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AL Code § 45-37A-100.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.04 - Notice of Violation.

Section 45-37A-100.04Notice of violation. (a) The city or its designee shall mail a notice of violation by United States mail to the owner of the motor vehicle which is recorded by the photographic traffic signal enforcement system, photographic stop sign enforcement system, or photographic vehicle speed enforcement system while committing a traffic signal violation, stop sign violation, or speeding violation. The notice shall be sent not later than the 30th day after the date the traffic signal violation, stop sign violation, or speeding violation is recorded to: (1) The owner’s address as shown on the registration records of the Alabama Department of Revenue; or (2) If the vehicle is registered in another state or country, to the owner’s address as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the department or agency of the other state or country analogous to the Alabama Department of Revenue. (b) A notice of violation issued under this article shall contain all of the following: (1) Description of the violation. (2) The date, time, and location of the violation. (3) A copy of a recorded image of the vehicle. (4) The amount of the fine to be imposed for the violation. (5) The date by which the fine shall be paid. (6) A statement that the person named in the notice of violation may pay the fine in lieu of appearing at an administrative hearing. (7) Information that informs the person named in the notice of violation: a. Of the right to contest the imposition of the fine in an administrative hearing. b. Of the manner and time in which to contest the imposition of the fine. c. That failure to pay the fine or to contest liability is an admission of liability. (8) A statement that a recorded image is evidence in a proceeding for the imposition of a fine. (9) A statement that failure to pay the fine within the time allowed shall result in the imposition of a late penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25). (10) Any other information deemed necessary by the city or its designee. (c) A notice of violation under this article is presumed to have been received on the 10th day after the date the notice of violation is placed in the United States mail. (d) A fine imposed pursuant to this article shall be paid within 30 days of the 10th day after the date the notice of violation is mailed. (e) It shall be within the discretion of the trained technician to determine which of the recorded traffic signal violations, stop sign violations, and speeding violations are to be enforced based upon the quality and legibility of the recorded image. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.06 - Order of Administrative Hearing Officer; Judicial Review.

Section 45-37A-100.06Order of administrative hearing officer; judicial review. (a) Following an administrative hearing, the administrative hearing officer shall issue an order stating all of the following: (1) Whether the person charged with the civil violation is liable for the violation. (2) If the person is found to be liable, the amount of the fine assessed against the person, along with the fees and costs provided for herein. (b) Orders issued under this section may be filed in the office of the judge of probate in any county in Alabama, and shall operate as a judicial lien in the same manner and with the same weight and effect as any other civil judgment filed therein. (c) A person who is found liable after an administrative hearing may challenge that finding of civil liability in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, by filing a petition for judicial review with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. The petition for judicial review shall be filed not later than the 14th day after the date on which the administrative hearing officer entered the finding of civil liability. The filing of a petition for judicial review shall stay the enforcement of the fine. After a petition for judicial review has been filed, civil liability shall be determined by the circuit court by trial de novo pursuant to the jurisdiction granted in Section 12-11-30. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §7.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.07 - Petition for Judicial Review.

Section 45-37A-100.07Petition for judicial review. The circuit court hearing a petition for judicial review shall utilize the procedures applicable to proceedings in the Jefferson County District Court with all of the following qualifications: (1) The proceedings shall retain their civil nature with the circuit court applying the preponderance of the evidence standard. (2) If the person is adjudicated by the circuit court to be responsible for payment of the fine, circuit court costs shall be owed by the person adjudicated responsible, with 100 percent of those court costs collected to be retained by the circuit court, which costs shall be calculated in the same manner as court costs for criminal appeals from the Jefferson County District Court, provided that, in the event the circuit court finds the person petitioning for judicial review to not be responsible, any fine or fee paid, related to that citation, shall be refunded by the city. (3) Regardless of the civil nature of the proceedings, the circuit court may assign case numbers as for criminal appeals or civil appeals and place the appeals on criminal dockets in the same manner as criminal appeals from the Jefferson County District Court or on civil dockets in the same manner as civil appeals from the Jefferson County District Court. (4) The circuit court shall sit as trier of both fact and law in the civil proceedings in the circuit court. (5) The city shall be responsible for providing an attorney to represent the city in the circuit court proceedings. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §8.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.08 - Identifying Owner of Vehicle.

Section 45-37A-100.08Identifying owner of vehicle. In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system, a photographic stop sign enforcement system, or a photographic vehicle speed enforcement system does not produce an image of the license plate with sufficient clarity for a trained technician to determine the identity of the owner, and if the identity thereof cannot otherwise be reliably established, then no notice of violation may be issued pursuant to this article. If, however, a notice of violation is issued, to the degree constitutionally allowed, those issues related to the identity of the vehicle or its owner shall affect the weight to be accorded the evidence and shall not affect its admissibility. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.09 - Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations.

