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AL Code § 45-39-101.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-39-101.05 - Oath of Office; Bond.

Section 45-39-101.05Oath of office; bond. The duties and powers prescribed by the general laws of the state for the office of county superintendents in the supervision of the schools of the several counties shall apply to and be incumbent upon the county superintendent. The county superintendent elected or appointed under this part, and before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and give bond in an amount fixed by the State Board of Education in a reputable surety company authorized to do business in the state, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, and for the accounting and paying over to the proper authority all monies coming into his or her hands. (Acts 1931, No. 33, p. 7, §6.)
AL Code § 45-39-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 1 - Board of Registrars.|Section 45-39-110 - Compensation.

Section 45-39-110Compensation. In Lauderdale County, each member of the board of registrars shall be entitled to receive additional compensation in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per day, which shall be payable out of the county general fund. Such amount shall be in addition to any and all amounts provided by law and shall be paid for each day that the board is authorized to meet and conduct business. The amount of the additional compensation shall be determined by resolution of the county commission. (Act 84-435, p. 1015, §1; Act 2000-355, p. 555, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Election Officials.|Section 45-39-111 - Compensation.

Section 45-39-111Compensation. In Lauderdale County, an election officer who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount which, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, will make the total amount paid to each clerk one hundred dollars ($100) per day and the total amount paid to each returning officer or chief inspector one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day for each day the election officer works at the polls during an election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county commission, from time to time and upon adoption of a resolution, may increase or decrease the amount of the expense allowance provided in this section. (Act 2006-253, p. 460, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Part 1 - Finances.|Section 45-39-160 - Liability for Monetary Loss.

Section 45-39-160Liability for monetary loss. (a) The Lauderdale County Commission shall reimburse the office of judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and license commissioner from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, arising or caused without the personal knowledge of the officer, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent. (b) It shall be the duty of the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and license commissioner to insure that the employees of the respective offices exercise due care in performing their required duties and make a diligent effort to correct the error, mistake, or omission. The respective officers shall make a good faith effort to collect the amount subject to potential loss immediately upon becoming aware of the potential loss. (c) This section shall not apply to any deliberate misuse or misappropriation of funds by the respective official or by any clerk or employee of his or her office. (d) In cases where worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent given for a license to the license commissioner is found to be non-collectible for any reason, the county license commissioner shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the license cannot be retrieved, the license commissioner shall so state and that statement shall constitute authorization to void any license in question. Once the license has been voided, the license commissioner shall receive credit for the cost of the license, taxes, and all other fees from the appropriate agencies. The appropriate state office shall mark the records pertaining to the license void and, upon inquiry by law enforcement agencies, shall notify the agencies that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations shall be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (Act 2001-499, p. 876, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.01 - License Commissioner - Seal; Oath; Bond.

Section 45-39-200.01License commissioner - Seal; oath; bond. The county license commissioner shall have an official seal of office and shall maintain his or her permanent office in the court house of Lauderdale County. Before entering upon the duties of office, the county license commissioner shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and shall execute bond in such penal sum as prescribed by the county governing body, giving as surety thereon a bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds, shall be approved by the governing body of the county, and shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County. A certified copy of the bond shall be furnished by the judge to the Comptroller. All premiums on the bond shall be paid from the general fund of the county. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §2.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.02 - License Commissioner - Office, Supplies, Personnel.

Section 45-39-200.02License commissioner - Office, supplies, personnel. The county governing body shall furnish suitable quarters for the county license commissioner, and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationary, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county governing body shall also provide such clerks, deputies, and other assistants for the commissioner as shall be necessary from time to time for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of his or her office. The commissioner shall have authority to elect, employ, and discipline at will, such clerks, and other assistants, and to fix their compensation; however, the number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county governing body. The compensation of the clerks, deputies, and assistants shall be paid monthly out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §3.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.03 - Chief Clerk.

Section 45-39-200.03Chief clerk. The county license commissioner shall appoint a chief clerk who, in the absence of the commissioner, shall exercise the same powers and authority herein granted to the commissioner. The chief clerk, before he or she enters upon his or her duties, shall take the oath directed to be taken by the constitutional officers of the state and give bond payable to the commissioner in such sum as he or she may prescribe conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duty. The surety on such bond shall be a bond issued by a bonding company authorized to do business in this state. Such bond shall be approved by the commissioner, filed, and recorded in the office of the judge of probate. The premiums on this bond shall be paid out of the general fund of the county. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §4.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.04 - Transfer of Duties From Tax Assessor and Tax Collector.

