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AL Code § 45-20-81.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 2 - Court Costs.|Section 45-20-81.01 - Solicitor's Fee.

Section 45-20-81.01Solicitor's fee. (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Covington County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor's fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund in the county or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor's fee. The solicitor's fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs which are assessed upon an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (b) The solicitor's fee shall be collected in all criminal cases where the defendant is adjudged guilty, a bond forfeited, a penalty imposed, or where there is issued any alias or capias warrant of arrest. The solicitor's fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other fees or costs. The solicitor's fee shall not be waived or remitted unless the defendant proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the sentencing judge that the defendant is not capable of paying the fee within the reasonably foreseeable future. (c) The solicitor's fee may be expended, as the district attorney sees fit, for the payment of any and all expenses incurred by the district attorney or for any legitimate law enforcement purpose. (Act 2009-236, p. 418, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-20-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 1 - Board of Registrars.|Section 45-20-110 - Compensation.

Section 45-20-110Compensation. In Covington County, the county commission is authorized, in its discretion, to pay in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowance, to each member of the board of registrars an expense allowance of twenty dollars ($20) per day. The amount paid under this section shall be paid out of the county general fund and shall be paid only when the members of the board actually attend meetings of the board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county commission may, from time to time and upon unanimous adoption of a resolution, increase the amount of the expense allowance provided for in this section.  (Act 81-92, p. 112, §1; Act 2004-281, p. 387, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Election Officials.|Section 45-20-111 - Compensation - Poll Workers.

Section 45-20-111Compensation - Poll workers. In Covington County, an election official who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, make the total amount paid to each returning officer and each clerk ninety dollars ($90) for each day the returning officer and clerk work at the polls during any election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the county commission, from time to time and upon unanimous adoption of a resolution, may increase the amount of the expense allowance provided for in this section.  (Act 2005-98, p. 150, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-20-170 - Enforcement of Litter Laws.

Section 45-20-170Enforcement of litter laws. (a) The Covington County Health Department may, at its discretion, enforce littering laws, and other laws relating to littering in Covington County, in addition to health laws and regulations governing the control and disposal of solid waste in Covington County, and shall be empowered with the authority of peace officers as defined by state law for the purpose of enforcing such laws. (b) Mail or other personal items bearing the name or address of the recipient or former owner thereof among refuse, garbage, waste paper, trash, litter, or other debris unlawfully placed, thrown, left, or dumped within Covington County shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person whose name or address appears on the mail or other personal item unlawfully placed, put, threw, left, dumped, or deposited the refuse, garbage, waste paper, trash, litter, or other debris; and any law enforcement officer or member of the Covington County Health Department shall have the authority to seek prosecution against such person based on such prima facie evidence. (c) It is unlawful to dump, deposit, place, throw, or leave refuse, paper, litter, rubbish, debris, filthy or odoriferous objects, substances, or other trash upon a state or county highway, road, or other public thoroughfare in Covington County, and any person upon first conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (d) The provisions of this section are supplemental. It shall be construed in pari materia with other laws relative to littering; however, any law which conflicts specifically herewith is hereby repealed. (Act 85-877, p. 132, §§1-3, 5.)
AL Code § 45-20-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-20-230 - Salary.

Section 45-20-230Salary. (a) Commencing with the next term of office in January 1999, the annual salary of the Sheriff of Covington County shall be forty eight thousand dollars ($48,000), which shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as other county employees. (b) The salary provided in this section shall be in lieu of any other salary provided for by general or local law. (Act 98-620, p. 1367, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-20-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Section 45-20-231 - Jail Concessions; Concession Fund.

Section 45-20-231Jail concessions; concession fund. (a) The Sheriff of Covington County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriffs deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state prisoners in county custody. The sheriff shall be responsible for the operation of the concession. (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a concession fund in a bank licensed to do business in the state. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the concession fund.  (2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all concession sales and transactions of the concession fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The concession account and fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion. (c) All profits realized in the operation of the concession shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in Covington County. (d) The establishment of the concession fund and the use of the proceeds shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the office. (Act 95-250, p. 417, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-20-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Pistol Permits.|Section 45-20-232 - Fees; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-20-232Fees; disposition of funds. (a) In Covington County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol concealed on or about the person or in a vehicle, as provided in Section 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff. (b) All fees so collected in Covington County shall be deposited into a fund to be designated as the Sheriff's Fund. The fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff of the county or his or her appointed agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes and in the discharge of the sheriff's office as he or she sees fit. The establishment of the Sheriff's Fund and the use of such funds shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or for the operation of his or her office. (Act 2009-324, p. 551, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-20-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 4 - Retirement.|Section 45-20-233 - Receipt of Badge and Pistol Upon Retirement.

