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AL Code § 45-2-231.44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 3 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-2-231.44 - Claim of Property.

Section 45-2-231.44Claim of property. The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Baldwin County Sheriff's office, including firearms, may claim the property at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by the sheriff and by paying any reasonable expenses incurred in the recovery of the property, its maintenance, storage, and a pro rata share of the costs, if any, of publication of notice of the sale of the property. (Act 97-520, p. 909, §5; Act 97-564, p. 999, §5.)
AL Code § 45-2-231.45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 3 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-2-231.45 - Record of Sale; Rejection of Bid.

Section 45-2-231.45Record of sale; rejection of bid. If property is sold at public auction, as provided in this subpart, a notation in the storage record book shall be made of the sale and of the amount received for the property. The person making the sale may reject any and all bids if the amount bid is unreasonably low and may continue the sale, from time to time, if no bidders are present. (Act 97-520, p. 909, §6; Act 97-564, p. 999, §6.)
AL Code § 45-2-231.46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 3 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.|Section 45-2-231.46 - Disposition of Sale Proceeds.

Section 45-2-231.46Disposition of sale proceeds. The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction conducted under the authority of this subpart, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property, shall be paid to the office of the Sheriff of Baldwin County. (Act 97-520, p. 909, §7; Act 97-564, p. 999, §7.)
AL Code § 45-2-231.70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 4 - Sale of Confiscated Property.|Section 45-2-231.70 - Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 45-2-231.70Disposition of proceeds. The Sheriff's Department of Baldwin County shall receive 25 percent of the proceeds of the sale of property confiscated under Section 20-2-93, known as the Controlled Substances Act. The percentage shall be computed from the sum remaining after the payment of all proper expenses of the proceedings for forfeiture and sale, as provided by Section 20-2-93(e)(2). The money received by the sheriff's department pursuant to this section shall be placed in a separate fund to be used to pay drug informants whose information leads to the conviction of an individual for a drug offense. (Act 81-678, p. 1109, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-231.90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Funding.|Division 5 - Service of Process Serving Fund.|Section 45-2-231.90 - Baldwin County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund.

Section 45-2-231.90Baldwin County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund. (a) This section shall only apply to Baldwin County. (b) The Baldwin County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created and hereinafter referred to in this section as the fund. (c) The Sheriff of Baldwin County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process. (d)(1) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Baldwin County, shall collect a service of process fee of twenty dollars ($20) per document which shall be paid into the fund. (2) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Baldwin County, shall collect a service of process fee of twenty dollars ($20) per document which shall be paid into the fund. (3) The court official designated in Baldwin County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in subdivisions (1) and (2) and shall retain two dollars ($2) of each fee for deposit in the circuit clerk's fund for the operation of the office of circuit clerk or for compensation or reimbursement of mileage incurred by jurors. The remainder of the fees collected shall be remitted to the sheriff for deposit in the Sheriff's Service of Process Serving Fund. (e) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in Baldwin County, as the sheriff sees fit, including contracting with or entering into a contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for service of process of documents from the civil or criminal division of the district or circuit court. The funds shall not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year. (Act 2009-615, p. 1778, §1; Act 2012-329, p. 776, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234 - Applicability.

Section 45-2-234Applicability. This subpart shall apply only in Baldwin County. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.01 - Definitions.

Section 45-2-234.01Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTED EMPLOYEE. A limited class of employees who serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. These employees are the chief deputy, chief corrections officer, chief civil deputy, financial officer, and personnel officer. (2) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The Sheriff of Baldwin County. (3) BOARD. The Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board established by this subpart. (4) COUNTY. Baldwin County. (5) EMPLOYEE. Any law enforcement officer, radio operator, corrections officer, and law enforcement support personnel, not excepted by Section 45-2-234.02, who is employed by the Sheriff of Baldwin County. (6) MERIT EMPLOYEE. Any employee who has completed 12 months of probationary employment, either prior to transferring to the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System, after transferring to the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System, or a combination of both the county system and the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §2; Act 2015-175, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.02 - Scope of Subpart.

Section 45-2-234.02Scope of subpart. This subpart applies to all law enforcement officials, corrections officers, and employees employed by the office of Sheriff of Baldwin County except the chief deputy, chief corrections officer, chief civil deputy, financial officer, and personnel officer. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §3.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.03 - Merit System Rules and Regulations.

Section 45-2-234.03Merit system rules and regulations. All employees to whom this subpart applies shall be governed by merit system rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, layoffs, and terminations adopted by the appointing authority and administered by the board. Presently employed persons shall remain in their respective employments, but nothing herein shall be construed to prevent or preclude the removal of an employee for cause as provided herein. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §4.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.04 - Administration of Compensation and Benefits.