Section 45-39-200.04Transfer of duties from Tax Assessor and Tax Collector. The county license commissioner shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and tax collector. The commissioner shall also issue all motor vehicle license tags and driver’s licenses, collect for and issue all other licenses for exercising any right or privilege for which a license is now or hereafter may be required by law to be paid to the State of Alabama or the county, except marriage licenses, and shall perform all the duties required by the general law of judges of probate relative to notations on license stubs of the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles, and the replacement of lost or mutilated license tags and driver’s licenses, and the notation of change of location of business on privilege licenses and stubs. The Tax Assessor and the Tax Collector of Lauderdale County are hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on such motor vehicles, and the judge of probate is hereby relieved of all duties and responsibilities relative to issuance of motor vehicle licenses, driver’s licenses, and privilege licenses and all other licenses except marriage licenses. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §5.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.05 - Business Licenses.

Section 45-39-200.05Business licenses. Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business or other activity in the county for which a license is required by law, a license for the activity shall be purchased from the commissioner and he or she shall be entitled to charge a fee of one dollar ($1) for the issuance of the license. All costs, fees, and penalties which shall have accrued or for which such person, firm, or corporation shall have become liable in any proceeding commenced for the collection of same shall be paid before any license is eligible for renewal. The commissioner shall issue the license countersigned by him or her in the form and on the blank furnished to him or her by the State Department of Finance which shall set forth and specify the name of the person, firm, or the corporation applying therefor, the business or activity which it proposes to carry on thereunder, the address where it proposes to carry on the same, the time for which it is issued, and if the license is for a peddler, it shall state whether he or she proposes to travel on foot, on horseback, or on wagon, or on motor vehicle. The license shall not be transferable except as otherwise provided by law, nor shall it entitle the holder thereof to carry on any other business or do any other act other than that named herein at any other location than that specified; provided, however, that should it become necessary to move any business from one location to another location in the county, and such business is to continue in the same kind and character and by the same person or firm as that carried on at the former location, then, another license shall not be required for the same licensed year. The commissioner if he or she elects to do so, may mail an application for renewal of a license to all persons, firms, and corporations to whom a license was issued during that license year as reflected on the records in his or her office. For preparing such application and mailing same by first class mail to the address of the person, firm, or corporation as listed on the license records in his or her office, he or she shall be entitled to a mailing fee of one dollar ($1) for each mailing, such mailing fee to be paid at the same time and in the same manner as other license issuance fees are paid. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §6; Act 87-447, p. 661, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.06 - Sworn Statement of Value.

Section 45-39-200.06Sworn statement of value. In all cases where the amount to be paid for a license to be paid depends upon the amount of capital invested or the value of goods or stock, or the amount of sales and receipts, or any other fact or condition, it shall be the duty of the person applying for the license to render to the commissioner a sworn statement of the amount of the capital invested, the value of the stock, the amount of sales and receipts, and such other information as may be required by the commissioner to determine the character of the license and the amount to be paid for the same. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §7.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.07 - Recordkeeping.

Section 45-39-200.07Recordkeeping. The county license commissioner shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, and of all monies received, licenses issued by him or her, and make report thereof to the Comptroller at the same time and in the same manner that the judges of probate 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 judges of probate are required by law to account for such. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §8.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.08 - Fees.

Section 45-39-200.08Fees. Except as hereinafter provided, the county license commissioner shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are prescribed in the general law for like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or the license inspector. For the performance of duties relative to the recordings of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the commissioner shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar ($1). 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 79-107, p. 129, §9.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.09 - Payment of Tax Required for Issuance of Motor Vehicle License.

Section 45-39-200.09Payment of tax required for issuance of motor vehicle license. 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 county license commissioner 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 commissioner. 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 to the commissioner 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 file 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 part. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §10.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.11 - Assessment and Collection of Motor Vehicle Taxes.

