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AL Code § 45-34-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-34-84 - Salary; Disposition of Fees, Commission, Etc; Personnel, Equipment, Etc.

Section 45-34-84Salary; disposition of fees, commission, etc; personnel, equipment, etc. (a) The Judge of Probate of Henry County shall be entitled to receive compensation in the form of an annual salary which shall be equal to sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) per annum less than the total salary compensation paid by the state to the presiding circuit judge in the county. Such salary shall be paid in lieu of all other fees, allowances, and percentages heretofore provided by law, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund in the county treasury. (b) All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges heretofore collected for the use of the judge of probate, hereafter shall be collected and paid into the general fund of the county. (c) Upon the recommendation of the judge of probate, the governing body of Henry County shall provide the probate office with such office personnel, clerks, deputies, and such quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other such conveniences and supplies as such governing body may consider necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of such office. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the judge of probate, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county. (Act 82-749, p. 223, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-34-84.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-34-84.20 - Special Transaction Fee.

Section 45-34-84.20Special transaction fee. In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a special transaction fee in an amount determined by the Henry County Commission, but not exceeding five dollars ($5), shall be paid to the Henry County Judge of Probate when any public business is transacted in his or her office. The special additional transaction fees shall be collected by the judge of probate and deposited no later than the 20th day of the month following collection into a special fund in the Henry County Judge of Probate office to be used at the discretion of the judge of probate for the costs of maintaining, preserving, and upgrading the records and recording equipment and other services necessary for the improvement of the office of the judge of probate. (Act 2003-279, p. 674, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-84.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - Licensing.|Section 45-34-84.40 - Renewal of Licenses by Mail.

Section 45-34-84.40Renewal of licenses by mail. (a) In Henry County, the judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a motor vehicle license has been previously issued an application for renewal of a license required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and shall contain sufficient information to adequately identify and process the renewal. The signature of the licensee on the application and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue the license and return the license to the licensee by mail. The county commission may establish a fee to be entitled mail order fee in an amount to pay for the cost of this mailing procedure. The fee shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions. (b) In Henry County, the judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a boat certificate of registration has been previously issued an application for renewal of certificate required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the certificate. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and shall contain sufficient information to adequately identify and process the renewal. The signature of the licensee on the application and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue the license and return the license to the licensee by mail. The county commission may establish a fee to be entitled mail order fee in an amount to pay the cost of this mailing procedure. The fee shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions. (c) In Henry County, the judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a business license has been previously issued an application for renewal of certificate required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and shall contain sufficient information to adequately identify and process the renewal. The signature of the licensee on the application and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue the license and return the license to the licensee by mail. The county commission may establish a fee to be entitled mail order fee in an amount to pay the cost of this mailing procedure. The fee shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions. (Act 2000-427, p. 785, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-34-84.60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 4 - Motor Vehicle and Non-Motorized Vehicle Assessment.|Section 45-34-84.60 - Transfer of Duties; Compensation.

Section 45-34-84.60Transfer of duties; compensation. (a) This section shall apply only in Henry County. (b) All duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding motor vehicle and non-motorized vehicle assessment and ad valorem tax collection heretofore performed by the revenue commissioner shall be transferred to and shall be performed by the judge of probate. (c)(1) Upon the recommendation of the judge of probate, the governing body of Henry County shall provide the probate office with office personnel, clerks, deputies, and quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other conveniences and supplies as the governing body may consider necessary for the proper and efficient assessment and collection of ad valorem tax on motor vehicles and non-motorized vehicles. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the judge of probate and shall be paid in equal installments out of the general fund of the county. (2) The salaries, as determined in subdivision (1), shall be paid on a pro rata basis out of the monies collected each tax year and paid into the general fund of the county, and thereafter paid from the fund to the clerks in equal installments. The pro rata share of the salaries of the clerks to be paid by each fund or agency receiving ad valorem taxes shall be determined by computing the percentage of the total collections for which each fund or agency bears to the total collections of ad valorem taxes. The pro rata share of salaries each fund or agency shall pay during the first year after implementation of this section shall be based upon the collections made during the upcoming year after October 1, 2000.  (Act 2000-567, p. 1048, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-34-84.80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 5 - Reimbursement for Worthless Instruments.|Section 45-34-84.80 - Reimbursement for Monetary Loss.

