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AL Code § 45-33-243.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 33 - Hale County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax. Severance.|Section 45-33-243.04 - Collection of Taxes; Enforcement.

Section 45-33-243.04Collection of taxes; enforcement. The tax authorized to be imposed by this part shall constitute a debt due Hale County and may be collected by civil suit, in addition to all other methods provided by law. The tax, together with interest thereon, shall constitute and be secured by a lien upon the property of any person from whom the tax is due. All provisions of the revenue law of this state which apply to the enforcement of liens for taxes due the state shall apply fully to the collection of the county tax levied herein, and the State Department of Revenue for the use and benefit of Hale County shall collect such taxes and enforce this part and shall have and exercise for such collection and enforcement all rights and remedies that this state or department has for collection of the state stone severance tax. The State Department of Revenue shall have full authority to employ such special counsel as it deems necessary from time to time to enforce collection of the tax levied by this part, and to otherwise enforce this part, including any litigation involving this part; and the Department of Revenue shall pay such special counsel’s fee, as it deems necessary and proper from the proceeds of the taxes collected by it for Hale County. (Act 91-609, p. 1145, §5.)
AL Code § 45-33-243.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 33 - Hale County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax. Severance.|Section 45-33-243.05 - Charge for Collection.

Section 45-33-243.05Charge for collection. The State Department of Revenue shall charge Hale County for collecting the county tax levied herein, an amount or percentage of total collections not to exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected hereunder. Such charge for collecting the tax for the county may be deducted each month from the proceeds of the tax before certifying the amount thereof due Hale County for that month. (Act 91-609, p. 1145, §6.)
AL Code § 45-33-243.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 33 - Hale County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax. Severance.|Section 45-33-243.06 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-33-243.06Disposition of funds. The Hale County Treasurer shall deposit the net proceeds of the tax levied and collected pursuant to this part during the preceding month to the account of the county road and bridge fund. (Act 91-609, p. 1145, §7.)
AL Code § 45-34-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-34-70 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-34-70Expense allowance. In Henry County, each member of the county commission is hereby authorized to receive an expense allowance of six hundred dollars ($600) per month. The expense allowance shall be in lieu of any and all other expense allowances heretofore provided by law and be payable out of the gasoline fund of the county. (Act 81-913, p. 49, §1; Act 89-259, p. 374, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-71.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-71.01 - Election of Members; Terms.

Section 45-34-71.01Election of members; terms. Beginning in 1986 and thereafter, the five members of the Henry County Commission shall be elected from single member districts within Henry County, as hereinafter defined. Those county commissioners seeking to serve Districts No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shall run and be elected from their respective districts in 1986, and shall serve four-year terms. Those county commissioners seeking to serve Districts No. 1 and No. 5 shall run and be elected from their respective districts in 1988 and shall likewise serve four-year terms. The term of office of each commissioner, when elected, shall officially begin on the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January, following the election. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §2.)
AL Code § 45-34-71.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-71.03 - Qualified Electors.

Section 45-34-71.03Qualified electors. At the general elections in 1988 and 1990, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Henry County shall elect one commissioner for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for which he or she is elected, and who shall hold office for a period of four years, and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §4.)
AL Code § 45-34-71.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-71.04 - Continuation of Duties.

Section 45-34-71.04Continuation of duties. This part shall not affect the duties, rights, and responsibilities of the present members of the Henry County Commission, but the commissioners shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of the office as now incumbent upon them and as may be incumbent upon them by law, until their successors shall be elected and qualified under this part. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §5.)
AL Code § 45-34-71.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Membership.|Section 45-34-71.05 - Vacancies.

Section 45-34-71.05Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law concerning the filling of vacancies of Henry County commissioners. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §6.)
AL Code § 45-34-81 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-34-81 - Additional Costs in Certain Cases; Jail Fund.

Section 45-34-81Additional costs in certain cases; Jail Fund. (a) This section shall apply only in Henry County. (b) In addition to any and all court costs now or hereafter authorized to be collected, there shall be assessed an additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all civil cases filed in the circuit court and in the district court of the county excluding cases filed in small claims court. There shall also be an additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) assessed in all criminal and quasi-criminal cases brought in the district or circuit courts of Henry County. (c) Additional court costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by the court clerks and distributed to the county for deposit in a special county fund designated as the Jail Fund. All monies paid into the Jail Fund shall be expended by the county exclusively for the payment of the cost of construction, financing, planning, equipping, and operating a new county jail. (Act 93-386, p. 663, §1; Act 95-362, p. 731, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-81.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-34-81.01 - Law Library Fund; Maintenance of Facilities.

