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AL Code § 45-34-20.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-34-20.01 - Sales.

Section 45-34-20.01Sales. (a) This section shall only apply to Henry County. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on premises and off premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in the county. (c) All resolutions and ordinances relating to the sale, consumption, and possession of bottled or canned beer shall apply to draft or keg beer or malt beverages. (Act 2009-376, p. 699, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-34-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-34-60 - Remuneration.

Section 45-34-60Remuneration. In Henry County, the coroner shall be entitled to receive remuneration in the amount of fifty dollars ($50) in each case for holding an inquest, when ordered by the judge of a court of record or for investigation and certification of the cause of death when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided by Section 12–19–193; provided,  however, the remuneration shall not be less than two hundred dollars ($200) per month. In addition to the amounts listed herein, the coroner shall receive travel expenses in such an amount as may be set by the county commission in going to and returning from each such investigation. The compensation provided for by this section shall be paid from the county general fund. (Act 90-434, p. 598, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-60.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-34-60.01 - Expense Allowance; Salary.

Section 45-34-60.01Expense allowance; salary. (a) Commencing on October 1, 2007, the Coroner of Henry County shall receive an additional expense allowance so that total compensation of the coroner equals eighteen thousand seven hundred thirty-two dollars ninety-six cents ($18,732.96) per annum. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (b) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent coroner, the annual salary for the coroner shall be increased to an amount that equals eighteen thousand seven hundred thirty-two dollars ninety-six cents ($18,732.96) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subsection (a) shall become null and void. (Act 2007-485, p. 1032, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-34-60.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-34-60.02 - Employment Benefits.

Section 45-34-60.02THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 16, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  Effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner, the Coroner of Henry County shall be entitled to the same cost-of-living pay raises, health insurance benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, and any other employment benefits provided in the same manner as to other county employees. (Act 2018-100, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-35-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-35-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Houston County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Houston 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 § 45-35-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.|Section 45-35-40 - Branch Banking.

Section 45-35-40Branch banking. After July 22, 1987, any established bank which is authorized by its charter or by law to do a general banking business in Houston County, with the written consent of the State Department of Banks, may open, establish, and operate branch banks, branch offices, or places for doing a banking business anywhere within the county, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Act 87-504, p. 762, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-35-50 - Office of Constable Abolished.

Section 45-35-50Office of constable abolished. In Houston 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, Title 36, is abolished. (Act 98-236, p. 384, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-35-100 - Board of Education Expense Allowance.

Section 45-35-100Board of education expense allowance. The members of the Houston County Board of Education shall be entitled to an expense allowance of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The expense allowance shall be in lieu of any other expense allowance, salary, or other compensation, other than that provided by general law. The expense allowance shall be payable from the public school funds of the county at the end of each month. (Act 83-712, p. 1156, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140 - Applicability.

Section 45-35-140Applicability. This article shall apply only to those portions of Houston County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Dothan. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.01 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-35-140.01Legislative findings. The Legislature declares that volunteer fire departments and associations which 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 2000-473, p. 900, §2.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.03 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Collection, Administration, and Enforcement.

Section 45-35-140.03Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. Except with regard to the enforcement provisions thereof, the fire protection service fee shall be collected and administered 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. Likewise, in the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected and administered as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. If the fire protection service fee is not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable, the county commission may collect the service fee as provided in Section 45-35-140.09. 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 and the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association. The Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association shall be included as an entity or department in order to receive an equal share of funds. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the funds, including an administrative fee not to exceed four percent of the funds collected. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §4.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.04 - Eligible Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 45-35-140.04Eligible volunteer fire department. An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a volunteer fire department located in Houston County which is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission and which is a member of the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §5.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.05 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-35-140.05Disposition of funds. Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments and the association shall only be expended for fire protection, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions 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 the funds, the volunteer fire departments and association shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. By September 15th of each year, the departments and association 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 and the association. Should the Houston County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided by this article have been improperly expended by any eligible volunteer fire department or the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association, the department or association that has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund to the Houston County Commission, the funds found by the county commission to have been improperly expended and in addition thereto shall pay a penalty amount equal to 10 percent of all improperly expended funds. Any volunteer fire department that fails to comply with this article, at the discretion of the Houston County Commission, may be deemed to have forfeited the funds generated by this article and shall be subject to Section 45-35-140.09. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §6.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.06 - Transfer of Funds Upon Dissolution or Abandonment of Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 45-35-140.06Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of volunteer fire department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department or the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article shall, after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, be transferred to the county commission. The funds and assets shall be reallocated by the county commission to other volunteer fire departments and the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association. In the event there are no volunteer fire departments, the funds or assets shall be placed in the county general fund. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §7.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.07 - Liability of Personnel.

Section 45-35-140.07Liability of personnel. The personnel of volunteer fire departments and the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association 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 2000-473, p. 900, §8.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.08 - Purpose.

Section 45-35-140.08Purpose. The primary purpose and use of funds generated by this article is to enable all volunteer fire departments in Houston County to lower their ISO ratings, thus lowering insurance costs to the citizens of the county. All departments are required to attain and maintain an ISO of 7/9 (seven slash nine) or below within four years of November 7, 2000, per Section 45-35-140.09. Any department not attaining this level or failing to maintain this level shall forfeit funds generated by this article until such time as the 7/9 rating is attained or reattained. Forfeited funds per this section shall be used or designated for use by the county commission for fire protection related purposes. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §9.)
AL Code § 45-35-140.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-35-140.09 - Regulatory Control and Supervision; Forfeiture of Funds.

