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AL Code § 45-23-82.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.09 - Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions.

Section 45-23-82.09Written agreement; other terms and conditions. (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the period of time after which the district attorney will dispose of the charges against the offender in a noncriminal manner, or what charges the defendant will plead guilty to and the sentence the offender will receive. If, as part of the pretrial diversion program, the offender agrees to plead guilty to a particular offense and receive a specific sentence, this agreement concerning the offense and sentence shall be approved by an appropriate circuit or district judge of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit prior to admission of the offender in the pretrial diversion program. (b) As a condition of being admitted to the pretrial diversion program, the district attorney may require the offender to agree to any of the following terms and conditions: (1) Participate in an education setting to include, but not be limited to, K-12, college, job training school, trade school, GED classes, or adult basic education courses. (2) If appropriate, attempt to learn to read and write. (3) Financially support his or her children or pay child support. (4) Refrain from the use of alcohol or drugs or frequenting places where alcohol or drugs are sold or used and submitting to periodic or random drug testing. (5) Refrain from contact with certain persons or premises. (6) Maintain or seek employment. (7) Attend individual, group, or family counseling. (8) Pay approved restitution to a victim if any is due. (9) Pay court costs and fines. (10) Pay supervision fees and application fees pursuant to this part.  (11) Observe curfews or home detention or travel constraints as set out in the offender's agreement. (12) Enter into an agreement with the district attorney to have restitution, court costs, fines, fees, or child support either withheld or garnished from the wages or salary of the offender and applied to the above. (13) Participation in a substance abuse program, including, but not limited to, being admitted to a drug or alcohol treatment program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. (14) Refraining from the possession or use of any deadly weapon or dangerous instrument. (c) The offender shall be subject to other terms or conditions as the district attorney and the offender may agree to in the written agreement of the offender, it being the purpose of this part to allow the district attorney broad discretion in designing a program specifically for each offender and the circumstances of the offender. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §10.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.10 - Pretrial Diversion Program Fund.

Section 45-23-82.10Pretrial diversion program fund.  The district attorney shall establish a pretrial diversion program fund. The district attorney shall use the funds in the pretrial diversion program fund to pay costs and expenses associated with the administration of the pretrial diversion program or for other purposes contained in other pretrial diversion programs in this state. Costs associated with program administration shall include, but shall not be limited to, salaries, rent, vehicles, telephones, postage, office supplies and equipment, training and travel services, service contracts, and professional services. The district attorney may pay for services or programs for an offender while the offender is in the pretrial diversion program if special circumstances and justice dictate. The pretrial diversion program fund shall be subject to audit every two years, in accordance with state law, by the Examiners of Public Accounts. In years not subject to audit, the district attorney shall obtain an independent review of the fund by a certified public accountant. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §11.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.11 - Violations; Waiver.

Section 45-23-82.11Violations; waiver. (a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial diversion program agreed to in writing by the offender and the district attorney, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender. The offender shall be given written notice of the intent of the district attorney to terminate him or her from the pretrial diversion program, including the reason for the termination. (b) The district attorney may waive a violation for good cause shown why the offender should stay in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §12.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.12 - Liability of District Attorney.

Section 45-23-82.12Liability of district attorney. The district attorney shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §13.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.13 - Funding.

Section 45-23-82.13Funding. The pretrial diversion program may apply for grants applicable to the aims of the program, may accept gifts from individuals or corporations, and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, or state agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §14.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.14 - Advisory Board.

Section 45-23-82.14Advisory board. The district attorney may form an advisory board to assist in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to admittance of individuals or administration of the program regardless of the board's views. It shall be the district attorney's decision who will comprise the board and when or if it should meet. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §15.)
AL Code § 45-23-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-23-101 - Election of Superintendent.

Section 45-23-101Election of superintendent. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Dale County Superin¬tendent of Education shall be elected by the qualified electors of Dale County who reside outside of the corporate limits of the City of Daleville and the City of Ozark. (b) The appropriate election officials shall conduct elections of the Dale County Superintendent of Education in conformity with this section. (Act 2001-511, p. 917, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-101.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 10 - Education.|Part 2 - Superintendent of Education.|Section 45-23-101.01 - Salary of Superintendent.

