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AL Code § 45-39-140.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.01 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-39-140.01Legislative findings. The Legislature hereby declares that volunteer fire departments that receive funds pursuant to this article are organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §2.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.02 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Levy; Definitions; Exemptions.

Section 45-39-140.02Fire protection service fee - Levy; definitions; exemptions. (a) There is hereby levied on the owner of each residential dwelling and on the owner of each business or commercial building or facility located in those portions of Lauderdale County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Florence a fire protection service fee of fifty dollars ($50) per year. (b) For the purposes of this article a dwelling shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings, including specifically and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such building, structure, or improvement assessed, for purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation, as Class III single-family owner-occupied residential property, a duplex or an apartment building, and any mobile home or house trailer. Any such building, structure, or other improvement shall be classified as a dwelling for purposes of this article notwithstanding either of the following: (1) That it is wholly or partially vacant or uninhabited at any time during the year for which a fire protection service fee with respect thereto is or is to be levied. (2) That it is also used or expected to be used simultaneously for a purpose, whether or not commercial in nature, other than as a dwelling or residence as aforesaid. (c) The fee shall in no manner be construed as a tax on property and shall be levied for the purpose of funding fire protection services to dwellings and business and commercial facilities under the purview of this article. (d) Any person who is 65 years of age or older having a net annual taxable income of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) or less, as shown on the person's and spouse's latest United States income tax return shall be exempted from paying the fee levied by this article. In the event that the person and spouse are not required to file a United States income tax return, then an affidavit indicating that the net taxable income of the person and spouse for the preceding taxable year was seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) or less shall be sufficient proof. Proof of age shall be furnished when the exemption provided herein is claimed. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §3; 2006-244, p. 442, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.03 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Collection, Administration, and Enforcement.

Section 45-39-140.03Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special county fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall divide the funds equally among all eligible volunteer fire departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the funds. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §4.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.05 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-39-140.05Disposition of funds. Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance to insure coverage of acts or omission which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department which are committed by a volunteer fire department or the personnel of a volunteer fire department, or both. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds, the volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. By September 15 of each year, the department shall file a form with the county commission detailing the expenditure of all funds during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also account for all unspent funds and whether the unspent funds have been obligated. The county commission shall supply the accounting forms to each eligible volunteer fire department. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §6.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.06 - Transfer of Funds Upon Dissolution or Abandonment of Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 45-39-140.06Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of volunteer fire department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article, after all indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the county commission. The funds and assets shall be reallocated by the county commission to other volunteer fire departments. In the event there are no volunteer fire departments, the funds or assets shall be placed in the county general fund. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §7.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.07 - Liability of Personnel.

Section 45-39-140.07Liability of personnel. The personnel of volunteer fire departments provided for in this article shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the county commission and the employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in a private capacity for the actions of the personnel of volunteer fire departments. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §8.)
AL Code § 45-39-140.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-39-140.08 - Fire Marshal.

Section 45-39-140.08Fire marshal. The Lauderdale County Commission shall have authority to employ a county fire marshal. The county commission shall prescribe the duties and set the salary of the county fire marshal. The fire marshal shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission. The fire marshal’s duties may include coordinating the activities of the volunteer fire departments located in Lauderdale County. The duties may also include administrating any building code adopted by the county as the building code relates to fire-safe construction of new buildings. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §9.)
AL Code § 45-39-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-39-170 - Fees and Receipts; Services; Grievances.

