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AL Code § 45-35-83.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-35-83.20 - Additional Filing Fee.

Section 45-35-83.20Additional filing fee. (a) The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall charge a special additional filing fee of two dollars ($2) for filing or for recording each and every instrument, paper, writing, document, or decree in his or her office including, but not limited to, those related to: each personal property, Uniform Commercial Code statement, each real estate, warranty deed, deed/executive deed, subordinate agreement, agreement, land lease, partial release/release, affidavit, marriage license, official bond plat, oath of office, bill of sale, custodian bond, declaration of trust, transfer, assignment, satisfaction, declaration of vacation bond to indemnify, license pendens notice, order approving trustee bond, and excerpts of minutes. (b) The month following collection, all funds so collected shall be paid by the judge of probate into the treasury of Houston County. (c) This section is cumulative. Nothing herein contained shall alter or change an existing law relating to charges and fees to be collected by the Judge of Probate of Houston County. (Act 88-470, p. 721, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-35-83.21 - Additional Filing Fee - Excluding Tag and License Functions.

Section 45-35-83.21Additional filing fee - Excluding tag and license functions. (a) The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall charge a special additional filing fee of three dollars ($3) for filing or for recording each and every instrument, paper, writing, or decree in his or her office, including, but not limited to, those related to personal property, a Uniform Commercial Code statement, each real estate, warranty deed, deed or executor deed, subordinate agreement, agreement, land lease, partial release or release, affidavit, marriage license, official bond plat, oath of office, bill of sale, custodian bond, declaration of trust, transfer, assignment, satisfaction, declaration of vacation bond to indemnify, lis pendens notice, order approving trustee bond, and excerpts of minutes. This special additional filing fee does not apply to the filing and recording of instruments and papers used in the tag and license functions of the probate office. (b) The month following collection, all funds collected shall be paid into a special fund of the judge of probate to be earmarked for probate record accountability and preservation. (c) This section is cumulative. Nothing herein contained shall alter or change an existing law relating to chargers and fees to be collected by the Judge of Probate of Houston County. (Act 97-488, p. 848, §§1-3; Act 2007-253, p. 340, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-35-83.22 - Probate Transaction Fee.

Section 45-35-83.22Probate transaction fee. (a)(1) The judge of probate shall collect a probate transaction fee in the amount of five dollars ($5) for each probate transaction that involves probate court, recording, licenses, or tags. (2) The probate transaction fee may not apply to tag transfers and replacement transactions. (3) The probate transaction fee shall be in addition to any other fees authorized by law. (b) The probate transaction fees collected shall be distributed as follows: (1) One dollar ($1) of each five dollar ($5) fee shall be paid into a special fund to be used for the operation of the office of the judge of probate. (2) One dollar ($1) of each five dollar ($5) fee shall be paid into a special fund to be used for the operation of the office of the sheriff. (3) The remainder of the proceeds from the fees shall be deposited into the county general fund. (Act 2019-169, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - Licensing.|Section 45-35-83.40 - Privilege License.

Section 45-35-83.40Privilege license. (a) In Houston County, the judge of probate shall provide for the annual issuance of privilege licenses by mail. The judge of probate shall mail renewal forms to all businesses or individuals who purchased State of Alabama or Houston County privilege licenses the previous fiscal year. The forms shall inform the licensee of the opportunity to pay the annual license fee and any taxes due by mail. The judge of probate shall collect an additional fee of one dollar ($1) for the issuance by mail. If the licensee elects to pay by mail, a receipt for payment shall be returned to the licensee by mail. Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the county general fund. The county commission shall provide for the necessary expenses to carry out this section. (b) The provisions of this section are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this section. (Act 96-737, p. 1231, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - Licensing.|Section 45-35-83.41 - List of Privilege or Business Licenses.

Section 45-35-83.41List of privilege or business licenses. (a) The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall charge a fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) for the compiling and printing of a list of privilege or business licenses issued by the judge of probate for an entire fiscal year or a fiscal year to date; and twenty dollars ($20) for the compiling and printing of an update list of a single month of privilege or business licenses issued by the judge of probate. (b) The month following collection, all funds collected shall be paid into a special fund of the judge of probate to be earmarked for education and training of the personnel of the office of the judge of probate and to provide monetary rewards for service beyond the expected and customary duty of the staff of the office of the judge of probate as deemed merited by the judge of probate. (c) This section is cumulative. Nothing herein contained shall alter or change any existing law relating to charges and fees to be collected by the Judge of Probate of Houston County. (Act 97-510, p. 899, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 4 - Motor Vehicle, Vessel, and Non-Motorized Vehicle Assessment.|Section 45-35-83.61 - Boat Certificates of Registration.

