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AL Code § 45-10-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 1 - Death Certificates.|Section 45-10-171 - Persons Authorized to Issue Death Certificates; Availability to Next of Kin; Fees; Violations.

Section 45-10-171Persons authorized to issue death certificates; availability to next of kin; fees; violations. (a) In Cherokee County any county health officer or administrator is hereby authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death certificate. Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the State Department of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this section shall affect any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local registrar or to the State Health Department. (b) The county health officer shall not later than 10 days from the date of death, make such official death certificate available to the surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by the State Health Department for the same service. The county health officer shall cause a complete and correct account to be kept of all fees received by him or her under this section and shall remit the fees to the treasurer of his or her county board of health or like official for custody subject to disbursement in the interest of health services in the county. Any officer failing to comply with this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and punishable by general law. (Act 88-326, p. 493, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-10-171.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-10-171.20 - Designation of Services; Setting of Fees; Inability to Pay.

Section 45-10-171.20Designation of services; setting of fees; inability to pay. (a) The Cherokee County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. 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. (b) No person shall be denied any service because of that person's inability to pay. The county board of health may establish a sliding fee scale based on one's ability to pay. (c) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, or collected under state or federal law or regulations and shall not affect funding from the state in any way. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the health department which collected such fees. (Act 88-326, p. 493, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-10-171.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 3 - Health Care Authority.|Section 45-10-171.40 - Use of Proceeds for Indigent Health Care.

Section 45-10-171.40Use of proceeds for indigent health care.  In Cherokee County, the Cherokee County Healthcare Authority may use a portion of the proceeds of any special county ad valorem tax for indigent health care. (Act 2007-348, p. 615, §1.)
AL Code § 45-10-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 1 - Jail Store.|Section 45-10-231 - Jail Store; Telephone System for Prisoners; Law Enforcement Fund.

Section 45-10-231Jail store; telephone system for prisoners; law enforcement fund. (a) The Sheriff of Cherokee County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store and telephone system for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store and telephone system shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population.  (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a Law Enforcement Fund in a bank located in Cherokee County. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the Law Enforcement Fund. (2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all jail store sales, telephone usage fees, and transactions of the Law Enforcement Fund for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The jail store account, telephone system account, and Law Enforcement 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 jail store and telephone system shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in Cherokee County that are in the interest of the public. (d) The establishment of the Law Enforcement 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. (e) Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store and telephone system in the county jail prior to May 11, 2000, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of a jail store and telephone system in the county jail prior to May 11, 2000, shall be deposited into the Law Enforcement Fund created by this section. (Act 2000-435, p. 796, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.20 - Applicability.

Section 45-10-231.20Applicability. This subpart shall apply only to Cherokee County. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §1.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.21 - Definitions.

Section 45-10-231.21Definitions. For purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Cherokee County Work Release Board, which shall be composed of the following members: The revenue commissioner of the county, the chief of corrections of the county, and the sheriff of the county. (2) FUND. The Cherokee County Work Release Fund. (3) INMATE. Anyone housed in the Cherokee County Detention Center, regardless of reason for the housing. (4) PROGRAM. The Cherokee County Work Release Program. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §2.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.22 - Cherokee County Work Release Board.

Section 45-10-231.22Cherokee County Work Release Board.  The Cherokee County Work Release Board is established to develop, promulgate, and adopt rules for the operation and maintenance of the Cherokee County Work Release Program established by this subpart. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, the eligibility requirements of inmates who may be considered for the program. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §3.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.23 - Participation in Program.

Section 45-10-231.23Participation in program. Any inmate qualified and eligible to participate in the program may be released from housing at the Cherokee County Detention Center during the hours of his or her employment, including sufficient time to travel to and from the employment. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §4.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.24 - Cherokee County Work Release Fund.

Section 45-10-231.24Cherokee County Work Release Fund. (a) The board may establish the Cherokee County Work Release Fund at a bank selected by the board located in Cherokee County. The employer of an inmate involved in work release shall pay the wages of the inmate directly to the board. All wages received by the board under this subpart shall be deposited by the board into the fund. The fund shall be administered by the board, or by the sheriff as designee of the board, in accordance with the rules established by the board. (b) The board shall adopt rules concerning the disbursement of any wages of the inmate involved in the program. (c) The board may apply from the wages of the inmate received by the board up to 40 percent of the wages of the inmate for the payment of costs incident to the confinement of the inmate, as well as for any law enforcement purposes deemed appropriate by the board. (d) After application of the wages of the inmate as provided by this subpart, the remainder shall be applied by the board to the payment of court-ordered assessments, including child support. (e) The balance of any wages of the inmate remaining in the fund at the time of the successful completion of the program by the inmate shall be disbursed to the inmate at the time of his or her completion of the program. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §5.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.25 - Escape From Custody.

Section 45-10-231.25Escape from custody. The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed by the sheriff to the county jail shall be deemed as an escape from the custody of the sheriff and shall be punishable as provided by law for escaped prisoners. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §6.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.26 - Implementation of Program.

