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AL Code § 45-22A-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 22A - Cullman County Municipalities.|Article 2 - Cullman.|Part 3 - Taxation.|Section 45-22A-22 - Increase to Special Ad Valorem Tax.

Section 45-22A-22Increase to special ad valorem tax. (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AMENDMENT No. 56. That amendment to the constitution that was proposed by Act No. 383, H. 458, 1945 Regular Session. (2) AMENDMENT No. 373. That amendment to the constitution that was proposed by Act No. 6, H. 170, 1978 Second Special Session. (3) CITY. Cullman, Alabama. (4) CONSTITUTION. The Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (5) COUNCIL. Cullman City Council. (6) SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX. The special ad valorem tax for the support and furtherance of education authorized in Amendment No. 56 and an election held in the city on April 19, 1960, and levied and collected on taxable property in the city. (b) The city presently levies and collects the special school tax at a rate of $.75 on each one hundred dollars (7.5 mills on each dollar) of assessed value pursuant to Amendment No. 56. Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the council in accordance with Amendment No. 373, the city proposes to increase (by 9 mills) the rate at which it may levy and collect the special school tax to a maximum rate, for any tax year, which is equal to $1.65 on each one hundred dollars (16.5 mills on each dollar) of assessed value. (c) Pursuant to subsection (1) of Amendment No. 373 and a resolution adopted by the council after a public hearing, the council may increase the rate at which the city levies and collects the special school tax to a maximum rate, for any tax year, which is equal to $1.65 on each one hundred dollars (16.5 mills on each dollar) of assessed value. (d) The increase in the rate at which the special school tax may be levied and collected pursuant to this section is subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors residing in the city who vote on the proposed increase at a special election called and held for that purpose pursuant to the provisions of subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373. (Act 2002-272, p. 576, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-23-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Part 1 - Disclaimer.|Section 45-23-10 - Disclaimer.

Section 45-23-10Disclaimer. (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Dale County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Dale County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicable law. To this end: (1) This chapter shall not affect the compensation, terms, pension and retirement benefits and rights, and other benefits and rights otherwise provided by law enacted prior to the codification of this chapter. (2) A condition or requirement for operation or effect of a law included in this chapter, including, but not limited to, voter approval at a referendum, is not superseded by the inclusion of the law in this chapter, and such condition or requirement remains applicable. (3) This chapter shall not be construed as validating, reenacting, or enacting laws otherwise superseded or repealed by a legislative enactment. (4) This chapter shall have no effect on any law that is not included or otherwise treated and that law shall have the same effect as the law had prior to the codification of this chapter. The inclusion or exclusion of a law in this chapter is not an implication, inference, or presumption affecting the validity of that law (5) This chapter shall not affect any existing right, remedy, or defense. As to all such cases, the applicable laws in force at the adoption of this chapter shall continue in force and application. (c)(l) The classification and organization of this chapter, the parts, subparts, sections, and other hierarchy units of this chapter, and the headings thereto, are made for the purpose of convenient reference and orderly arrangement, and no implication, inference, or presumption of a legislative construction shall be drawn therefrom. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the descriptive headings or catchlines immediately preceding or within the text of the various hierarchy units, except the hierarchy unit numbers included in the headings or catchlines immediately preceding the text of such units, do not constitute part of the law, and shall in no manner limit or expand the construction of any such unit. All historical citations and effective notes set out in this chapter are given for the purpose of convenient reference, and do not constitute part of the law.
AL Code § 45-23-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Part 2 - Compensation.|Section 45-23-11 - Board of Equalization; Board of Registrars; Jury Commission Members.

Section 45-23-11Board of equalization; board of registrars; jury commission members. (a) In Dale County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law, there shall be paid to each member of the board of equalization, each member of the board of registrars, and each member of the jury commission of the county an expense allowance in such an amount as will, together with any amount paid by the state, as salary, compensation, or expense allowance, make the total paid to such members equal thirty-five dollars ($35) per day. If the amount paid to such members as compensation or expense allowance by the state increases in the future, then the amount paid by the county under this section shall automatically decrease. (b) The amount paid under this section shall be paid out of the county general fund and shall be paid only when the members of the board of equalization, members of the board of registrars, and the members of the jury commission actually attend meetings of their respective bodies. The jury commission is authorized to meet for a total of 40 days each year. (Act 80-341, p. 463, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-23-11.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.|Part 2 - Compensation.|Section 45-23-11.01 - Judge of Probate; Revenue Commissioner; Sheriff.

Section 45-23-11.01Judge of probate; revenue commissioner; sheriff. (a) Commencing March 1, 2005, the Judge of Probate, Revenue Commissioner, and Sheriff of Dale County shall receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (b) Beginning with the expiration of the term of the incumbent Judge of Probate, Revenue Commissioner, and Sheriff of Dale County, the annual salary for the Judge of Probate, Revenue Commissioner, and Sheriff of Dale County shall be increased by five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county and at that time, subsection (a) shall become null and void. (Act 2004-693, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 75, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-23-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Chair.|Section 45-23-70 - Transfer of Office and Duties to Judge of Probate.

