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AL Code § 45-20-160.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Section 45-20-160.01 - Liability for Monetary Loss; Voiding of Licenses Based on Worthless or Forged Instruments.

Section 45-20-160.01Liability for monetary loss; voiding of licenses based on worthless or forged instruments. (a) The Covington County Commission shall reimburse the offices of judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and sheriff from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) per annum per office arising or caused without the personal knowledge of the officer, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent. (b) It shall be the duty of the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and the sheriff to insure that the employees of the respective offices exercise due care in performing their required duties and make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission. The respective officers shall make a good faith effort to collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. (c) This section shall not apply to any deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the respective official or by any clerk or employee of his or her office. (d) In cases where worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent given for a license to the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the license cannot be retrieved, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff shall so state and that statement shall constitute authorization to void any license in question. Once the license has been voided, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff, if applicable, shall receive credit for the cost of the license, taxes, and all other fees from the appropriate agencies. If applicable, the appropriate state office shall mark the records pertaining to the license void and, upon inquiry by law enforcement agencies, shall notify the agencies that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations shall be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (Act 2002-329, p. 899, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-20-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-20-180 - Limitations on Political Signs, Advertisements, Etc.

Section 45-20-180Limitations on political signs, advertisements, etc. (a) Political signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of county controlled highways are prohibited in Covington County except those official signs or markers placed thereon by Covington County or under the authority of that governmental entity. No political sign, marker, or poster may be attached to any official sign or marker placed by the county or on any utility pole or tree on the rights-of-way of a county highway.  (b) Any person violating this section shall upon conviction be guilty of violating Section 23-1-6. (Act 91-176, p. 235, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-21-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-21-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-21-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Crenshaw County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Crenshaw 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.
AL Code § 45-21-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-21-20 - Sale of Draft Beer or Malt Beverages.

Section 45-21-20Sale of draft beer or malt beverages. The Crenshaw County Commission, by majority vote, may authorize the sale of draft beer or malt beverages in the county for on-premises and off-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, provided the draft beer sold for off-premises consumption may not exceed 288 ounces per customer per day which is sealed, labeled, packaged, and taxed in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. (Act 2018-254, §2.)
AL Code § 45-21-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-21-50 - Office Abolished.

Section 45-21-50Office abolished. In Crenshaw County the office of constable shall be abolished pursuant to Section 36-23-1. All assets, money, property, real or personal, equipment, and supplies belonging to such office shall be transferred to the county commission for use or disposition.  (Act 95-374, p. 763, §1.)
AL Code § 45-21-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-21-60 - Compensation; Deputy Coroner.

Section 45-21-60Compensation; deputy coroner. (a) Effective commencing October 1, 2014, the Coroner of Crenshaw County shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. The expense allowances provided for in this section shall be in lieu of all other compensation and expenses received by the coroner in Crenshaw County and shall be the only expense allowances provided for by law for the coroner. (b) The Coroner of Crenshaw County may appoint a deputy coroner to serve in his or her absence at no expense to the county. (c) The Crenshaw County Commission may increase the expense allowance for the coroner as provided in this section by a majority vote of all members of the commission. (Act 2006-333, p. 732, §§1, 2, 4; Act 2014-242, p. 771, §1.)
AL Code § 45-21-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Section 45-21-70 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-21-70Expense allowance. (a) The Crenshaw County Commission is hereby authorized to increase the expense allowance of the members of the commission up to an additional three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The action shall require a majority vote of all members of the commission. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all compensation, salary, and expense allowances presently paid. The expense allowance shall be paid out of either the county road and bridge fund or the county general fund, whichever fund the county commission deems fiscally proper. (b)(l) The Crenshaw County Commission may increase the expense allowance of the chair of the commission up to an additional one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month. The action shall require a majority vote of all members of the commission. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all compensation, salary, and expense allowances presently paid. The expense allowance shall be paid out of either the county road and bridge fund or the county general fund, whichever fund the county commission deems fiscally proper. (2) The remaining members of the Crenshaw County Commission shall continue receiving their expense allowance pursuant to subsection (a). (Act 85-592, p. 921, §1; Act 96-36, p. 49, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-21-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-21-100 - Superintendent of Education.

Section 45-21-100Superintendent of Education. Repealed by Act 2013-362, §2, effective August 1, 2013. (Act 88-741, 1st Sp Sess., p. 145, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-21-100.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-21-100.01 - Superintendent of Education.

Section 45-21-100.01Superintendent of Education.  (a) The Crenshaw County Board of Education shall appoint the Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw County pursuant to the general law of the state. The county superintendent of education shall possess all the qualifications prescribed for county superintendents of education by the general laws of the state. (b) Vacancies in the office of Superintendent of Education of Crenshaw County shall be filled by appointment of the county board of education. (c) This section shall apply at the expiration of the term of office of the current county superintendent of education or upon any vacancy occurring in the office of the county superintendent of education after August 1, 2013. (Act 2013-362, p. 1309, §1.)
AL Code § 45-21-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130 - Employment of County Engineer; Qualifications; Requirements.