Section 45-35-140.09Regulatory control and supervision; forfeiture of funds. With regard to the collection and administration of the fees levied by this article including, but not limited to, the application for and granting of exemptions, the Houston County Commission shall exercise such regulatory control and supervision over and may adopt rules and regulations as may be needed to meet the requirements of this article. Any volunteer fire department or association that fails to comply with this article or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article, at the discretion of the Houston County Commission, may be deemed to have forfeited all or part of the funds generated by this article for such a period of time as may be set by the county commission. In addition, the county commission shall have the power and authority to adopt resolutions providing that if the fees, penalties, or charges, established by or incurred pursuant to this article, shall not be paid within 30 days after the same shall become due and payable, the county commission, at the expiration of such 30-day period, may proceed to recover the amount of any such delinquency with interest, costs, and attorney’s fees in a civil action. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §10.)
AL Code § 45-35-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-35-150 - Definitions.

Section 45-35-150Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BINGO. The game, commonly known as bingo, where numbers or symbols on a card are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A consecutive period of time not to exceed five consecutive hours during which bingo is played in a given day and not to exceed one day in a given week. (3) LOCATION. A single building, hall, enclosure, or outdoor area used for the purpose of playing bingo pursuant to a permit issued under this article. (4) PERMIT HOLDER. A qualified organization or qualified club which has a permit pursuant to this article. (5) PERSON. Any human being, corporation, association, or other legal entity. (6) QUALIFIED CLUB. A private club with annual membership dues of five hundred dollars ($500) or more per membership. (7) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION. A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans’ organization which qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and operates without profit to its members and which has been in existence continuously as that organization for a period of five years and which has owned real property in Houston County for at least five years immediately prior to making application for operating bingo in Houston County. (Act 95-420, p. 910, §1.)
AL Code § 45-35-150.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-35-150.01 - Bingo Games - Authorized.

Section 45-35-150.01Bingo games - Authorized. The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by qualified organizations or qualified clubs for bona fide charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes shall be legal in Houston County subject to this article or ordinance or resolution of the Houston County Commission. (Act 95-420, p. 910, §2.)
AL Code § 45-35-150.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-35-150.02 - Bingo Games - Permits.

Section 45-35-150.02Bingo games - Permits. (a) No qualified organization or club shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff of the county first issues a permit to the organization or club authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other business licenses which may be required by law, and no bingo game shall be operated until all required licenses have been obtained. A permit holder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. The location may not be a location where any other permit holder conducts bingo sessions. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any qualified organization or club desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games in a calendar year shall apply to the sheriff, on forms provided by that office, and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100). Renewal applications shall also be filed with the sheriff. The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this subsection. Each applicant for a permit shall prove its length of existence and the ownership of real property in Houston County for at least the five years immediately preceding the application and provide the following information: (1) The name and home address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, association, private club, or other similar legal entity, the names and home addresses of each of the officers of the organization or club, as well as the names and addresses of the directors, or other persons similarly situated, of the organization or club. (2) The names and home addresses of each person who will be operating or promoting the bingo game.  (3) The names and home addresses of persons, organizations, clubs, or other legal entities that will act as surety for the applicant. (4) The location at which the applicant will conduct the bingo games. Bingo games shall be held only on the premises wholly owned by a qualified permit holder. (5) A statement showing the convictions, if any, for criminal offenses, other than minor traffic offenses, of each of the persons listed in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) above. (c) Permits may be amended upon resubmission of application, surrender of permit, and payment of a twenty-five dollar ($25) fee. (Act 95-420, p. 910, §3.)
AL Code § 45-35-150.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-35-150.03 - Bingo Games - Permit Requirements.

Section 45-35-150.03Bingo games - Permit requirements. (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address of the permit holder, the location at which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo, and the day of the week on which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo. (b) The bingo permit holder shall display the permit conspicuously at the location where bingo is being conducted at all times during the conduct of the games. (Act 95-420, p. 910, §4.)
AL Code § 45-35-150.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 35 - Houston County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-35-150.04 - Bingo Games - Legislative Intent; Prize Limits; Deductions for Expenses; Consulting Fee.

Section 45-35-150.04Bingo games - Legislative intent; prize limits; deductions for expenses; consulting fee. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations or qualified clubs which are properly issued permits pursuant to this article or resolution of the Houston County Commission shall be allowed to operate bingo games. A qualified organization or qualified club shall not lend its name or allow its identity to be used by any other person in operating or promoting a bingo game in which the other person has a financial interest. (b) All bingo cards shall be clearly marked with the name of the qualified organization using the cards and it shall be unlawful for one qualified organization or qualified club to use cards owned by another. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with the consent of the sponsoring organization, any individual participant may use his or her personal card, but that individual is not exempt from any fees or charges. (c) It shall be unlawful for two or more qualified organizations to pyramid the valuation of prizes in a manner to exceed the limits in cash or gifts of equivalent value, as provided in Section 45-35-150.07. The term equivalent value shall mean the fair market value of the gift on the date the gift is given as the prize in a bingo game. (d) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a qualified organization or qualified club may deduct the reasonable expenses of operating and conducting its bingo games. Reasonable expenses shall be defined as including customary and usual business overhead expenses and as specified in Section 45-35-150.06. (e) No person shall pay consulting fees to any person for any services performed in relation to the operation or conduct of a bingo game. (Act 95-420, p. 910, §5.)