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Article 1 - In General.
Section 11-40-1 - Municipalities Declared Bodies Politic and Corporate; Seal Generally; Name; Powers, Duties, and Authority Generally. - All municipal organizations now existing in the State of Alabama,...
Section 11-40-2 - Seal. - All cities and towns shall have a seal, in the...
Section 11-40-3 - Acquisition of Rights, Power, and Authority Granted. - Affirmative action shall not be necessary for cities and towns...
Section 11-40-3.1 - Incorporation and Actions of Certain Municipalities Ratified, Validated, and Confirmed. - Notwithstanding any provision of law, any municipal corporation that was...
Section 11-40-4 - Property Rights, Rights of Action, etc., Preserved and Enforced Notwithstanding Change of Name or Organization. - Rights of action and rights of property arising before or...
Section 11-40-5 - Corporate Limits Not Altered or Affected by Adoption of Code. - The corporate limits of any city or town shall not...
Section 11-40-6 - Municipal Corporations Classified as Cities or Towns; Holding of Election After Change in Government of Municipality. - Municipal corporations now existing or hereafter organized under this title...
Section 11-40-7 - Change of Name. - Any city or town may change its corporate name by...
Section 11-40-8 - Division of Municipalities Into Wards. - The several councils of cities or towns shall divide such...
Section 11-40-9 - Continuation of Present Organization. - The organization of cities and towns existing at the adoption...
Section 11-40-10 - Police Jurisdiction; Force and Effect of Ordinances; Jurisdiction on Islands and Offshore Water Adjacent to Florida; Annexations. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-297 IN THE 2021...
Section 11-40-10.1 - Contracts for Certain Law Enforcement Services of Class 6 Municipality. - (a) The governing body of a Class 6 municipality may...
Section 11-40-10.2 - Rehiring of Certain Law Enforcement Officers Retired From State or Local Law Enforcement Agency. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a...
Section 11-40-11 - When Change in Form of Government Takes Effect. - No change from the mayor-council form of municipal government to...
Section 11-40-12 - Classification of Municipalities. - (a) There are hereby established eight classes of municipalities based...
Section 11-40-13 - Notice Required for Enactment of General Law Applying to Single Municipality. - No general law which at the time of its enactment...
Section 11-40-14 - Expense Allowances for Members of Governing Body of Class 1 Municipalities; Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred Beyond Corporate Limits. - (a) The council or other governing body of Class 1...
Section 11-40-15 - Exemption of Incorporated Municipalities and Municipal Boards From Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. - The incorporated municipalities and incorporated municipal boards of this state...
Section 11-40-16 - Creation of Enterprise Zones Within Class 1 Cities; Purpose. - (a) The Legislature of Alabama hereby finds and declares that...
Section 11-40-17 - Minimum Monthly Retirement and Survivor's Benefits in Class 1 Municipalities. - In all Class 1 municipalities, notwithstanding any provision to the...
Section 11-40-17.1 - Class 1 Municipalities Authorized to Grant Pension Benefit Increases to Participants in Former Municipal Pension Plans. - The city council of any Class 1 municipality may grant...
Section 11-40-17.2 - Inclusion of Longevity Component in Monthly Salary Used to Calculate Extraordinary Disability Benefits in Class 1 Municipalities. - (a) The Legislature finds that in all Class 1 municipalities...
Section 11-40-17.3 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan. - (a) This section shall apply to Class 1 municipalities only....
Section 11-40-18 - Minimum Benefits Under Certain Policemen's and Firemen's Pension and Relief Plans. - In all Class 1 municipalities, notwithstanding any provision of law...
Section 11-40-18.1 - Minimum Benefits Under Certain Policemen's and Firemen's Pension and Relief Plans. - Notwithstanding any other laws, in Class 1 municipalities, any benefit...
Section 11-40-18.2 - Liability and Indemnification Under Firemen's and Policemen's Supplemental Pension System. - In the absence of wantonness or willful misconduct, in any...
Section 11-40-19 - Operation of Hotel and Related Facilities by Class 1 Municipalities and Certain Public Corporations - Requirements. - In addition to all other powers heretofore granted by law,...
Section 11-40-20 - Operation of Hotel and Related Facilities by Class 1 Municipalities and Certain Public Corporations - Hotel Management Contracts. - Any municipality or separate public corporation authorized to own and...
