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AL Code § 45-48-142.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.23 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Referendum.

Section 45-48-142.23Fire protection service fee - Referendum. (a) After the county commission establishes a fire district, the qualified electors of that district may file a petition, signed by at least five percent of the qualified electors in the fire district who voted in the last general election, with the office of the judge of probate who shall then order a referendum to be held in the fire district on the question of establishing a fire protection service fee for the fire district. Section 45-48-142.27 shall apply to all elections provided by this subpart. (b) The petition shall contain the name and description of the fire district area and shall request the judge of probate to call an election on the following question: "Do you favor the assessment of a fire service fee in the amount of $ (dollars) a month for the purpose of funding fire protection services in this volunteer fire district? Yes No" (c) The fee shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) a month.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 5.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.24 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Approval, Construction and Application; Subsequent Referenda.

Section 45-48-142.24Fire protection service fee - Approval, construction and application; subsequent referenda. (a) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are affirmative votes, the fire service fee on each residence, dwelling, and business within the geographic boundaries of the fire district shall become effective on the first day of the next month following approval and shall be paid within one year following approval. For the purpose of this subpart, a dwelling shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings, including specifically and without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) A building, structure, or improvement assessed for purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation, as Class III single-family owner-occupied residential property. (2) A duplex or an apartment building. (3) Any mobile home or house trailer. (b) A building, structure, or other improvement shall be classified as a dwelling for the purposes of this subpart notwithstanding either of the following: (1) That it is wholly or partially vacant or uninhabited at any time during the year for which a fire protection service fee with respect thereto is or is to be levied. (2) That it is also used or expected to be used simultaneously for a purpose, whether or not commercial in nature, other than as a dwelling or residence. (c) The fire protection service fee shall not be construed as a tax on property. The fees shall be levied for the purpose of funding fire protection services to dwellings and businesses under this subpart. (d) The fire protection fee for a district may not be increased for a period of five years after approval of the initial fire protection service fee. Any increase in the amount of the fee shall not be effective until after the approval at a referendum election held for the purpose of increasing the fee. (e) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are negative, another election for setting the amount of the fire protection fee shall not be held for two years from the time of the prior election.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 6.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.25 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Homestead Exemption for Persons With a Disability Over Age 65.

Section 45-48-142.25Fire protection service fee - Homestead exemption for persons with a disability over age 65. Any person who meets the requirements of Section 40-9-19 and Section 40-9-21, as last amended, for the over 65 disability special homestead exemption shall be exempt from paying the fire protection service fee.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 7.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.26 - Fire Protection Service Fee Collection and Disposition.

Section 45-48-142.26Fire protection service fee Collection and disposition. (a) The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced 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. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced 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. The proceeds of the collected fees, minus an administration fee not to exceed five percent, shall be paid to the respective volunteer fire districts. (b) Funds paid to the volunteer fire districts shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency services purposes to include the purchase of vehicles and equipment, daily operations, training, supplies, and insurances. Each fire district receiving funds shall maintain financial records in accordance with the Financial and Compliance Guidelines for Volunteer Fire Departments, August 2009, of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (c) By September 15th of each year, the volunteer fire district receiving fire protection service fees shall file a financial statement with the county commission detailing the receipt and expenditure of all funds generated by this subpart during the previous 12-month period. 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 fire district.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 8.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.27 - Election Procedures.

Section 45-48-142.27Election procedures. (a) The provision of the election laws governing the registration of voters, equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers, voting, and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to the elections for fire district funding. (b) When a petition for the holding of an election is filed with the judge of probate not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days prior to some other election to be held in the territory in which the election is sought by the petition, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held the same day as the other election held. The county governing body shall pay for the necessary expenses of advertising and conducting the election out of the general funds of the county. (c) If the petition is not filed at a time that will permit the election sought thereby to be held at the same time some other election is held, as herein provided, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days from the date on which the judge of probate enters the order with the costs of the election assumed by the fire district requesting the special election. (d) The judge of probate shall give notice of any election held under Section 45-48-142.23 by publishing for three weeks, at least once a week, on the same day of each week, in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory where the election is to be held, a notice that on the day fixed for the election, the location of the election, and the questions to be voted on shall be submitted to the electors of the territory.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 9.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.28 - Transfer of Funds Upon Dissolution or Abandonment of Eligible Volunteer Fire District.