Section 45-37A-100.09Late fees; record of civil violations. The city may provide by ordinance that late fees not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25) shall attach to untimely paid fines that are authorized pursuant this article and imposed pursuant to this article. No person may be arrested or incarcerated for nonpayment of a fine or late fee. No record of an adjudication of civil violation made under this article shall be listed, entered, or reported on any criminal record or driving record, whether the record is maintained by the city or an outside agency. An adjudication of civil violation provided for in this article shall not be considered a conviction for any purpose, shall not be used to increase or enhance punishment for any subsequent offense of a criminal nature, shall not be considered a moving violation, and shall not be used by any insurance company to determine or affect premiums or rates. The fact that a person is held liable or responsible for a fine for a traffic signal violation, stop sign violation, or speeding violation shall not be used as evidence that the person was guilty of negligence or other culpable conduct, and as evidence in any other proceedings if it is or becomes admissible under the rules of evidence applicable therein. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §10.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.10 - Civil Actions.

Section 45-37A-100.10Civil actions. The city is authorized to file civil actions to enforce the provisions of an ordinance authorized by this article, including, but not limited to, pursuing collection actions to obtain judgments for unpaid fines or fees, or both, imposed under an ordinance authorized by this article, by lawful means to secure payments of the same. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §11.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.11 - Statistical Data.

Section 45-37A-100.11Statistical data. (a) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems or photographic stop sign enforcement systems in reducing traffic control device violations and intersectional collisions and shall communicate the data on an annual basis to the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. (b) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of automated photographic speeding enforcement systems in reducing speeding violations and collisions and shall communicate the data on an annual basis to the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §12.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.12 - Control Devices and Timing.

Section 45-37A-100.12Control devices and timing. The placement of control devices in the city and timing of yellow lights and red light clearance intervals shall conform to the most recent edition of the Traffic Engineering Handbook. It shall be presumed that such devices and timing are in compliance with this section unless the contrary is shown by a preponderance of the evidence. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §13.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.13 - Criminal Violations.

Section 45-37A-100.13Criminal violations. No fine may be imposed and no adjudication of liability for a civil violation may be made under this article if the operator of the vehicle was arrested or was issued a citation and notice to appear by a sworn police officer for a criminal violation of any portion of Article 2, commencing with Section 32–5A–30, Chapter 5A, Title 32, including, but not limited to, Sections 32-5A-31, 32-5A-34, and 32-5A-35, or any other municipal ordinance which embraces and incorporates the statutes contained in that article, and which occurred simultaneously with and under the same set of circumstances that were recorded by the photographic traffic signal enforcement system, the photographic stop sign enforcement system, or the photographic vehicle speed enforcement system. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §14.)
AL Code § 45-37A-100.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 10 - Center Point.|Section 45-37A-100.14 - Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle.

Section 45-37A-100.14Civil action against person operating vehicle. Any person against whom a determination of liability for a civil violation is made pursuant to an ordinance authorized by this article, and who actually pays the fine imposed thereby shall have a cause of action against any person who may be shown to have been operating the vehicle recorded at the time of the violation for the amount of the fine actually paid plus any consequential or compensatory damages and a reasonable attorney fee, without regard to the rules regarding joint and several liability, contribution, or indemnity provided, however, that as a condition precedent to the bringing of a civil action, that the person held responsible for payment of a fine shall first make written demand on the other person for reimbursement of the fine, giving a minimum of 60 days to remit payment, and if reimbursement is fully made within the 60-day period then the cause of action shall be extinguished and no attorney fees or other damages shall attach to the reimbursement. Any cause of action brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within two years from the date of the payment of the fine for a traffic signal violation, stop sign violation, or speeding violation. (Act 2013-228, p. 546, §15.)
AL Code § 45-37A-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 31 - Leeds.|Section 45-37A-310 - Donations to Board of Education Collected by Water Works Board.

Section 45-37A-310Donations to Board of Education collected by Water Works Board. Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Leeds Water Works Board may collect voluntary donations on behalf of the Leeds Board of Education. The collection of the voluntary donations may include the collection of donations in the form of payments to the Leeds Water Works Board rounded up to the next highest dollar or otherwise as the water works board shall provide. The collections may be commenced only upon the request of at least 350 customers and shall be discontinued if the number requesting deductions falls below 250 customers. Any agreement for the collection of donations by the Leeds Water Works Board may include deductions for the reasonable costs of administering the collections and distribution of the donations for the Leeds Board of Education. (Act 2005-122, p. 204, §1.)
AL Code § 45-38-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 1 - General and Miscelleous Provisions.|Section 45-38-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-38-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Lamar County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Lamar 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 effect 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.
AL Code § 45-38-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.|Section 45-38-30 - Compensation - Jury Commission; Board of Equalization; Board of Registrars.

