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AL Code § 45-9-84.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Recording System.|Section 45-9-84.21 - Additional Recording Fee.

Section 45-9-84.21Additional recording fee. (a) Pursuant to the authority granted by Amendment 380 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 and subsection (d) of Section 12-19-90, in Chambers County, an additional recording fee of ten dollars ($10) shall be paid to the county and collected by the judge of probate. No court document shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the additional recording fee is paid. The additional recording fee shall not apply to real property or uniform commercial code documents. The recording 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 instrument in the probate office. All recording fees so collected shall be deposited by the judge of probate in any bank in Chambers County and expended at the discretion of the judge of probate for general operation of the probate office. (b) The fees collected under this section shall be controlled at the sole discretion of the judge of probate and shall be audited by the State Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. (Act 96-629, p. 1000, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-9-84.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Recording System.|Section 45-9-84.23 - Copying Fee.

Section 45-9-84.23Copying fee. (a) In Chambers County, fees collected for copying documents and papers in the office of the judge of probate shall be deposited into a special fund of the judge of probate. The funds shall be earmarked for probate copier maintenance, service, and supplies. (b) This section shall not apply to certifying fees, including, but not limited to, fees for certifying letters of testamentary or administration. (Act 99-542, p. 1176, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-84.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 2 - Recording System.|Section 45-9-84.24 - Relief From Personal Liability.

Section 45-9-84.24Relief from personal liability. (a) In Chambers County, the judge of probate shall be relieved of personal liability for programming or data entry errors and omissions made in good faith. (b) It shall be the duty of the judge of probate to ensure that employees exercise due care in performing their required duties and make a diligent effort to correct any error, mistake, or omission. (Act 99-548, p. 1193, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-9-84.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 3 - Compensation.|Section 45-9-84.40 - Expense Allowance and Salary.

Section 45-9-84.40Expense allowance and salary. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) In Chambers County there has been an increase in the filing of cases involving mental health involuntary commitments resulting in increased probate court docket filing and other duties prescribed by the courts and the Legislature. (2) It is the intent, by enactment of this section, to provide the judge of probate with additional compensation for the increase in judicial and administrative duties. (b) The Judge of Probate of Chambers County shall receive an expense allowance of fifteen thousand six hundred dollars ($15,600) per annum payable in monthly installments commencing on August 1, 2005. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all other expense allowances and benefits granted to the judge of probate. The expense allowance shall be paid solely from funds generated by the office of the judge of probate and not from any funds received by Chambers County for the general fund. (c) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent, the annual salary for the judge of probate shall be increased by fifteen thousand six hundred dollars ($15,600) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The office of the judge of probate shall reimburse the General Fund of Chambers County for this increase to include FICA taxes and the county contribution to the Retirement Systems of Alabama on behalf of the judge of probate. (Act 2005-289, 1st Sp. Sess., §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-84.50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 5 - Probate Court.|Division 4 - Fees.|Section 45-9-84.50 - Remote Access of Records by Computer; Fees.

Section 45-9-84.50Remote access of records by computer; fees.  (a) This section shall apply only in Chambers County. (b)(1) The judge of probate of the county may charge and collect an additional fee for the remote access of records in the office of the judge of probate by computer. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into the special fund of the judge of probate and used for the maintenance of the improved recording system in the office including, but not limited to, the maintenance and operation of the remote access to the recording system specifically provided for in this section. (2) Any fees collected by the judge of probate prior to June 6, 2007, are for the remote access to records in the office by computer and the expenditure of any funds prior to June 6, 2007, for the operation of the office of the judge of probate are retroactively ratified and confirmed. (c)(1) The judge of probate of the county may charge an additional processing fee relating to any negotiable instrument or other financial transaction returned from the financial institutions for lack of sufficient funds in the account of the maker or drawer. The fee charged pursuant to this section shall not exceed the fees merchants may charge for a worthless check. Any fees received pursuant to this subsection shall be retained by the judge of probate and used for the operation of the office, including the support of elections in the county and the training of poll workers. The fees may be used specifically to reimburse any account in the office of the judge of probate which received a negotiable instrument or other financial instrument which was not collectable. (2) Any fees collected or expended by the judge of probate prior to June 6, 2007, in accordance with subdivision (1) are ratified and confirmed. (Act 2007-263, p. 355, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-9-170.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environmental.|Division 2 - Landfills.|Section 45-9-170.20 - Tipping Fee; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-9-170.20Tipping fee; disposition of funds.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Chambers County, which voluntarily operates a landfill as defined in Section 22-27-2, may charge a tipping fee for use of the county landfill. The fee shall be deposited into the county general fund and may be used for general purposes by the county. (b) This section is remedial in nature and shall have application retroactively effective for any time period in which the county has operated a county landfill. Any fees collected and expended prior to April 17, 2002, are deemed validly collected and expended pursuant to the authority of this section. (Act 2002-328, p. 896, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-9-170.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environmental.|Division 3 - Noise.|Section 45-9-170.40 - Noise Control.