Section 45-39-200.11Assessment and collection of motor vehicle taxes. After the thirtieth day of September, 1980, motor vehicles shall not be included in any assessment made by any person, firm, or corporation under this code, and any such motor vehicle shall not be considered as escape property by reason of failure to include the same in any tax return as of the first day of October, 1980, or any subsequent year. All motor vehicles shall be assessed and the taxes thereon shall be collected solely as herein provided. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §12.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.12 - Books, Records, and Blanks.

Section 45-39-200.12Books, records, and blanks. The Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, and the State Department of Finance are hereby required to furnish to the county license commissioner, all books, records, and blanks now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to judges of probate, tax assessors, and tax collectors in connection with the performance of their duties in the issuance of automobile license plates and the assessment and collection of ad valorem tax thereon, and in connection with the performance of their duties relative to the issuance of privilege licenses. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §13.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.13 - Applications for Driver's Licenses.

Section 45-39-200.13Applications for driver's licenses. The county license commissioner shall take applications for driver's licenses or renewals thereof, temporary driver permits, and other motor vehicle operator's licenses and give receipts for the fees paid therefor. All such applications shall be handled in every respect as prescribed in this code. The same fees and charges may be collected and remitted in the manner therein prescribed except that issuance fees therein prescribed for the judges of probate or other issuing officials shall be collected for the use of the county and shall be paid into the general fund in the county treasury at the same time that other monies due the county under this part are paid. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §14.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.14 - Applications for Motor Vehicle License Tags.

Section 45-39-200.14Applications for motor vehicle license tags. The county license commissioner shall take application for replacement of motor vehicle license tags which have been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and forward such application to the State Department of Revenue in the same manner that judges of probate or license inspectors are directed to do under this code. For services in this connection, he or she shall charge and collect the same fees prescribed in this code. Such fees, less the amount required by this code, sent with the application to the State Department of Revenue, shall be the property of the county and shall be paid into the general fund of the county at the same time that other monies due the county pursuant to this part are paid. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §15.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.16 - Additional Fees for Mailing Expenses.

Section 45-39-200.16Additional fees for mailing expenses. The commissioner shall charge and collect a reasonable fee which is adequate to cover the necessary handling, packaging, and mailing expenses for each motor vehicle tag issued by mail, in addition to all other fees prescribed by law. The additional fees shall be paid by the owner of the motor vehicle with his or her mailed request for license tags and the fees collected by the commissioner shall be paid into the general fund of the county. The actual expense of mailing application forms to the owners of motor vehicles and of mailing tags as hereinabove provided, shall be paid from the general fund of the county upon warrants signed by the commissioner and approved by the county governing body. The procedure authorized by this part for the payment of ad valorem tax and motor vehicle license tax and the issuance of license tags shall be an optional alternative to the procedure now provided by law. Each owner of a motor vehicle shall continue to have the right to pay taxes and to receive a tag in person without the payment of an additional fee. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §17; Act 82-178, p. 207, §1.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.17 - Transfer of Title.

Section 45-39-200.17Transfer of title. Every purchaser of a motor vehicle, within 10 days after transfer of title to him or her, shall file such transfer with the office of the county license commissioner. Failure to do so shall result in a penalty fine of one dollar ($1). This penalty shall be remitted by the collecting authority to the county general fund. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §18.)
AL Code § 45-39-200.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 39 - Lauderdale County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Part 1 - Creation of Office of License Commissioner.|Section 45-39-200.18 - Transfer of Duties From Judges of Probate.

Section 45-39-200.18Transfer of duties from judges of probate. After May 17, 1979, any and all duties now or which may hereafter be required by law for judges of probate with reference to the registration, sale, and distribution of tags for motor vehicles, the issuance of motor vehicle driver’s licenses, and temporary instruction permits and the transfer of ownership of motor vehicles, shall be performed by the county license commissioner and the commissioner shall be entitled to collect all fees, commissions, charges, penalties, and allowances heretofore provided by law for such judges to collect for performing such duties. All fees, commissions, charges, penalties, and allowances collected by the commissioner in connection with the performance of such duties shall be distributed as provided by law. All records in the custody of the judge of probate relating to the duties herein imposed upon the commissioner, upon May 17, 1979, shall be delivered to the office of the county license commissioner. (Act 79-107, p. 129, §19.)