assessor or like officer of Montgomery County.

(d) At the end of the exemption period, or in the event of failure of the owner to pay the ad valorem property tax herein provided for on or before the delinquent tax date, the property shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner as the other property within the municipal corporation.
Ala. Code § 45-1-241.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1-241.09
Section 45-1-241.09 Expense Allowance; Salary
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing April 1, 2017, the Revenue Commissioner of Autauga County shall receive an annual expense allowance of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) payable in equal monthly installments. This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted to the revenue commissioner and may be treated as compensation for retirement purposes.

(b) Effective beginning the next term of office, the annual salary of the Revenue Commissioner of Autauga County shall be increased by twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) and the expense allowance provided for in subsection (a) shall be null and void.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other compensation provided to the revenue commissioner, the revenue commissioner shall continue to receive any cost-of-living or other salary increases granted by the county commission to other elected officials in the county.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-160.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-160.09
Section 45-37A-160.09 Terms and Conditions
Status: in_force

(a) Upon acceptance of an offender into the pretrial diversion program by the city prosecutor, the city prosecutor and the offender shall submit the written application of the offender, the acceptance of the offender by the city prosecutor, and the agreement between the city prosecutor and the offender to the municipal court judge presiding over the affected case of the offender for approval. The offender shall also enter a plea of guilty to the charge or charges involved. If the municipal court judge rejects the agreement and guilty plea, any money paid by the offender in satisfaction of the application fee shall be refunded to the offender. The offender shall still be liable for any actual expenses already incurred by the city prosecutor or any agency or service provider in furtherance of the application and evaluation process and the same shall be deducted from any money so refunded to the offender.

(b) Upon approval of the agreement and acceptance of the guilty plea, the court shall expressly retain jurisdiction of the case, any other provision of law notwithstanding, and may withdraw and file the case or otherwise place it on an administrative docket until such time as the court has been notified that the offender has fulfilled the terms of the agreement, has been terminated from the program, or has otherwise withdrawn from the program. Imposition of punishment by the court shall be deferred until the offender has successfully completed the program or is terminated from the program.

(c) In the event the offender is terminated from the program, the municipal court judge shall impose appropriate punishment in the same manner as with any plea of guilty or finding of guilty and shall not be bound by the terms of agreement as to what punishment to impose.

(d) Upon successful completion of the program by the offender, the city prosecutor shall notify the municipal court judge in writing of that fact together with a request that the court enter an order of disposition of the case pursuant to the agreement between the offender and the city prosecutor.

(e) Regardless of whether the offender successfully completes the program or withdraws from or is terminated from the program, the offender shall still be liable for and required to pay any and all court costs and fees, restitution, victim’s compensation fund assessment, and any and all other fees and assessments, in the same manner as if the offender had not applied for entry into the program and had been found guilty of the offense or offenses involved. No costs, fees, restitution, or assessments shall be waived or remitted, absent an express agreement to that effect between the city prosecutor and the offender, without a finding by the municipal court judge that the offender does not have the reasonable ability to pay the same within the reasonably foreseeable future.
Ala. Code § 45-53-245.33 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 53 / Section 45-53-245.33
Section 45-53-245.33 Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee
Status: in_force

Each person engaging or continuing in a business subject to the tax levied by this subpart, 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 because of the sale or admission. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the tax 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 required to be added to the sale or admission price. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the tax levied by this subpart to refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount collected or to absorb or advertise directly or indirectly the absorption or refund of any portion of the tax.
Ala. Code § 45-17-50 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17 / Section 45-17-50
Section 45-17-50 Office Abolished
Status: in_force

In Colbert County the office of constable shall be abolished, pursuant to Section 36-23-1.
Ala. Code § 45-49-142.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-142.03
Section 45-49-142.03 Rulemaking Authority; Service Fee
Status: in_force

Upon receiving the report from the board, the Mobile County Commission shall adopt all rules necessary to provide for and facilitate the adequacy of fire protection services in Mobile County Commission District 1. The county commission may impose a fire protection and suppression service fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) on the owner or owners of any dwelling or commercial building in any unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 or any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department.
Ala. Code § 45-49-41.04 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-41.04
Section 45-49-41.04 Repurchase of Inventory
Status: in_force

If a dealership agreement is terminated by a grantor, the grantor, at the option of the dealer, shall repurchase all inventories sold by the grantor to the dealer for resale under the dealership agreement at the fair wholesale market value. This section applies only to merchandise with a name, trademark, label, or other mark on it which identifies the grantor.
Ala. Code § 45-27-247 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-247
Section 45-27-247 Applicability
Status: in_force

This subpart shall apply in, and only in, Escambia County, Alabama; it does not alter or repeal any statute, but is in addition to and cumulative of laws now in effect.
Ala. Code § 45-26-244.61 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 26 / Section 45-26-244.61
Section 45-26-244.61 Enhance Elmore Fund; Annual Reports
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the Enhance Elmore Fund in the county treasury. The proceeds deposited into this fund shall be appropriated as provided by law. (b) The county commission shall produce an annual report that includes a detailed listing of all monies deposited into the fund and all expenditures from the fund during the previous fiscal year. This report shall be published by January 31 of each year on the county commission’s website. (c)(1) By January 15 each year, the Elmore County Firefighter’s Association shall provide a report to the county commission on any expenditures from the fund to the association or fire departments. The county commission shall adopt the reporting requirements by resolution. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county commission may withhold the allocation of monies from the fund to a fire department for failure to report as provided in subdivision (1). The county commission shall reallocate any funds withheld for use for public safety purposes.

(b) The county commission shall produce an annual report that includes a detailed listing of all monies deposited into the fund and all expenditures from the fund during the previous fiscal year. This report shall be published by January 31 of each year on the county commission’s website.

(c)(1) By January 15 each year, the Elmore County Firefighter’s Association shall provide a report to the county commission on any expenditures from the fund to the association or fire departments. The county commission shall adopt the reporting requirements by resolution.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county commission may withhold the allocation of monies from the fund to a fire department for failure to report as provided in subdivision (1). The county commission shall reallocate any funds withheld for use for public safety purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-64.58 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-64.58
Section 45-57A-64.58 Identifying Owner of Vehicle
Status: in_force

In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system does not produce an image of the license plate with sufficient clarity for a trained technician to determine the identity of the owner, and if the identity cannot otherwise be reliably established, then no notice of violation may be issued pursuant to this subpart. If, however, a notice of violation is issued, to the degree constitutionally allowed, those issues related to the identity of the vehicle or its owner shall affect the weight to be accorded the evidence and shall not affect its admissibility.
Ala. Code § 45-39-40.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-40.06
Section 45-39-40.06 Application for Certificate; Apprentices; Teaching
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be necessary for any person, firm, corporation, or association to apply to the board for a certificate of registration as a registered barbershop or school of barbering, within the meaning of this article, the application to be upon a form prescribed by the board and accompanied by the payment of the original registration fee as hereinafter provided for. Any barbershop or school of barbering, after April 4, 1988, shall fully comply with all the provisions of this article applicable thereto, and with all the rules and regulations promulgated by the board as hereinafter provided.

(b) No barbershop shall accept an apprentice unless the barbershop is in charge of a managing barber licensed as such. The shop may register one additional apprentice for each additional managing barber attached to its staff. In addition, such shop shall possess the necessary apparatus and equipment for the proper instruction in all subjects for the practice of barbering, and shall maintain a daily record of the attendance of the apprentice or apprentices, together with the number of hours of apprenticeship, and shall certify to the board, upon termination of apprenticeship, the credits earned. Instruction shall require the necessary training for a complete course in barbering as provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section 45–39–40.05, and the course shall include practical demonstrations and theoretical studies and studies in sanitation, sterilization, and other safety measures, and the use of antiseptics and electrical appliances, consistent with the practical and theoretical requirements as applicable to barbering, as provided for in this article.

(c) Any person, firm, or corporation teaching any or all of the practices of barbering shall be required to comply with all provisions applicable to schools of barbering or to barbershops having apprentices and any and all rules which may be promulgated by the board. No school of barbering or barbershop shall operate within this county unless a proper certificate of registration under this article has first been obtained. The practice of barbering shall not be followed in this county except in a duly registered barbershop or school of barbering except for educational purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-40-140 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-140
Section 45-40-140 Participation Authorized
Status: in_force

The County Commission of Lawrence County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Lawrence County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
Ala. Code § 45-46-70.09 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 46 / Section 45-46-70.09
Section 45-46-70.09 Itemized List of Fines and Forfeitures
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the clerk and of the register of every court of record in Marengo County to render to the board of revenue an itemized list, in writing, under oath, of all fines assessed and all forfeitures made final in their respective court, for the use or benefit of Marengo County, within 10 days after the assessment of the fine or making final of such forfeitures.
Ala. Code § 45-22-130.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-130.03
Section 45-22-130.03 Employee List
Status: in_force

The State Department of Transportation shall submit to the county a list of all persons employed by the department in the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in Cullman County, which list shall contain the following information regarding each such employee: (1) name; (2) salary; (3) percentage of work time on county roads; (4) percentage of work time on state roads; (5) accrued sick leave and annual leave benefits; (6) years of service. The county may employ from the list not exceeding 75 percent of the total number of persons on the list, for the construction, repair, and maintenance of county roads and bridges in accordance with personnel policy adopted by the county commission. Any employee not chosen for employment by the county, and any employee chosen by the county who declines to become a county employee, or who leaves the employ of the county within six months of the effective date hereof, shall be retained by the State Department of Transportation subject to the regular employment practices of the State Department of Transportation. All present and accumulated obligations due and payable to the present employees as a result of their employment with the State Department of Transportation shall be the obligation of the State of Alabama, including, but not limited to, accumulated sick leave, vacation time, and retirement and any other accumulated benefits earned by the employees.
Ala. Code § 45-57-71.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-71.08
Section 45-57-71.08 Construction Materials and Labor Costs and Expenses
Status: in_force

