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AL Code § 45-37-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 10 - Education.|Section 45-37-100 - Board of Education.

Section 45-37-100Board of education. (a)(1) The Jefferson County Board of Education is composed of five members: Four who reside in an area served by the Jefferson County School System who are elected from that area of the county not served by a municipal school system and one who resides in any area of Jefferson County served by municipal school systems who is elected by the qualified electors of those municipalities with municipal school systems. (2) The place numbers for the members of the Jefferson County Board of Education shall be as follows: a. Place #1 shall denote that position from the area of the county not served by a municipal school system elected in the year 1998. b. Place #2 shall denote one of the positions from that area of the county not served by a municipal school system elected in the year 2000. c. Place #3 shall denote one of the positions from that area of the county not served by a municipal school system elected in the year 2000. d. Place #4 shall denote that position from the area of the county not served by a municipal school system elected in the year 2002. e. Place #5 shall denote that position from the area of the county served by municipal school systems elected in the year 1998. (b)(1) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to alter the membership or any other aspect of the existing board. This subsection is only intended to assign place numbers to existing positions on the board to facilitate the election process. (2) A candidate shall specify which place on the board for which he or she seeks election. (3) Commencing with the next election, for each respective place on the board, a member shall reside in the area of Jefferson County served by his or her place number for the entire term of office. If a member moves from the area served by the place number for which the member was elected, his or her position on the board shall be deemed vacant. (Act 97-143, p. 183, §§1, 2; Act 2001-230, p. 271, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-140 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140 - Applicability.

Section 45-37-140Applicability. This article shall apply to Jefferson County, Alabama, and to no other county. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-37-140.01Definitions. The following words and terms as used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless a contrary meaning is apparent from the context: (1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama. (2) DISTRICT FOR FIGHTING FIRES. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for fighting or preventing fires and providing medical rescue services and systems. (3) DISTRICT FOR FIRE FIGHTING AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for fighting and preventing fires and providing medical rescue services and systems and a system for collection and disposal of garbage. (4) DISTRICT FOR GARBAGE DISPOSAL. A district created under this article for establishing and maintaining a system for the collection and disposal of garbage. (5) DISTRICT FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. A district created under this article for establishing parks and recreational facilities. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §2; Acts 1977, No. 678, p. 1173, §2.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.02 - Establishment of Districts.

Section 45-37-140.02Establishment of districts. Any area situated entirely within the county may be established as a district for fighting fires, or a district for garbage disposal, or a district for fighting fires and garbage disposal, or a district for medical rescue systems, or a district for parks and recreational facilities, in the manner hereinafter provided for. No land lying within the boundaries of a municipality at the time a district is formed shall be included in the district. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §3; Acts 1977, No. 678, p. 1173, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.03 - Petition for Election.

Section 45-37-140.03Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition shall contain a description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this article and shall request the judge of product to call an election on one or more of the following questions: (1) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires? (2) Shall there be created for the area a district for garbage disposal? (3) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires and (d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name of the district by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of a resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board of trustees. (e) The petition for election on the establishment of a district may be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge which last named petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge, if the request for the election on the proposed district and the request for an election on the proposed service charge are combined in a single petition. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §4.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.04 - Subsequent Elections.

Section 45-37-140.04Subsequent elections. (a) As used in this section the following terms have the meanings hereby ascribed to them: (1) ABOLITION. The abolition of a district under Section 45–37–140.14. (2) DISTRICT PROPOSED. The area proposed to be established as a district under this article. (3) ELECTION HEREUNDER. An election held under this article. (4) SOME OTHER ELECTION. Any election, whether general, special, or primary, not held under this article. (b) No two elections hereunder on the creation of a district shall be held in a period of two years if the district proposed at the second of such elections contains any part of the district proposed at the first of such elections; provided, however, a period of one year between the two elections hereunder shall be sufficient if the second of such elections is held on a day whereon some other election is held in the district proposed at the second election. (c) No election to abolish a district shall be held at any time within two years following the date of the election creating the district; and not more than one election on the abolition of a district shall be held within a period of two years. (d) When a petition for the holding of any election hereunder is filed with the judge of probate not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to some other election to be held in the territory in which an election is sought by the petition, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on the same day as such other election is held. (e) If the petition is not filed at such time as will permit the election sought thereby to be held at the time some other election is held, as provided for in the next foregoing sentence, the judge of probate shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 40 days from the date on which the judge of probate enters the order. (f) This section shall apply to all elections provided for by this article. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §5; Acts 1971, No. 841, p. 1596, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.05 - Application of Election Laws.