Section 45-35-83.61Boat certificates of registration. (a) In Houston County, the judge of probate shall provide for the annual issuance of boat certificates of registration by mail. The judge of probate shall mail forms to all registered boat owners in the county to allow the boat owner to pay the annual registration fees and any taxes due by mail. The judge of probate shall collect an additional fee of one dollar ($1) for the issuance of the registration by mail. In the event the owner elects to pay by mail, the tags or decals and a receipt for payment shall be returned to the boat owner by mail. Any fees collected pursuant to this section shall be paid into the county general fund. The county commission shall provide for the necessary expenses to carry out this section. (b) The provisions of this section are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this section. (Act 95-657, p. 1369, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 5 - Operation of Office.|Section 45-35-83.80 - Recording of Instruments Conveying Title to Real Property.

Section 45-35-83.80Recording of instruments conveying title to real property. The Judge of Probate of Houston County shall not record any instrument conveying the title to real property unless the current name and address of the grantee of the property is included in the instrument. (Act 93-694, p. 1330, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 5 - Operation of Office.|Section 45-35-83.81 - On-Line Computer Service for Access to Certain Records.

Section 45-35-83.81On-line computer service for access to certain records. (a) The Houston County Commission and the Houston County Judge of Probate may establish and make available, by paid subscription, an on-line computer service allowing the general public limited access to certain records maintained, preserved, and made available to the general public for convenient reference which are otherwise made or to be made available to the general public through the public computer terminals in the office of the Houston County Judge of Probate. (b) The Houston County Judge of Probate may negotiate, authorize, and execute all agreements necessary to provide the service to the general public. (c) The Houston County Judge of Probate may set and charge a reasonable subscription fee for the service which shall be reasonably and proportionately related to the cost of providing the on-line computer service to the general public. (d) The month following the collection or receipt of the subscription fees, all funds collected or received shall be paid into a special fund of the Houston County Judge of Probate to be earmarked for and used for expenses related to probate record accountability, preservation, and service to the general public. (e) This section is cumulative. Nothing herein contained shall alter or change any existing law relating to charges and fees to be collected by the Houston County Judge of Probate. (Act 97-869, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 221, §§1-5; Act 97-881, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 235, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-35-83.82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 5 - Operation of Office.|Section 45-35-83.82 - Noncollectible Negotiable Instruments; Retrieval and Voiding of License.

Section 45-35-83.82Noncollectible negotiable instruments; retrieval and voiding of license. (a) In Houston County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle 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, together with a service charge of not more than twenty dollars ($20), within 10 days of the mailing of the notice to the maker or drawer, then the motor vehicle license shall be subject to being retrieved 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 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 pursuant to subsection (a), then the judge of probate shall notify the license inspector who shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. (c) In the event the motor vehicle license cannot be retrieved, the license inspector 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 motor vehicle license. (d) Once the motor vehicle license has been voided, the judge of probate shall receive credit for the cost of the motor vehicle license, sales and use tax, and the issuance fee. The appropriate state office or offices shall mark all pertinent records pertaining to the void license 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) This section is supplemental and cumulative 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, license inspector, or any of their employees, agents, or assigns who comply with this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for all actions taken pursuant to this section. (Act 97-870, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 222, §§1-6; Act 97-883, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 237, §§1-6.)
AL Code § 45-35-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 1 - Jail Concession.|Section 45-35-232 - Operation; Concession Fund.

Section 45-35-232Operation; concession fund. (a) The Sheriff of Houston County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriff’s deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state prisoners in county custody. The sheriff shall be responsible for the operation of the concession. (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a concession fund in a bank licensed to do business in the state. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the concession fund. (2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all concession sales and transactions of the concession fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The concession account and 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 concession shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in Houston County. (d) The establishment of the concession 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 office. (Act 96-736, p. 1230, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.20 - Work Release for Gainful Employment Conducive to Rehabilitation.