Section 45-2-234.04Administration of compensation and benefits. All employees of the office of Sheriff of Baldwin County shall continue to participate and be serviced in matters of health insurance, life insurance, and disability insurance by the Baldwin County Commission. The office of sheriff shall administer all matters regarding personnel overtime, longevity, subsistence, salaries, retirement, Social Security, workers' compensation, and retirement cost-of-living for employees of the sheriff's office. The financial accounting and maintenance of these activities shall be from an account of the office of sheriff with a local banking institution and from funds which are provided for these activities from the county's general fund budget. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §5.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.05 - Transfer of Sick Leave and Longevity Time.

Section 45-2-234.05Transfer of sick leave and longevity time. All sick leave and longevity time accrued by an employee shall be transferred, with the employee, from the county system to the Sheriff's Personnel Merit System. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §6; Act 2020-157, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.06 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.06 - Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board - Creation; Composition.

Section 45-2-234.06Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board - Creation; composition. (a) There shall be established the Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board. The board shall hear all appeals from final action as requested by an affected employee of the sheriff's office, other than an appointed employee. (b) The Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board shall be composed of five persons. The members of the board shall be appointed as follows: Two members shall be appointed by the sheriff and two members shall be selected by the classified employees using the procedure provided in Section 45-2-234.07. The fifth member shall be selected by the other four members of the board within 30 days after the four members of the board are selected and take office. In the event the four members of the board cannot agree on a fifth member within 30 days, then the fifth member shall be selected as follows: The members appointed by the sheriff shall nominate one person and the members selected by the classified employees shall nominate one person. From these two nominees, the fifth member of the board shall be selected by lot. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §7; Act 2020-157, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.07 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.07 - Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board - Nomination and Election of Members.

Section 45-2-234.07Sheriff's Office Personnel Appeals Board - Nomination and election of members. (a) The personnel officer shall notify all classified employees that nominations for membership on the board will be accepted for a period of 10 days from that date and instructing all interested classified employees to submit nominations to the personnel officer of the sheriff's office within that period. Nominations shall be limited to persons who are merit employees of the sheriff's office. (b) The personnel officer shall compile a list of the nominations and cause ballots to be prepared and distributed to all classified employees, other than appointed officials, and shall instruct all classified employees of their right to vote for one name contained on the list of nominees. (c) The employees shall be instructed to tender their ballots in sealed envelopes to the personnel officer who shall make appropriate arrangements for their tabulation. Upon tabulation of the ballots, the personnel officer shall obtain written certification executed by all the county employees who assisted during the counting of the ballots and shall submit the fully executed written certification to the Baldwin County legislative delegation following each election. The certification and ballots shall be retained by the personnel officer as public records for 12 months from the date of the certification of the results. (d) In the event that any one employee receives a majority of all votes cast, he or she shall be deemed elected to serve on the board. In the event that no employee receives a majority of all votes cast, then the names of the two employees receiving the most votes on the initial ballot shall be placed on a run-off ballot and voted upon by the employees as set forth in subsection (c). The employee then receiving the most votes shall be deemed elected to membership on the board. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §8; Act 2020-157, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.10 - Probationary Employees.

Section 45-2-234.10Probationary employees. All appointments of employees to which this subpart applies, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for 12 months from the date of appointment. A probationary employee may be discharged by the sheriff at his or her pleasure at any time before the expiration of 12 months from his or her appointment. After the employee has served for 12 months in the position to which he or she was originally appointed or employed under either the county or Sheriff's Personnel Merit System, the employee shall become a merit employee. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §11; Act 2015-175, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.11 - Appointment of Chief Deputy Sheriff and Chief Civil Deputy.

Section 45-2-234.11Appointment of chief deputy sheriff and chief civil deputy. Whenever a new sheriff is elected or appointed, he or she may appoint any person as his or her chief deputy sheriff and chief civil deputy provided the person meets the minimum standards for law enforcement officers as prescribed by the general law of the state. The persons holding the positions of chief deputy sheriff, chief civil deputy, chief corrections officer, financial officer, and personnel officer may be terminated without benefit of the provisions of this subpart. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §12.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.12 - Files and Records of Transferred Employees.

Section 45-2-234.12Files and records of transferred employees. The office of sheriff shall insure the generation of new and continued required files and records of all employees transferred pursuant to this subpart and on all new employees of the office of sheriff. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §13.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.13 - Political Activity.

Section 45-2-234.13Political activity. Each employee may exercise his or her right as a citizen to express his or her opinion and to cast his or her vote. No employee shall receive any appointment or advancement as a reward for his or her support of a candidate for a political office nor shall he or she be dismissed, suspended, or reduced in rank or pay as punishment for his or her failure to support any candidate for political office. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §14.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.14 - Violations.

Section 45-2-234.14Violations. Any merit employee who willfully violates any provision of this subpart, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance to this subpart, may be dismissed from service under the system and, if dismissed, shall not be appointed or reemployed for two years. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §15.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 1 - Sheriff's Personnel Merit System.|Section 45-2-234.15 - Employees Covered Upon Implementation.

