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AL Code § 45-26-141.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Service Districts and Fee.|Section 45-26-141.09 - Exemptions From Fire Protection Fee.

Section 45-26-141.09Exemptions from fire protection fee. The following are exempt from the fire protection fee levied by this part: (1) A dwelling or commercial building which is owned by the federal government, or the state, a county, or a municipality. (2) A commercial building used or to be used for religious, educational, or charitable purposes. (3) A dwelling where the owner is currently exempt from paying all ad valorem taxes based on the age, income, or disability of the owner. (Act 95-393, p. 800, §10.)
AL Code § 45-26-141.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Service Districts and Fee.|Section 45-26-141.11 - Delinquent Accounts.

Section 45-26-141.11Delinquent accounts. In case of default in the payment of the fire protection fee, the revenue commissioner and judge of probate shall provide a list of delinquent accounts within a reasonable period of time after January 1 of each year the fire protection fee is collected, separated by district, to the association, and it shall provide the list to each district which may pursue all legal remedies as specified by law to recover the delinquent accounts. (Act 95-393, p. 800, §12.)
AL Code § 45-26-141.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Service Districts and Fee.|Section 45-26-141.12 - Volunteer Fire Department Personnel; Liability of County Employees.

Section 45-26-141.12Volunteer fire department personnel; liability of county employees. The personnel of volunteer fire departments provided for in this part shall not be considered employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the commission and the employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in a private capacity for the actions of the personnel of volunteer fire departments. (Act 95-393, p. 800, §13.)
AL Code § 45-26-142 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142 - Applicability.

Section 45-26-142Applicability.  This part shall be operative in the Lake Martin area in Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §1.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.02 - Establishment of District; Services.

Section 45-26-142.02Establishment of district; services.  A district for fighting and preventing fires and providing emergency medical services, to be known as the South Lake Martin Fire District, may be established in Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties in the proposed area in the manner hereinafter provided. The South Lake Martin Fire District shall provide support for the Willow Point/Ourtown Fire District and the Windermere Fire District and provide enhanced services in these districts. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §3.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.03 - Petition for Election.

Section 45-26-142.03Petition for election.  (a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition shall be signed by 50 qualified property owners which shall include owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) When filed in the offices of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, each petition in each county shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to be applied to defray the costs of compiling a list of qualified voters. (d) Qualified voters shall be those natural persons who are qualified property owners identified as such in the most recent tax assessment rolls in the proposed area.  (e) The petition shall contain the description of the area proposed to be established as a district, shall state the name of the proposed district, and shall request the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties to call an election on the following question: Shall there be created for the area a district for fire protection and emergency medical services? (f) The petition for election on the establishment of the district may be accompanied by a petition for a referendum on the question of levying a proposed service charge, in the form of an assessed Family and Home Protection fee to be assessed on the basis and in the manner as provided in the petition, signed by the required number of qualified property owners residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge, in the form of an assessed Family and Home Protection fee, if the request for the election on the proposed district and the request for an election on the proposed service charge, in the form of a Family and Home Protection fee, are combined in a single petition. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §4.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.04 - Time of Election.

Section 45-26-142.04Time of election.  When a petition for the holding of an election is filed with the judges of probate, the judges of probate, acting jointly, shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 40 calendar days from the date on which the judges of probate enter the order. An election pertaining to the establishment of a district or portion thereof may not be held more often than once every year. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §5.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.05 - Application of Election Laws.

Section 45-26-142.05Application of election laws.  The provisions of the election laws governing equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to any election held pursuant to this part. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §6.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.06 - Notice of Election.

Section 45-26-142.06Notice of election.  The judges of probate shall give notice of an election held under this part by publishing for three weeks, at least once a week, on the same day of each week, in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory where the election is to be held. The notice shall state the day when the election will be held and the question to be submitted to the electors of the district. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §7.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.07 - Payment of Election Costs.

