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AL Code § 45-20-82.68 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Division 4 - Restitution Recovery Division.|Section 45-20-82.68 - Construction.

Section 45-20-82.68Construction. The provisions of this subpart are supplemental to any procedures for the enforcement and collection of any court-ordered sums or forfeitures.  (Act 94-807, p. 125, §10.)
AL Code § 45-20-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-20-83 - Salary; Personnel, Equipment, Etc.

Section 45-20-83Salary; personnel, equipment, etc. (a) The Judge of Probate of Covington County shall be compensated on a salary basis. He or she shall receive in equal monthly installments from the General Fund of Covington County such salary as provided by general law. Such salary shall be the entire compensation received by such judge for his or her services in any official or ex officio capacity. Such salary shall be in lieu of all fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges heretofore paid to the Judge of Probate of Covington County. (b) All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges heretofore collected for the use of the Judge of Probate of Covington County shall hereafter continue to be collected but shall be paid into the General Fund of Covington County. (c) The governing body of Covington County shall provide the judge of probate with such office personnel, clerks, deputies, and such quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other such conveniences and supplies as such governing body may consider necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of his or her office. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the county governing body and shall be paid in equal monthly installments out of the General Fund of Covington County. (d) The provisions of this section shall become effective upon the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent judge of probate and upon the ratification and adoption of an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama authorizing an act placing the judge of probate on a salary.  (Act 87-440, p. 653, §§1-3, 6.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.20 - Applicability and Purpose.

Section 45-20-83.20Applicability and purpose. This subpart shall only apply in Covington County. The purpose of this subpart is to facilitate the use of public records in property transactions in Covington County by providing for the installation of an improved system of indexing of instruments and documents affecting the title to real and personal property that are recorded in the office of the judge of probate and for the indexing of other instruments, documents, and other uses in the discretion of the judge of probate.  (Act 86--285, p. 411, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.21 - Definitions.

Section 45-20-83.21Definitions. The following words and phrases, including the plural of any thereof, whenever used in this subpart, shall have the following respective meanings: (1) GENERAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. A real property instrument that affects the title to personal property as well as real property.  (2) IMPROVED INDEXING SYSTEM. A system of indexing real property instruments and personal property instruments in the probate office and, in the discretion of the judge of probate, of indexing other instruments and documents, which system when completed, shall consist of equipment necessary and suitable to prepare and index records. (3) PERSONAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. Any instrument or document affecting the title to personal property only, as distinguished from real property, that may be now or hereafter titled for record in the probate office, in accordance with the applicable requirements of the law of this state, including and particularly Sections 35-4-50 and 35-4-90. (4) REAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. Includes any instrument or document affecting the title to real property that may now or hereafter be filed for record in the probate office pursuant to the applicable requirements of the laws of this state, including, but without limitation to, Section 12-13-43, and all statutes providing for the filing and recording of notices or statements of liens of any kind, notices of judgment, and plats or maps showing subdivisions of real estate. (Act 86-285, p. 411, §2.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.22 - Installation of Improved Indexing System.

Section 45-20-83.22Installation of improved indexing system. The judge of probate is authorized to provide for the installation and thereafter for the maintenance of an improved indexing system in the probate offices of the county. The initial installation of the improved indexing system shall include the following:  (1) The acquisition of the equipment provided for in an improved indexing system. (2) The establishment of procedures for the continued indexing and filing of all instruments and records that shall, after the effective installation date, constitute a part of the improved indexing system.  (3) The initial installation of the improved indexing system shall be performed by a person or persons, firm, or corporation engaged in records management business and experienced in setting up county records; and such initial installation shall be supervised and inspected by a person who is experienced in handling records pertaining to abstracts and title. Following its installation in the county, the improved indexing system shall be thereafter maintained in the county and all real property instruments, general property instruments, and personal property instruments and other documents and records herein provided to constitute a part of the system, that may be thereafter filed for record in the probate office of the county shall be in accordance with the aforesaid improved indexing system. Each real property instrument and each personal property instrument shall be operative as a record from the time of its delivery to the judge of probate of the county, in accordance with the provisions of existing law, including particularly Section 12-13-43.  (Act 86-285, p. 411, §3.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.23 - Official Record.

Section 45-20-83.23Official record. Following the effective installation date, real property instruments, personal property instruments, and other documents and records provided herein to be indexed with computer-generated indexes to be filed in binders, and shall constitute the official record of such instruments for the purpose of Section 12-13-43.  (Act 86-285, p. 411, §4.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.24 - Applicability of State Laws.

