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AL Code § 45-37A-251.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.22 - Notice to Owner; Contents; Posting of Signs.

Section 45-37A-251.22Notice to owner; contents; posting of signs. After the passage of a resolution, the appropriate city official shall send notice of the action to the last person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessing the property for state taxes, by certified or registered mail to the address on file in the office of the tax assessor to abate the nuisance within a reasonable time set out in the notice, not to exceed 14 days, or suffer the nuisance be abated by the city and the cost thereof assessed against the property. The mailing of the certified or registered notice, properly addressed and postage prepaid, shall constitute notice as required in this section. The city shall also place a sign conspicuously on the property indicating that the city governing body has found the property to be a public nuisance or containing a public nuisance. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.23 - Hearing.

Section 45-37A-251.23Hearing. Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 14 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation, may file a written request for a hearing before the governing body of the city, together with objections to the finding by the city governing body that there exists a public nuisance. The filing of the request shall hold in abeyance any action on the finding of the city governing body until a determination is made by the city governing body. The hearing shall be held not less than five nor more than 30 days after the request. In the event that no hearing is timely requested, the mayor of the city governing body shall order the nuisance to be abated as hereinafter provided. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §4.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.24 - Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor.

Section 45-37A-251.24Entry of municipal employees and agents on property to abate nuisance; abatement by private contractor. If the nuisance on the property has not been abated within 14 days after the city governing body’s resolution, the mayor of the city shall order the nuisance to be abated. The abatement may be accomplished, at the option of the city, by its own forces or by contract. For purposes of this subpart, compliance with the competitive bid laws shall not be required. All city employees and duly authorized agents are expressly authorized to enter private property for the purpose of abating the nuisance thereon.  (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.25 - Accounting of Cost of Abatement.

Section 45-37A-251.25Accounting of cost of abatement. The appropriate city official shall give an itemized written report to the city governing body regarding the cost of abating the nuisance. The cost of abatement shall be the actual cost the city incurs in the abatement, including administrative costs. Should the city contract for abatement, the cost shall be the actual costs the contractor charges the city for the abatement, including administrative costs the city incurs. Upon report of the costs by the appropriate city official, the governing body shall adopt a resolution confirming the costs of the reports, provided that any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting concerning the fixing of the costs or the amounts thereof. The city clerk of the city shall give at least 10 days' notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs is to be considered by first class mail to all entities having an interest in the property whose address and interest is determined from the records of the tax collector on the property or is otherwise known to the clerk. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.26 - Cost to Constitute Public Nuisance Lien; Report to Tax Assessor; Amounts to Be Included in Tax Bills; Collection.

Section 45-37A-251.26Cost to constitute public nuisance lien; report to tax assessor; amounts to be included in tax bills; collection. The confirmed cost of abatement shall hereinafter be referred to as a public nuisance lien and thus made and confirmed shall constitute a public nuisance lien on the property for the amount of the lien. After confirmation of the reports, a copy shall be turned over to the Tax Collector of Jefferson County who, under the optional method of taxation, is charged with the collection of the city’s municipal taxes pursuant to Sections 11-51-40 to 11-51-74, inclusive. It shall be the duty of the tax collector to add the amounts of any public nuisance lien to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land, and thereafter any public nuisance liens shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §7.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.|Section 45-37A-251.27 - Subpart Cumulative in Nature.

Section 45-37A-251.27Subpart cumulative in nature. This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature, and in addition to any and all power and authority which the city may have under any other law. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. II, §8.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.50 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures by the City of Hueytown.

Section 45-37A-251.50Demolition of unsafe structures by the City of Hueytown. The city shall have authority, after notice as provided in this subpart, to move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls, foundations, abandoned or unused swimming pools, or abandoned wells or cisterns when they have been found by the governing body of the city to be unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance from any cause. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.51 - Notice of Unsafe or Dangerous Condition.

Section 45-37A-251.51Notice of unsafe or dangerous condition. Whenever the appropriate city official of the city shall find that any building, structure, part of building or structure, party wall, foundation, abandoned or unused swimming pools, or abandoned wells or cisterns situated in the city is unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance, the official shall report the findings to the city governing body. At that time the city governing body shall determine whether a nuisance exists. Should the city governing body find by resolution that a nuisance exists, then the appropriate city official shall give the person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessing the property for state taxes, by certified or registered mail to the address on file in the office of tax collector, notice to remedy the unsafe condition within a reasonable time set out in the notice, which time shall not be less than 30 days unless an extension is granted by the appropriate city official or the nuisance shall be abated by the city and the cost assessed against the property. The mailing of the certified or registered notice, properly addressed and postage prepaid, shall constitute notice as required in this subpart. The city shall place a sign or placard within 15 feet of the entrance of the property wherein the public nuisance is located, indicating that the city had declared the building or structure to be a public nuisance or that a public nuisance exists on the property. If there is no entrance in which to place the sign or placard, then the sign or placard may be posted at any location visible to the general public. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.52 - Hearing Procedure; Order; Appeal.