Section 45-20-233Receipt of badge and pistol upon retirement. (a) Any individual employed by the Covington County Sheriff's Office as a law enforcement officer for a period of 10 years or more who retires from the department in good standing may receive from the sheriff without cost, a retired badge, a retired commission card, and a pistol, provided the pistol is furnished by the office. (b) This section shall have retroactive effect to any action taken prior to May 22, 2013. (Act 2013-291, p. 1000, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-20-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 1 - Board of Equalization.|Section 45-20-240 - Compensation.

Section 45-20-240Compensation. (a) In Covington County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law, there shall be paid to each member of the board of equalization of the county an expense allowance in an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state, as salary, compensation, or expense allowance, make the total paid to such members equal seventy-five dollars ($75) per day. If the amount paid to the members as compensation or expense allowance by the state increases in the future, then the amount paid by the county under this section shall automatically decrease. (b) The amount paid under this section shall be paid out of the county general fund and shall be paid only when the members of the board of equalization actually attend meetings. (Act 80-193, p. 269, §§1, 2; Act 2015-273, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-243 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243 - Levy of Tax.

Section 45-20-243Levy of tax. In Covington County, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is levied a privilege or license tax in the amount herein prescribed against every person within the county engaging in the business of renting or furnishing a room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to a transient in a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, house, tourist court, or another place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The amount of the tax shall be equal to seven percent of the charge for the rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use of rental of personal property and services furnished in the room or rooms. (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §1; Act 2009-379, p. 703, §1; Act 2015-272, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.01 - Exemptions.

Section 45-20-243.01Exemptions. (a) Each of the following charges are exempted from the provisions of the tax levied by this part and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sales tax act; and charges for the rental of rooms, lodgings, or accommodations to a person for a period of 30 continuous days or more pursuant to the exemption provision of Alabama's Transient Occupancy Tax, Section 40-26-1. A subsequent amendment or change to the Alabama Transient Occupancy Tax shall also have the effect of similarly changing the exemption provision of this part. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the tax shall not apply to the rental of living accommodations which are intended primarily for rental to persons as their principal or permanent place of residence, or to accommodations provided by any bed and breakfast establishment which are furnished to transients for a consideration. A bed and breakfast establishment, for purposes of this part, means an establishment recognized as such by the bylaws of the Bed and Breakfast Association of Alabama. (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §2.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.02 - Monthly Report; Records; Penalties.

Section 45-20-243.02Monthly report; records; penalties. (a) The tax levied by this part, except as otherwise provided, shall be due and payable to the Covington County Commission, or Department of Revenue, or other collection agent as may be designated by resolution of the county commission, on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. On or before the 20th day of each month, every person on whom the tax is levied by this part shall render to the designated collection agent on a form prescribed by the agent, a true and correct statement showing the gross proceeds of the business subject to the tax for the then preceding month, together with other information as the designated collection agent requires. At the time of making the monthly report, the taxpayer shall compute and pay to the designated collection agent the amount of tax shown due. A person subject to the tax who conducts business on a credit basis may defer reporting and paying the tax until after the person has received payment of the items, articles, or accommodations furnished. In the event the taxpayer defers reporting and paying the taxes, he or she shall thereafter include in each monthly report all credit collections made during the then preceding month and shall pay the amount of taxes computed thereon at the time of filing the report. (b) It shall be the duty of every person engaged or continuing in a business subject to the tax levied by this part to keep and preserve suitable records of the gross proceeds of the business and other books or accounts necessary to determine the amount of tax for which he or she is liable pursuant to this part. The records shall be kept and preserved for a period of two years and shall be open for examination at all times by the designated collection agent or by a duly authorized agent, deputy, or employee of the agent. (c) A person who fails to pay the tax levied by this part within the time required by this part shall pay in addition to the tax a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of tax due, together with interest from the date on which the tax became due and payable at the rate due and payable on the state lodging tax. The penalty and interest shall be assessed and collected as a part of the tax. The designated collection agent may, if good and sufficient reason be shown, waive or remit the penalty or a portion of the penalty. (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §3.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.03 - Application of State Statutes.

Section 45-20-243.03Application of state statutes. All provisions of the state lodging tax statutes with respect to payment, assessment, and collection of the state lodging tax, making of reports and keeping and preserving records, interest after due date of tax, or otherwise; the promulgation of rules and regulations with respect to the state lodging tax; and the administration and enforcement of the state lodging tax statutes, which are not inconsistent with this part when applied to the tax levied by this part, shall apply to the levied tax. The designated collection agent shall have and exercise the same powers, duties, and obligations with respect to the district taxes levied as imposed on the designated collection agent, by the state lodging tax statutes. All provisions of the state lodging tax statutes that are made applicable to this part, to the taxes levied, and to the administration of this part are incorporated herein by reference and made a part as if fully set forth.  (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §4.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.04 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-20-243.04Disposition of funds. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all proceeds from the tax levied by this part shall be deposited into the Covington County General Fund for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Covington County Commission. (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §5; Act 2009-379, p. 703, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.05 - Severability.