The costs and expenses of materials and labor used in the construction or improvement of the public improvements, which are assessed by the county commission against property pursuant to this part, shall be paid to the revenue commissioner at the time or times as determined by the county commission, and shall be paid by the revenue commissioner into the county treasury.
Ala. Code § 45-41-260.03 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-260.03
Section 45-41-260.03 Organization and Rules
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect its chair and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of chair shall be for one year, with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall normally hold at least one regular meeting each month. Commission members may not miss more than three meetings or a new member may be appointed in the same manner as the original member. The commission shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions and transactions of business, all of which shall be a public record.
Ala. Code § 45-57A-63.125 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57A / Section 45-57A-63.125
Section 45-57A-63.125 Allotments Constitute Basis of Expenditures; Subject to Revision
Status: in_force

The city manager shall file a copy of the original allotments and of each revised allotment with the director of finance, who shall authorize all expenditures for the offices, departments, boards, and agencies to be made from the appropriations on the basis of approved allotments and not otherwise.
Ala. Code § 45-20-172.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-172.06
Section 45-20-172.06 Accounting of Cost of Abatement
Status: in_force

The “appropriate city official” shall give an itemized written report to the city governing body regarding the cost of abating the nuisance. The cost of abatement shall be the actual cost the city incurs in the abatement, including administrative costs. Should the city contract for abatement, the cost shall be the actual costs the contractor charges the city for the abatement, including administrative costs the city incurs. Upon report of the costs by the appropriate city official, the governing body shall adopt a resolution confirming the costs of the reports, provided that any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting concerning the fixing of the costs or the amounts thereof. The city clerk of the city shall give at least 10 days’ notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs is to be considered by first-class mail to all entities having an interest in the property whose address and interest is determined from the revenue commissioner’s records on the property or is otherwise known to the clerk.
Ala. Code § 45-20-82.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-82.20
Section 45-20-82.20 Clerk-Secretary
Status: in_force

(a) The District Attorney of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit is authorized to provide a clerk-secretary to attend all grand jury sessions in the circuit at the request of the grand juries. The clerk-secretary shall perform such clerical and secretarial duties as the grand juries and district attorney may prescribe and shall transcribe the testimony and other matters being brought before the grand jury.

(b) Either the secretary, administrative assistant, or trial coordinator in the district attorney’s office shall be designated as the clerk-secretary by the district attorney. When directed by the district attorney for such circuit, the clerk-secretary shall attend in person, except as otherwise provided, the sessions of each grand jury held in such circuit and in every manner or proceeding before such grand jury take stenographic notes of the oral testimony and proceedings and note the order in which all documentary evidence is introduced.

(c) Such clerk-secretary shall collect, store, maintain, keep, and be the official custodian of all grand jury testimony or evidence given before the grand juries of such circuit which has heretofore been or shall hereafter be recorded or otherwise transcribed therein. Such clerk-secretary shall take appropriate action to insure that any grand jury evidence or grand jury testimony in such circuit shall be privileged and not subject to public disclosure or view unless authorized by the district attorney and the presiding judge of such circuit.

(d) The original stenographic notes of such clerk-secretary, as well as any recordings or transcriptions, of each case or proceeding officially reported, shall be preserved by such clerk-secretary and treated as part of the records of the district attorney for such circuit; and, upon such clerk-secretary’s retirement or removal from office shall be turned over to the district attorney of such circuit or to some court officer so designated by the district attorney to receive same.

(e) In addition to the clerk-secretary, the court bailiffs and other employees of the district attorney’s office in the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to be present in the courtroom during sessions of the grand jury except when the jury is deliberating.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-40.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-40.02
Section 45-41A-40.02 Use of Particular Terms and Phrases
Status: in_force

The following provisions shall be applied wherever appropriate herein:

(1) Herein, hereby, hereunder, hereof, and other equivalent words refer to this part as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.

(2) The definitions set forth in Section 45-41A-40.01 shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.
Ala. Code § 45-41-235 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-235
Section 45-41-235 Pistol Permit Fee
Status: in_force

(a)(1) In Lee County, except as provided in subsection (b), the fee for the issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a motor vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75 shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff.

(2) Of the twenty dollars ($20) collected for each permit, five dollars ($5) shall be deposited to the Lee County General Fund and the remaining fifteen dollars ($15) shall be deposited by the sheriff into a special fund in any bank located in Lee County to be known as the sheriff’s fund. Money deposited into the sheriff’s fund shall be used at the discretion of the sheriff exclusively for law enforcement purposes.

(b) The fee for a person who is 60 years of age or over to obtain a pistol permit as provided in Section 13A-11-75 shall be fifteen dollars ($15). Of the fifteen dollars ($15) collected for each permit, five dollars ($5) thereof shall be deposited to the Lee County General Fund and the remaining ten dollars ($10) shall be deposited into the sheriff’s fund.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-40.16 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-40.16
Section 45-41A-40.16 Exemption from Competitive Bid Laws
Status: in_force

The authority and all contracts made by it shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama requiring competitive bids for any contract to be entered into by municipalities or public corporations authorized by them, including, but without limitation to, Article 3, commencing with Section 41-16-50, of Chapter 16 of Title 41, as it may at any time be amended.
Ala. Code § 45-52-101 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-101
Section 45-52-101 Salary; Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

(a) Effective with the next term of office, the Superintendent of Education of Morgan County shall be paid an annual salary to be set by the Morgan County Board of Education. The salary of the superintendent of education shall be an amount not less than 115 percent of the annual salary of the highest paid principal in the Morgan County public school system.

(b) The Morgan County Board of Education, in its discretion, may provide a reasonable expense allowance and other benefits for the superintendent.
Ala. Code § 45-57-140.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-140.06
Section 45-57-140.06 Eligible Volunteer Fire Department Funds
Status: in_force

(a) Funds paid to the eligible volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection services and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment.

(b) In addition to subsection (a), funds may be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of an eligible volunteer fire department which are committed by an eligible volunteer fire department and the personnel of an eligible volunteer fire department.

(c) The funds may not be expended for food, social activities, or fundraising activities.

(d) After receiving the funds, the eligible volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended.

(e) With regard to the administration of the fees levied by this article, the Russell County Commission shall exercise regulatory control and supervision over the fees and may adopt rules and regulations as needed to meet the requirements of this article, including an increase or decrease in the amount of the fire protection service fee needed to meet the requirements of this article.

(f) Should the Russell County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided for by this article have been improperly expended by an eligible volunteer fire department, the department that has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund to the Russell County Commission all the funds found by the county commission to have been improperly expended and shall pay a penalty in the amount equal to 10 percent of all improperly expended funds. The returned improperly expended funds and any penalties shall be transferred from the Russell County Commission to the Russell County Firefighters Association for disbursement in equal amounts to the remaining eligible volunteer fire departments in Russell County.

(g) Any eligible volunteer fire department that fails to comply with this article, at the discretion of the Russell County Commission, may be deemed to have forfeited the funds generated by this article and shall be subject to the penalties provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-52.199 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-52.199
Section 45-37A-52.199 When Part Takes Effect
Status: in_force

For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the council and the mayor, this part shall become applicable to any city adopting the mayor-council form of government upon the filing of the certificate of adoption by the judge of probate with the mayor or other chief executive office of the city as provided for in Section 45-37A-52.05. For all other purposes this part shall become applicable to the city at the time when the first council of such city elected under the provisions hereof takes office and qualifies.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-56.27 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-56.27
Section 45-37A-56.27 Board of Directors of the Authority
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors of three members, elected by the governing board of the Class 1 municipality. Each member of the board shall be a qualified elector of the city. No officer of the state, or of any county, city, or town therein shall, while holding such office, be eligible to serve as a director. The directorships shall be numbered one, two, and three. The first term for directorship one shall be for two years. The first term for directorship two shall be for three years. The first term for directorship three shall be for four years. Irrespective of when the first elections for the three directorships occur, the first terms provided for above, shall commence on, or run from, the first day of the first calendar month next succeeding the month in which this subpart becomes applicable to the city. The terms for all directorships subsequent to the first term, provided therefor, shall be for four years, with the terms commencing upon the expiration of the first terms which are provided for above respectively for the three directorships.

(b) If a director resigns, dies, or becomes incapable or ineligible to act as a director, a successor to serve the unexpired portion of his or her term shall be elected in the manner provided for above. Directors shall be eligible for reelection.

(c) A majority of the members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but any meeting of such board may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the directors present or may be so adjourned by a single director if such director is the only director present at such meeting. No vacancy in the membership of the board of directors shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and duties of the authority. The board of directors shall hold regular meetings at least once each month and at such other times as may be provided in the bylaws of the authority and such board may hold other meetings at any time and from time to time, provided that upon call of the chair of the authority or any two directors, a special meeting of the board shall be held. Any matter on which the board of directors is authorized to act may be acted upon at any regular, special, or called meeting. At the request of any director, the vote on any question before the board shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the record. All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority, recorded in a well-bound book and open to each director and to the public at all times. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under its seal, shall be received in all courts as evidence of the matters and things therein certified.

(d) Each director shall receive not more than one hundred dollars ($100) monthly for attendance at meetings of the board, which amount shall be set in the bylaws. No director shall receive any compensation from the authority in addition to the foregoing attendance fees, but each director shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred by him or her in and about the performance of his or her duties.

