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AL Code § 45-41-141.16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Fighting Districts.|Section 45-41-141.16 - Ballots.

Section 45-41-141.16Ballots. When the county commission calls for a special election as set forth in Section 45-41-141.12, the commission shall also record in the minutes of the meeting for the special call the wording for the ballot. The wording shall not propose a rate or incrementing of rates which would exceed the maximum rate allowable under Section 45-41-141.03. At a minimum the wording shall include the authorized uses as outlined in subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (a) of Section 45-41-141.11 and the period of time such fee shall be in effect if approved. If the special election is for a renewal, the wording should state accordingly and the period of time the renewal shall be in effect if approved. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §17; Act 2011-526, p. 855, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-141.17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Fighting Districts.|Section 45-41-141.17 - Canvassing Returns and Declaring Results of Special Elections.

Section 45-41-141.17Canvassing returns and declaring results of special elections. The commission, within four days after any special election authorized to be held under and pursuant to this part, shall canvass the returns so made with respect to such special election and make a written report declaring the result of such special election, showing the number of votes cast, both for and against the proposition set out on the ballot used in such special election. A copy of such report shall be printed in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county, and the original of such report shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §18.)
AL Code § 45-41-141.18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Fighting Districts.|Section 45-41-141.18 - Effect of Special Election.

Section 45-41-141.18Effect of special election. (a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held under this part shall approve the authorization of (1) The levy of a financial charge within the district in which such special election was held, (2) An increase in the maximum rate at which such financial charge shall be authorized to be levied, (3) An extension of the period of time during which such financial charge shall be authorized to be levied, or (4) Both such an increase in the maximum rate of such financial charge and such an extension of such period of time during which such financial charge shall be authorized to be levied (whatever the case may be), (b) The commission may proceed to levy such financial charge, and such financial charge may be collected, in accordance with this part. Otherwise such financial charge may not be so levied or collected or (in the case of a previously authorized or approved financial charge) may not be levied or collected at a rate in excess of, or for a period of time longer than, that previously authorized by the qualified electors of such district. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §19.)
AL Code § 45-41-141.19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.|Part 2 - Fire Fighting Districts.|Section 45-41-141.19 - Application of State Statutes.

Section 45-41-141.19Application of state statutes. Where no provisions are otherwise made in this part, the general election laws of the state then in existence with regard to all notices, qualifications of voters, official acts, and things to be done in connection with calling and holding elections, making returns, canvassing and certifying the same shall govern in all respects, and all penalties fixed for wrongful acts and violations of the general election laws of the state shall apply to similar acts and violations in all special elections held under this part. The provisions of this part relating to the calling of special elections are mandatory and those relating to the conduct and the method of canvassing the same are directory. (Act 89-390, p. 747, §20.)
AL Code § 45-41-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-41-170 - Legislative Findings.

Section 45-41-170Legislative findings. The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk and other litter, including, but not limited to, discarded tires, within the unincorporated territory of Lee County is hereby declared to be in the public interest and necessary to promote the public safety, health, welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel; to protect the public investment in public highways; and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands and the environment. Within the unincorporated areas of Lee County, the Legislature finds and declares that the accumulation and storage of junk and other litter, including, but not limited to, discarded tires and the operation of junkyards, which do not conform to the requirements of this part, are a public nuisance. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-170.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-41-170.01 - Public Nuisance - Premises.

Section 45-41-170.01Public nuisance - Premises. It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for the owner or the person designated by the owner in charge or in control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Lee County to fail to keep the building, lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from junk and litter, including, but not limited to, discarded tires, and any materials within which water may accumulate or which may shelter or encourage the growth of insects or rodents, or materials which generate obnoxious odors, or which offend the aesthetics of the community, and which thereby cause a substantial diminution in the value of other property nearby or which threaten the health and safety of any citizen. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §2.)
AL Code § 45-41-170.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-41-170.02 - Public Nuisance - Motor Vehicles.

Section 45-41-170.02Public nuisance - Motor vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, leave, or store upon any place or premises within the unincorporated territory of Lee County more than two motor vehicles which are not currently operable and validly registered and tagged as required by state law. Each day that such vehicles are parked, left, or stored upon any place or premises within the unincorporated territory of Lee County shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not apply to a licensed business if such parking, leaving, or storing of motor vehicles is a reasonably necessary incident in the operation of the business. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §3.)
AL Code § 45-41-170.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-41-170.03 - Licensing and Operation of Junkyards.