Section 45-23-101.01Salary of superintendent. Any payments made to the Superintendent of Education of Dale County prior to April 1, 2021, are ratified and confirmed.  (Act 2021-135, §2.)
AL Code § 45-23-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 1 - Board of Registrars.|Section 45-23-110 - Compensation.

Section 45-23-110Compensation. The chair and each member of the Dale County Board of Registrars shall be entitled to receive compensation in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) per day, payable from the county general fund. Such county compensation shall be in addition to any compensation provided by general law for such members and such county compensation shall be paid only for those days that the board is authorized to meet and conduct business. (Act 88-640, p. 1027, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 11 - Elections.|Part 2 - Election Officials.|Section 45-23-111 - Expense Allowance.

Section 45-23-111Expense allowance. In Dale County, an election official who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten dollars ($10) per day for each day the election official works at the polling place.The additional expense allowance provided by this section shall be payable from the county general fund. (Act 2004-253, p. 347, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-141 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141 - Applicability.

Section 45-23-141Applicability. This part shall apply to all portions of Dale County except that portion of Dale County which lies within the city limits of the City of Ozark. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.01 - Public Organizations.

Section 45-23-141.01Public organizations. The Legislature declares that volunteer fire departments, emergency medical service squads, the Volunteer Firefighters Association, and the Rescue Squad Association that receive funds pursuant to this part are organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §2.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.02 - Fee - Levy.

Section 45-23-141.02Fee - Levy.  (a) There is levied on the owner of each dwelling and commercial building in Dale County, excluding the corporate limits of the City of Ozark, a fire protection emergency medical service fee of thirty dollars ($30) per year for each dwelling and commercial building. (b) For the purposes of this part a "dwelling" shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings, including, but not limited to: (1) Any building, structure, or improvement assessed, for the purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation, as "Class III" single-family owner-occupied residential property. (2) A duplex or an apartment building. (3) Residential property used to generate rental income. (4) Any mobile home or house trailer used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings. (c) Any buildings, structure, or other improvement shall be classified as a "dwelling" for purposes of this part notwithstanding: (1) That it is wholly or partially vacant or uninhabited at any time during the year for which a fire protection and emergency medical service fee with respect thereto is to be levied. (2) That it is also used or expected to be used simultaneously for a purpose, whether or not commercial in nature, other than as a dwelling or residence as aforesaid. (d) For the purposes of this part, a "commercial building" shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement to real property used or expected to be used for commercial or business purposes, including rental property. The term "commercial building" shall not apply to any school, church, senior citizen facility, or any building used primarily for volunteer fire or emergency services, and shall not apply to any building or structure used primarily for agricultural purposes by the owner or an employee of an agricultural business or concern. (e) The fee shall not be construed as a tax on property. The fee shall be levied for the purposes of funding fire protection and emergency medical services under the purview of this part. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §3.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.03 - Fee - Exemptions.

Section 45-23-141.03Fee - Exemptions.  Any person age 65 or over exempted from paying property tax in Dale County, in partial or in whole, shall also be exempted from paying the fee levied by this part. Any person less than the age of 65 and having an annual adjusted gross income of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) or less, as shown on the person's and spouse's latest United States income tax return, may apply for an exemption annually and shall be exempted from paying the fee levied by this part for the principle residence of the household, provided the person seeking to claim the exemption shall present proof of income to the county administrator no later than July 1 of any year in which the exemption is desired. In the event that such person and spouse are not required to file a United States income tax return, then an affidavit indicating that the annual gross income of such person and spouse for the preceding taxable year was twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) or less shall be sufficient proof. The exemption shall apply only so long as the person's annual gross income shall be twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) or less and shall be requested each year in which the exemption is desired. The fee levied by this part shall be assessed unless application for exemption is submitted to the Dale County Commission, or its designee, and approved. Any person who knowingly provides false or misleading information in order to obtain an exemption shall lose his or her household exemption and shall be subject to Section 45-23-141.10. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §3.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.04 - Fee - Collection, Administration, and Enforcement.

