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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.02 - "Close Corporation" Defined; Contents of Certificate of Formation; Number of Shareholders; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.02
"Close corporation" defined; contents of certificate of formation; number of shareholders; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) A close corporation is a corporation organized under former Chapter 2A of former Title 10 whose certificate of formation contains the provisions required by former Section 10-2A-91 or a successor statute, including Section 10A-2-2.02 and, in addition, provide that:
(1) The corporation is a close corporation authorized by this article;
(2) All of the issued shares of all classes shall be subject to one or more of the restrictions on transfer permitted by former Section 10-2A-41 or a successor statute, including Section 10A-2-6.27; and
(3) For purposes of determining the number of holders of record of the stock of a close corporation, stock which is held in joint or common tenancy or by the entireties shall be treated as held by one shareholder.
(b) The certificate of formation of a close corporation may set forth the qualifications of shareholders, either by specifying classes of persons who shall be entitled to be holders of record of shares of any class, or by specifying classes of persons who shall not be entitled to be holders of shares of any class or both.
(c) All of the corporation's issued shares of all classes, exclusive of treasury shares, shall be held of record by not more than a specified number of persons, not exceeding 30.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §162; §10-2A-301; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §372.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.03 - Formation of a Close Corporation; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations Before January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.03
Formation of a close corporation; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations before January 1, 1995.
A close corporation which was formed in accordance with former Sections 10-2A-90 through 10-2A-96 must have been authorized by the affirmative vote of all holders of and subscribers to shares of the corporation, and:
(1) The certificate of formation contains a heading stating the name of the corporation and that it is a close corporation; and
(2) The certificate of formation contains the provisions required by Section 10A-30-2.02; and
(3) Each certificate for shares conspicuously notes the fact that the corporation is a close corporation and make reference to the restriction on transfer of shares set forth in the certificate of formation.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §163; §10-2A-302; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §372; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.04 - Voluntary Termination of Close Corporation Status by Amendment of Certificate of Formation; Vote Required; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.04
Voluntary termination of close corporation status by amendment of certificate of formation; vote required; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) A corporation may voluntarily terminate its status as a close corporation and cease to be subject to this article by amending its certificate of formation to delete therefrom the additional provisions required or permitted by Section 10A-30-2.02 to be stated in the certificate of formation of close corporations except such provisions as are permitted by the Alabama Business Corporation Law which the corporation chooses to retain. Any such amendment shall be adopted and shall become effective in accordance with the Alabama Business Corporation Law, except that it must be approved by a vote of the holders of record of at least one-third of the shares of each class of stock of the corporation which are outstanding.
(b) The certificate of formation of a close corporation may provide that on any amendment to terminate its status as a close corporation, a vote greater than one-third or a vote of all shares of any class shall be required; and if the certificate of incorporation contains such a provision, that provision shall not be amended, repealed, or modified by any vote less than that required to terminate the corporation's status as a close corporation.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §165; §10-2A-304; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.05 - Issuance or Transfer of Shares of a Close Corporation in Breach of Qualifying Conditions; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.05
Issuance or transfer of shares of a close corporation in breach of qualifying conditions; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) If shares of a close corporation are issued or transferred to any person who is not entitled under any provision of the certificate of formation permitted by Section 10A-30-2.02 to be a holder of record of shares of the corporation, and if the certificate for shares conspicuously notes the qualifications of the persons entitled to be holders of record thereof, such person is conclusively presumed to have notice of the fact of his or her ineligibility to be a shareholder.