Section 45-34-81.01Law Library Fund; maintenance of facilities. (a) In Henry County, all fees imposed by the circuit court and the district court, pursuant to Section 11-25-9, shall be paid into the County Treasury of Henry County to be used and expended as follows: (1) Any amounts in excess of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) of the County Law Library Fund on August 2, 1995, and up to 50 percent of the amounts received after August 2, 1995, may be expended for the upkeep of the courtrooms in Henry County. (2) As provided otherwise in subsection (b). (b) The circuit and district judges and the judge of probate in Henry County may requisition expenditures against the fund for the payment of any expenses necessarily incurred for law enforcement, and to provide for the maintenance of a law library in the courthouse of the county, and also for the maintenance and operation of the offices of the circuit judge, district judge, or the judge of probate, or other judge of the court. No less than forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall remain in the County Law Library Fund for direct expenditure for the county law library. (Act 95-660, p. 1372, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-34-81.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-34-81.02 - Juvenile Court Cases; Juvenile Court Services Fund.

Section 45-34-81.02Juvenile court cases; Juvenile Court Services Fund.  (a) Further, a monthly supervision fee may be assessed in juvenile court cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund. (b) There is hereby established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the above described court cost monies. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Henry County. (c) Any funds appropriated from this fund shall be expended solely for juvenile programs and for subsistence for the juvenile court staff in the county, to aid the functions of the juvenile court and for the benefit of the children of Henry County. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Juvenile Court Judge of Henry County.  (Act 96-628, p. 1000, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-81.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-34-81.03 - Additional Booking Fee in Certain Cases.

Section 45-34-81.03Additional booking fee in certain cases. (a)(1) In Henry County, a booking fee in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Henry County Jail and subsequently convicted. (2) The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any fines, court costs, or other charges imposed. (b)(1) The booking fee imposed by this section shall be assessed against a defendant upon conviction by a court of law where the defendant is convicted. (2) The clerk of the court shall enter the amount of the fee as provided in this section on the docket sheet and shall collect the fee in the same manner and the same time as court costs. (3) Notwithstanding subdivision (2), the fee may not be deemed a court cost based on collection by the clerk. (c) The revenues derived from the booking fee shall be distributed as follows: Twenty dollars ($20) of the fee to the Henry County Sheriff's Office, fifteen dollars ($15) of the fee shall be distributed to the Henry County Commission - Jail Fund to be used for the operation of the jail, and ten dollars ($10) of the fee shall be distributed to the Henry County Circuit Clerk Fund to be used for the operation of the office. (d)(1) In any case where the booking fee provided by this section is not paid, the circuit clerk of the court may assist in the collection of the fees. (2) In addition, the sheriff may contract for the collection of the fees and pay a portion of the fees as a cost for collection. (e)(1) The sheriff may withhold funds of a person who is incarcerated in the Henry County Jail equal to the amount of the booking fee which shall be applied toward the assessment of the booking fee. (2) If no conviction results, the moneys shall be repaid to the defendant after dismissal of all charges or acquittal. (f) Any revenues derived from this section shall be in addition to other funding sources for the Henry County Sheriff's Office, the Henry County Commission - Jail Fund, and the Henry County Circuit Clerk's Office and shall not reduce any funding from any other sources. (Act 2018-226, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82 - Establishment of Pretrial Diversion Program.

Section 45-34-82Establishment of pretrial diversion program. (a) The District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama may establish a pretrial diversion program. (b) All discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall be retained. (c) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the district attorney and the district attorney may contract with any agency, person, or corporation for services related to this part. The district attorney may employ necessary persons to accomplish this part and these persons shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.02 - Applicants for Admittance.

Section 45-34-82.02Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the Circuit or District Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program. (b) A person charged with any of the following offenses may apply for the program: (1) A traffic offense, other than driving under the influence (DUI) or a traffic offense charged to a commercial driver license holder, whether or not the holder was operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense. (2) A property offense. (3) An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury. (4) An offense in which the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official, or a correctional officer. (5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this section. (6) A violation classified under this code. (c) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program: (1) Trafficking or distribution of drugs, or both. (2) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person. (3) Any sex offense. (4) Any Class A felony. (5) Any offense involving serious injury to a person. (6) Any offense involving death. (d) A person deemed by the district attorney to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program. (e) The opinion of law enforcement officers involved in the offense shall be sought and used in the decision whether to approve the applicant for the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §3; Act 2005-121, p. 1867, §1.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.03 - Standards for Admission.

