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AL Code § 45-41-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.|Section 45-41-40 - Branch Banks Authorized.

Section 45-41-40Branch banks authorized. Any state or national bank whose principal place of business is located in Lee County, Alabama, may establish, maintain, and operate additional offices or additional branch banks for the receipt of deposits, payment of checks, lending of money, and conduct of a general banking business in Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, with prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Banks in the case of a state bank or of the Comptroller of the Currency in the case of a national bank. The authority granted in this section may be exercised by opening a new office or by relocating some existing office. (Act 82-239, p. 303, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-40.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.|Section 45-41-40.01 - Operation of Child Care or Day Care Centers.

Section 45-41-40.01Operation of child care or day care centers. No child care or day care center, nor child care institution or institution for child care, in Lee County, shall be allowed to operate on a 24 hour basis unless the Department of Human Resources shall first approve of such operation. (Act 85-47, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 71, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 5 - Constables.|Section 45-41-50 - Abolition of Office.

Section 45-41-50Abolition of office. In Lee 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 2011-204, p. 384, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 6 - Coroner.|Section 45-41-60 - Compensation; Deputies and Employees; Powers and Duties; Office Space and Equipment.

Section 45-41-60Compensation; deputies and employees; powers and duties; office space and equipment. (a) Pursuant to Amendment 362 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the coroner serving Lee County shall receive an annual salary of seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars ($17,800) on June 1, 2001. (b) The annual salary of the chief deputy coroner shall be six thousand dollars ($6,000) on June 1, 2001. (c) The annual salaries provided for in this section shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the county treasurer and shall be paid in lieu of any other salaries heretofore provided by law for the officials. (d) The Lee County Commission may adjust the salaries, benefits, and any other compensation of the coroner and any deputy coroners by resolution. (e) The Lee County Coroner shall be entitled to a vehicle allowance in an amount to be determined by the Lee County Commission. The vehicle allowance shall be in lieu of any expense allowance. The vehicle allowance shall be paid per annum in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county treasury, which shall be in lieu of any and all expenses but in addition to any salary provided by law. (f) The Lee County Coroner may appoint additional deputy coroners and other employees of the coroner’s office as needed. The coroner shall provide all salaries and expenses of additional deputy coroners and other employees of the coroner’s office. Any deputy coroner shall have the same qualifications as the coroner and shall serve under the supervision of the coroner and subject to the coroner’s procedures for conducting death investigations and shall otherwise carry out the duties of the office of coroner at the direction of the coroner. The deputy coroner may be dismissed from service by the coroner for violation of such procedures or acts of misconduct. Any deputy coroners or employees of the coroner’s office employed by the Lee County Coroner shall serve at the pleasure of the Lee County Coroner. (g) The Lee County Coroner and any designated deputy coroners shall have the authority to certify any death occurring within the boundaries of the State of Alabama. (h) The Lee County Commission shall furnish the county coroner with adequate office space, furniture, computers, books, stationery, postage, and all other supplies and services reasonably necessary for carrying out the duties and functions of the office of coroner. (i) In Lee County, the coroner and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same cost-of-living increase percentage granted to other public officials pursuant to the Omnibus Pay Act. If an increase is due during the term of the coroner or the sheriff, the increase shall be in the form of an expense allowance, which will convert to salary effective the next term of office. (Act 2001-638, p. 1245, §§1-9; Act 2011-202, p. 382, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-41-100 - Election of County Board of Education.

Section 45-41-100Election of county board of education. (a) The several members of the Lee County Board of Education shall hereafter be elected by only those qualified electors in the county who reside outside of the city limits of any municipality in the county that has its own school system. (b) Nothing in this section shall affect the unexpired term of any present member of the Lee County Board of Education. (c) The provisions of this section are supplemental and shall be construed in pari materia with all other laws relating to the Lee County Board of Education; however, those laws or parts of law in direct conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (Act 83-632, p. 983, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-41-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 12 - Employees.|Section 45-41-120 - Allocation for Clerk Hire Allowances.

Section 45-41-120Allocation for clerk hire allowances. The Lee County Commission shall set the allocations for clerk hire allowances in the offices of the judge of probate, the tax assessor, and the tax collector, respectively. However, the clerk hire allocation for the tax collector's office shall be no less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year. (Act 79-528, p. 947, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-130 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130 - Employment of County Engineer; Qualifications; Requirements.

Section 45-41-130Employment of county engineer; qualifications; requirements. The Lee County Commission shall employ a county engineer who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent civil engineer possessing all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under the general laws of the State of Alabama and who shall reside in Lee County during his or her employment; and the commission shall delegate authority to the engineer to manage the county highway department and maintain county roads, highways, bridges, and ferries in Lee County.  (Act 90-195, p. 226, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.01 - Bond.