(b) If a certificate for shares of any close corporation conspicuously notes the fact of a restriction on transfer of shares of the corporation and the restriction is one which is permitted by the Alabama Business Corporation Law, the transferee of the shares is conclusively presumed to have notice of the fact that he or she has acquired shares in violation of the restriction, if such acquisition violates the restriction.
(c) Whenever any person to whom shares of a close corporation have been issued or transferred has, or is conclusively presumed under this section to have notice either that he or she is a person not eligible to be a holder of shares of the corporation, or that the transfer of shares is in violation of a restriction on transfer of shares, the corporation may, at its option, refuse to register transfer of the shares into the name of the transferee in addition to any remedies which may be available under the Alabama Business Corporation Law.
(d) The provisions of subsection (c) shall not be applicable if the transfer of shares even though otherwise contrary to subsections (a) or (b), has been consented to by all the shareholders of the close corporation, or if the close corporation has amended its certificate of formation in accordance with Section 10A-30-2.04.
(e) The term "transfer," as used in this section, is not limited to a transfer for value.
(f) The provisions of this section do not in any way impair any rights of a transferee regarding any right to rescind the transaction or to recover under any applicable warranty express or implied.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §166; §10-2A-305; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.06 - Corporate Option Where a Restriction on Transfer of Shares Is Held Invalid; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.06
Corporate option where a restriction on transfer of shares is held invalid; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
If a restriction on transfer of shares of a close corporation is held not to be authorized by the Alabama Business Corporation Law, the corporation shall nevertheless have an option for a period of 30 days after the judgment setting aside the restriction becomes final, to acquire the restricted shares at a price which is agreed upon by the parties or if no agreement is reached as to price, then at the fair value as determined by the circuit court of the county in which the corporation has its registered office or any court in such place having jurisdiction. In order to determine fair value, the court may appoint an appraiser to receive evidence and report to the court his or her findings and recommendation as to fair value. The appraiser shall have such powers and shall proceed, so far as applicable, in the same manner as appraisers appointed under Article 13 of Chapter 2A.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §167; §10-2A-306; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.07 - Agreements Restricting Discretion of Directors; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.07
Agreements restricting discretion of directors; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
A written agreement among the shareholders of a close corporation holding a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, whether solely among themselves or with a party not a shareholder, is not invalid, as between the parties to the agreement, on the ground that it so relates to the conduct of the business and affairs of the corporation as to restrict or interfere with the discretion or powers of the board of directors. The effect of any such agreement shall be to relieve the directors and impose upon the shareholders who are parties to the agreement the liability for managerial acts or omissions which is imposed on directors to the extent and so long as the discretion or powers of the board in its management of corporate affairs is controlled by such agreement.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §168; §10-2A-307; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.08 - Management by Shareholders; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.08
Management by shareholders; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
The certificate of formation of a close corporation may provide that the business of the corporation shall be managed by the shareholders of the corporation rather than by a board of directors. So long as this provision continues in effect:
(1) No meeting of shareholders need be called to elect directors;
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the shareholders of the corporation shall be deemed to be directors for purposes of applying provisions of this article; and
(3) The shareholders of the corporation shall be subject to all liabilities of directors.
Such a provision may be inserted in the certificate of formation by amendment if all incorporators and subscribers or all holders of record of all of the outstanding shares, whether or not having voting power, authorize such a provision. An amendment to the certificate of formation to delete such a provision shall be adopted by a vote of the holders of record of not less than one-third of all outstanding shares of the corporation, whether or not otherwise entitled to vote. If the certificate of formation contains a provision authorized by this section, the existence of such provision shall be noted conspicuously on the face or back of every certificate for shares issued by such corporation.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §169; §10-2A-308; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.09 - Appointment of Custodian for Close Corporation; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.09