Section 45-2-234.15Employees covered upon implementation. Employees to which this subpart applies shall be covered by the merit system upon implementation of this subpart. (Act 2002-463, p. 1205, §16.)
AL Code § 45-2-234.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Personnel.|Division 2 - Retirement.|Section 45-2-234.40 - Receipt of Badge and Firearm.

Section 45-2-234.40Receipt of badge and firearm. Any individual employed by the Baldwin County Sheriff's office as a law enforcement officer, including the sheriff, for a period of 10 years or more who retires from the department in good standing may receive from the sheriff, without cost, a retired badge, a retired commission card, and a firearm, provided the firearm is furnished by the department. (Act 2002-134, p. 354, §§1, 2; Act 2018-240, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-242 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem|Division 1 - Fire Departments.|Section 45-2-242 - Levy of Tax; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-2-242Levy of tax; disposition of funds. (a) In addition to any other taxes levied and collected in Baldwin County, there is hereby levied, and shall be collected, a one and one-half mill ad valorem tax on all property located in Baldwin County. (b)(1) The net proceeds of the tax herein levied shall be equally distributed among the qualified existing and subsequently formed county volunteer, municipal fire departments, and volunteer municipal fire departments which are qualified. A qualified department is one which is certified and incorporated and has a Class 9 Insurance Service Office (I.S.O.) or higher rating, and which maintains such Class 9 I.S.O. classification or better. Nonqualified departments shall become qualified by meeting the following requirements: a. Noncertified departments shall become certified within one year after agreeing to certification; b. A certified department shall receive a Class 9 I.S.O. rating or better within two years after seeking such rating; and c. Certified departments, excluding municipal fire departments, shall become incorporated as nonprofit organizations within one year following April 17, 1990. (2) Any department which meets the above requirements within the respective time limits prescribed shall temporarily participate in the distribution of proceeds until becoming a qualified department. If a department fails to meet any requirement within the time allowed, the department shall have no further participation in the funds until such time as each respective requirement is met. It is provided that no new fire departments will be funded within Baldwin County without the prior approval of the Baldwin County Fire Chiefs Association, the Alabama Forestry Commission, and the Baldwin County Commission. (c)(1) Fire departments which participate in the distribution of tax proceeds shall expend such funds only for the acquisition of fire trucks, fire stations, fire equipment, communications, fire training, fire vehicle and station insurance, oil, gas, hydrants, utilities, and vehicle or station repair. Such funds shall not be used to pay salaries, purchase food and drink, or to hold fund raising projects. (2) Any exceptions to the above spending guidelines must be approved by the Baldwin County Fire Chiefs Association and the Baldwin County Commission. (Act 90-449, p. 634, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 45-2-242.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem|Division 2 - Libraries.|Section 45-2-242.20 - Levy of Tax; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-2-242.20Levy of tax; disposition of funds. Pursuant to Amendment No. 319 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, the Baldwin County Commission may levy, in addition to any other tax, an ad valorem tax in the amount of one mill on each dollar of taxable property in the county, beginning with the tax year commencing October 1, 1993. Monies realized from this tax will be used to meet minimum requirements, standards, and guidelines of each library's respective governing bodies and to encourage resource and information sharing through a mutual library network including public, school and college libraries, and to provide for expanding technology in order to improve access to information. Funds shall be distributed as follows: (1) Ten percent to Faulkner State Community College. (2) Thirty percent to the Baldwin County Board of Education to be distributed to each school library, based on enrollment and shall be in addition to and not in lieu of other funds. (3) Thirty percent to be divided among the municipalities having a municipal library or hereafter establishing a municipal library based on the population of each municipality having a municipal library according to the most recent federal census. (4) Thirty percent to the Baldwin County Library System. Each agency shall be accountable through recognized auditing procedures to the public through the county commission. (Act 93-573, p. 953, §1.)
AL Code § 45-2-242.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2 - Baldwin County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem|Division 3 - Residential Classification.|Section 45-2-242.40 - Classification of Property.

Section 45-2-242.40Classification of property. (a) Residential property located in Baldwin County shall include single-family dwellings and the underlying lot which is destroyed or damaged to the extent that the dwelling is uninhabitable. The property shall retain its classification as residential property while the dwelling is being rebuilt or restored to an inhabitable state for a period not to exceed 24 months from the date of the destruction or damage. If the destroyed or damaged dwelling is not rebuilt or restored to an inhabitable state as the owner's single-family dwelling within 24 months from the date of the destruction or damage or the property is converted at any time to a use other than as the owner's single-family dwelling, the property shall lose its classification as residential property. (b) The owner may request an extension not to exceed an additional 24 months upon submission of proof that the work necessary to rebuild or restore the destruction or damage could not be contracted or if contracted could not be completed within 24 months from the date of the destruction or damage. (Act 2009-600, p. 1759, §1.)