Section 45-20-83.24Applicability of state laws. All provisions of the laws of Alabama with respect to the recording of real property instruments, personal property instruments, general property instruments, miscellaneous instruments, and other instruments and records that may constitute part of an improved indexing system installed hereunder, including, but without limitation to the provisions of Section 12-13-43, and the provisions of all statutes respecting the filing and recording of notices or statements of liens of any kind, notices of Lis Pendens, declarations of claims or exemption, certificates of judgment, or plats or maps showing subdivisions of real estate, that are not inconsistent with this subpart shall continue in effect with respect to an improved indexing system installed hereunder, the recording of instruments therein, and the duties of the judge of probate with respect thereto.  (Act 86-285, p. 411, §5.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.25 - Costs.

Section 45-20-83.25Costs. The initial installation costs shall be paid entirely out of the special indexing fees. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall prohibit the county from using any part of its own funds for the purpose of paying the cost of operating and maintaining, after the initial installation, any improved system installed pursuant to this subpart. (Act 86-285, p. 411, §6.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Indexing System.|Section 45-20-83.26 - Special Indexing Fee.

Section 45-20-83.26Special indexing fee. Thirty days after April 16, 1986, a special indexing fee of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) shall be paid to the county, and collected by its judge of probate, with respect to each real property instrument and each personal property instrument that may be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office in the discretion of the judge of probate of the county, and, on and after such date, no such instrument shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the special indexing fee of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) is paid thereon. The special indexing fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and other charges required by law to be paid upon the filing for record of any real property instrument or personal property instrument, and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office in the discretion of the judge of probate of the county. All special indexing fees so collected shall be paid into a special fund of the judge of probate. These funds shall be used at the discretion of the judge of probate for an improved indexing system or other equipment, maintenance, and services necessary for the improvement of the office of the judge of probate and other county operations.  (Act 86-285, p. 411, §7.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - License Division.|Section 45-20-83.50 - License Division Created.

Section 45-20-83.50License division created. When the revenue commissioner's office is established as provided in Subpart 1 of Part 2 of Article 24, there is hereby created within the judge of probate's office of Covington County a license division which shall issue all motor vehicle licenses. The judge of probate shall charge and collect the same fee that is prescribed in the general law for a like assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles. All such fees and commissions on ad valorem taxes, and casual sales and use tax shall be the property of the county and shall be paid into the general fund of the county. The county commission shall furnish suitable office space and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Department of Finance or the Comptroller. The county commission shall also provide such clerks and other assistants as shall be necessary, from time to time, for the proper and efficient performance of the duties of the license division. The judge of probate shall have the authority to employ such clerks and other assistants for the license division and their compensation shall be set according to the county pay scale. The number and compensation of such clerks and other assistants shall be subject to the approval of the county commission. The compensation of the clerks and assistants shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as other county employees are paid.  (Act 87-485, p. 736, §9; Act 90-307, p. 422, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - License Division.|Section 45-20-83.51 - Renewal of Licenses; Mail Order Fee.

Section 45-20-83.51Renewal of licenses; mail order fee. The judge of probate may, at his or her discretion, mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued and require that such renewal application be returned to such judge prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient information thereon to adequately identify and process such renewal. The signature of the licensee thereon and proper remittance shall constitute sufficient authority for the judge of probate to issue such license to the licensee by mail. There is established a fee to be entitled "mail order fee" which shall be set, from time to time, by the county commission to pay the cost of the mailing procedure herein provided, and such fee shall be collected by the judge of probate at the time of issuance and paid over to the general fund of the county. (Act 87-485, p. 736, §15; Act 90-307, p. 422, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - License Division.|Section 45-20-83.52 - Boat Licenses.

Section 45-20-83.52Boat licenses. The judge of probate or other public officer performing such services for Covington County is authorized to issue boat licenses pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 33, by mail and may collect an issuance fee in addition to all other fees authorized by law in an amount not to exceed two dollars ($2).  (Act 92-233, p. 583, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-83.53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 4 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - License Division.|Section 45-20-83.53 - Notice of Refusal; Retrieval and Voiding of License; Records.