Section 45-41-170.03Licensing and operation of junkyards. (a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or similar establishment listed in Section 45-41-170, but not limited to those items, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway, road, street, or alley without obtaining a county license from the Lee County Commission according to the criteria and regulations established by the county commission pursuant to the authority granted in Section 11–80–10. No license shall be granted except for those junkyards or similar establishments which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the highway. The operation of an unlicensed junkyard or similar establishment required to be licensed pursuant to this section constitutes a public nuisance. (b) This section shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business currently operating whose primary purpose or business is to burn or incinerate wood materials, salvage materials, building refuse, waste products, timber stumps, trees, or brush and other debris that results from clearing land, cutting timber, or refurbishing or constructing buildings. (c) This section shall not apply to farm buildings or farm equipment and farm materials stored around farm buildings on a farm. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §4.)
AL Code § 45-41-170.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 1 - Environment.|Section 45-41-170.04 - Enforcement.

Section 45-41-170.04Enforcement. (a) This section shall be enforced by the Lee County Commission or its designee. (b) The Lee County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Lee County Commission in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any action or condition which constitutes a public nuisance under this section. In any action brought under this section, the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, is authorized to assess all costs of abating the public nuisance against the person or entity creating or maintaining the public nuisance, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation, and including all costs of and expenses for abating, remedying, or cleaning up the source or cause of the public nuisance. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §5.)
AL Code § 45-41-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 17 - Health and Environment.|Part 2 - Health.|Section 45-41-171 - Schedule of Fees; Rulemaking Authority; Disposition of Funds.

Section 45-41-171Schedule of fees; rulemaking authority; disposition of funds. (a) The Board of Health of Lee County may annually fix a schedule of fees which shall cover the actual cost or a portion thereof involved in the performance of services rendered, pursuant to the duties, functions, and programs required by law or by regulation or of the county or State Board of Health. Any fee schedule fixed pursuant to this section shall be effective upon approval of the county commission. (b) The Lee County Board of Health is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary and proper for the administration of this section. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the furnishing of services without charge to documented indigent residents, or persons of the county, and matters pertaining to payment of the fee for personal health services, permits, and inspections. (c) All fees and receipts collected shall be paid over to the County Health Officer of Lee County and deposited in a depository of the county and shall be expended for the support, maintenance, and operation of the public health services in the county. (d) Funds collected under this section may be utilized to match funds from other available sources.  (Act 87-508, p. 767, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 45-41-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 2 - Employees.|Section 45-41-231 - Receipt of Badge, Pistol, Etc. Upon Retirement.

Section 45-41-231Receipt of badge, pistol, etc. upon retirement. (a) This section shall apply only to Lee County. (b) Any person employed as a commissioned deputy of the Sheriff’s Office of Lee County for a period of 10 years or more who upon retirement leaves the office in good standing shall receive from the office, without cost to him or her, a retired badge, a retired commission card, and his or her service pistol. (Act 2004-372, p. 603, §§1, 2; Act 2004-469, p. 875, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-41-232.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 3 - Funding.|Section 45-41-232.01 - Fees for Administrative Services.

Section 45-41-232.01Fees for administrative services. (a) The Sheriff of Lee County may charge and collect reasonable fees for administrative services including, but not limited to, fees for fingerprinting, fees for criminal history investigations and reports thereon when otherwise authorized by law, and fees for copies of various requested records. The fees shall not be charged for a service requested on behalf of a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose nor shall the fees apply to a person applying for a pistol permit. (b) The sheriff shall remit the fees collected pursuant to this section periodically to the Lee County Commission for deposit in the county general fund. (Act 2015-369, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-233 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 4 - Jails.|Section 45-41-233 - Inmate Commissary.

Section 45-41-233Inmate commissary. (a) The Sheriff of Lee County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate an inmate commissary for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The inmate commissary shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a Lee County Commissary Fund in a bank located in Lee County. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the Lee County Commissary Fund. (2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all inmate commissary sales and transactions of the Lee County Commissary Fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, which shall be audited at the same time that other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion. (c) All profits realized pursuant to the operation of the inmate commissary shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for any lawful purpose related to the operation of the Lee County Jail and the office of the sheriff, including, but not limited to, the purchase and maintenance of office equipment, inmate recreation, inmate welfare salary supplements, and training. (d) The establishment of the Lee County Commissary Fund and the use of the proceeds shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the office. (e) Any actions relating to the operation of an inmate commissary in the county jail prior to May 27, 1997, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of an inmate commissary in the county jail prior to May 27, 1997, shall be deposited into the Lee County Commissary Fund created by this act. (Act 97-569, p. 1007, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-41-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 5 - Operation of Office.|Section 45-41-234 - Contracting of Police Services by Municipality.

