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AL Code § 45-37A-42.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.04 - Notice of Violation.

Section 45-37A-42.04Notice of violation.  (a) The city or its designee shall mail a notice of violation by U.S. 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. (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 part shall contain 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 must 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) In the case of a motor vehicle rental or leasing company, the procedure for transferring liability to the renter or lessee and a request for the name, address, and driver's license number of the renter or lessee. (10) 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). (11) Any other information deemed necessary by the city or its designee. (c) A notice of violation under this part 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 part 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 2016-323, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.06 - Order of Administrative Hearing Officer; Judicial Review.

Section 45-37A-42.06Order of administrative hearing officer; judicial review.  (a) Following an administrative hearing, the Administrative Hearing Officer shall issue an order stating: (1) Whether the person charged with the civil violation is liable for the violation; and (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 must 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 will be determined by the circuit court by trial de novo pursuant to the jurisdiction granted in Section 12-11-30. (Act 2016-323, §7.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.07 - Petition for Judicial Review.

Section 45-37A-42.07Petition 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 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 2016-323, §8.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.08 - Identifying Owner of Vehicle.

Section 45-37A-42.08Identifying 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 part. 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 2016-323, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.09 - Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations.

Section 45-37A-42.09Late 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 part and imposed pursuant hereto. 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 part 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 part 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, and shall not be considered a moving violation. 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 2016-323, §10.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.10 - Civil Actions.

Section 45-37A-42.10Civil actions.  The city is authorized to file civil actions to enforce the provisions of an ordinance authorized by this part, including but not limited to pursuing collection actions to obtain judgments for unpaid fines, fees or both, imposed under an ordinance authorized by this part, by lawful means to secure payments of the same. (Act 2016-323, §11.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.11 - Statistical Data.

Section 45-37A-42.11Statistical 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 2016-323, §12.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.12 - Control Devices and Timing.

Section 45-37A-42.12Control 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 2016-323, §13.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.13 - Criminal Violations.

Section 45-37A-42.13Criminal violations. No fine may be imposed and no adjudication of liability for a civil violation may be made under this part 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, 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 2016-323, §14.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.14 - Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle.

Section 45-37A-42.14Civil 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 part, 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 must 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 must 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 2016-323, §15.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.15 - Compensation of Trained Technician.

Section 45-37A-42.15Compensation of trained technician. Under no circumstances shall the salary or other compensation of the trained technician be related to the number of notices of violation issued or amount of fines collected. (Act 2016-323, §16.)
AL Code § 45-37A-42.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 4 - Bessemer.|Part 3 - Photographic Traffic Enforcement.|Section 45-37A-42.16 - Relation to Administrative Procedure Act.

Section 45-37A-42.16Relation to Administrative Procedure Act.  Nothing in this part shall be construed as invoking the provisions of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Sections 41-22-1 et seq. (Act 2016-323, §17.)
AL Code § 45-37A-53.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 4 - Health and Environment.|Section 45-37A-53.01 - Keeping of Dogs in Certain Vacant Lots.

Section 45-37A-53.01Keeping of dogs in certain vacant lots. (a) In any city with a population of 300,000 inhabitants or more, according to the 1970 or any subsequent federal decennial census, no person shall put any dog or dogs in a vacant lot which is not adjacent or contiguous to his or her residence. (b) This section shall not apply to any person who is a licensed veterinarian operating his or her business in an area zoned therefor; nor shall this section apply to any person using dogs to guard his or her business. (c) The county health department is authorized to promulgate and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations necessary to implement this section. Notice of such rules and regulations shall be given by publication 30 days before the effective date. (Act 80-384, p. 542, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 6 - Taxation.|Section 45-37A-55 - Ad Valorem Tax Authorized.

Section 45-37A-55Ad valorem tax authorized. (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the City Council of the City of Birmingham in Alabama may levy, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in the amount of 10 mills on each dollar of taxable property in the county. The revenue from the additional tax shall be paid to the city general fund to be used for funding the City of Birmingham public schools. (b) The increase in the rate of the tax as provided by this section is subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors of the city who vote on the proposed increase at the next general, primary, constitutional, or special election held after January 1, 2004, for that purpose. (Act 2003-172, p. 480, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 5 - Birmingham.|Part 8 - Alcoholic Beverages.|Section 45-37A-57 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday.

Section 45-37A-57Regulation of alcoholic beverage sales on Sunday. (a) In addition to any other authority for the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, the Birmingham City Council may authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on Sunday commencing at 10:00 a.m. (b) This section is supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any other law except to the extent of any direct conflict with this section. (Act 2018-387, §§2,3;Act 2018-514, §§2,3 .)
AL Code § 45-37A-150.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 15 - Fairfield.|Part 1 - City Council.|Section 45-37A-150.02 - Powers of Council.