Section 45-10-231.26Implementation of program. Employees of the board, or its designees, may make investigations and recommendations pertaining to the validity of requests for job opportunities for inmates and otherwise assist the sheriff in the implementation of the program. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §7.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.27 - Employment Criteria.

Section 45-10-231.27Employment criteria. The board, or its designee, shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this subpart, subject to all of the following: (1) Employment shall be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is performed in accordance with the prevailing working conditions in the area. (2) Employment may not result in displacement of employed workers. (3) Inmates eligible for work release may not be employed as strike-breakers or in impairing any existing contracts. (4) Exploitation of eligible inmates in any form is prohibited. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §8.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.28 - Employment Status.

Section 45-10-231.28Employment status. No inmate granted privileges under this subpart shall be deemed to be an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the board, state, county, or municipality while involved in the community or while going to and from employment, or other specified areas, or while on furlough. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §9.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.29 - Liability for Negligence.

Section 45-10-231.29Liability for negligence. Cherokee County, its commission, sheriff, and board members or their designated agent shall be immune from any claims of negligence that may be made against them by any inmate or employer participating in the program and shall additionally be immune from any claims of negligence made by any third party. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §10.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.30 - Audit of Fund.

Section 45-10-231.30Audit of fund. The sheriff shall keep an account of all fund transactions for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Pubic Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §11.)
AL Code § 45-10-231.31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Jails.|Division 2 - Work Release.|Section 45-10-231.31 - Ratification of Prior Actions.

Section 45-10-231.31Ratification of prior actions. Any actions relating to the operation of the program prior to April 30, 2009, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of the program prior to April 30, 2009, shall be deposited into the fund created by this subpart. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §12.)
AL Code § 45-10-243 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243 - Lodging Tax Levied.

Section 45-10-243Lodging tax levied. In Cherokee 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, lodgings, or accommodations, to a transient in a hotel, motel, inn, condominium, house, tourist court, or accommodations provided by any bed and breakfast establishment 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 five percent of the charge for the rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use of rental or personal property and services furnished in the room or rooms. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §1; Act 99-414, p. 736, §1; Act 2000-464, p. 864, §1.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.01 - Exemptions.

Section 45-10-243.01Exemptions. (a) There 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 all of the following: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sales tax act; 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 bed and breakfast accommodations which are furnished to transients for a consideration. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §2.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.02 - Monthly Report; Payment of Tax; Records; Penalties.

Section 45-10-243.02Monthly report; payment of tax; records; penalties. (a) The tax levied by this part, except as otherwise provided, shall be due and payable to the Department of Revenue 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 Department of Revenue on a form prescribed by the department, 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 department requires. At the time of making the monthly report, the taxpayer shall compute and pay to the department 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 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 Department of Revenue or by a duly authorized agent, deputy, or employee of the department. (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 Department of Revenue may, if good and sufficient reason be shown, waive or remit the penalty or a portion of the penalty. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §3.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.03 - Application of State Statutes.

Section 45-10-243.03Application 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 the provisions of this part when applied to the tax levied by this part, shall apply to the levied tax. The Commissioner of Revenue and the Department of Revenue shall have and exercise the same powers, duties, and obligations with respect to the district taxes levied as imposed on the commissioner and the department, respectively, 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 97-604, p. 1064, §4.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.04 - Deposit of Proceeds.

Section 45-10-243.04Deposit of proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all proceeds from the tax levied by this part shall be deposited into the Cherokee County General Fund. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §5.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.05 - Commerce Clause.

Section 45-10-243.05Commerce Clause. 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 provisions of this part. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §6.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 1 - 1997 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.06 - Deduction of Cost of Making Collections.

Section 45-10-243.06Deduction of cost of making collections. The Department of Revenue shall charge and deduct from the proceeds of the tax levied, an amount equal to the cost to the department of making the collections and the charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected. Following that deduction, the department shall pay the remainder of the tax proceeds to the county general fund. (Act 97-604, p. 1064, §7.)
AL Code § 45-10-243.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 10 - Cherokee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, Lodging|Division 2 - 2017 Lodging Tax.|Section 45-10-243.20 - Additional Lodging Tax Levied.

Section 45-10-243.20Additional lodging tax levied. (a) In addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, the Cherokee County Commission may levy a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to a transient in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration. The amount of the tax shall be two dollars ($2) for each room, lodging, or accommodation. There is exempted from the tax authorized to be levied under this section any rentals or services taxed under Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 40. (b) The tax authorized to be levied by this section shall be collected in the same manner and, subject to the same exemptions as any lodging tax otherwise levied by local law in the county. The net proceeds from the tax shall be distributed to the Cherokee County Commission, to be kept in a separate fund or account to be distributed by the county commission to the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce $1.25, the Cherokee County Park Board $.50, and the Cherokee County Museum $.25. (Act 2017-459, §§2, 3.)