Section 45-37A-251.52Hearing procedure; order; appeal. (a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 30 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the building or structure may file a written request for a hearing before the governing body of the city, together with the objections to the finding by the city governing body that the building or structure is unsafe to the extent of becoming a public nuisance. The filing of the request shall hold in abeyance any action on the finding of the city governing body until a determination thereon is made by the city governing body. The hearing shall be held not less than five nor more than 30 days after the request. In the event that no hearing is timely requested, the governing body shall order the building or structure to be demolished. The demolition may be accomplished, at the option of the city, by the use of its own forces or it may provide by contract for the demolition. For purposes of this subpart, compliance with the competitive bid laws is not required. The city shall have authority to sell or otherwise dispose of salvaged materials resulting from the demolition. (b) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the governing body at the hearing may, within 10 days thereafter, appeal to the circuit court upon filing with the clerk of the court notice of appeal and bond for security of costs in the form and amount to be approved by the circuit clerk. Upon filing of the notice of appeal and approval of the bond, the clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the clerk of the city and the appeal shall be docketed in the court, and shall be a preferred case therein. The clerk of the city, upon receiving the notice, shall file with the clerk of the court a copy of the findings and determination of the governing body in proceedings, and trials shall be held without jury upon the determination of the city governing body that the building or structure is unsafe to the extent that it is a public nuisance. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.53 - Report of Cost of Demolition; Adoption of Resolution Fixing Costs; Proceeds of Sale of Salvaged Materials; Objections to Findings of Cost; Notice.

Section 45-37A-251.53Report of cost of demolition; adoption of resolution fixing costs; proceeds of sale of salvaged materials; objections to findings of cost; notice. Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate city official shall make an itemized written report to the governing body of the cost thereof. The cost of the demolition shall be the actual cost the city incurs in the demolition should the city use its own forces, including administrative costs the city incurs in abating the nuisance. Should the city contract for demolition, the cost shall be the actual cost the contractor charges the city for the demolition, including administrative costs the city incurs in abating the nuisance. Upon report of the costs by the appropriate city official, the governing body shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were incurred in the demolition and assessing the same against the property. The proceeds of any moneys received from the use of salvaged materials from the building or structure shall be used or applied against the cost of the demolition. Any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting concerning the fixing of the costs or the amounts thereof. The city clerk of the city shall give at least 10 days' notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs is to be considered by first class mail to all entities having an interest in the property whose address and interest is determined from records of the tax collector on the property or is otherwise known to the clerk. The fixing of costs by the governing body shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land upon which the building or structure was located, and thus made and confirmed shall constitute lien on the property for the amount of the assessment. The lien shall be superior to all other liens on the property except liens for taxes, and shall continue in force until paid. A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed in the office of the Judge of Probate of Jefferson County. Upon filing, the tax collector of the county shall add the amount of the lien to the ad valorem tax bill on the property and shall collect the amount as if it were atax and remit the amount to the city.  (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §4.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.54 - Assessment of Costs; Sale and Redemption of Lots.

Section 45-37A-251.54Assessment of costs; sale and redemption of lots. The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized in this subpart against any lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for nonpayment of taxes, and where any assessment is made against the lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of the land, a subsequent redemption thereof by any person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the city for the assessment, but any redemptioner or purchaser at any sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment. The assessment shall then be added to the tax bill of the property, collected as a tax, and remitted to the city. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §5.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.55 - Payment of Assessments.

Section 45-37A-251.55Payment of assessments. Payment of any assessment, or if delinquent, the collection of the assessment, shall be made in the manner and as provided for the payment of municipal improvement assessments as provided for the payment of and delinquent collection of municipal improvement assessments pursuant to Article 1, commencing with Section 11-48-1, Chapter 2, Title 11. The city, in the latter notice, may elect to have the tax collector collect the assessment by adding the same to the tax bill. Upon that election, the tax collector shall collect the assessment using all methods available for collecting ad valorem taxes. (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §6.)
AL Code § 45-37A-251.56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 25 - Hueytown.|Part 2 - Nuisances.|Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.|Section 45-37A-251.56 - Subpart Cumulative in Nature.

Section 45-37A-251.56Subpart cumulative in nature. This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature, and in addition to any and all power and authority which the city may have under any other law.  (Act 95-574, p. 1204, Art. III, §7.)
AL Code § 45-37A-270 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 27 - Irondale.|Part 1 - Courts.|Part 1 - Fees.|Section 45-37A-270 - Prisoner Transport Fee.