Section 45-37A-150.02Powers of council. All legislative powers and other powers granted to cities and towns, and such powers as are now vested in or exercised by the city council, or both, shall be exercised by the council, except those powers conferred on some officers by law or ordinance. The council shall perform the duties required by this article and other applicable provisions of law. (Act 91-699, p. 1362, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-150.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 15 - Fairfield.|Part 1 - City Council.|Section 45-37A-150.04 - Vacancies.

Section 45-37A-150.04Vacancies. (a) In the event of a vacancy of the council, the council shall elect a successor for the remainder of the term from the district from which the riginal district member was elected. Such person shall be a qualified elector in the municipality and shall meet all other legal qualifications required by law for the residency and performance of duties of the office to which elected. (b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of president of the council, the president pro tempore of the council shall succeed to the presidency of the council for the remainder of the term. The council shall then elect, as soon as practicable, a successor to the president pro tempore and shall also elect to the council, a successor for the remainder of the term from the district from which the original president pro tempore of the council was elected. Such person so elected shall meet all the qualifications and requirements as provided by this part or required by law, in a manner not inconsistent with any provision of this part. (Act 91-699, p. 1362, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37A-150.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 15 - Fairfield.|Part 1 - City Council.|Section 45-37A-150.05 - Qualifications and Election of Mayor, Council Members, etc.; Resolutions and Ordinance.

Section 45-37A-150.05Qualifications and election of mayor, council members, etc.; resolutions and ordinance. The council shall judge the qualifications and election of the mayor, the president of the council, and each council member and such other officers as may be elected by the people, and the resolutions and ordinances that may be adopted by the council under this section shall not be subject to the approval or disapproval of the mayor. (Act 91-699, p. 1362, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37A-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 15 - Fairfield.|Part 2 - Civic Center.|Section 45-37A-151 - Fairfield Civic Center.

Section 45-37A-151Fairfield Civic Center. (a) This section shall apply only to the City of Fairfield in Jefferson County, Alabama. (b) Every action taken pursuant to any statutory procedure by the City of Fairfield, and which procedure has been completed in the establishment of the corporation known as the Fairfield Civic Center, and notwithstanding any irregularity or defect in the procedure, shall be and is ratified, confirmed, and given effect in all respects as if all provisions of law relating to the procedure establishing the corporation had been duly and legally complied with. This section shall not apply to any procedures establishing or attempting to establish the corporation which, prior to July 31, 1995, have been held invalid by the Supreme Court of Alabama, the Civil Court of Appeals of Alabama, or by any final decree of the circuit court or other court of like jurisdiction in Jefferson County and from which decree an appeal was not taken to the Supreme Court of Alabama or the Civil Court of Appeals of Alabama within the time provided by law for taking appeals, the validity of which is an issue in any pending suit commenced prior to July 31, 1995. (Act 95-639, p. 1346, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 15 - Fairfield.|Part 3 - Taxation.|Section 45-37A-152 - Ad Valorem Taxes Authorized.

Section 45-37A-152Ad valorem taxes authorized. (a) The governing body of the City of Fairfield in Jefferson County may levy and collect an additional ad valorem tax at a rate not exceeding 15 mills per each dollar on the value of the taxable property within the city, the proceeds of which tax shall be used exclusively for public educational purposes, provided the rate of such tax, the time it is to continue, and the purpose thereof shall have been first submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City of Fairfield and voted for by a majority of those voting at such election. The additional taxes levied and imposed by this section shall become effective October 1, 1986, upon referendum approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality, called by the municipal governing body at the next special, local, or statewide referendum, as provided by law and Amendment 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended. Such proceeds shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as existing ad valorem taxes are collected and shall be paid to the City of Fairfield for distribution for public educational purposes. (b) This section shall be cumulative to any and all other laws or parts of laws relating to ad valorem taxes and the City of Fairfield, except to the extent there is a direct conflict herewith in which event those laws or parts of law are hereby repealed. (Act 86-707, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 118, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 17 - Gadendale.|Division 1 - Fees.|Section 45-37A-170 - Warrant Recall Fee.

Section 45-37A-170Warrant recall fee. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge or a municipal magistrate of the City of Gardendale in Jefferson County, Alabama, may assess a defendant with a warrant recall fee that shall be paid in order for a municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from any municipal ordinance violation against the City of Gardendale. (b) The warrant recall fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and is to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled. (c) Nothing herein shall be construed to require the City of Gardendale to recall a warrant that has been issued. All orders to recall a warrant shall be issued solely in the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate. (d) All fees received by the City of Gardendale Municipal Court for the warrant recall fee shall be deposited into the City of Gardendale Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1. (Act 2020-180, §§1, 2.)