Section 45-20-243.05Severability. None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in a manner to violate the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. If a provision of this part is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining provision of this part. (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §6.)
AL Code § 45-20-243.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 24 - Taxation|Part 4 - Tax. Lodging.|Section 45-20-243.06 - Cost of Collection.

Section 45-20-243.06Cost of collection. The designated collection agent shall charge and deduct from the proceeds of the tax levied, an amount equal to the cost to the agency of making the collections and the charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected. Following that deduction, the agent shall pay the remainder of the tax proceeds to the county general fund.  (Act 98-658, p. 1444, §7.)
AL Code § 45-20A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20A - Covington County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Andalusia.|Part 1 - Education.|Section 45-20A-10 - Board of Education - Creation; Composition.

Section 45-20A-10Board of education - Creation; composition. An elected board of education for the City of Andalusia is established. The board shall be called the Andalusia City Board of Education. Except as otherwise provided for the initial board pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 45-20A-10.03, the board shall be composed of five members, with one member being elected from each of the five city council districts by a majority of the qualified electors voting who reside in the district.  (Act 2001-342, p. 438, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20A-10.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20A - Covington County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Andalusia.|Part 1 - Education.|Section 45-20A-10.01 - Board of Education - Districts.

Section 45-20A-10.01Board of education - Districts. A member shall reside in the district which the member represents during the entire term of office. If the boundaries of a city council district change, the corresponding board of education district shall automatically change accordingly for the next election of the city board of education. If redistricting places an incumbent board member outside of his or her district, the member shall nevertheless continue to serve the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected or appointed.  (Act 2001-342, p. 438, §2.)
AL Code § 45-20A-10.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20A - Covington County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Andalusia.|Part 1 - Education.|Section 45-20A-10.02 - Board of Education - Qualifications of Members.

Section 45-20A-10.02Board of education - Qualifications of members. A candidate for each place on the board of education shall be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the board of education district which he or she seeks to represent on the board for at least 90 consecutive days immediately preceding the deadline date for qualifying as a candidate, a high school graduate or holder of a GED certificate, and shall not be an employee of the board or have a record of conviction for any crime involving moral turpitude. The qualification fee for the initial election of the members of the board shall be fifty dollars ($50) for each candidate. Thereafter, each candidate shall pay a qualifying fee in an amount prescribed by the Andalusia City Council.  (Act 2001-342, p. 438, §3.)
AL Code § 45-20A-10.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20A - Covington County Municipalities.|Article 1 - Andalusia.|Part 1 - Education.|Section 45-20A-10.03 - Board of Education - Election of Members.

Section 45-20A-10.03Board of education - Election of members. (a) The Andalusia City Council shall take necessary steps to ensure that this part complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (b) The Andalusia City Council shall call the elections to elect the initial members of the board of education and, pursuant to this part, shall call the elections to elect subsequent board members. The appointed members of the board of education serving on August 1, 2001, shall serve until their respective terms expire or a successor is elected to their position on the board and assumes office as specified herein. The initial election to elect members of the board of education from District 1, District 3, and District 5 shall be held during a special election on the third Tuesday in August 2002, and those elected shall serve a four-year term of office. A runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on the second Tuesday in September. Those elected members shall assume office on the first Monday in October following the election, and shall serve until a successor is elected and assumes office. Board members elected in 2002 shall replace those appointed board members whose terms are scheduled to expire in 2003, 2004, and 2006. The initial election to elect members of the board of education from District 2 and District 4 shall be held at the same time as the Andalusia City Council election held in August 2004, and those elected shall serve a four-year term of office. A runoff election, if necessary, shall be held at the same time as provided for the members of the Andalusia City Council. Those elected members shall assume office on the first Monday in October following the election, and shall serve until a successor is elected and assumes office. Board members elected in 2004 shall replace those appointed board members whose terms are scheduled to expire in 2005 and 2007. (c) The initial election and the initial runoff election, if necessary, and all subsequent elections held pursuant to this part shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the same manner as provided for the election of members of the city council, unless otherwise required in this part. Subsequent elections and runoff elections shall be held on dates as determined by the city council and the members shall assume office on the first Monday in October following the election. (Act 2001-342, p. 438, §4.)