Section 45-37A-270Prisoner transport fee. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Municipal Court of the City of Irondale in Jefferson County may assess a prisoner transport fee against a defendant for expenses incurred in transporting the defendant on an Irondale Municipal Court misdemeanor warrant from another municipal jail, county jail, or a state detention facility to the municipal jail for the City of Irondale. (2) The fee provided in this section may be assessed in all criminal cases by the municipal judge when a transport is required as described in subdivision (1), and may be collected only when a defendant is adjudicated guilty or pleads guilty on or after May 22, 2013. The prisoner transport fee shall be collected from the defendant as court costs and other fees are collected. (3) Assessment of a prisoner transport fee by the municipal court is permitted only when transport of a defendant is required from outside the police jurisdiction of the City of Irondale, but within the State of Alabama. (4) If assessed pursuant to this section, a prisoner transport fee for transportation expenses incurred shall be determined by the municipal court at the time a defendant is adjudicated guilty or pleads guilty. The fee shall be based on the total distance that the defendant is transported, according to the following schedule: Distance TransportedTransport Fee ChargeLess than 39 miles round trip$10040 miles to 99 miles round trip$200100 miles to 200 miles round trip $250Greater than 200 miles round trip$300 (b) All fees received by the City of Irondale Municipal Court for the prisoner transport fee shall be deposited into the City of Irondale General Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1. (Act 2013-411, p. 1556, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-270.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 27 - Irondale.|Part 1 - Courts.|Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.|Section 45-37A-270.20 - Establishment of Program.

Section 45-37A-270.20Establishment of program. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the City of Irondale may establish a pretrial diversion program for any defendant within the jurisdiction of the municipal court. (b) All discretionary powers endowed by a common law and provided by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the City of Irondale shall be retained. (c) The pretrial diversion program shall be under the direct supervision and control of the city and the city may contract with any agency, person, or corporation for services related to this subpart. The city may employ necessary persons to accomplish this subpart and those persons shall serve at the pleasure of the city. (Act 2013-429, p. 1707, §1.)
AL Code § 45-37A-270.21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 27 - Irondale.|Part 1 - Courts.|Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.|Section 45-37A-270.21 - Definitions.

Section 45-37A-270.21Definitions. For the purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPLICATION FEE. A one-time administrative fee imposed by the City of Irondale as a condition precedent to participation in a pretrial diversion program. (2) CITY PROSECUTOR. The person or persons charged with the responsibility of prosecuting cases in the City of Irondale Municipal Court or any legal staff employed by the city prosecutor. (3) LAW ENFORCEMENT. As defined in subdivision (1) of Section 41-8A-1. (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. As defined in subdivision (15) of Section 36-25-1, whether employed in the State of Alabama or elsewhere. (5) MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE. The Judge of the Municipal Court for the City of Irondale duly appointed by the city council in accordance with Section 12-14-30, or a special judge appointed by the Mayor of the City of Irondale in accordance with Section 12-14-34. (6) OFFENDER. Any person charged with a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, any misdemeanor, violation, or traffic offense, as defined by this code, which was allegedly committed in the corporate limits or police jurisdiction of the City of Irondale. (7) PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM or PROGRAM. A program that allows the imposition by the city or by a designated agency of certain conditions of behavior and conduct for a specified period of time upon an offender which allow the offender to have his or her charges reduced, dismissed without prejudice, or otherwise mitigated should all of the conditions be met during the time frame set by the city’s municipal court judge. (8) SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY. As defined in subdivision (14) of Section 13A-1-2. (9) SUPERVISION FEE. Any fee other than the application fee imposed by any agency providing supervision of treatment of the offender. (Act 2013-429, p. 1707, §2.)
AL Code § 45-37A-270.22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 27 - Irondale.|Part 1 - Courts.|Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.|Section 45-37A-270.22 - Application for Admittance.

Section 45-37A-270.22Application for admittance. An offender may apply to the city for admittance into the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2013-429, p. 1707, §3.)
AL Code § 45-37A-270.23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.|Article 27 - Irondale.|Part 1 - Courts.|Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.|Section 45-37A-270.23 - Applicants for Admittance.

Section 45-37A-270.23Applicants for admittance. (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the sole discretion of the municipal court judge upon application approved by the city prosecutor. An offender deemed by the city prosecutor to be a threat to the safety or well-being of the community shall not be eligible for the program. An offender charged with any of the following types of offenses without the express written consent of the victim shall be ineligible for admittance: (1) Any offense involving violence or aggression resulting in injury to a law enforcement officer. (2) Any offense involving eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. (3) Any offense involving violence where a weapon was used or where children are victims. (4) Any driving under the influence charge where serious physical injuries are involved. (5) Any offense wherein the offender is a public official and the charge is related to the capacity of the offender as a public official. (b) A person may not be admitted to the program if the person holds a commercial driver license issued in any state, possession, territory, or insular area of the United States. (Act 2013-429, p. 1707, §4.)