Section 45-41-234Contracting of police services by municipality. (a) This section shall apply only to Lee County. (b) On or after May 3, 2004, any municipality within Lee County may contract for police services within the corporate limits of the municipality with the sheriff of the county. (c) A municipality entering into a contract with the sheriff for police services shall pay to the county treasury a sum sufficient to provide the necessary manpower and equipment as deemed necessary by both the municipal governing body and the sheriff of the county. (d) The county governing body may receive from the municipality within the county money earmarked for police services and expend the monies only for police services in the corporate limits of the contracting municipality. (e) Each contract between the county governing body and the contracting municipality shall be with the consent and approval of the sheriff. (Act 2004-369, p. 599, §§1-5; Act 2004-470, p. 876, §§1-5.)
AL Code § 45-41-235 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 6 - Pistol Permit.|Section 45-41-235 - Pistol Permit Fee.

Section 45-41-235Pistol permit fee. (a)(1) In Lee County, except as provided in subsection (b), the fee for the issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a motor vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75 shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff. (2) Of the twenty dollars ($20) collected for each permit, five dollars ($5) shall be deposited to the Lee County General Fund and the remaining fifteen dollars ($15) shall be deposited by the sheriff into a special fund in any bank located in Lee County to be known as the sheriff’s fund. Money deposited into the sheriff’s fund shall be used at the discretion of the sheriff exclusively for law enforcement purposes. (b) The fee for a person who is 60 years of age or over to obtain a pistol permit as provided in Section 13A-11-75 shall be fifteen dollars ($15). Of the fifteen dollars ($15) collected for each permit, five dollars ($5) thereof shall be deposited to the Lee County General Fund and the remaining ten dollars ($10) shall be deposited into the sheriff’s fund. (Act 2004-695, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 77, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-41-236 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 23 - Sheriff.|Part 7 - Police Jurisdiction.|Section 45-41-236 - Police Jurisdictions of Municipalities Located Partially in Lee County.

Section 45-41-236Police jurisdictions of municipalities located partially in Lee County. In Lee County, the police jurisdiction of any municipality whose corporate limits are located partially in Lee County with exception of Notasulga, Alabama, shall not extend beyond the corporate limits of the municipality. This section shall affect the authority of a municipality located partially in Lee County only in Lee County. (Act 94-521, p. 953, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-240 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240 - Consolidation of Offices and Duties.

Section 45-41-240Consolidation of offices and duties. Effective October 1, 2003, or upon occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or tax collector, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Lee County. A commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 2002, and at the general election every six years thereafter, who shall serve for a term of six years beginning on the first day of October after his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and has qualified. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §1; Act 97-861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §1.)
AL Code § 45-41-240.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240.01 - Duties of County Revenue Commissioner.

Section 45-41-240.01Duties of county revenue commissioner. The county revenue commissioner shall perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes, the keeping of records, and the making of reports concerning the assessment and collection of taxes. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §2; Act 97-861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §2.)
AL Code § 45-41-240.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240.02 - Personnel.

Section 45-41-240.02Personnel. Subject to the approval of the county commission, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her office. The acts of deputies shall have the same force and legal effect as if performed by the county revenue commissioner. The compensation for any deputies, clerks, and assistants shall be fixed by the county commission and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county in the same manner as the salaries of other county employees are paid. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §3; Act 97-861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §3.)
AL Code § 45-41-240.03 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240.03 - Bond.

Section 45-41-240.03Bond. Before entering the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and execute a bond in a sum as may be fixed by Section 40-5-3 for tax collectors. The bond shall be conditioned as other official bonds are conditioned and shall be approved and filed with the judge of probate. The cost of the bond required shall be paid out of the general fund of the county on warrant of the county commission, and shall be a preferred claim against the county. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §4; Act 97-–861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §4.)
AL Code § 45-41-240.04 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240.04 - Office Space and Equipment.

Section 45-41-240.04Office space and equipment. The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner, and his or her deputies, clerks, and assistants, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office and not otherwise furnished by law by the Department of Revenue, the Department of Finance, or the Comptroller. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §5; Act 97-861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §5.)
AL Code § 45-41-240.05 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 41 - Lee County.|Article 24 - Taxation.|Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.|Section 45-41-240.05 - Performance of Duties; Salary.

Section 45-41-240.05Performance of duties; salary. The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the general fund of the county all fees, percentages, commissions, and other allowances which the tax assessor or tax collector of the county is authorized and directed to charge or collect for the performance of any duty imposed on the county revenue commissioner. As compensation for the performance of the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall receive an annual salary as determined by the county commission, payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund of the county. (Act 97-805, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 89, §6; Act 97-861, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 198, §6.)