Section 45-39-170Fees and receipts; services; grievances. (a) The County Board of Health of Lauderdale County, which is a part of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department, is hereby authorized to recommend reasonable fees or charges to the governing body of the county and the governing body shall establish the actual amount of the fee, with or without regard to such recommendation, for the rendering of public health services within the county to members of the public. Such fees shall supplement, but not replace, local, state, and federal appropriations. (b) The governing body of Lauderdale County shall promulgate and fix a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged and collected from, or on behalf of, persons receiving public health services, and the amount of such fees shall include charges for personal services, inspections, and the expenses intendant upon the services such as the expenses of necessary drugs, supplies, travel, and the cost of personnel time. Restaurant inspections and food handlers examinations are specifically excluded from charges. The present fee schedule shall remain in effect until the end of the 1981 fiscal year. The county governing body shall adopt a new fee schedule for each succeeding fiscal year. The new fee schedule may be the same or different from the schedule of the preceding fiscal year. The first fee schedule shall remain in effect until the end of the 1981 fiscal year. The county governing body shall adopt a new fee schedule for each succeeding fiscal year. The new fee schedule may be the same or different from the schedule of the preceding fiscal year. Provided, however, that no fee shall be collected after the beginning of the fiscal year, unless the county governing body has acted on the new fee schedule. (c) All fees and receipts collected shall be paid over to the Regional Health Officer of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department and deposited in a bank 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 as matching funds from other available sources. (e) Services will not be denied any indigent person. (f) In case of grievance, the aggrieved party may petition the county health officer in writing for an informal hearing. If satisfaction is not reached, the aggrieved party may then petition the chair of the county board of health in writing for a formal hearing before the county board of health. (g) The county board of health shall not have authority to prohibit the installment or turning on of electrical services by a public utility to buildings based on the failure of the sewage system or septic tank to meet health regulations. (Act 81-207, p. 248, §§1-7.)
AL Code § 45-39-170.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-39-170.01 - Site Evaluation Test for Repair of Existing Conventional Septic System.

Section 45-39-170.01Site evaluation test for repair of existing conventional septic system. In Lauderdale County, notwithstanding all laws, rules, and regulations to the contrary, upon request by a property owner, the county health department or its duly appointed agent shall perform a site evaluation test for a fee of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) when the test is required for the repair of an existing conventional septic tank effluent disposal field. (Act 2019-420, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 19 - Legislature.|Section 45-39-190 - Lauderdale County Legislative Delegation.

Section 45-39-190Lauderdale County Legislative Delegation. (a) In Lauderdale County, the county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to make appropriations for the creation of a legislative office to assist the Lauderdale County Legislative Delegation in the performance of its duties. (b) The office provided for by this section may be operated on a full-time or part-time basis, as the Lauderdale County delegation to the Legislature may deem feasible and appropriate. (c) The Lauderdale County Commission is authorized and empowered to make all reasonable expenditures necessary to carry out this section. These expenditures are to be derived from monies collected from the distribution of the payments made in lieu of ad valorem taxes by the Tennessee Valley Authority as authorized by Section 40-28-2. The distribution formula as outlined in Section 45-39-246 shall not be altered after the operational expenses of this office are expended. (d) The operation of this section shall be retroactive to April 1, 1983, and all actions taken and payments made pursuant thereto, on and after that date, are ratified and confirmed. (Act 83-266, p. 445, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-39-210 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 21 - Motor Vehicles and Transportation.|Section 45-39-210 - Courthouse Parking.

Section 45-39-210Courthouse parking. (a) The Lauderdale County Commission is hereby authorized to provide adequate parking for petit jurors, grand jurors, witnesses, and employees of the state and county having offices in the county courthouse. The commission may furnish parking through the acquisition and operation of parking lots by contracting with any private or public agency for such purpose, under such terms as it may deem necessary and desirable, or by reimbursing those persons covered by this section for their reasonable personal expenses in securing parking. (b) Upon the request of the commission, the Sheriff of Lauderdale County shall deputize the county engineer or any other employee of the engineering department or of the sheriff’s office to enforce one hour parking limitations and restricted zone limitations on motor vehicles parking on the county's property around the courthouse during courthouse hours, and the deputy shall have the authority to place a parking ticket on any motor vehicle violating these regulations. The deputy shall be further authorized to place tickets on motor vehicles blocking other vehicles lawfully parked or parked in spaces not provided for public parking. (c) The violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and the fine therefor shall be set at three dollars ($3) plus court costs; provided, that in the event the fine is voluntarily paid within 10 days from the date of the violation, no court costs nor any other fees shall be charged in connection therewith. Persons violating this section shall pay their fines and court costs to the circuit court clerk. All monies collected as fines shall be paid to the Lauderdale County General Fund each month. Court costs shall be disbursed as provided by law. In the event the fine is not paid within 10 days from the date of the violation, the deputy shall proceed to handle the case as in other traffic cases made by the sheriff of the counties. Cases shall be tried in district court and shall be prosecuted by the district attorney. (Act 1975, No. 457, p. 1084, §§1-3; Act 79-518, p. 931, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39A-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39A - Lauderdale County Municipalities.|Article 3 - Rogersville.|Section 45-39A-30 - Regulation of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages.

