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AL Code § 45-35A-54.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.32 - Receipt of Gifts, Transportation, or Thing of Value.

Section 45-35A-54.32Receipt of gifts, transportation, or thing of value. (a) No officer or employees of the city shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any railroad, interurban railway, street railway, gas works, water works, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line or telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, any frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service, or accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, any gift or other thing of value, or any service upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public generally. Every such contract or agreement shall be void. (b) Such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform, nor to policemen in the discharge of their duty; nor shall any free service to city officials heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §33.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.33 - Statement of Receipts and Expenses; Summary of Proceedings.

Section 45-35A-54.33Statement of receipts and expenses; summary of proceedings. The board of commissioners, each quarter, shall print in pamphlet form a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the city and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding quarter and furnish printed copies thereof to the daily newspapers of the city, and to persons who apply therefor. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §34.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.34 - Examination of Books and Accounts.

Section 45-35A-54.34Examination of books and accounts. At the end of each year the board of commissioners shall cause a full and complete examination of all the books and accounts of the city to be made by competent accountants, and shall publish the result of such examination in the manner above provided for publication of statements of quarterly expenditures; and the Governor may at any time, have all the books and accounts of such city examined by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, the cost of such examination to be paid by such city upon the presentation to the president of the board of commissioners of the city of a duly verified statement of such expenses made by the department, approved by the Governor. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §35.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.35 - Bribery; Voter Fraud.

Section 45-35A-54.35Bribery; voter fraud. Any person offering to give a bribe, either in money or other consideration, to any voter for the purpose of influencing his or her vote at any election provided in this part, or any voter entitled to vote at such election, receiving and accepting such bribe or other consideration, or any person making false answer to any of the provisions of this part relative to his or her qualifications to vote at an election, or any person willfully voting or offering to vote at such election who has not complied with the residency requirements provided for by general law, or who is not voting age, or is not a citizen of the United States, or knowing himself or herself not to be a qualified voter of the precinct, where he or she offers to vote, or any person knowingly procuring, aiding, or abetting any violation hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §36.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.36 - City Employees Prohibited From Soliciting Electoral Support or Influencing Vote.

Section 45-35A-54.36City employees prohibited from soliciting electoral support or influencing vote. Any employee of the city who solicits support for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, or any such employee who endeavors to influence any voter to vote for or against any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §37.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.37 - Candidates Prohibited From Paying, etc., to Solicit Votes.

Section 45-35A-54.37Candidates prohibited from paying, etc., to solicit votes. It shall be unlawful for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner, or for any other person in his or her behalf, to hire or pay, or agree to pay, any person to solicit votes at the polls on election day, and it shall also be unlawful for any person to accept such hire, or make such contract for pay, to solicit votes for any candidate for mayor or associate commissioner. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §38.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.38 - Vacancies Preventing Quorum on Board.

Section 45-35A-54.38Vacancies preventing quorum on board. Should a vacancy exist simultaneously from any cause hereinabove provided for in three commissionerships, so as to leave no quorum of the board to fill same, an election to fill the vacancies shall be called by the remaining commissioners, to be held not less than 20 nor more than 30 days from the occurrence of the third vacancy. Notice of the election and of the time of holding the same shall be given by one publication at least 15 days in advance of same in one or more newspapers in the city at the expense of the city. The commissioners chosen at this election shall qualify as speedily as possible thereafter. They shall serve for the unexpired portions of the terms of their predecessors. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §39.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.39 - Judge of Probate to File Records.

Section 45-35A-54.39Judge of Probate to file records. The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall record in a well-bound book, kept for that purpose, all papers required to be filed with them under this part, and shall receive therefor the compensation allowed by law for recording deeds. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §40.)
AL Code § 45-35A-54.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 5 - Governing Body.|Section 45-35A-54.40 - Violations.

Section 45-35A-54.40Violations. Any person wilfully violating any provision of this part relating to the commission form of government shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), and may, at the discretion of the court trying the case, be sentenced to hard labor for the county for a term not to exceed six months, and such offenses shall be grounds for removal from municipal office. (Act 79-537, p. 959, §41.)
AL Code § 45-35A-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 6 - Pension and Retirement System.|Section 45-35A-55 - Participation in Employees' Retirement System; Transfer of Assets and Liabilities.