Section 45-21-130Employment of county engineer; qualifications; requirements. The Crenshaw County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body performing the functions of the county governing body in the county, shall employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent civil engineer, possessing all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama; and he or she shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the maintenance and construction of the Crenshaw County public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §§1-13; Act 98-472, p. 913, § 1; Act 98-621, p. 1367, §1.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.01 - Appointment.

Section 45-21-130.01Appointment. The county engineer shall be appointed by the county commission from a nomination made by the Director of Transportation. If the nomination is not acceptable to the board the Director of Transportation shall be requested to make additional nominations. Should the Director of Transportation refuse, or fail to make nominations, the county commission may fill the position of county engineer with any person who has the qualifications herein set out.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §2.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.02 - Duties.

Section 45-21-130.02Duties. It shall be the duty of the county engineer, (1) to employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary properly to maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of Crenshaw County, and he or she shall have authority to prescribe their duties, and to discharge employees for cause, or when not needed; (2) to perform such engineering and surveying service as may be required, and to prepare and maintain the necessary maps and records; (3) to maintain the necessary accounting records to reflect the cost of the county highway system; (4) to build, or construct new roads, or change old roads, but only when ordered to do so by proper order of the county commission; (5) it shall be his or her further duty, insofar as is feasible to construct and maintain all county roads on the basis of the county as a unit, without regard to any district or beat lines. (Act 87-420, p. 617, §3.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.03 - Requisitions.

Section 45-21-130.03Requisitions. 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.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §4.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.04 - Wage or Salary Scale.

Section 45-21-130.04Wage or salary scale. It shall be the duty of the board to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and ferries, and the wage or salary scale shall not be exceeded by the engineer in the employment of labor and assistants.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §5.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.05 - Compensation.

Section 45-21-130.05Compensation. The board shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from the road and highway funds of Crenshaw County.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §6.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.06 - Bond.

Section 45-21-130.06Bond. 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 Crenshaw County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such 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 board. The premiums thereon shall be paid by the county.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §7.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.07 - Office Space and Equipment.

Section 45-21-130.07Office space and equipment. The board shall furnish the county engineer with an office at the courthouse, or elsewhere, at the county seat, and all necessary office supplies, and shall furnish him or her with necessary transportation in connection with his or her duties under this article.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §8.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.08 - Custodian of Equipment; Storage Facilities.

Section 45-21-130.08Custodian of equipment; storage facilities. The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment of Crenshaw County, and he or she shall be accountable for the same, at all times. The board shall furnish the necessary storage facilities in which to keep tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment, and the county engineer shall keep on files in his or her office, at all times, an up-to-date inventory, containing a list of all tools, machinery, equipment, and supplies belonging to Crenshaw County.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §9.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.09 - Requisition for Expenditure of Funds; Appropriation by Commission.

Section 45-21-130.09Requisition for expenditure of funds; appropriation by commission. The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, and ferries of Crenshaw County as may be set aside and appropriated by the county commission, as hereinafter provided. 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 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, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries of Crenshaw County for the current fiscal year, beginning on October 1st, which amount, other than the salary of the county engineer and his or her necessary expenses, shall not be exceeded by him or her in building, maintaining, and constructing public roads, bridges, and ferries in Crenshaw County during that period; provided however, that the board is authorized, from time to time within any such period, to increase the amount so allowed to be expended by the county engineer during that period, when such authorization will not conflict with provisions of the general law under the budget act, Section 11-8-3. Provided further, that if such funds are presently available, and have not heretofore been set aside by the present Crenshaw County Commission, immediately upon the passage and approval of this article, it shall be the duty of the county commission herein created to set aside a sufficient portion of funds for the maintenance of roads, bridges, and ferries until the meeting in September or October 1987, as hereinabove provided for.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §10.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.10 - Requisition for Materials, Supplies, Etc.

Section 45-21-130.10Requisition for materials; supplies, etc. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the chair of the county commission for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Crenshaw County. Requisitions shall be filed and presented by the chair to the county commission at its next meeting, for the approval of the board. Provided, however, that the chair shall have full power and authority to make purchases without first obtaining the approval of the whole board if the delay caused by the hereinabove procedure, might, in his or her judgment, cause an unnecessary and harmful interruption in the operation of the county road system.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §11.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.11 - Inspection and Approval of Materials, Supplies, etc., Prior to Payment.

Section 45-21-130.11Inspection and approval of materials, supplies, etc., prior to payment. It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Crenshaw County for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall not be accepted and paid for without its first having been approved by him or her.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §12.)
AL Code § 45-21-130.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 21 - Crenshaw County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-21-130.12 - Employment of Road Supervisor in Emergency.

Section 45-21-130.12Employment of road supervisor in emergency. In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the county commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event the county commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed, shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subject to this article; but an emergency shall not exist so long as the Director of Transportation can nominate an engineer who will accept employment by the board under the terms of this article, it being the intention of this article to provide that, when county roads are to be maintained or constructed in the county, the supervision thereof shall be either under a county engineer, as hereinabove provided for, or, by a road supervisor, who is not a member of the county commission.  (Act 87-420, p. 617, §13.)