Section 45-9-170.40Noise control. (a) This section applies in Chambers County. (b) The county commission may promulgate rules and regulations limiting and controlling noise in public places and establishments. A violation of the rules and regulations shall constitute a public nuisance. The county, after a due process hearing, may impose civil penalties upon persons violating the rules or regulations on noise, which have been imposed by the county commission. The civil penalties shall be payable at a place and pursuant to procedures adopted by the county commission, including procedures for due process. (c) The sheriff and other duly constituted and authorized law enforcement officers shall enforce any violations of the rules and regulations limiting and controlling noise adopted pursuant to subsection (b). (d) The county commission may develop, adopt, promulgate, enforce, and collect civil penalties for the violation by any person of any county commission rule and regulation authorized by this section. The civil penalties shall be specifically scheduled by the county commission for each violation, but may not in any case exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each separate violation. The civil penalties shall be payable directly to the county and may be enforced, in the discretion of the county commission, by civil suit or process in any court of competent jurisdiction. (e) The county commission may develop, adopt, and implement forms and procedures for the issuing of citations for civil violations and payment of civil penalties to implement this section. The civil penalties shall be deposited in the county general fund and used for general county purposes. (Act 2000-354, p. 554, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-9-170.60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environmental.|Division 4 - Sepitic Tanks.|Section 45-9-170.60 - Soil Percolation Tests.

Section 45-9-170.60Soil percolation tests. In Chambers County, all laws, rules, and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, upon request by a property owner, the county health department or its agent shall perform soil percolation tests for a fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50) which such tests are required for septic tank installation purposes. (Act 83-634, p. 984, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 1 - Death Certificates.|Section 45-9-171 - Issuance of Death Certificates.

Section 45-9-171Issuance of death certificates. (a) In Chambers County any county health officer or administrator is hereby authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death certificate. Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the State Department of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this section shall affect any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local registrar or to the State Health Department. (b) The county health office shall not later than 10 days from the date of death, make such official death certificate available to the surviving spouse or next or kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by the State Health Department for the same service. The county health officer shall cause a complete and correct account to be kept of all fees received by him or her under this section and shall pay the proceeds from the fees into the Chambers County general fund. Any officer failing to comply with this subsection is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor under general law, and punishable as provided therefor. (Act 84-417, p. 998, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-9-171.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Division 2 - Fees.|Section 45-9-171.20 - Fees for Services.

Section 45-9-171.20Fees for services. (a) The Chambers 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 hereby 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. (d) All fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to the respective health department which collected such fees. (Act 88-277, p. 433, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-9-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - General Provisions.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-9-230 - Salary.

Section 45-9-230Salary. Beginning October 1, 1993, the Sheriff of Chambers County shall receive a salary of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per annum. The salary shall be in lieu of any and all other salary, expense allowance, or compensation heretofore provided by law and shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the county general fund. (Act 93-383, p. 659, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-230.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - General Provisions.|Division 1 - Compensation.|Section 45-9-230.01 - Salary Increase.

Section 45-9-230.01Salary increase. The Sheriff of Chambers County shall be entitled to receive a salary increase in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to be added to his or her existing base salary. The additional increase shall become effective with the sheriff's 2019 term of office. This increase shall be paid out of the county general fund. This salary increase shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law. (Act 2006-350, p. 925, §1; Act 2018-269, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-230.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 1 - General Provisions.|Division 2 - Qualifications.|Section 45-9-230.20 - Minimum Qualifications for Sheriff; Continuing Education.

Section 45-9-230.20Minimum qualifications for sheriff; continuing education. (a) On or after May 18, 2020, any person qualifying for election as Sheriff of Chambers County or any person appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is a citizen of the United States. (2) The person has been a resident of the county for at least one year immediately prior to the qualification date. (3) The person has the qualifications of an elector pursuant to state and federal law and the person has been registered to vote in the county at least one year immediately prior to qualifying. (4) The person has been awarded a high school diploma or a GED equivalence. (5) The person is 25 years of age or older prior to qualifying. (6) The person has three or more years of full-time service as a law enforcement officer having the power of arrest. (7) The person has never been convicted of a felony. (b) Upon election, the sheriff of the county shall attend annually a minimum of 12 hours of executive level continuing education approved by the Alabama Sheriffs Association or the National Sheriffs' Association. (c) This section does not apply to or affect a supernumerary sheriff. (Act 2020-143, §§2, 3.)
AL Code § 45-9-232.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Funding.|Division 2 - Work Release Fund.|Section 45-9-232.20 - Use of Funds.

Section 45-9-232.20Use of funds. The Sheriff of Chambers County may, in his or her discretion, use funds accruing to the Sheriff's Work Release Fund for the operation of the county jail. (Act 96-463, p. 578, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-242 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem.|Division 1 - Education and Roads.|Section 45-9-242 - Education and Road Construction Purposes.