(e) Any director of the authority may be removed from office by the governing body in the same manner, and on the same grounds, as provided for in Section 11-43-160, for removal of officers appointed by a city council.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-20.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-20.02
Section 45-8A-20.02 Use of Phrases
Status: in_force

The following provisions shall be applied wherever appropriate herein:

“Herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” and other equivalent words refer to this part as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.

The definitions set forth in Section 45-8A-20.01 shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.
Ala. Code § 45-15-82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 15 / Section 45-15-82
Section 45-15-82 License Division Created
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the office of the Judge of Probate of Cleborne County a license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the office, except marriage licenses. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationery forms and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the state Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks, and other assistants for the judge of probate as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of office. The judge of probate shall have authority to employ such clerks, and other assistants, and to fix their compensation; however, the number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county commission. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid monthly out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-22-130.15 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 22 / Section 45-22-130.15
Section 45-22-130.15 Adoption of Budget
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county commission at some meeting in September of each calendar year, or not later than the first meeting in October next following, by order or resolution spread upon the minutes, to fix and determine the amount of funds which will be available for the purpose of building and maintaining public roads, bridges, and ferries of Cullman County for the current fiscal year, beginning on October 1. Provided, however, that the budget adopted pursuant to this section shall not conflict with the provisions of the Budget Act, Section 11-8-3, which relates to limitation of expenditures.
Ala. Code § 45-21-82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 21 / Section 45-21-82
Section 45-21-82 Compensation - Assistant District Attorney
Status: in_force

(a) The Crenshaw County Commission may, from time to time, increase the compensation, expense allowances, or salary of the assistant district attorney, upon resolution made and a favorable vote by the majority of such commissioners. Such increases shall be in the amount the commission deems consistent with salary increases granted other county employees.

(b) This section shall be construed in pari materia with any laws or parts of laws relating to the compensation, of any nature, of the assistant district attorney, and shall be effective retroactively to October 1, 1983.
Ala. Code § 45-34-82.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 45-34-82.08
Section 45-34-82.08 Treatment Programs; Drug Testing
Status: in_force

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an in patient or out patient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug testing as a part of the pretrial diversion program of the offender and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the district attorney may direct. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney.
Ala. Code § 45-37-123.198 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-123.198
Section 45-37-123.198 Uniformity
Status: in_force

All provisions of this subpart shall be interpreted and applied in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner.
Ala. Code § 45-2-40.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-40.08
Section 45-2-40.08 Written Medical Verification Required for Persons Administering Treatment
Status: in_force

Subsequent to May 19, 1980, it shall be unlawful for any masseur, masseuse, or other employee or attendant to administer massages in any massage parlor within the county without first, and within six months from the date thereof, having secured a written verification from a licensed Alabama physician that the person or employee if free of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, and the masseur, masseuse, or other employee or attendant of any massage parlor shall, at all time while on duty or working in any such massage parlor, may, upon his or her person, the written medical verification.
Ala. Code § 45-57-140 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-140
Section 45-57-140 Volunteer Fire Departments Delivering Fire Protection Services Outside Phenix City
Status: in_force

This article shall apply to all portions of Russell County except that portion of Russell County which lies within the city limits of the City of Phenix City.
Ala. Code § 45-36-252.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 36 / Section 45-36-252.12
Section 45-36-252.12 Exemption from Usury Statutes
Status: in_force

The authority now or hereafter organized under this part is hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury and prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, without limitation, Chapter 8 of Title 8.
Ala. Code § 45-37-21.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-21.10
Section 45-37-21.10 Waiver of Rights; Dispute Settlements
Status: in_force

A wholesaler may not waive any of the rights granted in this part and the provisions of any agreement which would have such an effect shall be null and void. Nothing in this part shall be construed to limit or prohibit good faith dispute settlements voluntarily entered into by the parties.
Ala. Code § 45-39-92 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-92
Section 45-39-92 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this part, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) AUTHORITY. The Shoals Economic Development Authority.

(2) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority comprised of the members of the Shoals Economic Development Authority.

(3) GOVERNING BODY or BODIES. The legislative, executive, or deliberative body of those counties or municipalities within counties that are vested with responsibility to appoint members to the authority.

(4) MEMBER. An individual resident and registered voter of Lauderdale County or Colbert County, who has been appointed to the authority by their respective governing bodies to serve in a representative capacity.

(5) SHOALS. The geographic region of the State of Alabama comprising the Counties of Colbert and Lauderdale.
Ala. Code § 45-39-234 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 39 / Section 45-39-234
Section 45-39-234 Cook of County Jail
Status: in_force

(a) The Lauderdale Court’s County Commission, or other like governing body of the county, is hereby authorized and empowered to authorize the sheriff of the county to employ a cook at the county jail, which cook shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff.

(b) Such cook employed under this section shall receive such salary as, from time to time, may be fixed and allowed by the county commission or other like governing body of the county. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly or semimonthly installments out of the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-42.15 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-42.15
Section 45-37A-42.15 Compensation of Trained Technician
Status: in_force

Under no circumstances shall the salary or other compensation of the trained technician be related to the number of notices of violation issued or amount of fines collected.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.131 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-33.131
Section 45-51A-33.131 Utility Budgets
Status: in_force

Separate budget estimates for any public utilities owned and operated by the city shall be submitted to the director of finance at the same time as the budget estimates of other departments, and in the form prescribed by the director of finance. The mayor shall prepare and present to the council a budget for the utility operation, itemizing the receipts and expenditures in manner and form as is generally provided for in Section 45-51A-33.123 as being applicable to the general fund budget. The action of the council on any utility budget thus submitted shall be governed by the same provision as provided in this part with reference to the consideration and adoption of the general fund budget.
Ala. Code § 45-57-260.10 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-260.10
Section 45-57-260.10 Restrictions
Status: in_force

No zoning regulation adopted by the planning commission shall change any use to which land is being made at the time the zoning regulations become applicable in the county.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-32.152 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-32.152
Section 45-51A-32.152 Principles
Status: in_force

There is established a merit based personnel system for classified employees of the board. The department shall promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures necessary to implement the following principles:

(1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees based on their ability, knowledge, and skills, including the open competition of qualified applicants for initial appointment.

(2) Establishing pay rates consistent with the principle of comparable pay for comparable jobs.

(3) Training employees, as needed, to assure quality job performance.

(4) Retaining employees on the basis of board needs, adequacy of performance, correcting inadequate performance when possible, and separating employees whose continued employment is not in the best interests of the board.

(5) Assuring fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or age.

(6) Providing all classified employees who have been disciplined or who have grievances, or both, a fair and impartial hearing and resolution of such disciplinary action and grievances.
Ala. Code § 45-32-60.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 32 / Section 45-32-60.01
Section 45-32-60.01 Fee for Death Certificates; Mileage Allowance
Status: reserved

REPEALED IN THE 2020 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2020-74 EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.

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

(b)(1) The Greene County Commission shall pay the coroner for each death certificate issued a total fee of forty dollars ($40) to be paid from the general fund of the county.

(2) The county commission shall provide the coroner with a total mileage allowance rate in the same amount as the rate per mile paid to state employees from the general fund of the county for the actual use by the coroner of his or her personal motor vehicle in the performance of his or her official duties as coroner.
Ala. Code § 45-57-244.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 57 / Section 45-57-244.06
Section 45-57-244.06 Charge for Collecting Special County Taxes Levied
Status: in_force

The state Department of Revenue shall charge Russell County for collecting the special county taxes levied such amount or percentage of total collections as may be agreed upon by the Commissioner of Revenue and the county commission, but the charge shall not in any event exceed 10 percent of the total amount of special county taxes collected hereunder within the county. The charge for collecting the special taxes for the county may be deducted each month from the special sales and special use taxes collected before certifying the amount of the proceeds thereof due Russell County for that month. The Commissioner of Revenue shall pay into the State Treasury all county taxes collected under this subpart as the taxes are received by the department; and on or before the first day of each successive month (commencing with the month following the month in which the department makes the first collections hereunder), the commissioner shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of taxes collected under this subpart and paid by him or her into the State Treasury for the benefit of Russell County during the month immediately preceding the making of the certificate. Provided, however, that before certifying the amount of the taxes paid into the State Treasury for the benefit of Russell County during each month, the commissioner may deduct from the taxes collected in the month the charges due the department for the collection of the taxes of the county. It shall be the duty of the Comptroller to issue his or her warrant each month payable to the General Fund of Russell County in an amount equal to the amount so certified by the Commissioner of Revenue as having been collected for the use of the county. The Treasurer for Russell County shall deposit the revenue derived from the taxes levied herein in the funds of the county; and the net proceeds derived from the taxes levied by this subpart shall be used for general county purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-8-71 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-71
Section 45-8-71 Deed Recording Transfer of Property to Commission; Resolution
Status: in_force

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

(b) The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County shall not accept for recording any deed, plat, or other document purporting to convey to Calhoun County or the Calhoun County Commission any right, title, or other interest in land unless such document is accompanied by a resolution of the Calhoun County Commission accepting the transfer. Such copy of the resolution shall be recorded as part of the document.
Ala. Code § 45-4-100 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4 / Section 45-4-100
Section 45-4-100 Board of Education Member Expense Allowance
Status: in_force

The members of the County Board of Education of Bibb County shall be entitled to expenses in an amount of fifty dollars ($50) per month. Such allowance shall be in addition to all other allowances provided by law and shall be payable from the public school funds of the county at the end of each month.
Ala. Code § 45-17A-50.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 17A / Section 45-17A-50.06
Section 45-17A-50.06 Vacancies; Appointments; Eligibility Lists
Status: in_force

(a) All covered vacancies, except for heads of departments, shall be filled by the civil service board. The mayor shall notify the board when a vacancy exists.