Section 45-26-142.07Payment of election costs.  (a) When an election is held on the question of the establishment of a district, the County Commissions of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties shall equally pay for the necessary expense of advertising and conducting the election out of the general funds of the counties. If the district is established, the district shall reimburse the counties for the expenses incurred by the counties with respect to the election. (b) After a district has been established, the district shall pay the expense of any election held in the district. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §8.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.08 - Approval by Voters; Certification of Election Results.

Section 45-26-142.08Approval by voters; certification of election results.  No district shall be created unless it is approved by the majority of votes cast by the qualified voters in the proposed district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. At any election on the establishment of a district, the question of the establishment of the district shall be submitted separately. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election certifying that the creation of the district was approved by the majority of the votes of qualified voters cast at the election, the proposed district shall be created and constitute a public corporation. The Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties shall jointly certify the results of the election to the Secretary of State. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §9.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.09 - Board of Directors.

Section 45-26-142.09Board of directors.  (a) The affairs and business of the district shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of seven members who shall be appointed in the following manner: (1) The county commissioner or commissioners in Elmore County in whose county commission district or districts the fire district created by this part is located shall collectively appoint one member who shall be a qualified property owner. (2) The county commissioner or commissioners in Tallapoosa County in whose county commission district or districts the fire district created by this part is located shall collectively appoint one member who shall be a qualified property owner. (3) The members of the Elmore County legislative delegation in whose representative district or districts any fire district created by this part is located shall collectively appoint one member who shall be a qualified property owner. (4) The members of the Tallapoosa County legislative delegation in whose representative district or districts any fire district created by this part is located shall collectively appoint one member who shall be a qualified property owner. (5) The Fire Chief of the Windermere Fire District shall serve in his or her official capacity as a member of the commission. (6) The Board of Directors of the Willow Point/Ourtown Fire District shall appoint an active member of the Willow Point/Ourtown Fire District to serve as a member of the commission. The six members of the board as provided for above shall select a seventh member who shall be a qualified property owner as defined under subsection (d) of Section 45-26-142.03. (b) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the appointing authority of such member shall appoint a member that meets the qualifications set out in this section for membership on the board to serve for the unexpired term. (c) The board of directors shall elect annually from its own number a chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. (d) The members of the board of directors shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services, but they shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §10.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.11 - Service Charge or Fee - Approval; Collection.

Section 45-26-142.11Service charge or fee - Approval; collection.  (a) No service charge may be assessed unless the service charge is approved at a referendum election of the qualified voters in the district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election.  (b) Any service charge assessed shall be collected by the revenue commissioner of the county where the property is located and distributed to the board of the district for fire protection and emergency medical services and for the administration of the district. (c) The expenses of establishing and maintaining the district shall be paid for by the proceeds of the service charge, which shall be assessed and collected from qualified property owners within the district. The revenues collected from each district, less any costs of collection, shall be used for fire protection and emergency medical services in the district. The service charge shall be a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the district and shall be due at the same time as the property tax payment. (d) To secure the collection of the service charge, there shall be a lien against the property in favor of the district, which lien shall be enforceable by the sale thereof in the same manner in which foreclosure of a municipal assessment for public improvement is authorized. Each district that collects any service charge pursuant to this part shall be bonded for an amount sufficient to cover three times the total revenue to be collected pursuant to the service charge on an annual basis. (e) A volunteer fire department or fire and emergency medical services district that exists within the district established pursuant to this part may remain in operation and shall be a subdistrict of the district. The subdistrict shall submit a budget to the district, which shall allocate portions of the revenue from the service charge to the subdistrict. Each subdistrict shall be entitled to an allocation of no less than forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per calendar year. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §12.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.12 - Service Charge or Fee - Election; Proposed Changes.