Section 11-40-21 - Number of Members on Municipal Boards, Committees, etc., in Class 3 Municipalities. - In any Class 3 municipality, any law to the contrary...
Section 11-40-22 - Mayor Authorized to Award Municipal Employees for Exemplary Performance, Etc. - (a) Notwithstanding any limitations of law pertaining to the municipality,...
Section 11-40-23 - License Tax for Collecting, etc., Waste Grease and Animal By-Products. - Each person engaged in the business of purchasing and receiving...
Section 11-40-24 - Employees of Separately Incorporated Public Corporation Not Deemed Employees of Municipality. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of any separately...
Section 11-40-25 - Municipal Officers Removed by Operation of Law. - (a) For purposes of this section, the term elected municipal...
Article 2 - Demolition of Buildings and Structures.
Section 11-40-30 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures. - Any incorporated municipality of the state may, after notice as...
Section 11-40-31 - Notice From Appropriate Municipal Officer of Unsafe Condition. - The term "appropriate municipal official" as used in this article...
Section 11-40-32 - Hearing; Appeal. - (a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not...
Section 11-40-33 - Costs of Demolition. - Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate municipal...
Section 11-40-34 - Assessment of Costs. - The municipality may assess the costs authorized herein against any...
Section 11-40-35 - Payment of Assessments. - Payment of the assessment shall be made in the manner...
Section 11-40-36 - Article Cumulative. - This article is cumulative in nature and is in addition...
Article 3 - Continued Use and Occupancy of Buildings in Class 2 Municipalities.
Section 11-40-50 - Meaning of "Appropriate City official." - Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Section 11-40-51 - Authority of City to Prescribe Standards for Continued Use and Occupancy of Buildings. - Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Section 11-40-52 - Administrative Review; Petition; Hearing. - Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Section 11-40-53 - Appeal From Order of Administrative Review Body to Circuit Court. - Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Section 11-40-54 - Failure of Owner to Comply With Notice of Non-Conformity, Certificate of Modified Approval, etc.; Civil Penalties; Collection and Enforcement of Penalties. - Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Article 3A - Use and Occupancy of Building in Class 2 Municipalities.
Section 11-40-60 - Applicability to Class 2 Municipalities. - This article applies only to Class 2 municipalities.
Section 11-40-61 - Adoption of Article; Exception. - (a) The provisions of this article shall apply in any...
Section 11-40-62 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and phrases...
Section 11-40-63 - Violations of Class 2 Municipality Housing and Building Code; Priority of Liens. - (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any fees, penalties,...
Section 11-40-64 - Nature of Rights and Remedies. - (a) Any Class 2 municipality to which this article applies...
Section 11-40-65 - Filing Petition for Foreclosure; Form of Petition; Notice. - (a) After a municipal code lien has been recorded with...
Section 11-40-66 - Judicial Hearing. - (a) The Class 2 municipality shall request that a judicial...
Section 11-40-67 - Redemption of Property Prior to Sale by Payment of Redemption Amount. - Redemption of property prior to sale by payment of redemption...
Section 11-40-68 - Foreclosure Sale; Form of Deed. - (a) Following the hearing and order of the court in...
Section 11-40-69 - Avenue for Input by Adjoining Property Owners. - Any municipal ordinance enacted pursuant to this article shall include...
Article 4 - Convenient Right-of-Way Acquisition Within Planning Jurisidiction of a Class 2 Municipality.
Section 11-40-70 - Right-of-Way Acquisition. - The owner of any tract or body of land, located...
Article 5
Section 11-40-80 - Applicability. - This article shall apply to all municipalities in this state...
Section 11-40-81 - Division of Territory Within Police Jurisdiction; Municipal Zoning Authority. - (a) Any municipality in this state incorporated after 1990, which...
Section 11-40-82 - Zoning Authority in Overlapping Police Jurisdictions - Authorized. - In the event the police jurisdiction of any municipality to...
Section 11-40-83 - Zoning Authority in Overlapping Police Jurisdictions - Zoning Disputes Between Municipalities. - Notwithstanding Section 11-40-82, in the overlapping areas of the police...
Section 11-40-84 - Relation to Chapter 52. - Any zoning authority authorized pursuant to this article shall be...