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AL Code § 45-28-82.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.27 - Costs and Fees.

Section 45-28-82.27Costs and fees. (a) An offender may be assessed an application fee when he or she is approved for the program. The amount of the fee for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs, assessments for crime victim’s compensation fund, Department of Forensic Science assessments, drug, alcohol, or anger management treatments required by law, restitution, costs of supervision, or treatment. A schedule of payments for any of these fees may be established by the district attorney. (b) The amount of the application fee shall be determined by the district attorney and may not exceed the following amounts for each case for which the offender makes application for acceptance into the pretrial diversion program: (1) Felony offenses: Up to nine hundred dollars ($900). (2) Misdemeanor offenses: Up to seven hundred fifty dollars ($750). (c) An applicant may not be denied access into the pretrial diversion program based solely on his or her inability to pay. Pretrial diversion program fees as established by this subpart may be waived or reduced for just cause, including indigency of the applicant, at the discretion of the district attorney. Any determination of indigency of the offender for the purposes of pretrial diversion fee mitigation shall be made by the district attorney. In the event the offender is determined to be indigent, a periodic review of the offender’s indigency status may be conducted by the court to determine if the offender is no longer indigent. If the offender is determined to be indigent by the district attorney, nothing in this subpart shall prohibit the offender from being placed on a payment plan wherein the entire victim restitution, court costs, fines, fees, and pretrial diversion fees are collected in total. (d) Application fees required by this subpart shall be collected by the district attorney’s office. All pretrial diversion program fees shall be deposited in a timely manner by the district attorney into the District Attorney’s Solicitor Fund as described by this subpart. The district attorney shall make the deposits in a timely manner pursuant to commonly accepted accounting practices. The District Attorney’s Solicitor Fund shall be subject to regular audits by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §8.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.28 - Treatment Programs; Drug Testing.

Section 45-28-82.28Treatment programs; drug testing. The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement, as a part of the pretrial diversion program, that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug testing or other terms and conditions related to substance abuse. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §9.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.30 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-28-82.30Disposition of funds. All fees paid to the district attorney by offenders pursuant to this subpart shall be paid into the District Attorney’s Solicitor Fund. The district attorney shall disburse 10 percent to the Sheriff of Etowah County to be deposited into the Law Enforcement Fund, and 10 percent, if the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit has one, to an approved child advocacy center. The remainder of the funds shall be used to pay costs associated with the administration of the pretrial diversion program or for any other law enforcement purpose. Costs associated with program administration shall include, but shall not be limited to, salaries, rent, vehicles, uniforms, telephones, postage, office supplies and equipment, training and travel services, service contracts, or professional services. The district attorney may pay for services or programs for an offender while the offender is in the pretrial division program if special circumstances and justice dictate. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §11.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.31 - Violations; Waiver.

Section 45-28-82.31Violations; waiver. (a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial diversion program, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender in the program. The offender shall be given written notice of the intent of the district attorney to terminate him or her from the pretrial diversion program including the reason for the termination. (b) The district attorney may waive a violation for good cause shown why the offender should stay in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §12.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.32 - Liability.

Section 45-28-82.32Liability. The district attorney or his or her staff shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program or of any service provider or their agents that are contracted to or who have agreed to provide services to the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §13.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.33 - Funding.

Section 45-28-82.33Funding. The pretrial diversion program may apply for grants, may accept gifts from individuals or corporations, and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, or state agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §14.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.34 - Advisory Board.

Section 45-28-82.34Advisory board. The district attorney may form an advisory board within the county or judicial circuit named the Citizens Advisory Board for Pretrial Diversion to assist the district attorney in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance or denial of individuals into the pretrial diversion program. The district attorney shall appoint all members of any advisory board and shall determine when or if it should meet. The advisory board shall serve without personal profit, but may be paid from the District Attorney’s Solicitors Fund for actual expenses incurred in connection with its duties. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §15.)
AL Code § 45-28-82.35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.|Section 45-28-82.35 - Use of Other Programs.