(b) The board shall make and keep sufficient lists of all persons eligible and available for appointment as it determines necessary. All appointments shall be made from the eligibility lists. In no event shall an appointment be made from a list which is more than 12 months old. The board shall determine the ability and qualifications of all applicants. The board shall not consider any person who has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude. The board shall develop a list of qualified applicants and make a selection from that list. Department heads shall provide recommendations to the board regarding applicants for positions in their respective departments.

(c) Persons laid off and who are eligible and available for reemployment shall be placed on the proper eligibility list in the inverse order of their layoff provided they request this consideration in writing to the board.

(d) The board shall make rules and regulations relating to eligibility for appointment. The board shall submit rules and regulations to the city council for approval, at which time the rules and regulations shall be open to amendment and final ratification.

(e) Covered employees shall successfully complete the probationary period before becoming eligible for reassignment.
Ala. Code § 45-45-81.32 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-81.32
Section 45-45-81.32 Seized Currency
Status: in_force

(a) Any law enforcement agency of Madison County that is in possession of seized currency which it intends to make part of a forfeiture proceeding in the circuit court, at the election of the law enforcement agency, may deliver the currency to the circuit clerk for deposit with a federally insured financial institution ordinarily and customarily used by the clerk for the holding of funds in the custody of the clerk.

(b) Absent an order of the circuit court, no law enforcement agency may be required to deposit seized currency pursuant to the procedure contained in this section. The law enforcement agency may elect to deposit only a portion of currency seized in the manner provided in this section while maintaining the remaining portion of the seized currency in its original form. In determining whether to maintain currency in its original form, the law enforcement agency may consider whether the currency has significant, independent, tangible evidentiary purpose such as, among other factors, the presence of fingerprints, incriminating packaging, the presence of writings or other notations on the currency, or other factors wherein the law enforcement agency may determine that a photograph or video tape of the currency would be insufficient to use as evidence. A law enforcement agency may not deposit and the clerk shall not accept any currency that the law enforcement agency intends to preserve in its physical currency form for evidentiary purposes.

(c) All seized currency presented to the clerk for deposit shall be deposited into a federally insured financial institution as soon as practicable after the clerk takes possession of the seized currency. To the extent practicable and reasonably convenient, currency deposited by the clerk into a federally insured financial institution pursuant to this section shall be deposited into an interest bearing account.

(d) Currency deposited with the circuit clerk pursuant to this section simultaneously with or following the filing of a complaint seeking civil forfeiture of the deposited funds shall specify the amount of funds presented to the clerk for deposit and the date the funds were presented to the clerk.

(e) With respect to each separate deposit of funds pursuant to this section, the clerk shall maintain a record of all of the following:

(1) The name of the law enforcement agency making the deposit.

(2) The date and amount of the deposit.

(3) The interest earned with respect to the deposit.

(4) The case number and status of the civil forfeiture action to which the deposit relates.

(5) The date and amount of disbursement made pursuant to order of the court in which the forfeiture action is pending.

(f) No funds collected pursuant to this section may be disbursed except pursuant to court order which shall specify the manner and amount of the disbursement.

(g) Any interest earned on funds subsequently forfeited shall be paid to the General Fund of Madison County.
Ala. Code § 45-43-246.84 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 43 / Section 45-43-246.84
Section 45-43-246.84 Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee
Status: in_force

Each person engaging or continuing in a business subject to the tax levied pursuant to this subpart 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 because of the sale or admission. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the tax 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 required to be added to the sale or admission price. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the tax levied pursuant to this subpart to refund or offer to refund all or any part of the amount collected or to absorb or advertise directly or indirectly the absorption or refund of any portion of the tax.
Ala. Code § 45-44-151 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 44 / Section 45-44-151
Section 45-44-151 Televised Racing Events and Parimutuel Wagering Thereon
Status: in_force

The provisions of Part 1 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter licensed by the Macon County Racing Commission to conduct live greyhound racing and parimutuel wagering thereon, a racing operator shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory authority of the commission:

(1) To cause live greyhound racing events conducted at the racetrack in Macon County under the jurisdiction of the commission, or the Macon County racetrack, to be transmitted by television to racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and to locations in other states and foreign countries and there made available for public viewing and parimutuel wagering thereon and;

(2) To cause televised horse racing events and greyhound racing events held at racetracks located elsewhere in the State of Alabama and in other states and foreign countries to be received at the Macon County racetrack and there made available for public viewing and parimutuel wagering thereon.
Ala. Code § 45-27-82.23 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-82.23
Section 45-27-82.23 Admission into Program
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program or as a part of the district attorney’s evaluation process, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning past criminal history, educational history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care received, psychological tests taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the district attorney feels has a bearing on the decision as to whether or not the offender should be admitted to the pretrial diversion program.

(b) The district attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview the district attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the pretrial diversion program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this subpart.
Ala. Code § 45-41A-10.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41A / Section 45-41A-10.01
Section 45-41A-10.01 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases used in this part, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof shall in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, be given the following respective interpretations herein:

(1) APPLICANT. A natural person who files a written application with the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-41A-10.03.

(2) AUTHORITY. The Auburn Downtown Redevelopment Authority, a public corporation organized pursuant to this part.

(3) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution adopted by the governing body of the city in accordance with Section 45-41A-10.03, that authorizes the incorporation of the authority.

(4) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority.

(5) BONDS. Bonds, notes, and certificates representing an obligation to pay money.

(6) CITY. The City of Auburn, Alabama.

(7) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of the authority.

(8) DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AREA. The central business district of the city as described in subsection (b) of Section 45-41A-10.08.

(9) GOVERNING BODY. With respect to the city, its city council, board of commissioners, or other like governing body.

(10) INCORPORATORS. The persons forming a public corporation organized pursuant to this part.

(11) PERSON. Unless limited to a natural person by the context in which it is used, includes a public or private corporation, a municipality, a county, or an agency, department, or instrumentality of the state, or of a county or municipality.

(12) PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The place at which the certificate of incorporation and amendments thereto, the bylaws and the minutes of the proceedings of the board of the authority are kept.

(13) PROJECT. Interest in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements located or to be located within the downtown development area, and any fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, all for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, general business, and employment opportunities in the downtown development area. A project may be for any industrial, commercial, business, office, parking, and utility uses. Residential and mixed uses thereof (including without limitation homes, apartments, townhouses, condominiums, hotels, or motels) may be included within a project provided that a significant portion of the project includes commercial usage. It is the intent that the residential portion of any project shall be subordinate to the commercial portion of the project as the public goal of the authority is the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities in the downtown development area. Other uses, not expressly identified above, may occur provided that a majority of the members of the authority determine, by a resolution duly adopted, that the project and such use thereof would further the public purpose of this part.

(14) STATE. The State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 45-49-235 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-235
Section 45-49-235 Work Release for Gainful Employment Conducive to Rehabilitation
Status: in_force

Any person who has been committed to the Mobile County Jail under a criminal sentence may be released therefrom at any time by order of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit or district court. Such release shall be for the purpose of obtaining and working at gainful employment or for such other purpose as the court may deem conducive to his or her rehabilitation and shall be for such time or intervals of time and under such terms and conditions as the court may order. Unless otherwise provided by the court, any part of a day spent outside of jail under such a release order shall be counted as a full day toward the serving of the sentence. If a person violates the terms and conditions imposed by the court for his or her conduct, custody, and employment, he or she shall be returned to the sentencing court. The sentencing court may then require that the balance of the person’s sentence be spent in actual confinement and may cancel any earned reduction of his or her term.
Ala. Code § 45-27-242 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27 / Section 45-27-242
Section 45-27-242 Compensation of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector
Status: in_force

(a) In those municipalities in Escambia County which avail themselves of the Optional Method of Collecting Municipal Taxes, set forth in Division 2, commencing with Section 11-51-40, of Article 1, Chapter 51, Subtitle 2, Title 11, the compensation of the tax assessor for assessing municipal ad valorem taxes shall be not more than two and one half percent nor less than one percent of the amount of such taxes; and the compensation of the tax collector for collecting municipal ad valorem taxes shall be not more than two and one-half percent nor less than one percent of the amount of such taxes.

(b) The compensation herein provided for the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Escambia County shall be retained by the Tax Collector of Escambia County out of such municipal ad valorem taxes collected by him or her, and he or she shall pay to the Tax Assessor of Escambia County his or her portion of such compensation at such times as he or she makes payments to the municipality or municipalities of the municipal ad valorem taxes so collected.

(c) The compensation herein provided for the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Escambia County for assessing and collecting municipal ad valorem taxes in those municipalities in Escambia County which avail themselves of the Optional Method of Collecting Municipal Taxes, set forth in Division 2, commencing with Section 11-51-40, of Article 1, Chapter 51, Subtitle 2, Title 11, shall be in lieu of the compensation for such purpose authorized by Section 11-51-74, and shall be the entire compensation which they shall receive for the same.
Ala. Code § 45-16-82.63 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 16 / Section 45-16-82.63
Section 45-16-82.63 Notice of Defaults; Collection of Funds
Status: in_force

The court, the clerk of the court, or a probation officer shall notify the district attorney in writing when any bail bond forfeitures, court costs, fines, penalty payments, crime victims’ restitution, or victims’ compensation assessments or like payments in any civil or criminal proceeding ordered by the court to be paid to the state or to crime victims have not been paid or are in default and the default has not been vacated. Upon written notification to the district attorney, the restitution recovery division of the district attorney’s office may collect or enforce the collection of funds that have not been paid or that are in default which, under the direction of the district attorney, are appropriate to be processed. In no event shall a court, court clerk, or probation officer notify the district attorney in less than 90 days from the date the payments are due to be paid in full.
Ala. Code § 45-26-233 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 26 / Section 45-26-233
Section 45-26-233 Fees; Disposition of Funds. (Amended by Act 2026-151)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-151, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) In Elmore County, in addition to any fee or fees provided for by law there shall be an additional issuance fee for a pistol permit or license as provided for in Section 13A-1l-75 in the amount of twenty dollars ($20).