Appointment of custodian for close corporation; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) The circuit court of the county in which the corporation has its registered office or any court in such place having jurisdiction, upon application of any shareholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians, and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of any close corporation when:
(1) Pursuant to Section 10A-30-2.08, the business and affairs of the corporation are managed by the shareholders and they are so divided that the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury and any remedy with respect to such deadlock provided in the governing documents or in any written agreement of the shareholders has failed; or
(2) The petitioning shareholder has the right to the dissolution of the corporation under a provision of the certificate of formation permitted by Section 10A-30-2.12.
(b) In lieu of appointing a custodian for a close corporation under this section, the court may appoint a provisional director, whose powers and status shall be as provided in Section 10A-30-2.10 if the court determines that it would be in the best interest of the corporation. The appointment shall not preclude any subsequent order of the court appointing a custodian for such corporation.
(c) A custodian appointed under this section shall have all the powers of a receiver or custodian appointed under the Alabama Business Corporation Law, but the authority of the custodian is to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the court shall otherwise order.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §170; §10-2A-309; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.11 - Shareholders' Agreements; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.11
Shareholders' agreements; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
No written agreement among shareholders of a close corporation, nor any provision of the governing documents of the corporation, which agreement or provision relates to any phase of the affairs of such corporation, including but not limited to the management of its business or declaration and payment of dividends or other division of profits or the election of directors or officers or the employment of shareholders by the corporation or the arbitration of disputes, shall be invalid on the ground that it is an attempt by the parties to the agreement or by the shareholders of the corporation to treat the corporation as if it were a partnership or to arrange relations among the shareholders or between the shareholders and the corporation in a manner that would be appropriate only among partners.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §172; §10-2A-311; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.12 - Shareholders' Option to Dissolve Corporation; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.12
Shareholders' option to dissolve corporation; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) The certificate of formation of any close corporation may include a provision granting to any shareholder, or to the holders of any specified number or percentage of shares of any class of shares, an option to have the corporation dissolved at will or upon the occurrence of any specified event or contingency. Whenever any such option to dissolve is exercised, the shareholders exercising the option shall give written notice thereof to all other shareholders. After the expiration of 30 days following the sending of the notice, the dissolution of the corporation shall proceed as if the required number of shareholders having voting power had consented in writing to dissolution of the corporation as provided by the Alabama Business Corporation Law.
(b) If the certificate of formation as originally filed does not contain a provision authorized by subsection (a), the certificate of formation may be amended to include such provision if adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of all the outstanding shares, whether or not entitled to vote, unless the certificate of formation specifically authorizes such an amendment by a vote which shall be not less than two-thirds of all the outstanding shares whether or not entitled to vote.
(c) Each certificate for shares in any corporation whose certificate of formation authorizes dissolution as permitted by this section shall conspicuously note on the face thereof the existence of the provision. Unless noted conspicuously on the face of the certificate for shares the provision is ineffective.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §173; §10-2A-312; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 10A - Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. › Chapter 30 - Provisions Applicable to Exisiting Entities of a Type That May No Longer Be Formed:unincorporated Professional Associations and Close Corporations. › Article 2 - Close Corporations. › Section 10A-30-2.13 - Effect of the Close Corporation Provisions on Other Laws; Applicable to Corporations Formed as Close Corporations or Electing Close Corporation Status Prior to January 1, 1995.