Section 45-35A-55Participation in Employees' Retirement System; transfer of assets and liabilities. Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 103, 1953 Regular Session (Acts 1953, p. 145), as amended by Act 543, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977, p. 711), the City of Dothan by action of the city council may take any actions necessary to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama pursuant to Section 36-27-6, and the remaining provisions of Chapter 27 of Title 36, and may transfer any assets and liabilities of the City of Dothan Pension and Retirement System to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, as necessary for the City of Dothan to participate in the Employees' Retirement System. Upon acceptance of the City of Dothan in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of the City of Dothan Pension and Retirement System may terminate the pension and retirement system established pursuant to Act 103, 1953 Regular Session (Acts 1953, p. 145), as amended by Act 543, 1977 Regular Session (Acts 1977, p. 711), according to the terms and conditions as it shall provide and upon satisfaction of any obligations to any vested members of the system in the manner as the board shall determine necessary. (Act 2004-274, p. 380, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56 - Definitions.

Section 45-35A-56Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICATION FEE. A one-time administrative fee imposed by the City of Dothan as a condition precedent to participating in a pretrial diversion program. (2) CITY ATTORNEY. The city attorney of the City of Dothan or any legal staff employed by the city attorney. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT. As defined in subdivision (1) of Section 41-8A-1. (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined in subdivision (15) of Section 36-25-1, whether employed in this state or elsewhere. (5) OFFENDER. Any person charged with a criminal offense including, but not limited to, any misdemeanor, violation, or traffic offense, as defined by existing law, which was allegedly committed within the corporate limits or police jurisdiction of the City of Dothan. (6) PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM or PROGRAM. A program that allows the imposition by the city or by a designated agency of certain conditions of behavior and conduct for a specified period of time upon an offender which allow the offender to have his or her charges reduced, dismissed without prejudice, or otherwise mitigated should all of the conditions be met during the time frame set by the city attorney. (7) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. As defined in subdivision (14) of Section 13A-1-2. (8) SUPERVISION FEE. Any fee other than the application fee imposed by any agency providing supervision of treatment of the offender. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.01 - Established; Discretionary Powers; Supervision and Control.

Section 45-35A-56.01Established; discretionary powers; supervision and control. (a) The City of Dothan, Alabama, may establish a pretrial diversion program. (b) All discretionary powers endowed by common law and provided by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the City of Dothan shall be retained. (c) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the city and the city may contract with any agency, person, or corporation for services related to this part. The city may employ necessary persons to accomplish this part and those persons shall serve at the pleasure of the city. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §2.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.02 - Application for Admittance.

Section 45-35A-56.02Application for admittance. An offender may apply to the city for admittance into the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §3.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.03 - Ineligibility for Program.

Section 45-35A-56.03Ineligibility for program. Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the sole discretion of the city attorney. An offender deemed by the city attorney to be a threat to the safety or well being of the community shall not be eligible for the program. An offender charged with any of the following types of offenses shall be ineligible for admittance: (1) Any offense involving violence or aggression resulting in injury to a law enforcement officer. (2) Any offense involving eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. (3) Any offense involving violence where weapons are used or where children are victims. (4) Any driving under the influence charge where serious physical injuries are involved. (5) Any offense wherein the offender is a public official and the charge is related to the capacity of the offender as a public official. (6) The person may not hold a commercial driver license (CDL) issued in any state, any United States possession or territory, or any United States insular area, or has no conviction for which a commercial driver license was required. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §4.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.04 - Standards for Admission.

Section 45-35A-56.04Standards for admission. (a) The city attorney may consider an offender for the pretrial diversion program based on any of the following circumstances: (1) There is a probability justice will be served if the offender is placed in the program. (2) It is determined the needs of the state, city, and the offender can be met through the program. (3) The offender appears to pose no substantial threat to the safety and well being of the community. (4) It appears the offender is not likely to be involved in further criminal activity if the offender complies with all conditions imposed pursuant to the program. (5) The offender will likely respond to rehabilitative treatment or counseling. (6) The need for restitution for the victim from the offender outweighs the interest of the state and city for incarceration of the offender. (b) The city attorney may waive any of the standards specified in subsection (a) if justice or special circumstances dictate. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §5.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.05 - Admission Into Program.

Section 45-35A-56.05Admission into program. (a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the pretrial diversion program, and prior to admission thereto and as a part of the evaluation process of the city attorney, the city attorney may require the offender to furnish information concerning past criminal history, education history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care prescribed or received, psychological tests taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the city attorney believes has a bearing on the decision of whether or not the offender should be admitted to the program. (b) The city attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview the city attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this part. The offender shall provide the city attorney written consent to allow the city attorney to receive any educational, work, medical, psychiatric, psychological, or other records deemed necessary by the city attorney for the evaluation process. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §6.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.07 - Fees.