Section 45-26-142.12Service charge or fee - Election; proposed changes.  (a) The petition for the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03, shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district and shall state specifically the charge proposed to be assessed including the basis and manner to be assessed. The petition may request that an election be held on more than one proposed charge. (b) No service charge shall be increased or decreased unless the same has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in the district at an election held under this part. (c) An election on the question of a service charge increase or decrease may not be held unless the board of directors of a district submits to the judges of probate of both counties a petition for the election as hereinafter provided, which petition must be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district. (d) The petition shall state specifically the proposed charge which shall be assessed and may request that an election be held on more than one proposed charge. Upon the petition, which petition must be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of the proposed district being filed with the judges of probate, the judges of probate, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held within the same time provided for by Section 45-26-142.04. Notice of the election shall be given as provided for by Section 45-26-142.06. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §13.)
AL Code § 45-26-142.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 3 - South Lake Martin Fire District.|Section 45-26-142.13 - Abolition of District.

Section 45-26-142.13Abolition of district.  (a) The district may be abolished in the manner provided for in this section; however, the district shall not be abolished or diminished when it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of the district being filed with the judges of probate, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order an election on the abolition of the district to be held in the district within the time provided for by Section 45-26-142.04. The qualified property owners residing within the district shall be entitled to vote in the election. The petition shall be signed by at least 300 qualified property owners of the district. It shall contain a recital that the district is not indebted and it shall request the judges of probate to order an election on whether the district shall be abolished. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the votes and determining that abolition of the district was approved by a majority of the votes cast at the election, the district shall be abolished. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §14.)
AL Code § 45-26-232 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Section 45-26-232 - Allowances for Feeding Prisoners.

Section 45-26-232Allowances for feeding prisoners. (a) In Elmore County, the sheriff shall be entitled to keep and retain the allowances payable by the state, county, or municipalities for feeding prisoners housed in the Elmore County Jail. (b) The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to January 18, 1983, and all actions taken by the sheriff in accordance with this section are hereby validated and confirmed. (Act 84-390, p. 899, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-26-232.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Jails.|Section 45-26-232.01 - Operation of Jail Store; Law Enforcement Fund.

Section 45-26-232.01Operation of jail store; law enforcement fund. (a) The Sheriff of Elmore County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store 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 Elmore 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 and transactions of the law enforcement fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, which shall be audited at the same time as 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 pursuant to this section shall be expended for any lawful purpose by the sheriff for the operation of the office of the sheriff including, but not limited to, office equipment, communication equipment, salary supplements, expense allowances, training, and the operation of the Elmore County Jail, and other expenses for the enhancement of law enforcement in the county. (d) The establishment of the law enforcement fund and the use of the proceeds shall not diminish or take the place of any source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the office. (e) Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to June 7, 2007, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to June 7, 2007, shall be deposited into the law enforcement fund created by this section. (Act 2007-326, p. 583, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-26-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 4 - Pistol Permits.|Section 45-26-233 - Fees; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-26-233Fees; disposition of funds. (a) In Elmore County, in addition to any fee or fees provided for by law there shall be an additional issuance fee for a pistol permit or license as provided for in Section 13A-1l-75 in the amount of twenty dollars ($20). (b) One dollar ($1) of each fee collected under subsection (a) shall be paid into the county general fund and the remaining nineteen dollars ($19) of each fee shall be deposited by the sheriff of the county in any bank located in the county, into a fund known as the Sheriffs Law Enforcement Fund. The fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff or duly authorized agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes. (c) The establishment of the Sheriffs Law Enforcement Fund as provided in this section and the use of such fund shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office. (Act 82-666, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 85, §§1-3; Act 95-778, p. 1853, §1.)
AL Code § 45-26-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 26 - Elmore County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Police Jurisdiction.|Section 45-26-234 - Police Jurisdiction Within Elmore County.

Section 45-26-234Police jurisdiction within Elmore County. That no municipality whose corporate limits do not lie within or extend into and embrace and include a portion of Elmore County shall have or exercise police jurisdiction within Elmore County; nor shall any such municipality exercise police jurisdiction, police powers, or taxing powers within Elmore County or over or on any person in Elmore County or property or business or trade or profession in Elmore County; nor shall any such municipality levy, fix, or collect any license or fee of any kind in Elmore County; nor shall any ordinance of any such municipality enforcing police or sanitation regulations or prescribing fines or penalties for violation thereof have force or effect in Elmore County. (Act 81-192, p. 227, §1.)