Section 10A-30-2.13
Effect of the close corporation provisions on other laws; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
This article shall not be deemed to repeal any statute or rule of law which is or would be applicable to any corporation which is governed by the Alabama Business Corporation Law but is not a close corporation.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p. 1094, §174; §10-2A-313; amended and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §374; Act 2019-94, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-1 - Number and Names of Counties.

Section 11-1-1
Number and names of counties.
The state is divided into 67 counties, named: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, and Winston.
(Code 1852, §25; Code 1867, §26; Code 1876, §23; Code 1886, §23; Code 1896, §1396; Code 1907, §121; Code 1923, §179; Code 1940, T. 12, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-2 - County Declared a Body Corporate.

Section 11-1-2
County declared a body corporate.
Every county is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any court of record.
(Code 1852, §763; Code 1867, §897; Code 1876, §815; Code 1886, §886; Code 1896, §1397; Code 1907, §123; Code 1923, §181; Code 1940, T. 12, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-3 - Jurisdiction Over Navigable Streams Not Within Limits of Any County; Execution of Process on Said Streams.

Section 11-1-3
Jurisdiction over navigable streams not within limits of any county; execution of process on said streams.
The jurisdiction over navigable streams not included within the limits of any county belongs to the county or counties whose jurisdiction extends to the margin thereof, and all process may be executed on such streams by officers of either county.
(Code 1852, §24; Code 1867, §25; Code 1876, §27; Code 1886, §27; Code 1896, §1400; Code 1907, §128; Code 1923, §207; Code 1940, T. 12, §175.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-5 - Uniform Designation for County Governing Bodies.

Section 11-1-5
Uniform designation for county governing bodies.
(a) In order to eliminate confusion and to provide clarity and uniformity of designation, each county governing body in this state shall, after October 1, 1970, be designated and known as the __________ county commission.
(name of county)
(b) The provision of this section shall effect a change in name only and shall in no way affect the existing organization, establishment, composition, function, power, duties, authority, compensation, term, or manner of electing the members of any governing body in this state.
(c) The governing bodies of the several counties of this state are hereby authorized and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations and to initiate such procedures as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
(Acts 1970, Ex. Sess., No. 26, p. 2628, §§1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-6 - Transfer of Money Erroneously Paid Into County Treasury, etc., to State Treasury.

Section 11-1-6
Transfer of money erroneously paid into county treasury, etc., to State Treasury.
Whenever any money to which the state is entitled and which should be paid into the State Treasury is erroneously or wrongfully paid into the county treasury to the credit of any fund therein or whenever any money from any source is in the county treasury and belongs to the state, the county commission in such county shall draw a warrant in favor of the person whose duty it is to collect and pay said money into the State Treasury, and it shall be the duty of the person in whose favor the warrant is drawn to collect said money and pay it into the State Treasury as in other cases.
(Code 1907, §122; Code 1923, §180; Code 1940, T. 12, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-8 - Closing of County Offices on Legal Holidays and for Special Circumstances; Deadlines Extended for Filing Documents.

Section 11-1-8
Closing of county offices on legal holidays and for special circumstances; deadlines extended for filing documents.
The county commission of any county in the State of Alabama may by resolution close the offices in the county courthouse or other county buildings on legal holidays set pursuant to Section 1-3-8, or for special circumstances deemed necessary or appropriate. Notice of the closing shall be posted at the courthouse and shall be published otherwise in the manner as the county commission may direct. In the event that any documents required to be filed by a time certain deadline cannot be filed in a timely manner due to the closing of an office under this section, the deadline for filing shall be extended to the date that the office is reopened as provided in Section 1-1-4.
(Acts 1945, No. 74, p. 72; Acts 1967, No. 418, p. 1079; Act 2007-488, p. 1037, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-9 - Payment of Costs of Defense of Lawsuits Against County Officials; Validation of Prior Payments.

Section 11-1-9
Payment of costs of defense of lawsuits against county officials; validation of prior payments.
(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the county commission of any county of the state of Alabama may, in its discretion, defray the costs of defending any lawsuit brought against any county official when such lawsuit is based upon and grows out of the performance by said official of any duty in connection with his office and does not involve a willful or wanton personal tort or a criminal offense committed by the official. The expenses of defending such litigation may include witness fees, transportation, toll and ferry expenses of witnesses, attorney's fees, court costs, and any other cost in connection with the defense of said litigation.
(b) If any county has expended money for the purposes set out in subsection (a) of this section, such expenditure is hereby validated and shall not be charged back to the official making such payment nor shall the person who received such payment be liable for any reimbursement of same.
(Acts 1967, No. 92, p. 422.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-10 - Contracts With Federal, State, and Other County Governments.