Section 45-23-141.04Fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.  The fire and emergency medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special county fire and emergency medical services fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Dale County Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Dale County Rescue Squad Association in the following manner: Twenty percent of the fee shall go the Dale County Rescue Squad Association to be divided evenly among Dale County's eligible emergency medical service squads; 80 percent of the fee shall go to the Dale County Volunteer Firefighters Association to be distributed among Dale County's eligible volunteer fire departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the funds, including an administration fee not to exceed five percent of total funds collected. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §4.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.05 - Eligible Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Service Squads.

Section 45-23-141.05Eligible volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads. An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this part, shall mean a certified nonprofit volunteer fire department located in Dale County that is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Dale County Volunteer Firefighters Association. An eligible emergency medical service squad is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical Services Division, as a basic life support transporting ambulance service, and is a member of the Dale County Rescue Squad Association. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §5.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.06 - Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-23-141.06Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county firefighters and rescue squad association, to be distributed to volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads, shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad which are committed by a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad and the personnel of a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving the funds, the volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. Should the Dale County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided by this part have been improperly expended by any eligible volunteer fire department or emergency service squad, the department that has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund to the Dale County Commission all such funds found by the county commission to have been improperly expended and, in addition thereto, shall pay a penalty amount equal to 10 percent of all improperly expended funds. Any volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad that fails to comply with this part, at the discretion of the Dale County Commission, may be deemed to have forfeited the funds generated by this part and shall be subject to Section 45-23-141.10. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §6.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.07 - Transfer of Funds Upon Dissolution or Abandonment.

Section 45-23-141.07Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad, any remaining funds derived from this part or any assets purchased with funds derived from this part, after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the county commission. The county commission shall transfer the funds in the following manner: If a volunteer fire department is abandoned or dissolved, funds shall be transferred to the county firefighters association. If an emergency medical service squad is abandoned or dissolved, funds shall be transferred to the county rescue squad association. Those associations shall distribute remaining funds in the best interest of providing emergency medical services and fire protection in the area once served by the abandoned or dissolved fire department or emergency medical service squad. In the event there are no volunteer fire departments or emergency medical service squads, the funds or assets shall be placed in the county general fund. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §7.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.08 - States of Personnel.

Section 45-23-141.08States of personnel. The personnel of volunteer fire departments, emergency medical service squads, volunteer fire association, or rescue squad association provided for in this part shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the county commission and the officers and employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in a private or individual capacity for the actions of the volunteer fire departments, emergency medical service squads, volunteer fire association, or rescue squad association or their personnel. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §8.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.09 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.09 - Forfeiture of Funds.

Section 45-23-141.09Forfeiture of funds. The purposes and use of funds generated by this part is to enable all participating volunteer fire departments in Dale County to lower their ISO ratings and to enable emergency medical service squads to guarantee emergency medical services to the citizens of the county. All fire departments are required to attain and maintain an ISO rating of "8/9" or below, within six years of the approval of this part. Any departments not attaining this level or failing to maintain this level shall forfeit funds generated by this part until such time as the "8/9" rating is attained or reattained. Forfeited funds per this section shall be used or designated for use by the county volunteer firefighters association for fire protection in the affected district. All emergency medical service squads are required to attain and maintain a basic life support ambulance transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical service squad failing to attain or maintain this license shall forfeit funds generated by this part until such time as such licensing is attained or reattained. Forfeited funds per this section shall be used or designated for use by the county rescue squad association to provide emergency medical services in the affected district. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §9.)
AL Code § 45-23-141.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services Fee.|Section 45-23-141.10 - Regulatory Control and Supervision.

Section 45-23-141.10Regulatory control and supervision. With regard to the administration of the fees levied by this act, the Dale County Commission shall exercise such regulatory control and supervision over and may adopt rules and regulations as may be needed to meet the requirements of this part. Any volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad that fails to comply with this part or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this part, at the discretion of the county commission, may be deemed to have forfeited all or part of the funds generated by this part for such period of time as may be determined. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §10.)