Section 45-37-140.05Application of election laws. The provisions of the election laws governing the registration of voters, equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers, voting, and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to any election held hereunder. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.07 - Payment of Election Expenses.

Section 45-37-140.07Payment of election expenses. (a) Where an election is held on the question of the establishment of a district, the governing body of the county shall pay for the necessary expense of advertising and conducting such election out of the general funds of the county. If the district is established, the district shall reimburse the county for the expenses incurred by the county in respect to the election. (b) After a district has been established, the district shall pay the expense of any election held in the district or held in any area which it is proposed be added to the district. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §8.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.08 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.08 - Approval by Voters.

Section 45-37-140.08Approval by voters. No district shall be created unless the creation thereof is approved by the majority of votes cast at the election at which the proposed creation is submitted. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election certifying that the creation of the district was approved by the majority of the votes cast at such election, the proposed district shall be created and shall constitute a public corporation. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §9.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.10 - Powers of District.

Section 45-37-140.10Powers of district. (a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created including, but not limited to: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure. (3) To acquire, hold, and dispose of property, real and personal, tangible and intangible, or interests therein and to pay therefor in cash or on credit, and to secure and procure payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof on such terms and conditions as the board shall determine. (4) To acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve a system or systems. (5) To pledge all or any part of its revenues, or mortgage, or otherwise encumber, all or any part of its property for the purpose of securing the payment of the principal of and interest on any of its obligations. (6) To sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise encumber or dispose of all or any part of its property, as hereinafter provided. (7) To contract debts, borrow money, and to issue or assume the payment of obligations. (8) To levy and collect service charges, as herein provided in this article, subject to the limitations prescribed in this article. To employ agents, servants, and attorneys. To perform any and all of the foregoing acts and to do any and all of the foregoing things under, through, or by means of its own officers, agents, and employees, or by contracts with any person, federal agency, or municipality. (b) The district shall be authorized to enter into a contract with any person, firm, or corporation providing for such person, firm, or corporation to collect service charges for the district. The contract shall fix the compensation to be paid to the person, firm, or corporation for collecting the service charges. (c) The district shall be exempt from any sales tax or use tax and any privilege license or excise tax on gasoline or motor fuel levied by any law of the State of Alabama or by any ordinance of any municipal corporation or county. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §11; Acts 1967, No. 702, p. 1528, §1; Act 2009-791, p. 2482, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-140.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Section 45-37-140.11 - Service Charge; Fire Dues.

Section 45-37-140.11Service charge; fire dues. (a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for from the proceeds of any service charge or fire dues which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay the expense. The service charge or any fire dues shall be levied upon and collected from the property owners served by the system. The service charge or fire dues shall be the personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the system; and to secure the collection of any service charge or fire dues there shall be a lien against the property in favor of the district. The lien may be enforced in either of the following ways: (1) The lien shall be enforceable by sale thereof in the same manner in which the foreclosure of a municipal assessment for public improvements is authorized. (2) The tax assessor, tax collector, or other public official performing the functions of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jefferson County, upon request and resolution of the board of trustees of a fire district, shall implement procedures necessary and appropriate in order to collect any delinquent service charge or fire dues levied by any fire district in Jefferson County. The service charge or fire dues shall be a lien upon any property to which it may be levied, and shall be collected and enforced as ad valorem taxes are collected and enforced. The Jefferson County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector or other public official performing the functions of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jefferson County are hereby authorized to each retain a two percent commission on the collections, which shall be deposited to the county general fund. (b) The board of trustees may provide that upon a person being in default for more than 60 days in paying any service charge or fire dues due by him or her, he or she shall be liable to pay any reasonable attorney's fee incurred by the district in its effort to enforce payment of the service charge or fire dues, whether suit is filed or not. (Acts 1966, No. 79, p. 106, §12; Acts 1967, No. 702, p. 1528, §2; Acts 1978, No. 500, p. 558, §1; Act 2004-379, p. 620, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-37-150 - Short Title.

Section 45-37-150Short title. This article shall be known and may cited as the Jefferson County Bingo Act. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37-150.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-37-150.02 - Bingo Games - Permit Required.