Section 45-39A-30Regulation of sale of alcoholic beverages. (a) The governing body of the Town of Rogersville may, by ordinance adopted by a simple majority, authorize and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages including permission to sell or dispense draft or keg beer or malt beverages within the corporate limits of the municipality on each day of the week except Sunday in the same manner as permitted on other days of the week. (b) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to the present power and authority of the Town of Rogersville, and this section is not intended to, nor shall it be interpreted so as to repeal any existing power or authority of the Town of Rogersville now permitted under the general laws of the state or under any local or special act of the Legislature. (Act 2015-329, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-40-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-40-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-40-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Lawrence County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Lawrence 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)(1) 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 § 45-40-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.|Section 45-40-30 - Lawrence County 2015 Commission.

Section 45-40-30Lawrence County 2015 Commission. (a) In Lawrence County, there is created the Lawrence County 2015 Commission, hereinafter called the commission, for the long-term planning of economic development, business, and education in the county, whose members serve on a voluntary basis and without compensation. (b)(1) The commission shall be composed of volunteer residents of the county who submit written application for appointment to the Lawrence County Legislative Delegation as provided in this section for the following positions: Director, deputy director, associate directors for the areas described in subdivision (2), and other commission membership positions as the delegation may offer. (2) Associate directorships shall be available for each of the following areas: a. Education b. Economic Development c. Business and Industry d. Recreation and Tourism e. General Information f. Environment g. Governmental Relations h. Regional Development i. Any other areas deemed necessary by the delegation (3) The legislative delegation shall make all appointments for a period of five years for each position described in this section or created by the delegation. Successors shall be appointed by the delegation for five year terms. Vacancies for unexpired terms shall be made by the delegation. (c) No direct appropriations from the state shall be made to the commission. The commission is authorized, however, to receive, hold, and expend any public or private grants for a specific purpose and is authorized to receive financial or other assistance from any governmental agency if approved by the agency for the purposes of, without limitation, the hiring of clerical or office personnel, supplies, furniture, office space, or other accommodations or equipment. (d)(1) The commission shall prepare a 25 year plan, a 20 year plan, a 15 year plan, a 10 year plan, and a five year plan to correspond respectively with the years 2015, 2010, 2005, 2000, and 1995. The plans shall contain comprehensive projections, observations, suggestions, and comments which express the goals, responsibilities, needs, desires, and aspirations for the long range planning for the citizens of Lawrence County. (2) These plans shall be presented by the 2015 commission to the county legislative delegation, and shall be made available to interested citizens of the county as follows: a. The 1995 plan shall be presented between December 1, 1990 and January 15, 1991. b. The 2000, 2005, 2010, and the 2015 plans shall be presented as soon as possible, but not later than 5 years before January 1 of each year listed. (e) The commission shall not engage in partisan politics in any form concerning its official duties. (Act 89-672, p. 1334, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-40-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-40-50 - Office of Constable Abolished.

Section 45-40-50Office of constable abolished. In Lawrence County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 36, is abolished. (Act 2008-427, p. 828, §1.)
AL Code § 45-40-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-40-60 - Expense Allowances.

Section 45-40-60Expense allowances. (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. (Act 79-84, p. 109, §1; Act 84-553, p. 1176, §1; Act 2003-424, p. 1223, §1; Act 2008-154, p. 263, §1.)
AL Code § 45-40-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 40 - Lawrence County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-40-130 - Employment of County Engineer; Qualifications; Requirements.

Section 45-40-130Employment of county engineer; qualifications; requirements. The Lawrence 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 Lawrence County public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §1; Act 2004-468, p. 875, §1.)