Section 45-35-232.20Work release for gainful employment conducive to rehabilitation. A person who has been sentenced or committed to the county jail in Houston County, from a city court, district court, circuit court, or other court with appropriate jurisdiction, under a criminal sentence, including a person sentenced to a state prison or into the custody of the Department of Corrections who has been deemed not to be a threat to the community and who has not been transferred to a Department of Corrections’ facility may be released at the discretion of the sentencing court, either on its motion or upon the motion of the defendant, at the time of sentence or at any time during the term of sentence, for the purpose of obtaining and working at gainful employment or for other purposes as the court may deem conducive to rehabilitation, for such time or intervals of time and under the terms and conditions as the court may order. Any part of a day spent outside of jail under a release order shall be counted as a full day toward serving the sentence, unless otherwise provided by the court. In no event shall the number of days of confinement exceed the number of days of the original sentence. If a person violates the terms and conditions laid down for his or her conduct, custody, and employment, the person shall be returned to the sentencing court. The court may then require that the balance of the person’s sentence be spent in actual confinement and may cancel any earned reduction of the term. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.21 - Reporting to Jail.

Section 45-35-232.21Reporting to jail. A person who has been sentenced to the Houston County Jail and who has been ordered released under Section 45-35-232.20, may at the time of sentence or at any time while any part of the sentence remains unserved, be required by the sentencing court to report to the jail to which the inmate has been sentenced to be incarcerated. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §2.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.22 - Failure to Report to Jail.

Section 45-35-232.22Failure to report to jail. Any person released under Section 45–35–232.20 or ordered confined under Section 45-35-232.21, who willfully fails to report for confinement as ordered shall be deemed to have escaped from the institution to which he or she has been sentenced and upon conviction shall be subject to the punishment provided for escape. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §3.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.23 - Purpose; Houston County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund.

Section 45-35-232.23Purpose; Houston County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund. (a) The purpose of this subpart is to promote the rehabilitation of offenders and, insofar as possible, to provide for the Houston County Temporary and Work Release and Pretrial Program and to make the program self-supporting. (b) A person released from jail for work release, as a condition to being released pursuant to this subpart, shall pay to the county a sum equal to 30 percent of his or her gross earnings earned while so released. The court having jurisdiction of the case, as a condition to releasing a prisoner, may require that the inmate prisoner establish a payroll deduction for the payment of any sums due. All sums collected, whether by payroll deduction or otherwise, shall be paid over to and collected by the Houston County Commission and deposited to a separate fund designated the Houston County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund. (c) If a person violates the terms and conditions set for the payment of the 30 percent of his or her gross earnings earned while so released, he or she shall be returned to the sentencing or committing court. The court may then require that the balance of the person’s sentence or time of commitment be spent in actual confinement and may cancel any earned reduction of his or her term. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §4.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.24 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-35-232.24Disposition of funds. (a) Funds collected pursuant to this subpart shall be expended for its implementation, including, but not limited to, paying salaries and other expenses involved in: (1) Screening and making investigations and studies necessary to determine whether or not a particular prisoner will be granted the privileges of this subpart. (2) Transporting the prisoner to and from the places of employment. (3) Matching any federal or state grants or funds which may be available for the purposes of this subpart. (b) If, at the end of any calendar year, there remains a surplus in the Houston County Work Release and Pretrial Release Fund, the surplus shall be paid into the General Fund of Houston County, and the presiding judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall certify in writing to the Chair of the Houston County Commission that in the judgment of the presiding judge the surplus, or any portion thereof, is in excess of an amount necessary to implement this subpart. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §5.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.25 - Legislative Intent.

Section 45-35-232.25Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature that this subpart providing for pretrial release shall be a guide to specified judicial officers in Houston County, to insure that no person be needlessly detained in the county when release is not contrary to the public interest to assure the defendant’s presence at trial. It is not the intent of the Legislature that this subpart be liberally construed to allow the indiscriminate release of accused or convicted persons. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §6.)
AL Code § 45-35-232.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-35-232.26 - Judicial Officer.

Section 45-35-232.26Judicial officer. As used in this subpart, the term judicial officer means, unless otherwise indicated, any circuit judge or equivalent thereof in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, any district court judge or equivalent, any district or municipal magistrate whose duties are authorized by law, and any municipal judge or any judge specially sitting by designation of the presiding judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, or equivalent in the county. (Act 93-693, p. 1324, §7.)