Section 45-38-30Compensation - Jury Commission; Board of Equalization; Board of Registrars. (a) The members of the Lamar County Jury Commission shall be paid an amount of compensation by the county so that the combined state and county compensation shall total twenty-five dollars ($25) per meeting day. This amount and the amount provided in subsection (d) shall be the total compensation paid by the county and shall be in lieu of any prior salary, compensation, or expense allowance previously paid. (b) The members of the Lamar County Board of Equalization shall be paid an amount of compensation by the county so that the combined state and county compensation shall total twenty-five dollars ($25) per meeting day. This amount and the amount provided in subsection (d) shall be the total compensation paid by the county and shall be in lieu of any prior salary, compensation, or expense allowance previously paid. (c)(1) The members of Lamar County Board of Registrars shall be paid an amount of twenty dollars ($20) per meeting day as compensation by the Lamar County Commission. This amount shall be in addition to any compensation received by the members of the board of registrars from the State of Alabama. (2) The members of the Lamar County Board of Registrars shall be paid by the county for travel in or out of state for educational or training purposes when the travel has been approved in advance by the Lamar County Commission. Such compensation shall be at the rate paid other county employees or officers for travel. (d) The members of the Lamar County Jury Commission and the Lamar County Board of Equalization shall be entitled to mileage at the same rate as state employees when in the performance of their official duties within the county. The members shall also receive the same travel expenses and per diem as received by state employees for travel in or out of state for educational or training purposes when the travel has been approved by the county commission. (Act 82-114, p. 142, §§1-4; Act 88-774, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 183, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-38-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-38-60 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-38-60Expense allowance. The county Coroner of Lamar County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per month to be paid out of the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law. (Act 88-390, p. 580, §1.)
AL Code § 45-38-60.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-38-60.01 - Mileage Allowance.

Section 45-38-60.01Mileage allowance.  In Lamar County, the county commission may provide the coroner with a mileage allowance in the same amount as the prevailing rate per mile paid to other county officers and employees for the actual use by the coroner of the coroner’s personal motor vehicle in the performance of the coroner’s official duties. The mileage allowance provided by this section shall be in addition to any other compensation and expense allowance provided the coroner. (Act 96-207, p. 238, §1.)
AL Code § 45-38-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.|Section 45-38-90 - Lamar County Industrial Development Authority.

Section 45-38-90Lamar County Industrial Development Authority. There is created the Lamar County Industrial Development Authority which shall be composed of 13 members for the purpose of promoting economic growth and development and assisting the county commission and the city councils of Beaverton, Detroit, Kennedy, Millport, Sulligent, and Vernon, and other like governing bodies. All members of the authority shall be residents and qualified electors of Lamar County. (1) Seven members of the Lamar County Industrial Development Authority shall be appointed as follows: The Lamar County Commission Chair and the Mayors of Vernon, Sulligent, Millport, Kennedy, Beaverton, and Detroit shall each appoint one member of the authority. The seven members shall serve for terms concurrent with the terms of office of the appointing elected official. Successors to and vacancies in the seven positions shall be appointed in the same manner as the original seven members are appointed. All members shall serve until their successors are appointed. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term unless reappointed to a full term as a successor. (2) Six members of the authority shall be appointed by the Lamar County Economic Development Council. All appointments of successors to the six members shall be made by the council and all members shall serve until their successors are appointed. The members of the authority appointed by the Lamar County Economic Development Council shall serve pursuant to the bylaws of the authority. Vacancies in the positions of the six members shall be filled in the same manner as the original six members are appointed. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term unless reappointed in the manner prescribed for successors to the position. (Act 95-355, p. 722, §1.)
AL Code § 45-38-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 38 - Lamar County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Section 45-38-110 - Compensation of Election Officers.

Section 45-38-110Compensation of election officers. The County Commission of Lamar County shall provide such additional amount of daily compensation as is necessary to grant each election clerk, inspector, and returning officer of elections a total compensation of twenty-five dollars ($25), and shall increase the mileage allowance of the returning officer to fifteen cents ($.15) a mile in going to the courthouse and returning to the place of holding the election. Such compensation and mileage shall be paid out of any funds in the county treasury available for such purposes. (Act 81-96, p. 115, §1.)