Section 45-37-150.02Bingo games - Permit required. (a) Any provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, no qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game until the sheriff issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any controversy concerning whether or not certain activity constitutes bingo for which a permit may be issued, the decision of the sheriff shall control. The permit described in this law is in addition to and not in lieu of any other permits or licenses which may be required by the county or any political subdivision thereof, and no bingo game shall be operated until such time as all requisite permits and licenses have been obtained, including any permit that may be required by any municipality having jurisdiction over the place where the bingo is proposed to be played. A permitholder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any municipality wholly or partially within Jefferson County may elect to establish a bingo control ordinance parallel to and similar to this article and containing the same restrictions and controls as specified herein, to be administered by the chief of police of such municipality who shall, in such event, if provided for in the municipal ordinance, exercise the same powers and duties with respect to games of bingo as are provided herein to be exercised by the sheriff, and in such event the chief of police shall be the primary, but not exclusive, enforcement officer to assure enforcement of the regulation of such games within the boundaries of such municipalities as herein provided. Any ordinance so adopted by such a municipality shall be at least as restrictive of the game of bingo as this article and no person, organization, or other legal entity who, or which, would not be so authorized hereunder shall be allowed to conduct bingo games under such municipal ordinances. Any fees for permits provided for in ordinances so adopted by a municipality shall be in lieu of the permit fees provided for otherwise in this article. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37-150.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-37-150.03 - Bingo Games - Application for Permit.

Section 45-37-150.03Bingo games - Application for permit. (a) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to operate bingo games shall make application to the sheriff on forms prescribed by the sheriff and shall pay an annual fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). No permit shall be issued to any qualified organization unless such organization has been in existence for 24 months immediately prior to the issuance of the permit. The permit shall expire at midnight on September 30th following the granting of the permit. Renewal application for each calendar year shall be filed with the sheriff prior to October 1st of each year and shall be on a form prescribed by the sheriff. Each application for a permit and each application for renewal of a permit shall contain the following information: (1) The name and home address of the applicant and, if the applicant is a corporation, association, or other similar legal entity, the names and home addresses of each of the officers of the organization as well as the names and addresses of the directors, or other persons similarly situated, of the organization. (2) The names and home addresses of each of the persons who will be operating or promoting the bingo game. (3) The names and home addresses of any persons, organizations, or other legal entities that will act as surety for the applicant, or to whom the applicant is financially indebted, or to whom any financial obligation is owed by the applicant. (4) The location at which the applicant will conduct the bingo games. (5) A statement showing the convictions, if any, for criminal offenses, other than minor traffic offenses, of each of the persons listed in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3). (6) Any other necessary and reasonable information which the sheriff may require. (b) The sheriff shall refuse to grant a bingo permit to any applicant who fails to fully provide the information required by this section. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §4.)
AL Code § 45-37-150.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-37-150.04 - Bingo Games - Contents and Display of Permit.

Section 45-37-150.04Bingo games - Contents and display of permit. (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address of the permitholder, the location at which the permitholder is permitted to conduct bingo, and the days of the week on which the permitholder is permitted to conduct bingo. (b) The bingo permitholder shall display the permit conspicuously at the location where bingo is being conducted at all times during the conduct of the games. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37-150.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.|Article 15 - Gambling.|Section 45-37-150.05 - Bingo Games - Special Permit.

Section 45-37-150.05Bingo games - Special permit. a) Upon special application submitted by a qualified organization licensed pursuant to Section 45-37-150.03 and upon the applicant’s payment of a fee of fifty dollars ($50) to the sheriff, the sheriff may issue a special permit for conducting bingo at locations and on days other than those set forth in its annual permit. (b) A qualified organization which does not hold a permit pursuant to Section 45-37-150.03 may apply for a special permit for conducting bingo at a designated location for a special occasion. Such an applicant shall submit to the sheriff a written application prepared in accordance with and on a form prescribed by rule of the sheriff. The application shall include the information required by subsection (a) of Section 45-37-150.03, except that the applicant shall indicate the day or days on which the applicant will conduct bingo for the special occasion. Upon a determination by the sheriff that the applicant is a qualified organization and is not ineligible pursuant to Section 45-37-150.17 and upon the applicant’s payment of the fee required under this subsection to the Department of Revenue, the sheriff may issue a special permit. If the applicant will conduct bingo on only one day under the special permit, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). If the applicant will conduct bingo on more than one day under the special permit, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50). (c) A special permit shall contain the name and address of the permitholder and shall specify the location at which the permitholder may conduct bingo, the days not exceeding two consecutive days on which the permitholder may conduct bingo, and the number of bingo games which the permitholder may conduct for the special occasion. (d) A qualified organization licensed pursuant to subsection (b) shall not be issued more than two special permits in any one year period. A special permit is not assignable or transferable. (Act 80-609, p. 1027, §6.)