Section 45-34-84.80Reimbursement for monetary loss. (a) The Henry County Commission shall reimburse the office of the Judge of Probate of Henry County for any monetary loss, up to a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), per annum, arising or caused by error if the mistake or omission was caused without the personal knowledge of the judge of probate, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless or forged checks, drafts, negotiable instruments, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent. The reimbursement payments shall be made from the county general fund. (b) It shall be the duty of the judge of probate to ensure that the employees of the office exercise due care in performing their required duties and make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission. The judge of probate 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 judge of probate or by any clerk, or any employee of the judge of probate. (d) Neither the judge of probate nor any official, any clerk, or any employee of the judge of probate shall be personally liable for worthless checks, drafts, negotiable instruments, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent, if the judge of probate makes a good faith effort to collect on the worthless instruments or other written orders for money. (e) In cases arising out of acceptance of a worthless or forged check, draft, negotiable instrument, money order, or other written order for money or its equivalent the judge of probate may charge a fee equal to the amount allowed a merchant by general law for each worthless or forged check, instrument, or other written order for money. The proceeds thereby generated shall be deposited into the operating account of the judge of probate and shall be disbursed by that officer for the loss in collecting the charge. (Act 2001-339, p. 433, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-34-84.81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 5 - Reimbursement for Worthless Instruments.|Section 45-34-84.81 - Procedures Governing Noncollectible Negotiable Instruments.

Section 45-34-84.81Procedures governing noncollectible negotiable instruments. (a) In Henry County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license, boat license, driver’s license, privilege license, or conservation license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, or his or her designee, shall notify the maker or drawer of the negotiable instrument in writing that payment of the negotiable instrument was refused by the drawee and that if the maker or drawer does not pay the holder thereof the amount due thereon within 10 days of the mailing of the notice to the maker or drawer, then the license shall be subject to retrieval or voided by the judge of probate without further notice. Written notice by regular mail to the address printed on the instrument or given by the maker or drawer at the time of issuance of the license shall be conclusively deemed sufficient and equivalent to notice having been received by the person making, drawing, uttering, or delivering the instrument. (b) If the maker or drawer of the instrument fails to timely pay the amounts due, then the judge of probate shall notify the license inspector or the sheriff who shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license.  (c) In the event the license cannot be retrieved through reasonable measures, the license inspector or the sheriff shall state this fact in writing to the judge of probate and the statement shall constitute authorization for the judge of probate to void the license. (d) Once the license has been voided, the judge of probate shall receive credit for the cost of the license, sales tax, and the issuance fee. The appropriate state office or offices shall mark all pertinent records pertaining to the license which has been voided accordingly and upon inquiry by any law enforcement agency or officer shall notify the agency or officer that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations shall be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (e) The provisions of this section are supplemental and cumulative to existing law and the remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other criminal or civil penalty provided by law for the negotiating of worthless negotiable instruments. (f) In addition to any other applicable immunity protections, the judge of probate or any of his or her employees, agents, or assignees who comply with this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for all actions taken pursuant to this section. (Act 2001-340, p. 434, §§1-6.)
AL Code § 45-34-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-34-100 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-34-100Expense allowance. (a) In Henry County, each member of the county board of education is entitled to receive a monthly expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200), to be paid from school funds, and as reimbursement for expenses incurred in Henry County, Alabama. Such allowance shall be in addition to any other allowance or compensation provided by law. (b) The operation of this section shall be retroactive to October 1, 1980, and all actions taken and payments made pursuant thereto on and after that date are ratified and confirmed. (Act 86-385, p. 571, §§1, 3.)
AL Code § 45-34-100.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Division 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-100.20 - Composition of Board.

Section 45-34-100.20Composition of board. Beginning in 1986 and continuing until the expiration of the term of office of any member of the Henry County Board of Education elected to such board in 1984, the Henry County Board of Education shall be composed of six members. Thereafter, such board shall be composed of five members elected from five single member districts within the county, as hereinafter defined. The chair for the board shall be elected from the membership of the board immediately after the members elected to the board in 1986 have taken their seats on the board, and thereafter the board, in like manner, shall elect a chair every two years. Those board members seeking to serve Districts No. 2, No. 4, and No. 5 shall run and be elected from their respective districts in 1986 and shall serve six-year terms. Those board members seeking to serve Districts No. 1 and No. 3 shall run and be elected from their respective districts in 1988 and shall likewise serve six-year terms. The term of office of a member of the board of education, when elected, shall officially begin at the first meeting of the board of education next following the election of any member to such board.  Act 87-335, p. 482, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-100.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Division 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-100.22 - Election and Terms of Board Members.

Section 45-34-100.22Election and terms of board members. At the general elections in 1988 and 1992, and every six years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Henry County shall elect one board member for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for which he or she is elected, and who shall hold office for a period of six years, and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified. (Act 87-335, p. 482, §3.)
AL Code § 45-34-100.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Division 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-100.23 - Transition of Offices.