Section 45-23-70Transfer of office and duties to judge of probate. At the expiration of the term of office of the chair of the Dale County Commission, the office, power, and duties of such officer shall be invested in the judge of probate. Effective January 16, 1989, the Judge of Probate of Dale County shall be the chair and shall have all the duties and powers of the officer as prescribed by Sections 11-3-1 through 11-3-26, all of which relate to the county commission. Such duties shall be in addition to any and all other duties prescribed by law for the Judge of Probate of Dale County. All property, assets, monies, supplies, furniture, and files of any nature whatsoever, related to the office shall be transferred to the judge.  (Act 87-661, p. 1169, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-70.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 1 - Chair.|Section 45-23-70.01 - Election of Chair.

Section 45-23-70.01Election of chair. (a) In Dale County, effective beginning with the general election in November 2012 and every four years thereafter, the Chair of the Dale County Commission shall be elected from the county at large. The first term of the chair after the general election in 2012 shall commence at the conclusion of the term of the judge of probate serving on February 23, 2010. Thereafter, the judge of probate shall no longer serve as chair of the county commission. The first chair elected from the county at large shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. Succeeding terms of the chair of the county commission shall commence in November at the same time the term of the county commission commences as provided by general law. The chair of the county commission shall thereafter serve for a term of four years and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The chair of the county commission shall be a resident and qualified elector of the county. The chair of the county commission shall serve full time and shall receive a salary in the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) per year payable in equal monthly installments. In addition, the chair shall receive a monthly expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month and the same travel expenses and health insurance benefits payable to other members of the county commission. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the commission, but may designate another member of the commission to serve as chair in his or her absence. (b) This section shall not affect the salary of the Judge of Probate of Dale County during the term of the judge which ends on January 20, 2013. Effective beginning the next term of office, the judge of probate shall receive the salary provided by law. (Act 2010-109, p. 145, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 2 - Compensation.|Section 45-23-71 - Expense Allowance for Chair and Commissioners.

Section 45-23-71Expense allowance for chair and commissioners. The chair and the members of the Dale County Commission shall each be entitled to an expense allowance in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per month which shall be paid out of the county general fund and shall be in addition to any and all other salary, compensation, and expense allowances now provided for by law. (Act 79-644, p. 1126, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 7 - County Commission.|Part 3 - Membership and Districts.|Section 45-23-72 - Election.

Section 45-23-72Election. At the general election for state and county officers to be held in 1972, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the entire county a commissioner from each of the districts numbered 2 and 4; and at the general election to be held in 1974, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified electors of the entire county, a county commissioner from each of the districts numbered 1 and 3. The judge of probate of shall be chair and shall preside at all meetings of the commission, but shall be authorized to designate some other member of the commission to serve as chair in his or her absence. The judge of probate shall receive Forty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($41,500) per annum, paid in monthly installments, for his or her services as chair, and as judge of probate. (Acts 1955, No. 1955, p. 3174, §2; Act 87-661, p. 1169, §2.)
AL Code § 45-23-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 1 - Circuit Court.|Section 45-23-80 - Salary Supplement.

Section 45-23-80Salary supplement. In addition to the salary paid to each of the circuit judges of the 33rd Judicial Circuit by the state, there shall also be paid to each of the judges a supplemental salary set out as follows: Beginning on October 1, 1989, an amount equal to 25 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. Beginning on October 1, 1990, an amount equal to 30 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. Beginning on October 1, 1991, an amount equal to 35 percent of the base state salary paid to circuit court judges. For the purposes of this section, the base state salary of circuit court judges shall be that base state salary upon which percentage supplements for other circuit court judges is figured. Such supplemental salary shall be paid out of the general funds of each of the counties comprising such circuit in a pro rata amount based on the most recent official decennial census of the United States and shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Such supplements shall be in lieu of any other supplemental salary or expense allowance heretofore provided for by law to be paid by the counties in such circuit to circuit court judges. All previous supplements and expense allowances paid to the circuit judges of the 33rd Judicial Circuit are abolished effective September 30, 1989. (Act 89-297, p. 481, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82 - Establishment of Pretrial Diversion Program.

Section 45-23-82Establishment of pretrial diversion program. (a) The District Attorney of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit of Alabama may establish a pretrial diversion program. (b) All discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the District Attorney of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit shall be retained. (c) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the district attorney. The district attorney may employ necessary persons to accomplish this part and these persons shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §1.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-23-82.01Definitions. For purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The elected District Attorney of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit or any of his or her assistant district attorneys. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any person who is employed by an agency or department whose purpose is to protect people. This may include, but is not limited to, police personnel, sheriff personnel, Department of Human Resources personnel, parole and probation personnel, community corrections office personnel, court referral office personnel, whether that agency or department is in the State of Alabama or located elsewhere. (3) OFFENDER. Any person charged with a crime as defined by this code, which was alledgedly committed in the jurisdiction of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit. (4) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY as defined in subdivision (14) of Section 13A-1-2.  (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §2.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.02 - Applicants for Admittance.