Section 45-34-82.03Standards for admission. (a) Admittance to the pretrial diversion program shall be appropriate in any of the following instances: (1) The offender is 18 years of age or older, or 16 years of age or older if the offense is a traffic citation, at the time the alleged offense was committed. (2) There is a probability justice will be served if the offender is placed in the pretrial diversion program. (3) It is determined the needs of the state and of the offender can be met through the pretrial diversion program. (4) The offender appears to pose no substantial threat to the safety and well-being of the community. (5) It appears the offender is not likely to be involved in further criminal activity. (6) The offender will likely respond to rehabilitative treatment. (b) The district attorney may waive any of the standards specified in subsection (a) if justice or special circumstances dictate. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §4.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.04 - Admission Into Program.

Section 45-34-82.04Admission into program. (a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program or as a part of the district attorney's evaluation process, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning past criminal history, educational history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care received, psychological test taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the district attorney believes has a bearing on the decision as to whether or not the offender should be admitted to the pretrial diversion program. (b) The district attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview the district attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the pretrial diversion program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this part. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §5.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.05 - Program Requirements; Records.

Section 45-34-82.05Program requirements; records. (a) An offender who enters into the pretrial diversion program shall satisfy each of the following requirements: (1) Voluntarily waive, in writing, and contingent upon the successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial. (2) Agree, in writing, to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations established by statutes or rules of court. (3) Agree, in writing, to the conditions of the pretrial diversion program established by the district attorney. (4) If there is a victim of the crime, agree in writing to a restitution agreement within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined by the district attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and victim. (b) Pretrial diversion program records or records related to pretrial diversion program admission shall not be admissible in subsequent proceedings, criminal or civil. Communications between pretrial diversion program counselors and defendants shall be privileged unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines there is a compelling public interest that the communications be submitted to the court for an in camera review. (c) The records of the offender maintained as a part of the pretrial diversion program shall be destroyed in a timely manner after the program has been successfully completed by the offender. However, the district attorney may keep the contract signed by the offender in order to maintain an accurate record of pretrial diversion program participation. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §6.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.06 - Time for Application.

Section 45-34-82.06Time for application. (a) An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program no later than 21 days after his or her first appearance or arraignment, whichever occurs first. In the case of traffic citations, application shall be made within 21 days of the issuance of the citation. (b) At the discretion of the district attorney, the time provision of this section may be waived. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §7.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.08 - Treatment Programs; Drug Testing.

Section 45-34-82.08Treatment programs; drug testing. The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an in patient or out patient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug testing as a part of the pretrial diversion program of the offender and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the district attorney may direct. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §9.)
AL Code § 45-34-82.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 34 - Henry County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-34-82.09 - Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions.

Section 45-34-82.09Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which the district attorney will dispose of the charges against the offender in a noncriminal manner or what charges the defendant will plead guilty to and the sentence the offender will receive. If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular offense and receive a specific sentence, this agreement concerning the offense and sentence shall be approved by an appropriate circuit or district judge of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit prior to admission of the offender in the pretrial diversion program. (b) As a condition of being admitted to the pretrial diversion program, the district attorney may require the offender to agree to any of the following terms or conditions: (1) Participate in an education setting to include, but not be limited to, K–12, college, job training school, trade school, GED classes, or adult basic education courses. (2) If appropriate, attempt to learn to read and write. (3) Financially support his or her children or pay child support. (4) Refrain from the use of alcohol or drugs or frequenting places where alcohol or drugs are sold or used. (5) Refrain from contact with certain persons or premises. (6) Maintain or seek employment. (7) Attend individual, group, or family counseling. (8) Pay approved restitution to a victim if any is due. (9) Pay court costs and fines. (10) Pay supervision fees and application fees pursuant to this part. (11) Observe curfews or home detention or travel constraints as set out in the offender’s agreement. (12) Enter into an agreement with the district attorney to have restitution, court costs, fines, fees, or child support either withheld or garnished from the wages or salary of the offender and applied to the above. (c) The offender shall be subject to other terms or conditions as the district attorney and the offender may agree to in the written agreement of the offender, it being the purpose of this part to allow the district attorney broad discretion in designing a program specifically for each offender and circumstances of the offender. (Act 2003-225, p. 566, §10.)