Section 45-48-142.28Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of eligible volunteer fire district. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire district, any remaining funds derived from this subpart or any assets purchased with the funds derived from this subpart, after all indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the Marshall County Association of Fire Departments and Rescue Squads. The funds and assets shall be reallocated to remaining volunteer fire districts that provide fire protection services for the dissolved or abandoned area. In the event there are no remaining volunteer fire districts, the funds or assets shall be distributed to remaining volunteer fire departments in the county. Upon dissolution or abandonment of the fire district, the collection of fire protection service fees shall cease unless a new district is formed within 30 days to replace the dissolved or abandoned district.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 10.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.29 - Exemption From Taxes, Fees, Etc.

Section 45-48-142.29Exemption from taxes, fees, etc. A fire district shall be exempt from all taxes levied by any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state including, but not limited to, license, utility, and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities of the district. The district shall be exempt from any fees, taxes, or costs related to its incorporation, or recording of any document in the office of the judge of probate in the county.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 11.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.30 - Status and Liability of Personnel.

Section 45-48-142.30Status and liability of personnel. The personnel of volunteer fire districts provided for in this subpart 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 private capacity for the actions of the personnel of the volunteer fire districts.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 12.)
AL Code § 45-48-142.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - Volunteer Fire Districts.|Division 2 - Districts.|Section 45-48-142.31 - Construction; Powers to Set District Lines.

Section 45-48-142.31Construction; powers to set district lines. The provisions of this subpart are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in conflict with this subpart. The County Commission of Marshall County shall retain the right to set district lines except as provided in this subpart.  (Act 2013-403, p. 1543, § 13.)
AL Code § 45-48-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-48-230 - Employees; Feeding Prisoners.

Section 45-48-230Employees; feeding prisoners. (a) The Sheriff of Marshall County may employ, subject to the approval of the county commission and within the budget of the sheriff's office as provided by the county commission, employees necessary to carry out the purposes of the office. (b) The Sheriff of Marshall County shall be entitled to receive the allowance provided for by Sections 14-6-42 and 14-6-43, as amended, for the feeding of prisoners in the county jail, and for preparing and serving such food. On or before the tenth day of each month the sheriff of the county shall furnish to the governing body of the county, and to the State Department of Finance and to the State Department of Corrections, an itemized statement, verified by name, race, and sex, the offense charged, authority for committing, disposition of prisoner, if sentenced, date sentenced, date discharged, and the number of days in jail. The sheriff shall also set out the amount of money actually expended for purchasing and supplying of all foodstuff for feeding prisoners during the month immediately preceding.  (Acts 1977, No. 588, p. 781, §§ 1, 2; Act 87-608, p. 1057, § 1; Act 2000-103, p. 127, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-230.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-48-230.01 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-48-230.01Expense allowance. The Sheriff of Marshall County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. This expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law for the sheriff on August 1, 2019, but shall expire and be null and void when the sheriff is granted any additional salary increase by law thereafter.  (Act 2019-334, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-230.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-48-230.02 - Annual Salary.

Section 45-48-230.02Annual salary. (a) Effective the next term of office, the annual salary of the Sheriff of Marshall County shall be ninety thousand dollars ($90,000), which shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as other county employees. (b) The salary provided for by this section shall be in lieu of any other compensation provided by law. (c) Any cost-of-living raises, merit raises, or any other compensation granted to the sheriff by the county prior to August 1, 2019, are hereby ratified and confirmed, and shall continue to be paid until the end of the current term of office.  (Act 2019-335, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-230.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 2 - Continuing Education.|Section 45-48-230.20 - Training and Continuing Education Requirements.

Section 45-48-230.20Training and continuing education requirements. (a) All employees of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office shall be required to complete training and continuing education. (b) The training and continuing education shall be outlined by the sheriff and shall meet minimum requirements adopted by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (c) The training and continuing education shall be funded by the county commission.  (Act 2019-313, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-48-230.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 3 - Reserve Officers.|Section 45-48-230.40 - Sheriff Reserve Officers.

