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AL Code § 45-3-140.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.04 - Fire Protection Service Fee - Collection, Administration, and Enforcement.

Section 45-3-140.04Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of this state. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced 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 fee shall be paid into a special county fire services fund no later than February 1. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Barbour County volunteer fire departments in the following manner: Ninety-seven percent of the fee shall be distributed among Barbour County's eligible volunteer fire departments in equal shares, and three percent of the fee shall be distributed to the Barbour County Commission for administrative costs incurred for the collection, expending, and accounting for the funds.  (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §5.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.05 - Eligible Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 45-3-140.05Eligible volunteer fire department. An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a certified nonprofit volunteer fire department located in Barbour County that is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Barbour County Volunteer Firefighters Association. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §6.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.06 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-3-140.06Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department which are committed by a volunteer fire department and the personnel of a volunteer fire department. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund raising activities. After receiving the funds, the volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. Should the Barbour County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided by this article have been improperly expended by an eligible volunteer fire department, the department that has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund to the Barbour County Commission all such funds found by the county commission to have been improperly expended and in addition thereto shall pay a penalty amount equal to 10 percent of all improperly expended funds. Any volunteer fire department that fails to comply with this article, at the discretion of the Barbour County Commission, may be deemed to have forfeited the funds generated by this article and shall be subject to the penalties provided in this section. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §7.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.07 - Transfer of Funds Upon Dissolution or Abandonment of Volunteer Fire Department.

Section 45-3-140.07Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of volunteer fire department.  Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article, after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the county commission. The county commission shall transfer the funds in the following manner: If a volunteer fire department is abandoned or dissolved, funds shall be equally divided and transferred to the remaining volunteer fire departments in good standing with the Barbour County Firefighter's Association and State Forestry Commission. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §8.)
AL Code § 45-3-140.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3 - Barbour County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-3-140.08 - Liability of Personnel.

Section 45-3-140.08Liability of personnel.  The personnel of volunteer fire departments or the volunteer fire association provided for in this article shall not be considered employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the county commission and the officers and employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in a private or individual capacity for the actions of the volunteer fire departments, volunteer fire association, or their personnel. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §9.)
AL Code § 45-3A-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3A - Barbour County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Blue Springs.|Section 45-3A-20 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2018 Regular Session, Effective March 14, 2018. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement.

Section 45-3A-20THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 14, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.  The city council or other governing body of the City of Bridgeport in Jackson County, by resolution adopted by a majority of the council, may regulate and permit the sale of alcoholic beverages during certain hours on Sunday as determined by the city council by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the City of Bridgeport serving the general public in the city. (Act 2018-223, §1.)
AL Code § 45-3A-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3A - Barbour County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Clio.|Section 45-3A-40 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday.

Section 45-3A-40Regulation of alcoholic beverage sales on Sunday. The sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 p.m. on Sundays may be authorized by the town council within the corporate limits of the Town of Clio as provided in this section. The town council, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sunday after 1:00 p.m. as determined by the town council by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Pursuant to this authority, the town council may regulate which retail licensees may sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday, whether the sale may be for off-premises consumption, and any other aspect of the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages. (Act 2018-222, §2.)
AL Code § 45-3A-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 3A - Barbour County Municipalities.|Article 7 - Louisville.|Section 45-3A-70 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday.

Section 45-3A-70Regulation of alcoholic beverage sales on Sunday. The sale of alcoholic beverages after 1:00 p.m. on Sundays may be authorized by the town council within the corporate limits of the Town of Louisville as provided in this section. The town council, by ordinance, may regulate and permit the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on Sunday after 1:00 p.m. as determined by the town council by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Pursuant to this authority, the town council may regulate which retail licensees may sell alcoholic beverages on Sunday, whether the sale may be for off-premises consumption, and any other aspect of the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages. (Act 2018-221, §2.)
AL Code § 45-4-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 4 - Bibb County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-4-50 - Office of Constable Abolished.

Section 45-4-50Office of constable abolished. In Bibb County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 36 is abolished. (Act 2007-248, p. 333, §1.)
AL Code § 45-4-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 4 - Bibb County.|Article 17 - Health.|Section 45-4-170 - County Health Department - Service Fees.

Section 45-4-170County Health Department - Service fees. (a) The West Alabama District Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the Bibb County Health Department for which a reasonable fee may be charged and shall set the maximum allowable fee to be charged for each service. (b) The Bibb County Health Department shall be authorized to charge and collect such fees. Any fees to be charged under the authority of this section by the county health department shall be subject to approval by the respective county commission prior to implementation. All fees collected shall be in addition to any and all federal, state, and local appropriations. Any fees collected shall be processed in accordance with the recommendations of the State Examiners of Public Accounts. (c) No citizen shall be denied any service because that person is unable to pay. West Alabama District Board of Health may establish a sliding fee scale based on ability to pay. (d) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, and collected under state, local, or federal law or regulation. (e) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the Bibb County Health Department which collected such fees. (Act 87-484, p. 735, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-4-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 4 - Bibb County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-4-180 - Enforcement of Traffic and Motor Vehicle Laws.

Section 45-4-180Enforcement of traffic and motor vehicle laws. The Bibb County Commission may expend funds from the Public Highway and Traffic Fund to enforce state traffic and motor vehicle laws. (Act 94-467, p. 724, §1.)
AL Code § 45-4-180.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 4 - Bibb County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-4-180.01 - Funding.