Section 45-41-130.01Bond. Before commencing his or her duties, the county engineer shall enter into a bond for faithful performance of his or her duties in such amount and with such sureties as shall be approved by the commission; and in carrying out his or her duties he or she shall report to the county commission as a whole. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §2.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.02 - Construction and Maintenance of Roads, Highways, Bridges, and Ferries; Inspections.

Section 45-41-130.02Construction and maintenance of roads, highways, bridges, and ferries; inspections. (a) All functions, duties, and responsibilities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads, highways, bridges, and ferries in Lee County are hereby vested in the county engineer, who shall, insofar as possible, construct and maintain such roads, highways, bridges, and ferries for the benefit of the county as a whole or as a unit, without regard to district or beat lines. (b) Each member of the Lee County Commission shall be authorized to inspect the roads in his or her district from time to time and report their condition to the county engineer. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §3.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.03 - Duties.

Section 45-41-130.03Duties. The county engineer shall have the following duties and authority, but shall not be limited to such duties: (1) To employ, supervise, and direct all such personnel and such assistants as are necessary and authorized to properly maintain and construct the county roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of the county, to have the authority to prescribe their duties and to discharge employees for cause or when not needed. (2) To perform or have performed such engineering and surveying services as may be required; and to prepare and maintain the necessary maps and records. (3) To prepare and present to the county commission on or before September 15 each year a proposed budget for the county highway department and to maintain the necessary records to show the expenditures made in constructing and maintaining of the county highway system. (4) To build or construct new roads, or change old roads, upon the order of the county commission (5) Insofar as is feasible to construct and maintain all county roads for the benefit of the county as a whole or as a unit. (6) To have the authority, under the laws of the State of Alabama, to receive and evaluate bids and present to county commission for approval. (7) To have authority to promulgate rules and requirements regarding the approval, design, and construction of roads, highways, and bridges that are to be accepted into the county road system for permanent maintenance. (8) To have full power and authority within budgeted funds to make purchases of all material, machinery, equipment, and supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, and repair of county roads, bridges, and ferries after complying with county purchasing procedure and state purchasing laws. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §4.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.04 - Wage or Salary Scale.

Section 45-41-130.04Wage or salary scale. It shall be the duty of the county commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, highways, bridges, and ferries; and the wage or salary scale shall not be exceeded by the engineer for labor or assistants. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §5.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.05 - Compensation.

Section 45-41-130.05Compensation. The county commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer payable in biweekly installments from the road and highway funds of the county. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §6.)
AL Code § 45-41-130.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 13 - Engineer, County.|Section 45-41-130.06 - Limitation on Authority.

Section 45-41-130.06Limitation on authority. The county commission and the county engineer are prohibited from authorizing or performing any work on private property. (Act 90-195, p. 226, §7.)
AL Code § 45-41-160 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Section 45-41-160 - Reserve Fund.

Section 45-41-160Reserve fund. (a) There is hereby established in the Lee County General Fund a special reserve fund of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year for the payment of bad or uncollectable checks as herein provided. (b) All officers of Lee County who are required by law to receive revenue through their respective offices and who incur bad or uncollectable checks are authorized to charge off such checks against the reserve fund, provided that all other legal remedies shall be pursued to collect such unpaid items. (c) The provisions of this section are cumulative and supplemental to other existing laws. (Act 91-540, p. 967, §§1, 2, 4.)
AL Code § 45-41-160.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 16 - Government Operations.|Section 45-41-160.01 - Reimbursement for Monetary Loss; Due Care.

Section 45-41-160.01Reimbursement for monetary loss; due care. (a) The Lee County Commission shall reimburse the offices of judge of probate, revenue commissioner, license commissioner, and sheriff from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss arising or caused without the personal knowledge of the officer, including loss arising from acceptance of worthless 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, license commissioner, and the sheriff to insure that the employees of the respective offices exercise due care in performing their required duties and 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 cases 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, license commissioner, or sheriff is found to be noncollectible, for any reason, the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, license 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, license 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, license commissioner, or sheriff, if applicable, shall receive credit for the cost of the license, taxes, and all other fees in an appropriate amount 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 2004-694, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 75, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-41-180 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-41-180 - Limitations on Political Signs, Advertisements, Etc.

Section 45-41-180Limitations on political signs, advertisements, etc. (a) Political signs, markers, and advertising on the rights-of-way of county controlled highways are prohibited in Lee County except those official signs or markers placed thereon by Lee County or under the authority of that governmental entity. No political sign, marker, or poster may be attached to any official sign or marker placed by the county or on any utility pole or tree on the rights-of-way of a county highway. (b) Any person violating this section shall upon conviction be guilty of violating Section 13A-7-29, criminal littering, a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 91-351, p. 674, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-41-180.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.|Section 45-41-180.01 - Solicitation Prohibited.