Section 11-1-10
Contracts with federal, state, and other county governments.
(a) The county commission in addition to all other powers and authority is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts, or any other form of agreement with the United States of America or any of its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions, with the State of Alabama or any of its agencies, departments, bureaus, divisions, or institutions and with any other county or municipality within or without the state for the purpose of receiving or acquiring funds, matching funds, services, materials, supplies, buildings, structures, waterways and docking facilities, and any and all other benefits deemed for the public interest in the promotion of industrial, agricultural, recreational, or any other beneficial development.
(b) The contracts, leases, compacts, or other forms of agreement may contain such covenants and considerations as considered reasonable and necessary and for public use only, including, but not limited to, contributions by the county either in funds or materials, supplies, machinery, services, labor, rights-of-way, easements, buildings, terminals, and related facilities for waterway improvements and expansion and may contain other provisions required by the contracting agencies to provide a useful and feasible development for use by the public.
(Acts 1973, No. 1122, p. 1890; Act 2015-53, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-11 - Payment of Membership Fees in State Organizations, etc., for Sheriffs, Tax Assessors, Tax Collectors, Circuit Clerks and Registers, License Commissioners, Etc.

Section 11-1-11
Payment of membership fees in state organizations, etc., for sheriffs, tax assessors, tax collectors, circuit clerks and registers, license commissioners, etc.
(a) The county commissions of the several counties of the state are hereby authorized to pay all dues, fees, and expenses of the sheriffs, tax assessors, tax collectors, circuit clerks and registers and license commissioners, or other like officials in their respective counties that are incurred by such individuals through membership in and/or attendance at official functions of their state organizations.
(b) Such dues, fees, and expenses may be paid from the general fund of each county.
(c) Membership dues and fees may be paid by remittance to the secretary/treasurer of such organization upon presentation of a statement therefor.
(d) Expenses may be remitted directly to the individual concerned upon presentation of an itemized statement, supported by receipts, indicating actual expenses incurred. Such statement may be properly sworn to and notarized.
(Acts 1973, No. 1281, p. 2194.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-12 - Preparation, etc., of County Assessment Maps or Plats.

Section 11-1-12
Preparation, etc., of county assessment maps or plats.
The county commissions shall have prepared county assessment maps or plats showing the county boundary lines, main creeks, rivers, railroads, exempt lands, public roads, schoolhouses, and churches and all lands which have escaped state and county taxation for the next preceding five years in their respective counties, and which shall also show all subdivisions of lands made for the assessment of taxes or other purposes and shall pay for the same out of the county treasury.
(Code 1907, §157; Code 1923, §249; Code 1940, T. 12, §227.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-13 - Alteration, etc., of Precinct or Beat Lines or Creation of New Precincts or Beats.

Section 11-1-13
Alteration, etc., of precinct or beat lines or creation of new precincts or beats.
The county commissions of the several counties of the State of Alabama may alter or rearrange the boundary of beat or precinct lines of their respective counties so as to include in them any territory which has been or may be detached from one county and added to another or they may in their discretion create a new precinct or beat in said county out of the territory added to said county and detached from an adjoining county.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 174, p. 201; Code 1940, T. 12, §228.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-14 - Provision of Voting Places Where Precinct or Beat Lines Altered, etc., or New Precincts or Beats Created.

Section 11-1-14
Provision of voting places where precinct or beat lines altered, etc., or new precincts or beats created.
The county commissions of the several counties of the State of Alabama may provide voting places in all precincts or beats which have been established or where the boundaries of precincts or beats have been altered or rearranged as provided in Section 11-1-13.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 174, p. 201; Code 1940, T. 12, §229.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-15 - Authority to Join National and State Association of County Commissions.

Section 11-1-15
Authority to join national and state association of county commissions.
(a) The county commission of each of the several counties of the state shall be authorized to join and to participate in a national and state association of county commissions organized for the purpose of promoting better county government, economy, efficiency in office, and representing the interests of the several counties before state departments, the state Legislature, and the United States Congress.
(b) The county commissions of the several counties shall be authorized to appropriate for the maintenance and support of such associations such sums as it may deem necessary and appropriate.
(Acts 1975, No. 1219, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-16 - Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Execution.