Section 45-20-83.53Notice of refusal; retrieval and voiding of license; records. (a) In Covington County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license, boat license, driver's license, privilege license, or conservation license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, or his or her designee, shall notify the maker or drawer of the negotiable instrument, in writing, that payment of the negotiable instrument was refused by the drawee and that if the maker or drawer does not pay the holder thereof the amount due thereon, within 10 days of the mailing of the notice to the maker or drawer, then the motor vehicle license shall be subject to being retrieved or voided by the judge of probate without further notice. Written notice by regular mail to the address printed on the instrument or given by the maker or drawer at the time of issuance shall be conclusively deemed sufficient and equivalent to notice having been received by the person making, drawing, uttering, or delivering the instrument. (b) If the maker or drawer of the instrument fails to timely pay the amounts due pursuant to subsection (a), then the judge of probate shall notify the license inspector or the sheriff who shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. (c) In the event the license cannot be retrieved, the license inspector or the sheriff shall state this fact in writing to the judge of probate and the statement shall constitute authorization for the judge of probate to void the license. (d) Once the license has been voided, the judge of probate shall receive credit for the cost of the license, sales and use tax, and the issuance fee. The appropriate state office or offices shall mark all pertinent records pertaining to the void license accordingly and upon inquiry by any law enforcement agency or officer shall notify the agency or officer that the party in question is operating under a void license. All violations shall be prosecuted in accordance with current law. (e) The provisions of this section are supplemental and cumulative and the remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other criminal or civil penalty provided by law for the negotiating of worthless negotiable instruments. (f) In addition to any other applicable immunity protections, the judge of probate or any of his or her employees, agents, or assignee who comply with this section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for all actions taken pursuant to this section. (Act 99-200, p. 258, §§1-6.)
AL Code § 45-20-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 1|Section 45-20-171 - Board of Health Fees.

Section 45-20-171Board of health fees. (a) The Covington County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees collected shall be in addition to any and all federal, state, and local appropriations. Any fees collected shall be processed in accordance with the recommendations of the State Examiners of Public Accounts.  (b) No person shall be denied any service because of that person's inability to pay. The county board of health may establish a sliding fee scale based on one's ability to pay. (c) This section shall not apply to nor affect any fees otherwise authorized, set, or collected under state or federal law or regulations and shall not affect funding from the state in any way. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the health department which collected such fees.  (Act 89-274, p. 428, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-20-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172 - Applicability.

Section 45-20-172Applicability. The provisions of this subpart shall only apply to any municipality located in Covington County, Alabama. (Act 94-540, p. 991 Art. I, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-172.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172.01 - Weeds May Be Declared a Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 45-20-172.01Weeds may be declared a public nuisance and abated. All weeds growing upon streets, sidewalks, or upon private property within any municipality located in Covington County, Alabama, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, which attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, may be declared to be a public nuisance by the governing body of the municipality and may be abated as hereinafter provided. (Act 94-540, p. 991, Art. II, §1.)
AL Code § 45-20-172.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172.02 - Report of Appropriate City Official; Resolution Declaring a Public Nuisance.

Section 45-20-172.02Report of appropriate city official; resolution declaring a public nuisance. (a) The term "appropriate city official" as used in this subpart shall mean any city official or employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by this subpart to the appropriate city official.  (b) The appropriate city official shall report to the city governing body whenever weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or private property which constitute a nuisance. Upon receiving a report, the city governing body may declare the same to be a public nuisance and order its abatement. (Act 94-540, p. 991, Art. II, §2.)
AL Code § 45-20-172.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172.03 - Notice to Owner; Contents; Posting of Signs.

Section 45-20-172.03Notice to owner; contents; posting of signs. After the passage of a resolution, the appropriate city official shall send notice of the action to the last person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessing the property for state taxes, by certified or registered mail to the address on file in the revenue commissioner's office to remedy the growth of weeds within a reasonable time set out in the notice, not to exceed 14 days or suffer the weeds to be abated by the city and the cost thereof assessed against the property. The mailing of the certified or registered notice, properly addressed and postage prepaid, shall constitute notice as required herein. The city shall also place a sign conspicuously on the property indicating that the city governing body has found the property to be a public nuisance because of the unlawful growth of weeds. (Act 94-540, p. 991, Art. II, §3.)
AL Code § 45-20-172.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172.04 - Hearing.

Section 45-20-172.04Hearing. Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 14 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation, may file a written request for a hearing before the governing body of the city, together with objections to the finding by the city governing body that the weeds constitute a public nuisance. The filing of the request shall hold in abeyance any action on the finding of the city governing body until a determination thereon is made by the city governing body. The hearing shall be held not less than five nor more than 30 days after the request. In the event that no hearing is timely requested, the mayor of the city governing body shall order the weeds to be abated as hereinafter provided. (Act 94-540, p. 991, Art. II, §4.)
AL Code § 45-20-172.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 20 - Covington County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 3 - Nuisances.|Division 1 - Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-20-172.05 - Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor.

Section 45-20-172.05Entry of municipal employees and agents on property to abate nuisance; abatement by private contractor. If the nuisance on the property has not been abated within 14 days after the city governing body's resolution, the mayor of the city shall order the nuisance to be abated. The abatement may be accomplished, at the option of the city, by its own forces or by contract. For purposes of this subpart, compliance with the competitive bid laws shall not be required. All city employees and duly authorized agents are expressly authorized to enter private property for the purpose of abating the nuisance thereon. (Act 94-540, p. 991, Art. II, §5.)