Section 45-23-82.02Applicants for admittance. (a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the circuit or district court of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program.  (b) A person charged only with any of the following offenses may apply for the program: (1) A traffic offense, other than driving under the influence (DUI). (2) A property offense. (3) An offense wherein the victim did not receive serious physical injury. (4) An offense in which the victim was not a child under 14 years of age, a law enforcement officer, a school official, or a correctional officer. (5) A misdemeanor other than one specifically excluded in this section.  (c) The following offenses are ineligible for consideration for the pretrial diversion program: (1) Trafficking or distribution of drugs, or both.  (2) Any offense involving the abuse of a child or an elderly person. (3) Any forcible sex offense. (4) Any Class A felony. (5) Any offense involving serious injury to a person. (6) Any offense involving death. (7) Driving under the influence or a traffic offense charged to a commercial driver license holder, whether or not the holder was operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense. (8) Domestic violence. (9) Bribery in any degree.  (10) Any offense wherein the offender is a public official and the charge is related to his or her capacity as a public official. (d) A person deemed by the district attorney to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the pretrial diversion program. (e) The opinion of law enforcement officers involved in the offense may be sought and used in the decision whether to approve the applicant for the pretrial diversion program. (f) Applicants who satisfy all other requirements to enter the pretrial diversion program who have any prior felony convictions that can be used for enhancement purposes under the Habitual Felony Offender Act must also receive consent from a district or circuit judge to enter the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §3.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.03 - Standards for Admission.

Section 45-23-82.03Standards for admission. Admittance to the pretrial diversion program shall be appropriate in any of the following instances: (1) The offender is 18 years of age or older, or 16 years of age or older if the offense is a traffic citation, at the time the alleged offense was committed. (2) There is a probability justice will be served if the offender is placed in the diversion program. (3) It is determined that the needs of the state and the offender can be met through the pretrial diversion program. (4) The offender appears to pose no substantial threat to the safety and wellbeing of the community. (5) It appears the offender is not likely to be involved in further criminal activity. (6) The offender will likely respond to rehabilitative treatment. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §4.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.04 - Admission Into Program.

Section 45-23-82.04Admission into program. (a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program or as a part of the district attorney's evaluation process, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning past criminal history, educational history, work record, family history, medical or psychiatric treatment or care received, psychological test taken, and any other information concerning the offender which the district attorney believes has a bearing on the decision as to whether or not the offender should be admitted to the pretrial diversion program. (b) The district attorney may require the offender to submit to any type of test or evaluation process or interview that the district attorney deems appropriate in evaluating the offender for admittance into the pretrial diversion program. The costs of any test or evaluation shall be paid by the offender or as otherwise agreed to or provided for by this part. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §5.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.05 - Program Requirements; Records.

Section 45-23-82.05Program requirements; records. (a) An offender who enters into the pretrial diversion program shall satisfy each of the following requirements: (1) The offender shall be eligible for and shall sign to have any bond on his or her case where diversion is sought based on personal recognizance, cash, or a property bond and not a security bond. (2) Voluntarily waive, in writing, and contingent upon the successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial. (3) Agree, in writing, to the tolling, while in the program, of periods of limitations established by statutes or rules of court. (4) Agree, in writing, to the conditions of the pretrial diversion program established by the district attorney. (5) If there is a victim of the crime, agree in writing to a restitution agreement within a specified period of time and in an amount to be determined by the district attorney taking into account circumstances of the offender and victim. (6) A statement by the offender admitting his or her participation in, and responsibility for, the offense which is the subject of the application for entry into the pretrial diversion program. (b) The district attorney's pretrial diversion program records or records related to pretrial diversion program admission are confidential records and shall not be admissible in subsequent proceedings, criminal or civil, except in a subsequent criminal sentencing, probation, youthful offender hearings, or otherwise in the discretion of the trial judge in accordance with Alabama Rules of Evidence. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §6.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.06 - Time for Application.

Section 45-23-82.06Time for application. (a) An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program no later than 21 days after his or her first appearance or arraignment, whichever occurs first. In the case of traffic citations, application shall be made within 21 days of the issuance of the citation. (b) At the discretion of the district attorney, the time provision of this section may be waived. (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §7.)
AL Code § 45-23-82.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 23 - Dale County.|Article 8 - Courts.|Part 3 - District Attorney.|Section 45-23-82.08 - Treatment Programs; Drug Testing.

Section 45-23-82.08Treatment programs; drug testing.  The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient basis or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse. The district attorney may require the offender to submit to periodic or random drug testing as a part of the pretrial diversion program of the offender and other terms and conditions related to substance abuse as the district attorney may direct. The offender shall pay the costs of all services unless otherwise approved by the district attorney.  (Act 2005-130, p. 215, §9.)