(b) One dollar ($1) of each fee collected under subsection (a) shall be paid into the county general fund and the remaining nineteen dollars ($19) of each fee shall be deposited by the sheriff of the county in any bank located in the county, into a fund known as the Sheriffs’ Law Enforcement Fund. The fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff or duly authorized agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes.

(c) The establishment of the Sheriffs’ Law Enforcement Fund as provided in this section and the use of such fund shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.
Ala. Code § 45-49-151.41 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-151.41
Section 45-49-151.41 Limitation on Construction or Operation of Racetrack Outside Prichard and Saraland
Status: in_force

(a) This section relates only to Mobile County and only to lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland.

(b) The Mobile County Commission shall not license the construction or operation of any racetrack, for any purpose, on lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland that has five or more residences within 1,000 yards of the location for the race track.

(c) No person shall construct or operate a racetrack, for any purpose, on lands located outside of the municipalities of Prichard and Saraland that has five or more residences within 1,000 yards of the location for the racetrack. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a public nuisance.

(d) This section shall be enforced by the Mobile County Commission.

(e) The Mobile County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Mobile County Commission in the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any violation of this section. In any action pursuant to this section, the Circuit Court of Mobile County, Alabama, is authorized to assess all costs of abating a public nuisance declared by this section, including attorney’s fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation, against the person creating or maintaining the public nuisance.

(f) This section shall not be applicable for any existing race track in operation on June 14, 2007.
Ala. Code § 45-36-231.06 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 36 / Section 45-36-231.06
Section 45-36-231.06 Disposition of Sale Proceeds
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction conducted under the authority of this subpart, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property, shall be paid to the office of the Sheriff of Jackson County and shall be used solely for law enforcement purposes.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-32.153 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-32.153
Section 45-51A-32.153 Continuation of Employment
Status: in_force

(a) All classified employment with the board is contingent upon:

(1) Availability of funds.

(2) The board’s need for work to be done.

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

(4) Satisfactory job performance by the employee.

(b) All classified employees who have successfully completed a probationary period shall not be separated from board employment without a hearing before the appeals board pursuant to the rules, regulations, and procedures promulgated by the department, if the employee requests such a hearing.
Ala. Code § 45-51-232 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-232
Section 45-51-232 Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property
Status: in_force

(a) The Sheriff of Montgomery County shall sell, at public auction, any abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department which has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner for a period of six consecutive months.

(b) The Sheriff of Montgomery County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department which states the description of the property, the date of recovery, the serial or other identifying number, and the place of recovery of the property. The records shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times. All abandoned or stolen property recovered by the sheriff’s department shall be stored in a suitable place to protect the property from deterioration. After reasonable attempts have been made to locate and identify the owner, perishable property may be sold at once without notice. The proceeds shall be held for a period of six months for the account of the owner, and, if unclaimed after that time, shall be paid to the sheriffs fund for use by the sheriff’s department after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of the property.

(c) At least every six months, the Sheriff of Montgomery County shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned or stolen personal property which has been recovered by the sheriff’s department, which has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner after a period of six months. The sales shall be made after notice has been given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Montgomery County once a week for two successive weeks and by posting notice in a conspicuous place at the Montgomery County Courthouse for a period of at least 20 days prior to the sale. The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a description of each item of personal property to be sold at auction. If publication of the notice is made by publication in the newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction.

(d) The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department may redeem the property at any time prior to its sale by paying any reasonable expenses incurred in the recovery of the property, its maintenance and storage, and a pro rata share of the costs of publication of notice of the sale of the property.

(e) Whenever any property is sold at public auction, a notation in the storage record book shall be made of the sale and of the amount received for the property. All sales shall be paid in cash. The person conducting the sale shall have the right to reject any and all bids if the bid amount is unreasonably low and may continue the sale, from time to time, if no bidders are present.

(f) The proceeds from any auction remaining after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property sold at the auction shall be paid into the sheriffs fund for the office of the Sheriff of Montgomery County.

(g) The use of such funds from the sheriff’s fund shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff in the operation of his or her department.

(h) The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is hereby authorized to audit the monies annually and submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion.
Ala. Code § 45-24A-32.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 24A / Section 45-24A-32.12
Section 45-24A-32.12 Relation to State Statutes
Status: in_force

No civil penalty may be imposed and no adjudication of liability for a civil violation may be made under this part if the operator of the vehicle was arrested or was issued a citation and notice to appear by a sworn police officer for a criminal violation of any portion of Article 2, of Chapter 5A, of Title 32 including, but not limited to, Sections 32-5A-31, 32-5A-34, and 32-5A-35, or any other municipal ordinance which embraces and incorporates the statutes contained in that article, and which occurred simultaneously with and under the same set of circumstances which were recorded by the photographic traffic signal enforcement system.
Ala. Code § 45-41-244.54 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 41 / Section 45-41-244.54
Section 45-41-244.54 Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee
Status: in_force

Each person engaging or continuing within the county in a business subject to the sales taxes authorized to be levied in Section 45-41-244.51 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 taxes. It shall be unlawful for any person subject to the sales taxes authorized to be levied in Section 45-4-244.51 to fail or refuse to add to the sales price or admission fee and to collect from the purchaser or the person paying the admission fee the amount herein required to be so added to the sales price or admission fee and collected from the purchaser, and it shall likewise be unlawful for any person subject to the taxes 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 taxes or any portion thereof.
Ala. Code § 45-16-85.25 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 16 / Section 45-16-85.25
Section 45-16-85.25 Certificate of Assessment; Issuance of License Tag; Valuation; Municipal Taxes
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, firm, or corporation residing in or owning a motor vehicle which is principally used in Coffee County who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return such motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation to the judge of probate; and the judge of probate shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, shall collect the tax as shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on file in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this subpart.

(b) Valuation for ad valorem assessment of motor vehicles shall be at the same rate and on the same basis as is provided in Article 5, commencing with Section 40-12-240, of Chapter 12, Title 40, as heretofore or hereafter amended, and all provisions of law with respect to the assessment on a quarterly basis are hereby incorporated in this subpart and made a part hereof.

(c) The Judge of Probate of Coffee County to which this subpart applies in addition to assessing and collecting the ad valorem taxes due the state and county on motor vehicles, shall collect the ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles due all cities in Coffee County and shall report and pay over the money collected for the cities at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes and licenses are reported and paid over by him or her. The judge of probate shall collect and deposit into the General Fund of Coffee County five percent of the amount of city taxes collected for assessing and collecting such taxes and shall deduct such amount from the total amount collected before paying the city treasury. The judge of probate shall not issue a license to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state until all ad valorem taxes due the state, counties, and cities are paid for the preceding tax year as shown by his or her tax receipt.
Ala. Code § 45-20-150.13 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-150.13
Section 45-20-150.13 Revocation of Bingo Permit - Jurisdiction to Restrain or Enjoin
Status: in_force

The circuit court of the county shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall afford trial by jury for all appeals directed to it for alleged violations of this article leading to revocations of existing permits.
Ala. Code § 45-37-140.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37 / Section 45-37-140.01
Section 45-37-140.01 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and terms as used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless a contrary meaning is apparent from the context:

(1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama.

(2) DISTRICT FOR FIGHTING FIRES. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for fighting or preventing fires and providing medical rescue services and systems.

(3) DISTRICT FOR FIRE FIGHTING AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for fighting and preventing fires and providing medical rescue services and systems and a system for collection and disposal of garbage.

(4) DISTRICT FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for the collection and disposal of garbage.

(5) DISTRICT FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. A district created under this article for establishing parks and recreational facilities.
Ala. Code § 45-20-242.55 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 20 / Section 45-20-242.55
Section 45-20-242.55 Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee
Status: in_force

Each person engaging or continuing within Covington County in a business subject to the taxes levied pursuant to Section 45-20-242.51 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 taxes; and every registered seller shall likewise add to the sales price and collect from the purchaser the amount of any tax which such registered seller is required to collect. 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 sales 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. It shall likewise be unlawful for any registered seller to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and to collect from the purchaser the amount of the tax imposed or to refund or offer to refund or absorb, or to advertise directly or indirectly the absorption of, the tax or any portion thereof.
Ala. Code § 45-51-21.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51 / Section 45-51-21.02
Section 45-51-21.02 Purpose
Status: in_force

The legislative intent and purpose of this part is to provide a structure for the business relations between a wholesaler and a supplier of wine in Montgomery County. Regulation in this area within the county is considered necessary for the following reasons:

(1) To maintain stability and healthy competition in the wine industry in Montgomery County.

(2) To provide and maintain a sound, stable, and viable three-tier system of distribution of wine to the public in Montgomery County.

(3) To promote the public health, safety, and welfare.