Section 45-28-82.35Use of other programs. The district attorney, to the extent practicable, may utilize the services of an existing community corrections program established pursuant to Section 15-18-170, to provide for the supervision of a defendant participating in the pretrial diversion program. The district attorney may utilize the services of an existing drug court program established pursuant to Section 12-23A-4, so long as the district attorney determines it would serve the best interests of justice and the community. (Act 2011-606, p. 1342, §16.)
AL Code § 45-28-241 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-28-241 - Tax Assessor.

Section 45-28-241Tax assessor. In Etowah County, commencing with the next term of office, the tax assessor shall be entitled to and receive a salary of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per annum payable out of the county general fund. The compensation provided for herein shall be in lieu of all other salary, compensation, expense allowances, or other allowances now provided by law. (Act 79-420, p. 644, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28-240.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-28-240.01 - Tax Collector.

Section 45-28-240.01Tax collector. (a) The Tax Collector of Etowah County shall be paid the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year as compensation for his or her services, which sum shall be in lieu of any and all other compensation or allowances. (b) The salary hereby established shall be paid in equal monthly installments from such funds as otherwise provided by law. (Act 79-779, p. 1408, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.20 - Creation; Equipment; Personnel; Compensation.

Section 45-28-241.20Creation; equipment; personnel; compensation. There is hereby created within the Tax Assessor's office of Etowah County a license division which shall issue all motor vehicles licenses, and titles, issued through the tax assessor's office. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationery forms and supplies as furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks, and other assistants for the tax assessor as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of his or her office. The tax assessor shall have authority to employ such clerks and other assistants and to fix their compensation, subject to and in accordance with the Etowah County Personnel Board Act concerning county employees. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.
AL Code § 45-28-241.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.21 - Issuance of Licenses and Titles; Commissions and Fees.

Section 45-28-241.21Issuance of licenses and titles; commissions and fees. The tax assessor shall perform all duties relating to the issuing of licenses and titles on motor vehicles in the county which have heretofore been performed by the probate judge or the tax collector. The Probate Judge and Tax Collector of Etowah County are hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the issuance of licenses and titles, payment of taxes collected by the tax collector, and collection of certain monies on such motor vehicles and titles. The tax assessor shall receive the commissions and fees now allowed the probate judge and tax collector for performing these functions, and such fees and commissions shall be remitted to the county general fund. Reporting and remitting of such monies shall be made at the same time as other reports and remittances are now made by the probate judge and tax collector. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §2.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.22 - Records.

Section 45-28-241.22Records. The tax assessor shall keep at all times an accurate record of all motor vehicle licenses and titles received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. He or she shall report to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that other officials with those duties are required to do under the general law. All unissued licenses and the stubs or duplicates or carbon copies of licenses issued shall be accounted for in the same manner that the officials are required to account for by law. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §3.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.23 - Fees; Refunds.

Section 45-28-241.23Fees; refunds. Except as herein provided, the tax assessor shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the tax assessor shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25). All such fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the general fund of the county. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake of fact or law shall be made under the conditions and in the manner prescribed by this code. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §4.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.24 - Payment of Taxes Required for Issuance of License; Certificate of Assessment.

Section 45-28-241.24Payment of taxes required for issuance of license; certificate of assessment. To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the tax assessor until the ad valorem tax on such vehicles shall have been paid to the county for the preceding year as evidenced by receipt from the tax assessor. Every person, firm, or corporation driving or owning a motor vehicle who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first return such motor vehicle for ad valorem taxation purposes to the tax assessor who shall issue a certificate of assessment on a form prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, shall collect the taxes shown thereon, and shall make a duplicate of the tax receipt and keep same on files in his or her office. The license tag shall be evidence of the payment of the license and ad valorem tax due as provided under this subpart. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §5.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.25 - Tag Number or Bill of Sale Required for Assessment; Vehicles From Outside Alabama.