Section 45-35A-56.07Fees. (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee when the offender is approved for the pretrial diversion program. The amount of the assessment for participating in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, fees, and assessments for the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, Department of Forensic Sciences assessments, drug, alcohol, or anger management treatment required by law, and any costs of supervision, treatment, and restitution for which the offender may be responsible. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the city attorney. (b) The following application fees shall be applied to offenders accepted into the program: (1) Driving under the influence (DUI): Five thousand dollars ($5,000). (2) Domestic violence offenses: One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). (3) Other misdemeanor offenses: Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). (4) Traffic offenses not including DUI: Five hundred dollars ($500). (5) Violations: Two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (c) The amount of the application fee for each offender shall be established by the city attorney. (d) The application fee shall be allocated to the General Fund of the City of Dothan. (e) An applicant offender may not be denied access into the pretrial diversion program based solely on the inability of the offender to pay the application fee. Application fees may be waived or reduced for just cause, including indigency of the offender, at the discretion of the city. Any determination of the indigency of the offender for purposes of program fee mitigation shall be made by the city, but any mitigation shall be done only upon the determination by the city that there is no reasonable likelihood within the reasonably foreseeable future that the offender will have the ability to pay the application fee. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §8.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.08 - Collection and Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-35A-56.08Collection and disposition of funds. Application fees required by this part shall be collected by the court clerk of the Dothan Municipal Court. The fees shall be disbursed to each entity or department as allocated by Section 45-35A-56.07. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §9.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.10 - Violations; Waiver.

Section 45-35A-56.10Violations; waiver. (a) After any violation of any program terms or conditions or upon any breach of any program agreement by the offender, the city attorney may do any of the following: (1) Continue the agreement with or without modification. (2) Terminate the offender from the pretrial diversion program. (3) Require the offender to adopt a new agreement as a condition of continued participation. (b) The city attorney may waive a violation for good cause shown why the offender should stay in the program. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §11.)
AL Code § 45-35A-56.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35A - Houston County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Dothan.|Part 7 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-35A-56.11 - Liability of City Attorney, Agency, or Service Provider.

Section 45-35A-56.11Liability of city attorney, agency, or service provider. In no event shall the city attorney or any other agency or service provider have any liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program or for acceptance of an offender into the program. (Act 2012-445, p. 1248, §12.)
AL Code § 45-36-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 36 - Jackson County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Part 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-36-60 - Compensation and Mileage Allowance Schedule; Deputy Coroners.

Section 45-36-60Compensation and mileage allowance schedule; deputy coroners. (a) A new compensation and mileage allowance schedule for the Coroner and Chief Deputy Coroner of Jackson County, Alabama, shall be determined by the county commission and shall be payable in the manner prescribed by the county commission from the county general fund. Such compensation and allowance schedule shall be established by resolution duly adopted and spread upon the minutes of the county commission and shall be in lieu of any county compensation and mileage allowances heretofore provided by law for such coroner and deputy coroner. Such new compensation and mileage schedule shall become effective at the beginning of the next term of office for such coroner and deputy coroner. (b) The Coroner of Jackson County is hereby authorized and directed to appoint two deputy coroners, one of whom shall reside in the western half of the county and one of whom shall reside in the eastern half of the county, who shall have authority to exercise all of the functions pertaining to the coroner’s office. The compensation and mileage allowance for such deputy coroners shall be set by the county commission in the same manner as prescribed in subsection (a) for coroner and deputy coroner. Such compensation and mileage allowance shall be paid in the usual manner from the county general fund. (Act 86-630, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 11, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-36-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 36 - Jackson County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Part 2 - Deputy Coroner.|Section 45-36-61 - Appointment; Compensation.

Section 45-36-61Appointment; compensation. (a) The Coroner of Jackson County is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a deputy coroner who shall have authority to exercise all the functions pertaining to the office of the coroner and who shall serve at the pleasure of the coroner. (b) The compensation of the deputy coroner shall be determined by the county commission and shall be payable in the manner prescribed by the county commission from the general fund of the county. (Act 79-350, p. 564, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-36-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 36 - Jackson County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-36-70 - Salary; Full-Time Position.

Section 45-36-70Salary; full-time position. (a) The Chair of the Jackson County Commission shall receive an annual salary as provided by current law. The amount shall be paid in equal biweekly installments from the general fund in the county treasury. (b) The chair of the county commission shall serve full time. (Act 80-538, p. 836, §1; Act 81-738, p. 1266, §1; Act 2018-516, §1.)
AL Code § 45-36-70.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 36 - Jackson County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-36-70.01 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-36-70.01Expense allowance. The Chair of the Jackson County Commission shall be paid a monthly expense allowance of five hundred dollars ($500). Each associate member of the Jackson County Commission shall be paid a monthly expense allowance of three hundred dollars ($300). Such amounts shall be paid from the county treasury to such county officers and shall be in lieu of any other expense allowances for performance of in-county duties heretofore provided by law for the chair and associate commissioners. (Act 91-332, p. 651, §1.)