Section 45-4-180.01Funding.  In Bibb County, the county commission may expend funds accruing to the county from the County Government Capital Improvement Fund in any amount up to 50 percent for the operation of the Bibb County Highway Department, including, but not limited to, expenses for that portion of any costs directly related to the operation of the highway department such as liability insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and bond payments. Any expenditures of the funds shall be approved by the county commission prior to expenditure. (Act 2011-593, p. 1325, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-5-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-5-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Blount County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Blount County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable law. To this end: (1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension and retirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwise provided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter. (2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included in this chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, is not superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such condition or requirement remains applicable. (3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, or enacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment. (4) This chapter shall have no affect on any law that is not included or otherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to the codification of this chapter. The inclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapter is not an implication, inference, or presumption affecting the validity of that law. (5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense. As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of this chapter shall continue in force and application. (c)(1) The classification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts, sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangements, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the various hierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such unit. All historical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
AL Code § 45-5-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-5-11 - Cost-of-Living Adjustment for Supernumerary County Officers.

Section 45-5-11Cost-of-living adjustment for supernumerary county officers.  Beginning October 1, 2007, each supernumerary county officer, or his or her surviving spouse, if applicable, shall receive the same percentage cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to income as the COLA provided for county employees, payable from the county general fund. (Act 2007-312, p. 567, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 2 - Alcholic Beverages.|Section 45-5-20 - Regulation of Sale and Distribution of Draft Beer.

Section 45-5-20Regulation of sale and distribution of draft beer.  Each city council of a municipality located in Blount County, by ordinance, may authorize each retail licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to sell, dispense, or distribute draft beer. (Act 2015-193, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.|Section 45-5-40 - Branch Banking.

Section 45-5-40Branch banking. After May 20, 1985, any bank which is authorized by law to do a general banking business in Blount County may, with the written consent of the State Department of Banks, open, establish, and operate branch banks, branch offices, or places for doing a banking business anywhere within the county, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. (Act 85-615, p. 943, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-5-50 - Office Abolished.

Section 45-5-50Office abolished. In Blount County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 36, is abolished. (Act 2010-567, p. 1150, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-5-60 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-5-60Expense allowance. Repealed by Act 2008-424, p. 824, §4, effective May 16, 2008.  (Act 95-698, p. 1515, §1.)
AL Code § 45-5-60.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-5-60.01 - Additional Expense Allowance; Compensation.

Section 45-5-60.01Additional expense allowance; compensation. (a) Commencing on August 1, 2000, the Coroner of Blount County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in the amount of four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (b) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent coroner, the annual salary for the Coroner of Blount County shall be twelve thousand dollars ($12,00) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subsection (a) shall become null and void. (c) The expense allowance and salary provided in this section shall be inoperative if the coroner receives an additional expense allowance or salary increase pursuant to general law during the current term of office or effective upon the beginning of the next term of office which is equal to or greater than the amount provided by this section. (Act 2000-338, p. 535, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-5-60.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-5-60.02 - Additional Expense Allowance; Health Care Benefits; Cost-of-Living Increases.

Section 45-5-60.02Additional expense allowance; health care benefits; cost-of-living increases. (a) Commencing on May 16, 2008, the Coroner of Blount County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in an amount equal to the employer portion of all health care benefits provided to any other elected official of Blount County to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. (b) Beginning the next term of office for coroner, the expense allowance authorized in subsection (a) is repealed and, subject to approval of the Blount County Commission prior to the beginning of each term of office, the coroner may receive the same health care benefits provided any other elected official of Blount County. (c) Beginning with the next term of office for the coroner, the coroner shall be entitled to the same cost-of-living increases that all other Blount County officials receive at the time of adoption of the annual budget. (Act 2008-424, p. 824, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-5-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 5 - Blount County.|Article 16 - Government Finance and Operations.|Section 45-5-160 - Reimbursement for Monetary Loss From Errors or Mistakes Made in Good Faith; Voiding of Licenses Based on Worthless or Forged Instruments.

Section 45-5-160Reimbursement for monetary loss from errors or mistakes made in good faith; voiding of licenses based on worthless or forged instruments.  (a) The Blount County Commission shall reimburse the offices of judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and sheriff from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per year for each officer, 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 the sheriff to insure that the employees of the respective offices exercise due care in performing their required duties and to 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 a case where worthless or forged checks, drafts, money orders, or other written orders for money or its equivalent given for a license or in payment for any transaction to the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the license cannot be retrieved or a transaction has been recorded in the records, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff shall so state and that statement shall constitute authorization to void any license in question or to reverse or cancel any other transaction. Once the license has been voided or a transaction has been reversed or canceled, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, or sheriff, if applicable, shall receive credit for the cost of the license, taxes, and all other fees from the appropriate agencies. If applicable, the appropriate state office shall mark the records pertaining to the license void or shall mark the transaction reversed or canceled. In the event of any inquiry by any law enforcement agency concerning any license, the official shall notify the agency that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations shall be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (Act 2007-245, p. 329, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-6-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 6 - Bullock County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 45-6-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-6-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Bullock County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Bullock County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable law. To this end: (1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension and retirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwise provided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter. (2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included in this chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, is not superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such condition or requirement remains applicable. (3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, or enacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment. (4) This chapter shall have no affect on any law that is not included or otherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to the codification of this chapter. The inclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapter is not an implication, inference, or presumption affecting the validity of that law. (5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense. As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of this chapter shall continue in force and application. (c)(1) The classification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts, sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the various hierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such unit. All historical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.