(4) To preserve and expand jobs in Montgomery County in the wine industry.
Ala. Code § 45-11-240.37 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-240.37
Section 45-11-240.37 Performance of Duties Regarding Real Estate Sales for Failure to Pay Taxes and Subsequent Redemptions
Status: in_force

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

(b) All duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding real property sales for failure to pay taxes and subsequent redemption heretofore performed by the judge of probate shall be transferred to and shall be performed by the revenue commissioner.
Ala. Code § 45-3-84.65 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 45-3-84.65
Section 45-3-84.65 Ad Valorem and Sales Taxes - Certificate of Assessment; Valuation; Disposition of Funds
Status: in_force

(a) Every person, firm, or corporation residing in or owning a motor vehicle which is principally used in Barbour County who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first be required to pay ad valorem taxes and sales taxes to the judge of probate. The judge of probate shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, shall collect the tax as shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep the receipt on file in the probate office for one year after each audit. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem taxes and sales taxes due under this subpart.

(b) Valuation for ad valorem assessment of motor vehicles shall be at the same rate and on the same basis as is provided in Article 5, Chapter 12, Title 40, and all laws relating to the assessment on a quarterly basis are hereby incorporated in this subpart and made a part hereof.

(c) The judge of probate, in addition to assessing and collecting the ad valorem taxes and sales taxes due the state and county on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and non-motorized vehicles, shall collect the ad valorem taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicles titles, and non-motorized vehicles due all municipalities in Barbour County and shall report and pay over the money collected for the municipalities at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes and licenses are reported and paid over by him or her. The judge of probate shall collect and deposit into the General Fund of Barbour County five percent of the amount of municipal taxes collected for assessing and collecting the taxes and shall deduct that amount from the total amount collected before paying the city treasury. The judge of probate may not issue a license to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the state until all ad valorem taxes and sales taxes due the state, county, and municipalities are paid for the preceding year as shown by the tax receipts.
Ala. Code § 45-51A-33.58 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 51A / Section 45-51A-33.58
Section 45-51A-33.58 Vacancies in Council
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy in the city council other than those occurring less than four months prior to the date of the next regular council election shall be filled by special elections to be held for that purpose. The date of the election shall be set by the city council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council, no later than 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. Such elections shall be held in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as regular council elections and the person so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. The date shall be set on the second Tuesday of the month when ordered by the city council, but not less than 70 days nor more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy unless a regular or special election is scheduled or required to be held within 120 days after the occurrence of the vacancy in which case the vacancy shall be filled at the regular or special election. Notice of the election shall be given at the expense of the city by one publication at least 18 days in advance of the same in one or more newspapers published in the city. Any person desiring to become a candidate at the election to fill the vacancy may become a candidate by filing his or her statement in writing with the judge of probate as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51. The statement shall be filed no earlier than the first Tuesday following the occurrence of such vacancy and no later than the third Tuesday following the occurrence of the vacancy. The statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the same amount as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51 which shall be paid over by the judge of probate to the general fund of the city or by a petition in the same manner as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51. The method, procedure, and requirements of qualifying as a candidate, and voting upon and determining the successful candidate shall otherwise be the same as provided herein relative to the election of the council at regular elections. If, at the first election, a majority is not received by any candidate for the office of council member, then a second or run-off election shall be held in the same manner on the sixth Tuesday thereafter. The successor to the council member chosen at the election shall qualify for office as soon as practical thereafter and shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified.

(b) In any Class 3 municipality organized under this part, after March 5, 2009, a vacancy in the city council or the office of mayor other than those occurring less than four months prior to the date of the next regular council election shall be filled by special elections to be held for that purpose. The date of the election shall be set by the city council at the next regular meeting or any subsequent meeting of the council, no later than 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The elections shall be held in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as regular city elections and the person so elected shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. The date shall be set on the second Tuesday of the month when ordered by the city council, but not less than 70 days nor more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy unless a regular or special election is scheduled or required to be held within 120 days after the occurrence of the vacancy in which case the vacancy shall be filled at the regular or special election. Notice of the election shall be given at the expense of the city by one publication at least 18 days in advance of the same in one or more newspapers published in the city. Any person desiring to become a candidate at the election to fill the vacancy may become a candidate by filing his or her statement in writing with the judge of probate as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51. The statement shall be filed no earlier than the first Tuesday following the occurrence of such vacancy and no later than the third Tuesday following the occurrence of the vacancy. The statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the same amount as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51 which shall be paid over by the judge of probate to the general fund of the city or by a petition in the same manner as provided in Section 45-51A-33.51. The method, procedure, and requirements of qualifying as a candidate, and voting upon and determining the successful candidate shall otherwise be the same as provided herein relative to the election of the council or mayor at regular elections. If, at the first election, a majority is not received by any candidate for the office, then a second run-off election shall be held in the same manner on the sixth Tuesday thereafter. The successor to the office chosen at the election shall qualify for office as soon as practical thereafter and shall hold office until a successor is elected and qualified.
Ala. Code § 45-52-200.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-200.02
Section 45-52-200.02 Taxes and Fees; Forms
Status: in_force

All applications for motor vehicle tags by mail and the correct amount of taxes and fees shall be received by the licensing officer on or before the 20th day of the month for which the motor vehicle license tag is due and payable, and the licensing officer shall mail the tag on or before the last day of the month. The licensing officer shall charge and collect a fee of two dollars ($2) for each motor vehicle license tax for each boat license, and for each business license issued by mail, in addition to all other fees prescribed by law. The additional fee shall be paid by the owner of the motor vehicle, boat owners, and business licensees with his or her mailed request for the licenses, and all fees collected by the licensing officer shall be paid into the general fund of the county. The actual expense of mailing application forms to the owners and licensees and of mailing tags as hereinabove provided shall be paid from the general fund of the county upon proper warrant signed by the licensing officer and approved by the county governing body as provided by law. All the forms necessary in the administration of this subpart shall be furnished by the State Department of Revenue.
Ala. Code § 45-48-141 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48 / Section 45-48-141
Section 45-48-141 Protection of Forests
Status: in_force

The County Commission of Marshall County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection of forests from fires, insects, disease, and other pests in Marshall County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s forest protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
Ala. Code § 45-11-245.08 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 11 / Section 45-11-245.08
Section 45-11-245.08 Abatement of Taxes Prohibited
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, none of the taxes herein authorized to be levied and collected may be abated by any governmental or other public body pursuant to Chapter 9B of Title 40 or otherwise.
Ala. Code § 45-8-120.02 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8 / Section 45-8-120.02
Section 45-8-120.02 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The judge of probate, the license commissioner, the tax assessor, the tax collector, the sheriff, the county commission, the county engineer, the county administrator, or other individuals as designated by law, who is responsible for the selection and supervision of individuals employed in his or her department.

(2) BOARD or CIVIL SERVICE BOARD. The Civil Service Board of Calhoun County.

(3) CLASSIFIED SERVICE. That category of service to the county in which the incumbent employees are approved to work on an on-going basis in an authorized job or position at least 32 hours in their established workweek.

(4) COUNTY. Calhoun County, Alabama.

(5) COUNTY COMMISSION. The County Commission of Calhoun County or any other body established by law in its stead.

(6) ELIGIBILITY LIST. A listing prepared by the board that contains the names of those applicants who have been determined by the board to have completed prescribed qualification tests and possess the required prerequisites necessary for appointment to a position in the classified service.

(7) EMPLOYEE. Any person employed by Calhoun County in any capacity who has not been exempted from the county civil service system by Section 45-8-120.01.

(8) JOB or POSITION. Any job or position that has been duly funded by the Calhoun County Commission, and classified by the Calhoun County Civil Service Board.

(9) PART-TIME SERVICE. That category of service to the county in which the incumbent employees are approved to work on an on-going basis in an authorized job or position less than 32 hours in their established workweek.

(10) PERFORMANCE RATING. A documented employee evaluation conducted by the appointing authority or his or her designee and noted on an evaluation conducted by the appointing authority or his or her designee and noted on an evaluation form approved by the board.

(11) PROBATIONARY STATUS. That condition of employment that an individual employed in classified service is afforded until he or she satisfactorily completes the probationary period established herein, but in no event shall this probationary period exceed six months continuous employment. Additionally, throughout this probationary status period, the appointing authority may terminate a probationary employee at his or her discretion regardless of whether a performance rating has been performed.

(12) REEMPLOYMENT LIST. That list of names of individuals who were designated as regular status employees in the classified service and have been laid off in the past two years or who have resigned in good standing.

(13) REGULAR STATUS. That condition of employment that an individual employed in the classified service is afforded by the board upon satisfactorily completion of the established probationary period.

(14) TEMPORARY SERVICE. That category of service to the county in which the individuals are employed to work in a job or position that has been approved for a limited period of time that shall not exceed 180 consecutive calendar days.

(15) WORKWEEK. A period of seven consecutive days that has been established in the same manner as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Ala. Code § 45-30-241.07 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 30 / Section 45-30-241.07
Section 45-30-241.07 Actual Payment Deemed a Credit Against Amount Due
Status: in_force

The acceptance of any amount paid for the excise tax imposed under this part shall not preclude the collection of the amount actually due. However, the amount actually paid shall constitute a credit against the amount actually due.
Ala. Code § 45-5-11 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-5-11
Section 45-5-11 Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Supernumerary County Officers
Status: in_force

Beginning October 1, 2007, each supernumerary county officer, or his or her surviving spouse, if applicable, shall receive the same percentage cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to income as the COLA provided for county employees, payable from the county general fund.
Ala. Code § 45-34-82 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 34 / Section 45-34-82
Section 45-34-82 Establishment of Pretrial Diversion Program
Status: in_force

(a) The District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama may establish a pretrial diversion program.

(b) All discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall be retained.

(c) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the district attorney and the district attorney may contract with any agency, person, or corporation for services related to this part. The district attorney may employ necessary persons to accomplish this part and these persons shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney.
Ala. Code § 45-46-232 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 46 / Section 45-46-232
Section 45-46-232 Jail Store
Status: in_force

(a) The Sheriff of Marengo County, or the authorized agent of the sheriff, may operate a jail store for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population.