Section 45-28-241.25Tag number or bill of sale required for assessment; vehicles from outside Alabama. Before any vehicle can be assessed, the tax assessor shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the tax assessor shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new. In the case of a used car brought into the state from a state which provides that upon sale or transfer of the motor vehicle the tags are either surrendered to an appropriate authority or subsequently reissued by the seller, the tax assessor shall be furnished a bona fide certificate of title property assigned which shows when the car was sold to an individual, firm, corporation, or association, living or operating in this state. If such tag number or bill of sale or certificate of title is not furnished, the vehicle shall be presumed to have been in the state the entire year for which taxes are being assessed. Those motor vehicles brought into the state during any tax year and new motor vehicles for which licenses have never been issued that have been sold from the stock of a dealer during any tax year, shall be subject to taxation as if they had been held or owned in the state on the first day of October. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §6.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.26 - Renewal by Mail.

Section 45-28-241.26Renewal by mail. The tax assessor may, at his or her discretion, mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process such renewal. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the tax assessor to issue such license and return to the licensee by mail. There is hereby established a fee to be entitled mail order fee which shall be set from time to time by the county governing body to pay the cost of the mailing procedure herein provided, and such fee shall be collected by the tax assessor at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county as are other fees and commissions. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §7.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.27 - Salaries of Tax Assessor and Judge of Probate.

Section 45-28-241.27Salaries of tax assessor and judge of probate. As a consequence of the added duties the salary of the tax assessor shall be increased by five thousand dollars ($5,000), which is in addition to his or her regular salary, or other compensation mandated by state law and shall be paid in accordance with Sections 40-6A-1 through 40-6A-8. To compensate for the salary increase to the tax assessor, the salary of the judge of probate, as fixed by Acts 1971, No. 815, 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 1571), shall be reduced by the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §8.)
AL Code § 45-28-241.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28 - Etowah County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.|Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.|Section 45-28-241.28 - Procedure for Sale and Redemption of Lands.

Section 45-28-241.28Procedure for sale and redemption of lands. The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in such county shall be the same as provided in Title 40, except that all such duties as are required of and are performed by the judge of probate shall be transferred to and be performed by the tax collector of the county and the judge of probate shall be relieved of all such duties. (Act 85-881, p. 135, §9.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 1 - Board of Education, Compensation.|Section 45-28A-41 - Board of Education - Compensation.

Section 45-28A-41Board of education - Compensation. Each member of the Gadsden City Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any other compensation provided by law. (Act 2000-581, p. 1068, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.20 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.20THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  (a) Pursuant to Amendment 659 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 104.01 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, the Gadsden City Council shall call an authorizing referendum election regarding changing the Gadsden City Board of Education to an elected city board of education.  (b) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum election vote in favor of an elected city board of education, the board shall be established as provided in this subpart and the Legislature, as provided in Amendment 659, from time to time, by local law may provide further for the election and operation of the Gadsden City Board of Education. The local laws may provide for the termination of the terms of office of members of the existing city board of education; the composition of the city board of education; initial and succeeding terms of office, including staggered terms; election districts and at-large membership; qualifications; powers, duties, and responsibilities; vacancies; compensation; and any other matter that the Legislature determines necessary for the operation of the board.  (c) The question on the ballot shall read as follows: "Do you favor changing the Gadsden City Board of Education from an appointed to an elected board?  "Yes (___) No (____)."  (d) If a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality voting in the authorizing referendum vote against an elected city board of education, the current board shall continue to operate as provided by law and the remaining portions of this subpart shall have no further effect. (e) The official charged with conducting municipal elections shall conduct this election. The city shall pay any costs and expenses not otherwise reimbursed by a governmental agency which are incidental to the election. The official shall report the results of the election to the State Board of Education as provided in Amendment 659. (Act 2018-565, §1.)
AL Code § 45-28A-41.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 28A - Etowah County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Gadsden.|Part 2 - Education.|Division 2 - Board of Education, Election.|Section 45-28A-41.21 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2019 Regular Session, Effective April 6, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-28A-41.21THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  If the majority of electors voting pursuant to Section 45-28A-41.20 vote in favor of changing to an elected board, an elected board of education for the City of Gadsden shall be established. The board shall be called the Gadsden City Board of Education. The board shall be composed of seven members. With the exception of the initial election, each member shall qualify and be elected in the same manner and at the same time as members of the Gadsden City Council are elected. Members shall be elected from the same districts as members of the Gadsden City Council are elected by the qualified electors of the applicable district voting at the election. (Act 2018-565, §2.)