Section 45-48-230.40Sheriff reserve officers. (a) The Sheriff of Marshall County is hereby authorized to establish a sheriff reserve to be composed of persons who volunteer to serve, without compensation, as sheriff reserve officers of the sheriff's department. (b) The sheriff reserve officers shall at all times serve under the direction and supervision of the sheriff or members of the sheriff's department. The sheriff shall determine the fitness of persons to serve as sheriff reserve officers and shall provide the training necessary for reserve officers. (c) The duties of a sheriff reserve officer shall be limited to assisting the sheriff's department in the performance of its regularly constituted duties. The reserve officers shall serve under the immediate supervision of a lawful sheriff's department officer. The sheriff reserve officers shall have the authority to carry firearms when summoned to duty and shall have arrest powers only in the event the full-time sheriff's department deputy is incapacitated or unable to perform an arrest. Sheriff reserve officers, while lawfully serving under the supervision and direction of the sheriff or a member of the sheriff's department, shall have the same defenses, protection, and immunities afforded regularly employed sheriff's deputies and those powers shall be recognized by all courts having jurisdiction over offenses against the laws of this state.  (Act 93-486, p. 780, §§ 1-3.)
AL Code § 45-48-230.60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - Employees.|Division 4 - Retirement.|Section 45-48-230.60 - Receipt of Badge, Pistol, etc., Upon Retirement.

Section 45-48-230.60Receipt of badge, pistol, etc., upon retirement. Any individual employed by the Marshall 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 department.  (Act 2007-342, p. 610, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 1 - Operation of Office.|Section 45-48-231 - Expenditures; Disposal of Property; Violations.

Section 45-48-231Expenditures; disposal of property; violations. For the time period from the end of the primary election for the election of a sheriff for the next term of office until January of the next year when the sheriff takes office for the new term, the sheriff serving the remainder of his or her term shall not spend more than one-twelfth of the amount budgeted or appropriated for the operation of the office of sheriff during any one calendar month unless approved by the Marshall County Commission or unless a state of emergency has been declared. During this time, the sheriff may not dispose of any equipment belonging to the Office of Sheriff of Marshall County unless approved by the Marshall County Commission. Any sheriff who wilfully violates this section shall be personally liable to Marshall County for the amount of any unauthorized expenditures.  (Act 2019-314, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-48-231.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-48-231.20 - Public Auction.

Section 45-48-231.20Public auction. The Sheriff of Marshall County shall sell, at public auction, abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff's department which has remained unclaimed by the owner for a period of 12 consecutive months.  (Act 93-487, p. 781, § 1.)
AL Code § 45-48-231.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-48-231.21 - Records of Abandoned and Stolen Property; Storage; Perishable Property.

Section 45-48-231.21Records of abandoned and stolen property; storage; perishable property. The Sheriff of Marshall County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff's department which describes the property, provides the date of recovery, the serial or other identifying number, and the place of recovery of the property. The records shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times. All abandoned or stolen property recovered by the sheriff's department shall be stored in a suitable place to protect the property from deterioration. After reasonable attempts have been made to locate and identify the owner, perishable property may be sold at once without notice. The proceeds shall be held for a period of six months for the account of the owner, and, if unclaimed after that time, shall be paid to the sheriff's department after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of the property.  (Act 93-487, p. 781, § 2.)
AL Code § 45-48-231.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-48-231.22 - Notice and Sale of Stolen or Abandoned Property.

Section 45-48-231.22Notice and sale of stolen or abandoned property. Except for perishable property sold pursuant to Section 45-48-231.01, at least every six months, the Sheriff of Marshall County, shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned or stolen personal property which has been recovered by the sheriff's department, which has remained unclaimed by the owner after a period of 12 months. The sale shall be made after notice has been given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Marshall County once a week for two successive weeks or by posting notice in a conspicuous place at the Marshall County Courthouse for a period of at least 20 days prior to the sale. The notice shall contain the place, date, and time of each auction and a description of each item of personal property to be sold at auction. If publication of the notice is made by publication in the newspaper, the first notice shall run at least 20 days prior to the auction.  (Act 93-487, p. 781, § 3.)
AL Code § 45-48-231.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-48-231.23 - Redemption of Property.

Section 45-48-231.23Redemption of property. The owner of abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff's department may redeem the property for a period of one year from the date of the sale or public auction at any time prior to its sale by paying the reasonable expenses incurred in the recovery of the property, its maintenance and storage, and a pro rata share of the costs of publication of notice of the sale of the property.  (Act 93-487, p. 781, § 4.)
AL Code § 45-48-231.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 48 - Marshall County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-48-231.24 - Form of Payment; Record of Sale; Rejection of Bid.

Section 45-48-231.24Form of payment; record of sale; rejection of bid. Whenever any property is sold at public auction, the sale shall be paid only in cash. A notation in the storage record book shall be made of the sale and of the amount received for the property. The person making the sale shall have the right to reject any and all bids if the bid amount is deemed unreasonably low. The sale may continue, from time to time, if no bidders are present.  (Act 93-487, p. 781, § 5.)