Section 11-1-16
Warrants for borrowing purposes - Execution.
All warrants issued under the provisions of this title for borrowing purposes shall be signed by the presiding officer of the county commission and by each of the members of said county commission and shall have attached thereto the seal of said county commission. Coupons for interest need be signed only by such presiding officer.
(Code 1923, §6787; Code 1940, T. 12, §82.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-1-17 - Warrants for Borrowing Purposes - Form of Warrants, Refunding Warrants, Coupons, Etc.

Section 11-1-17
Warrants for borrowing purposes - Form of warrants, refunding warrants, coupons, etc.
(a) Warrants. The warrants issued under this title for borrowing purposes may be substantially in the following form, which is declared to be sufficient:
The State of Alabama,
County of _______
$________
Warrant Number _______
The County of _____ acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to _______, or order, on the _______ day of _______, 2__, for value received, the sum of _______ dollars, with interest at the rate of _______ percent per annum at the proper depository of the county.
This warrant is issued pursuant to law and an order of the county commission of the said county, who represent that all provisions of law have been complied with and that this warrant is legal in all respects.
In testimony whereof, we, the undersigned presiding officer and members of the county commission of said county have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of said county commission, this the _______ day of _______, 2__.
(b) Retiring, adjusting, or refunding warrants. The retiring, adjusting, or refunding warrants issued under this title may be in substantially the following form, which is declared to be sufficient:
The State of Alabama,
Retiring, adjusting, or refunding warrants.
County of _______
Warrant Number _____
Number _____
The county of _____ will pay to the registered holder hereof, or his registered transferee or indorsee, at the proper county depository, the sum of $_____, on the _____ day of _____, 2__.
This debt bears interest at the rate of _____ percent per annum payable annually (or semiannually), evidenced by the _____ interest coupons hereto attached (if coupons are attached) each in the sum of $_____ (if the right is reserved to retire the certificate before maturity, the following may be added: The right is reserved to retire this debt at any interest period, or as the case may be).
This warrant is issued pursuant to law and an order of the county commission of said county, who represent that all provisions of law have been complied with and that this warrant is legal in all respects.
In testimony whereof, we, the undersigned presiding officer and members of the county commission of said county, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of said county commission, this the _____ day of _____, 2__.
(c) Coupons. The coupons attached to said warrant may be in substantially the following form, which is declared to be sufficient:
County of _______, Alabama
Warrant Number _____
This interest coupon is a part of the attached warrant and entitles the registered holder thereof, or his registered transferee or indorsee, upon proper endorsement of this coupon, to the sum of $_____, on the _____ day of _____, 2__.
(Code 1923, §6788; Code 1940, T. 12, §83.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-1 - Bonds Requirements.

Section 11-2-1
Bonds requirements.
(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings:
(1) COUNTY EMPLOYEE. An employee or clerk, deputy, or employee in any county office, but shall not mean an employee of the county board of education.
(2) COUNTY OFFICIAL or COUNTY OFFICER. A county commissioner, county taxing official, judge of probate, sheriff, coroner, or constable.
(3) COUNTY TAXING OFFICIAL. A tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, license commissioner, or other person charged by law in a county with the assessing or collecting of taxes.
(b) All county officials of all counties in this state and any county employee designated by law or the county commission shall be required to execute official bonds for the faithful performance of their duties and such additional official bonds as from time to time the public interest may demand and as may be required by the provisions of law. Except for a local taxing official executing bond pursuant to Section 40-4-1 or 40-5-3, any official bond executed on behalf of a county official or county employee on and after May 22, 2009, shall be made payable to the county treasury.
(c)(1) In addition to the foregoing, the county commission may require any person appointed by the county commission to serve as director or member of any public board or commission to execute an official bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties on the public board or commission, which bond shall be in an amount set by the county commission and made payable to the board or commission upon which the person will serve.
(2) The governing body of any public board or commission created by the county commission may require an official bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties from any person employed by the public board or commission, which bond shall be set by the governing body of the board or commission and payable to the board or commission employing the person.
(d) Any official bond executed under this section shall be obligatory on the principal and sureties for any of the grounds set out in Section 36-5-18, and in the event of forfeiture, the proceeds shall be distributed to the state or county fund or funds entitled to payment or reimbursement as a result of the breach of office. Payment shall be made to each eligible entity in proportion to the loss of or reduction in public funds caused by the breach of office resulting in the forfeiture.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 290, p. 284; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203; Code 1940, T. 41, §73; Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-2 - Conditions of Bonds; Provisions of Law Governing Bonds.