Section 45-34-100.23Transition of offices. This subpart shall not affect the duties, rights, and responsibilities of the present members of the Henry County Board of Education, but the board members shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of the office as now incumbent upon them and as may be incumbent upon them by law, until their successors shall be elected and qualified under this subpart. (Act 87-335, p. 482, §4.)
AL Code § 45-34-100.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 1 - Board of Education.|Division 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-100.24 - Vacancies.

Section 45-34-100.24Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring on the board of education shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law concerning the filling of vacancies on the Henry County Board of Education. (Act 87-335, p. 482, §5.)
AL Code § 45-34-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-34-240 - Salary, Cost of Living Increases, and Expense Allowances.

Section 45-34-240Salary, cost of living increases, and expense allowances. (a) This section shall only apply in Henry County. (b) The total compensation, including salary, cost of living increases, and expense allowances, paid to the revenue commissioner under general law and Act 2003-152 of the 2003 Regular Session (Acts 2003, p. 455), are hereby ratified and confirmed as the proper compensation for the revenue commissioner, and shall continue as the total compensation, including salary, cost of living increases, and expense allowances, paid to the revenue commissioner until such time as the requirements of Section 11-2A-4, have been met. (Act 2009-322, p. 549, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-34-240.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-34-240.01 - Additional Expense Allowance; Salary Increases.

Section 45-34-240.01Additional expense allowance; salary increases. (a) Commencing on April 1, 2017, the Revenue Commissioner of Henry County shall receive an annual expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable in equal monthly installments. This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted to the revenue commissioner, including, the compensation provided in Section 45-34-240. (b) Effective beginning the next term of office, the annual salary of the Revenue Commissioner of Henry County shall be increased by five thousand dollars ($5,000) 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. (Act 2017-44, §2.)
AL Code § 45-34-240.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Consolidated Office.|Section 45-34-240.21 - Budgetary Operations and Functions.

Section 45-34-240.21Budgetary operations and functions. The revenue commissioner shall combine all budgetary operations and functions of the office of the revenue commissioner that were previously divided into the budgetary operations and functions of the tax assessor and the budgetary operations and functions of the tax collector. The expenses of the office shall be financed on a pro rata basis and allocated in the same manner that the salary of the revenue commissioner is paid pursuant to Section 40-6A-2. Any funds retained as a result of the combining of budgetary operations and functions pursuant to this section shall be used solely for the operation of the office of the revenue commissioner subject to approval of the budget for the office by the county commission in the same manner as the budget is currently approved. (Act 2017-44, §3.)
AL Code § 45-34-240.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 3 - Employees.|Section 45-34-240.40 - Salaries.

Section 45-34-240.40Salaries. (a) The County Commission of Henry County is authorized to pay out of the general fund of the county the salaries of clerks for the tax collector and clerks for the tax assessor. Such clerks shall be appointed by the tax collector and tax assessor, respectively. The tax assessor, with the approval of the Henry County Commission, shall fix his or her clerks’ salaries and the tax collector, with the approval of the Henry County Commission, shall fix his or her clerks’ salaries; however, the total amount to be paid to the clerks in each office shall be fixed at not more than twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum, total, and shall be paid as requested by the tax assessor and tax collector, with the approval of the Henry County Commission, to such clerks. (b) The salaries, as above determined, shall be paid on a pro rata basis out of the monies collected each tax year into the general fund of the county, and thereafter paid from the fund to the clerks in equal installments. The pro rata share of the clerks’ salaries to be paid by each fund or agency receiving ad valorem taxes, shall be determined by computing the percentage of the total collections for which each fund or agency bears to the total collections of ad valorem taxes. The pro rata share of salaries each fund or agency shall pay during the first year after implementation of this section shall be based upon the collections made during the tax year next preceding October 1, 1983. (Act 83-548, p. 847, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-35-83 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-35-83Expense allowance. The Judge of Probate and the Revenue Commissioner of Houston County shall be provided an expense allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per month, payable out of the county general fund from money not otherwise appropriated or as specified by the governing body of the county. Such expense allowance shall be in addition to all other expense allowances heretofore provided. (Act 80-548, p. 851, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-35-83.01 - Salary; Cost-of-Living Increases.

Section 45-35-83.01Salary; cost-of-living increases.  (a) Beginning on June 1, 2015, the Judge of Probate of Houston County shall receive an annual salary of one hundred five thousand dollars ($105,000). Notwithstanding Chapter 2A of Title 11, the judge of probate shall be eligible for any cost of living increase afforded to all county employees. (b) In order to receive the compensation provided under subsection (a), the judge of probate shall waive any compensation provided under Section 17-3-60, relating to reports from the state voter registration list. (Act 2015-261, §1.)