Section 45-9-242Education and road construction purposes. Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Chambers County Commission may levy for a period of 20 years, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in the amount of six mills on each dollar of taxable property in the county. The revenue from the additional tax shall be paid to the county general fund to be distributed as follows: (1) Three mills to the county and city boards of education to be used for general education purposes. (2) Three mills shall remain in the county general fund to be used for the construction and maintenance of roads in the county. (Act 2003-287, p. 686, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-242.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem.|Division 2 - Exemptions.|Section 45-9-242.20 - Granting of Exemptions.

Section 45-9-242.20Granting of exemptions. (a) Chambers County may henceforth grant county ad valorem exemptions, including real estate, equipment, and supplies for any manufacturing firm or facility that purchases or leases property for site location in the county, as that location is defined by the county tax assessor, and upon the terms and conditions as hereinafter provided for. (b) There shall be a five-year period of exemptions from payment of county ad valorem taxes for any manufacturing firm or facility that purchases or leases property for site location in Chambers County. (c) In order to qualify for the ad valorem tax exemptions, including real estate, equipment, and supplies, provided for in subsection (a), the manufacturing firm or facility must file an application with the county tax assessor. The application shall be subject to the approval of the Chambers County Commission and recorded by the tax assessor upon approval. (d) The exemption period shall be measured from the date that the qualified firm purchases or leases the manufacturing site real estate. At the end of the exemption period such property shall be assessed and taxed in the same manner as other property within the county. Act 86-290, p. 417, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-9-242.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem.|Division 3 - General Purposes.|Section 45-9-242.40 - General County Purposes.

Section 45-9-242.40General county purposes. In Chambers County, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore levied, the county commission is hereby authorized to levy and impose an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of two mills on each dollar of taxable property. The tax shall be earmarked to the county general fund to be used for general county purposes. The additional ad valorem tax imposed by this section shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as existing ad valorem taxes are collected. (Act 85-479, p. 427, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-243.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 4 - Tax, General.|Division 2 - Lodging.|Section 45-9-243.20 - Privilege or License Tax.

Section 45-9-243.20Privilege or license tax. (a) This section shall be applicable only to Chamber County. (b) There is levied and imposed, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation engaging in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to transients in any hotel, motel, inn, tourist camp, tourist cabin, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for a consideration, in an amount of four percent of the charge for the room, rooms, lodgings, or accommodations, including the charge for use or rental of personal property and services furnished in the room; provided, however, that there is exempted from the tax levied under this section any rental or services taxed under Division 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40. The tax shall not apply to rooms, lodgings, or accommodations supplied for a period of 30 continuous days or more in any place. (c) The tax herein levied shall be collected in the same manner as the state lodgings tax as provided in Chapter 26, Title 40, and the net proceeds, less a reasonable cost of collection, from the tax shall be paid into the county treasury to be allocated as follows: (1) Sixty percent to develop and administer a tourism and community development program. (2) Forty percent to the Chambers County General Fund. (Act 2004-62, p. 77, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-9-245 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 6 - Tax, Sales and Use.|Division 1 - 2006 Tax.|Section 45-9-245 - Applicability.

Section 45-9-245Applicability. This part shall only apply to Chambers County. (Act 2006-396, p. 1000, §1.)
AL Code § 45-9-245.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 6 - Tax, Sales and Use.|Division 1 - 2006 Tax.|Section 45-9-245.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-9-245.01Definitions. As used in this part, state sales and use tax means the tax imposed by the state sales and use tax statutes, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23-63. (Act 2006-396, p. 1000, §2.)
AL Code § 45-9-245.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 9 - Chambers County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 6 - Tax, Sales and Use.|Division 1 - 2006 Tax.|Section 45-9-245.02 - Levy of Tax.

Section 45-9-245.02Levy of tax. The County Commission of Chambers County may levy, in addition to all other taxes presently levied, an additional sales and use tax not to exceed the highest municipal rates collected in the county. These additional rates shall be as follows: General sales, sales and use tax rate of a rate equal to the highest municipal rate collected on April 14, 2006; automobile sales and use rate of two percent; agricultural machinery sales and use tax of two percent; and manufacturing machine sales and use tax rate of two percent. Except as herein provided, these rates shall apply only in the areas in the county outside the corporate limits of Lanett, Valley, LaFayette, Waverly, and Five Points as determined on April 14, 2006. These rates shall also apply to the area of the county which constitutes the police jurisdiction for a municipality located outside the county provided the municipality has a sales and use tax in effect in the police jurisdiction in the county on April 14, 2006. The additional sales and use tax rates in the county outside the corporate limits of Lanett, Valley, LaFayette, Waverly, and Five Points, as determined on April 14, 2006, but within the respective police jurisdiction of Lanett, Valley, LaFayette, Waverly, or Five Points, shall be only one-half the corresponding municipal rates of the municipality having jurisdiction. The gross receipts of any business and the gross proceeds of all sales, which are presently exempt under the state sales and use tax statutes, are exempt from the tax authorized by this part. (Act 2006-396, p. 1000, §3; Act 2010-526, p. 887, §1.)