Section 45-41-180.01Solicitation prohibited. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation, including requests for charitable contributions, along the right-of-way or at the intersection of a four-way stop on any public road, street, or highway in Lee County. (b) A person who violates this section shall be subject to a civil fine, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (c) A violation of this section shall be adjudicated in the municipal court or the district court, as appropriate.  (Act 2019-201, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.|Section 45-41-200 - License Inspector.

Section 45-41-200License inspector. (a) In Lee County, there is hereby created and established the office of county license inspector. The county commission shall appoint the license inspector who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and under the supervision of the appointing officials. (b) The salary of the license inspector shall be in such sum as shall be approved by the county commission and shall be payable in biweekly installments out of any county funds available. (c) The license inspector shall upon entering upon the duties of his or her office take the oath of office prescribed in the constitution, and shall enter into bond, which bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds are conditioned and be in such penal sum and form as the county commission may prescribe. The bond shall be approved by and filed with the judge of probate of the county and may be made by any surety company or companies authorized and qualified to do business in the State of Alabama. All premiums on the bond shall be payable out of the general fund of the county. (d) The county commission shall furnish and equip suitable office space for the license inspector, within the office of the license commissioner, and shall furnish and supply all stationery, equipment, and supplies necessary for the conduct of such office, except such stationery and supplies as the law requires the State Department of Revenue or the State Department of Finance to furnish to license inspectors. (e) All duties and authority imposed on or vested in license inspectors by Section 40-12-10, or by any other statute, are hereby imposed upon and vested in the office of the county license inspector created by this section, and such license inspector shall perform such further duties as may be prescribed by the county commission. (f) Fees, commissions, and penalties due to license delinquencies shall be as provided by Section 40-12-10, as amended, or by other statute; provided, however, that in addition to all other penalties or fees for delinquency in payment of any license, there shall be a delinquency fee in the sum of five dollars ($5). (g) All citations to delinquents shall be served, by mail or otherwise, by any lawful officer, or by the county license inspector. (h) No fees, commissions, or penalties shall be paid to any license inspector appointed under Section 40-12-10. All fees, commissions, and penalties allowable to the county license inspector under any provision of law, or to any license inspector appointed under Section 40-12-10, shall be paid into the general fund of the county for use of the county. (Act 88-474, p. 724, §§1-8.)
AL Code § 45-41-220 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.|Section 45-41-220 - No-Wake Zone.

Section 45-41-220No-wake zone. It is unlawful to operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed within 100 feet of a dock or pier on the waters of Lake Harding in Lee County. No-wake speed is idle speed or slow speed creating no appreciable wake. (Act 2013-237, p. 571, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Section 45-41-260 - Creation of Planning Commission.

Section 45-41-260Creation of planning commission. There is hereby created a planning commission for Lee County which commission shall be appointed as hereinafter provided and shall have responsibilities and duties as are stated herein. The term commission as used herein shall mean the Lee County Planning Commission and the term county commission as used herein shall mean the Lee County Commission or its successors. (Act 2007-401, p. 800, §1; Act 2007-477, p. 998, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-260.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Section 45-41-260.01 - Composition of Planning Commission.

Section 45-41-260.01Composition of planning commission. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, each of whom shall be a qualified elector in and an actual resident of Lee County. The Lee County Commission members may appoint two members for their respective district and one member shall be appointed by the chair of the county commission. All members shall be appointed by the Lee County Commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the Lee County Commission. Each member shall serve a term of six years or until a successor is duly appointed and qualified. Prior to taking office each member shall subscribe to an oath as provided by law for the public officials and the same shall be recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Lee County. The original members of the commission shall draw lots to determine the period of time each is to serve and the terms of three shall expire two years from the date of the organization of the commission; and the terms of four others shall expire four years from the date of the organization of the commission; and the terms of four others shall expire six years from the date of the organization of the commission. In the event of a vacancy on the commission, the vacancy shall be filled as in the case of the original appointment. All members shall be reimbursed reasonable and necessary expenses incurred and may be paid an expense allowance by the county commission not to exceed actual expenses. Members shall hold no other county office and expenses of members shall be paid from the General Fund of Lee County. (Act 2007-401, p. 800, §2; Act 2007-477, p. 998, §2; Act 2008-257, p. 380, §1; Act 2008-409, p. 807, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-260.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.|Section 45-41-260.03 - Organization and Rules.

Section 45-41-260.03Organization and rules. The commission shall elect its chair and create and fill such other offices as it may determine. The term of chair shall be for one year, with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall normally hold at least one regular meeting each month. Commission members may not miss more than three meetings or a new member may be appointed in the same manner as the original member. The commission shall adopt bylaws for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions and transactions of business, all of which shall be a public record. (Act 2007-401, p. 800, §4; Act 2007-477, p. 998, §4.)