(b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund in a bank located in Marengo County selected by the sheriff. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund.

(2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all jail store sales and transactions of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The jail store account and Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion.

(c) All profits realized in the operation of the jail store shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in the interest of the public as the sheriff sees fit.

(d) The establishment of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund and the use of the proceeds shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the jail.

(e) Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to May 16, 2008, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to May 16, 2008, shall be deposited into the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund created by this section.
Ala. Code § 45-29-82.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 29 / Section 45-29-82.20
Section 45-29-82.20 Investigators
Status: reserved

(a) Any person employed as an investigator for the District Attorney of the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit, composed of Fayette, Lamar, and Pickens Counties, for a period of 10 years or more who leaves the office in good standing, by retirement or otherwise, shall receive from the office, at the discretion of the district attorney, without cost to him or her, his or her service pistol and badge.

(b) Investigators for the District Attorney in the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit shall be employed under the general law pursuant to Section 12-17-220.1. Act 88-324 of the 1988 Regular Session (Acts 1988, p. 492), relating to investigators for the District Attorney in the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit is repealed.
Ala. Code § 45-30A-50.21 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 30A / Section 45-30A-50.21
Section 45-30A-50.21 Expenses of Board
Status: in_force

The governing body shall make necessary appropriations from the general fund to pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the board and its members in the administration of this part.
Ala. Code § 45-32-100.01 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 32 / Section 45-32-100.01
Section 45-32-100.01 Salary
Status: in_force

Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent members, subject to Section 16-1-26, the annual salary for the members of the Greene County Board of Education may be set at up to six hundred dollars ($600) per month, payable from the school funds of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-48-20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48 / Section 45-48-20
Section 45-48-20 Regulation of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday
Status: in_force

(a) The city council of each municipality in Marshall County, where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal, except for Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages, by ordinance, may regulate the sale of all alcoholic beverages including, but not limited to, draft beer and keg beer in any municipality within the county.

(b)(1) The voters of any municipality within the county may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages within the municipality on Sunday by an election pursuant to this section, in the following manner: The governing body of the municipality, by resolution, may call an election for the municipality to determine the sentiment of the voters of the municipality residing within the corporate limits as to whether alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or distributed on Sunday within the municipality.

(2) On the ballot to be used for the election, the question shall be in the following form: “Do you favor the legal sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages within this municipality on Sundays as further provided for and regulated by ordinance of the municipal governing body? Yes __ No __ .”

(3) The first 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. Any Sunday sales election shall be held as provided in this section as a special election or any subsequent municipal election not less than 30 days following the date of the resolution.

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

(5) Only qualified voters of the municipality may vote in the election. If a majority of the voters voting in the municipal election vote “Yes,” alcoholic beverages may be legally sold or dispensed within the corporate limits of the municipality on Sunday by licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the municipality serving the general public in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and as further provided for and regulated by ordinance of the municipal governing body. The municipality, by ordinance, may enact any policies it deems appropriate to regulate any aspect of Sunday alcoholic beverages sales within the municipality.

(6) If a majority of the voters voting in the municipal election vote “No,” alcoholic beverages may not be sold or dispensed in the municipality on Sunday after the hour of 2:00 A.M., except as otherwise authorized by law or by subsequent election which legalizes the sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. A subsequent election shall not be held within 12 months following an election under this subsection.

(c) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of any municipality and are not intended to, nor shall they be interpreted so as to, repeal any existing power or authority of any municipality now permitted under the general laws of the state, or under any local or special act of the Legislature.
Ala. Code § 45-42-122 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-122
Section 45-42-122 Applicability
Status: in_force

This part shall apply to and have application in Limestone County, Alabama, to all regular full-time employees whose wages, salaries, and benefits are provided from the general fund and other designated and special funds under the management and administration of the board of county commissioners, including regular full-time employees of the sheriff’s department, tax assessor’s office, tax collector’s office, and judge of probate’s office.
Ala. Code § 45-29-90.12 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 29 / Section 45-29-90.12
Section 45-29-90.12 Rates, Fees, and Charges for Services
Status: in_force

(a) Rates, fees, and charges for services rendered by the authority from any of its facilities shall be fixed and from time to time revised by the authority; provided, that such rates, fees, and charges shall be so fixed as at all times to provide funds at least sufficient to do all of the following:

(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, extending, and improving the facilities and other property from which such services are rendered.

(2) To pay the principal of and the interest on all bonds issued and obligations assumed by it, the authority, that are payable out of the revenues derived from the operation of those facilities, as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(3) To create and maintain such reserves for the foregoing purposes or any of them as may be provided in any mortgage and deed of trust or trust indenture executed by the authority hereunder or in any resolutions of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of bonds, the assumption of any obligation, or the acquisition of any such facilities and other property.

(4) To make such annual payments, if any, to the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the several states, municipalities, counties, departments, authorities, agencies, and political subdivisions of the several states as the authority may have contracted to make.

(1) May provide for the rendition by the authority to customers served by it of combined statements or bills for service furnished from one or more of its facilities.

(b) Any schedule or schedules of rates and other charges adopted by the board:

(1) May provide for the rendition by the authority to customers served by it of combined statements or bills for service furnished from one or more of its facilities.

(2) May permit the authority to decline to accept payment of charges for service from any of its facilities, without payment of charges for service at the same premises from any one or more of its other facilities.

(3) May provide for discontinuance of service from any or all of its facilities at any premises with respect to which there is a delinquency in the payment of charges for service from any part of the facilities of the authority.

(4) May provide for the payment of connection fees, disconnection fees, and reconnection fees.

(5) May require, as a prerequisite to the rendition of any service, the making of a deposit as security for payment of bills, on which deposit the authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow interest.
Ala. Code § 45-35-111 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 35 / Section 45-35-111
Section 45-35-111 Compensation
Status: in_force

(a)(1) In Houston County, the election officials referred to in Section 17-8-12 as “inspectors” and “clerks” are respectively referred to as “chief inspectors” and “poll workers.”

(2) The Houston County Appointing Board may appoint chief inspectors and deputy chief inspectors from the total number of appointed poll workers.

(b) A chief inspector shall receive additional compensation in an amount that, together with any amount paid by the state, shall make his or her total compensation two hundred dollars ($200) per day for each day he or she works at the polls.

(c) A deputy chief inspector shall receive additional compensation in an amount that, together with any amount paid by the state, shall make his or her total compensation one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day for each day he or she works at the polls.

(d) Poll workers shall receive additional compensation in an amount that, together with any amount paid by the state, shall make their total compensation one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day for each day they work at the polls.

(e) If the amount paid to the above officials as compensation or expense allowance by the state increases in the future, then the amount paid by the county under this section shall automatically decrease in a like amount.

(f) All additional compensation provided for in this section shall be paid from the general fund of the county.
Ala. Code § 45-42-242 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 42 / Section 45-42-242
Section 45-42-242 Levy of Tax
Status: in_force

There is hereby imposed upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Limestone County a county privilege, license, or tax in the following amounts:

(1) Five cents ($0.05) for each package of cigarettes, made of tobacco or any substitute therefor.

(2) Two cents ($0.02) for each cigar of any description made of tobacco or any substitute therefor, with the exception of the cigarette sized or near cigarette sized cigars which may be taxed at the same rate as cigarettes under subdivision (1).

(3) Two cents ($0.02) for each sack, can, package, or other container of smoking tobacco, including granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other kinds and forms of tobacco which are prepared in such manner as to be suitable for smoking in a pipe or cigarette.

(4) Three cents ($0.03) for each sack, plug, package, or other container of chewing tobacco, which tobacco is prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing only and not suitable for smoking as described in subdivision (3).

(5) Three cents ($0.03) for each can, bottle, glass, tumbler, package, or other container of snuff made of tobacco or any substitute therefor. The privilege, license, or excise tax shall be in addition to all other federal, state, or local taxes heretofore imposed by law. Provided, however, when the license tax hereby required to be paid shall have been paid by a wholesaler or seller of cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products, such payment shall be sufficient, the intent being that such license tax hereby required to be paid shall be paid but once on each package of cigarettes and on each cigar.
Ala. Code § 45-48-85.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 48 / Section 45-48-85.20
Section 45-48-85.20 License Division Created
Status: in_force

There is hereby created within the Probate Office of Marshall County a license division which shall issue all motor vehicles licenses and titles. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationery, forms, and supplies as furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks and other assistants for the judge of probate as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of the office. The judge of probate shall have authority to employ such clerks and other assistants and to fix their compensation, subject to and in accordance with the Marshall County Personnel Board Act concerning county employees. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
Ala. Code § 45-3-82.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 3 / Section 45-3-82.20
Section 45-3-82.20 Appointment; Power and Authority; Payment
Status: in_force

The District Attorney of the Third Judicial Circuit composed of Barbour and Bullock Counties may appoint a chief investigator and from time to time additional investigators. The investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. The investigators shall meet the minimum standards for law enforcement officers and shall have the same power and authority as deputy sheriffs and other law enforcement officers in this state. The investigators shall be paid in the same manner as other employees in the district attorney’s office. The investigators shall be responsible to the district attorney and shall perform duties as assigned by the district attorney.
Ala. Code § 45-27A-30.13 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 27A / Section 45-27A-30.13
Section 45-27A-30.13 Funding
Status: in_force

The clerk of the municipal court 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 § 45-52-161 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 52 / Section 45-52-161
Section 45-52-161 Definitions
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, shall have the following respective meanings.