Section 11-2-2
Conditions of bonds; provisions of law governing bonds.
The bonds required to be made of county officials by the provisions of this Code shall be conditioned as now provided by law and shall in all respects be subject to and governed by the provisions of law governing, regulating, concerning, and pertaining to official bonds, except as may be in conflict with provisions of this article.
(Acts 1932, Ex. Sess., No. 290, p. 284; Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203; Code 1940, T. 41, §74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-3 - Filing and Recordation of Bonds of County Officers and Employees.

Section 11-2-3
Filing and recordation of bonds of county officers and employees.
The bonds of all county officers and county employees required by the provisions of this Code, with the exception of the bond of the judge of probate, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the judge of probate, and the bond of the judge of probate shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court, and duplicate copies of the bonds of the probate judge and tax assessor and tax collector shall be filed with the comptroller.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203; Code 1940, T. 41, §82.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-4 - Payment of Premiums on Bonds.

Section 11-2-4
Payment of premiums on bonds.
Except as otherwise provided by law or in this section, the premiums on all bonds of all county officials and county employees required by this chapter, when made by surety companies shall be paid by the respective counties out of the general funds of the county. The premiums on the bonds of county taxing officials shall be paid on a pro rata basis by each fund, except the State General Fund, or agency receiving noneducational ad valorem taxes paid in the county determined by computing the percentage that the total collections for each fund, except the State General Fund, or agency bears to the total collections of noneducational ad valorem taxes. The premiums on the bonds of the superintendent of education and of the chief school financial officer of the county shall be paid by the board of education of the county out of the three mill school tax.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203; Code 1940, T. 41, §96; Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-5 - Reduction of Bonds.

Section 11-2-5
Reduction of bonds.
Whenever, in the judgment of the board of education of any county the amount of the bond of the superintendent of education or of the chief school financial officer is greater than is necessary, the board of education may reduce the amount of the bond, but not below the minimum fixed by this chapter. A resolution to that effect shall be adopted by the board and spread upon its minutes and a certified copy thereof served upon all of the obligors in the bond. The liability of the obligors under the bond reduced for any breach occurring after the reduction shall not exceed the amount of the bond as reduced. In event of the reduction, the obligors shall refund to the board of education the pro rata net unearned premium on the amount of the reduction.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 203; Code 1940, T. 41, §85; Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 1 - Provisions Applicable to Counties Only. › Chapter 2 - Bonds of County Officers, Employees, etc., Generally. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 11-2-6 - Bonds to Be Made by Surety or Guaranty Companies; Time for Filing; Expiration.

Section 11-2-6
Bonds to be made by surety or guaranty companies; time for filing; expiration.
Official bonds required of all county officials or county employees of the various county commissions, boards, agencies, and commissions or any additional bond that may be required shall be made by a surety company or surety companies or a guaranty company or guaranty companies authorized by the laws of this state to make bonds and qualified to do business in this state. Section 36-5-2 notwithstanding, the bond for a county official shall be filed no later than the date that the official takes office or, in the case of appointment to an office, within five working days of the date the appointment is made. County officials and county employees required to post bond shall be required to renew or execute a new official bond at any time that the original bond expires as a result of the end of a term of office or otherwise.
(Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 126, p. 179, §1; Act 2009-744, p. 2229, §1.)