(1) ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE. The aggregate amount of principal maturing (or required to be redeemed), and interest accrued, with respect to the obligations during a bond year.

(2) AUTHORITY. Decatur-Morgan County Port Authority, a public corporation and instrumentality organized under Chapter 94 of Title 11, as amended (Act 80-647, 1980 Regular Session (Acts 1980, p. 1220)), and any successor thereto.

(3) BOND YEAR. The period of 12 consecutive calendar months ending on the date that is one year after the stated date of the first obligations to be issued, and each period of 12 consecutive calendar months beginning on the day following the expiration of the preceding bond year.

(4) COMMISSION. The Morgan County Commission or other governing body of the county.

(5) COUNTY. Morgan County, Alabama.

(6) DISTRICT. The Morgan County Industrial Park and Economic Development Cooperative District, a public corporation organized under Chapter 99B of Title 11 by the authority and the participating local governments.

(7) DISTRICT JURISDICTION. The area within the boundaries of Morgan County, Alabama, and within each municipality therein.

(8) MORGAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND. The fund established under Section 45-52-161.06.

(9) MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK FACILITIES. Includes both of the following:

a. Capital improvements of real or personal property, or both which are located within or without, or partially within and partially without, any of the Morgan County Industrial Parks, which provide services to, or benefit, a Morgan County Industrial Park, or any part thereof, including, without limitation, plants, buildings, factories, works, facilities, machinery, and equipment of any kind whatsoever, roads, streets, and other facilities for access and transportation; utility facilities including water, sanitary, and storm sewage disposal, drainage, waste disposal systems, facilities for provision of manufactured and natural gas, and other utility services; facilities for communications; and parking areas and facilities, and

b. Any property which any of the participating local governments may acquire, develop, and convey under any law of Alabama or under any provision of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, including, without limitation, Morgan County, Section 6 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, Local Amendments (formerly Amendment 303 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended) and Morgan County, Section 7 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, Local Amendments (formerly Amendment 429 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended).

(10) MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARKS. Includes any real property, or interest therein, within the district jurisdiction determined by the district to be suitable for use by any public or private entity for any industrial, commercial, agricultural, transportation, manufacturing, assembly, financial services, distribution, warehouse, entertainment, medical, or research activity, purpose, or use and any office or other facilities related thereto or used or useful in connection therewith.

(11) OBLIGATIONS. Includes all bonds, warrants, notes, or other obligations (including, without limitation, bonds, warrants, notes, or other obligations issued to pay, retire, or refund any bonds, warrants, notes, or other obligations) issued by the district, pursuant to Chapter 99B of Title 11, or other applicable general law, for the purpose of paying the costs of any or all of the Morgan County Industrial Parks or any or all Morgan County Industrial Park Facilities.

(12) PARTICIPATING BOARDS OF EDUCATION. The County Board of Education of Morgan County; the City Board of Education of the City of Decatur; and the City Board of Education of the City of Hartselle.

(13) PARTICIPATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The county, the Cities of Decatur and Hartselle, the Towns of Eva, Falkville, Priceville, Somerville, and Trinity; and any other city or town hereafter incorporated and situated, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of the county.

(14) THREE PERCENT INCREASE. That amount of the TVA payment determined by the state Department of Revenue to be allocable to the three percent increase in the portion of the in-lieu-of-taxes payments made by the Tennessee Valley Authority to the State of Alabama which are annually transferred to the commission pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 40, which three percent increase became effective after September 30, 2005, pursuant to Act 2006-655, 2006 Regular Session (Acts 2006, p. 1792), and pursuant thereto shall be allocated by local legislation.

(15) TVA PAYMENT. An amount of Tennessee Valley Authority in-lieu-of-tax monies transferred and distributed by the State of Alabama to the commission pursuant to Chapter 28 of Title 40, as amended, or any subsequent statute of similar import.
Ala. Code § 45-45-82.54 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 45 / Section 45-45-82.54
Section 45-45-82.54 Judicial Administration Fund
Status: in_force

(a) The additional court costs or fees collected by the Circuit Court Clerk of Madison County shall be deposited into the Judicial Administration Fund, which is hereby created.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Madison County Commission use the proceeds from the Judicial Administration Fund to maintain current staffing levels in the District Attorney’s Office and Judicial Branch of government in Madison County.

(c) For the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2004, the Madison County Commission shall appropriate from the Judicial Administration Fund one hundred fourteen thousand four hundred six dollars ($114,406) to the Madison County District Attorney’s Office to hire two staff attorneys and support services for those attorneys. The Madison County Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Administrative Office of Courts, effective November 27, 2003, that is necessary to maintain the current staffing levels in the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, including bailiffs (Court Attendants I), law clerks (Court Attendants II), employees of the clerk’s office, employees of the court administrator’s office, and two warrant magistrates. The Madison County Commission shall advance the necessary funds to the Administrative Office of Courts for reappropriation to pay for the salary and benefits of the aforementioned employees of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit and, thereafter, appropriate the funds from the Judicial Administration Fund to the Administrative Office of Courts. These employees shall remain employees of the Administrative Office of Courts and shall continue to be entitled to the appropriate state benefits including, but not limited to, retirement and insurance. The Madison County Commission shall be reimbursed for all funds advanced to the Administrative Office of Courts from court costs collected under this subpart. After appropriating funds to the district attorney’s office, to the Administrative Office of Courts, and for the repayment of the monies advanced to the Administrative Office of Courts, any surplus funds shall be deposited in the General Fund of Madison County and appropriated by the Madison County Commission.
Ala. Code § 45-49-42.13 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 49 / Section 45-49-42.13
Section 45-49-42.13 Revocation of License
Status: in_force

Any license issued hereunder by the county governing body upon the violation of any section, requirement, or provision of this part by the licensee or any agent, attendant, or other employee of the licensee, provided the licensee shall first be notified of the violation and be afforded a hearing before the county governing body. Written notice of any violation hereunder and any hearing thereon before the county governing body may be given to licensees by delivering notices by hand to licensee, or in his or her absence to any adult person employed by the licensee at the licensed premises or the deposit of notice postage prepaid with the United States Postal Service and addressed to the licensee at the licensed premises, not less than 10 days prior to such hearing before the county governing body and the licensee may present such evidence as he or she shall wish to the governing body. In the event of any revocation of a license for the operation of a massage parlor in accordance with this section, the licensee shall not be entitled to the issuance of a subsequent license for the operation of a massage parlor in the county within 12 months following the date of the revocation.
Ala. Code § 45-19-240.20 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 19 / Section 45-19-240.20
Section 45-19-240.20 Procedure for Sale and Redemption of Lands
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply to Coosa County.

(b) The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in such county shall be the same as provided in Title 40, as amended, except that all such duties as are required of and are performed by the judge of probate and the county treasurer shall be transferred to and be performed by the revenue commissioner of the county, and the judge of probate and the county treasurer shall be relieved of all such duties.
Ala. Code § 45-40-60 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 40 / Section 45-40-60
Section 45-40-60 Expense Allowances
Status: in_force

(a) The Lawrence County Coroner shall be paid an expense allowance from the county general fund in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) monthly, which shall be in addition to any and all other salary, allowance, or other compensation provided by law for the county coroner.

(b) The Lawrence County Coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per month retroactive to October 1, 1998. The provisions of this subsection are remedial and curative and shall be retroactive to October 1, 1998. Any payments made to the coroner in accordance with this subsection are ratified and confirmed.

(c) The Lawrence County Coroner shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law.
Ala. Code § 45-37A-56.30 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 37A / Section 45-37A-56.30
Section 45-37A-56.30 Operation or Leasing of Parking Facilities
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the word person means a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, or unincorporated association.

(b) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state, with respect to each parking facility, that upon an authority’s acquiring a parking facility the authority shall carefully consider and decide, whether it is in the public interest that the authority itself operate such facility, enter into a contract with some person to operate such facility for the authority, or lease such facility. Among the factors the authority shall consider in making such decision are the following:

(1) The relative efficiency of the alternate operations.

(2) The relative economy of the three alternate operations.

(3) The overall advantage and benefit to the authority and the public of the alternate operations.

(c) In order to make the foregoing determination the authority shall ascertain the following: The amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds proposed to be issued to finance the parking facility; the amount necessary to be paid each year to any reserve fund which the board deems it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the bonds and the maintenance of the parking facility or facilities; and, unless the terms under which the project is to be leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the project and carry all proper insurance, including liability insurance, with respect thereto, the estimated cost of maintaining the parking facility in good repair and keeping it properly insured.

(d) The board shall not enter into any lease of the parking facility unless the lease provides for the lessee to pay to the authority an amount sufficient to meet the amortization requirements during the term of the lease and to pay the cost of keeping the parking facility in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the lease obligates the lessee, at lessee’s expense, to keep the facility in good repair and properly insured.

(e) The lease agreement, at the discretion of the board, may contain provisions describing minimum operating hours, maximum charges to be collected by the lessee, and other terms the lessee shall be required to observe in operating the parking facility.
Ala. Code § 45-2-221.13 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 2 / Section 45-2-221.13
Section 45-2-221.13 Regulations
Status: in_force

The county commission may adopt such other regulations as are necessary to effect the purposes of this part; provided however that nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize the county commission or any architectural review board, preservation district review board, or historic development commission, or any other entity created under this part to prevent or regulate the construction or placement of utility poles, wires, or equipment in any historic district or preservation district.
Ala. Code § 45-8A-22.73 — Alabama Code / Title 45 / Chapter 8A / Section 45-8A-22.73
Section 45-8A-22.73 Credit for Military Service
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2012-484, §1, effective May 16, 2012.