Code of Alabama
Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 27 - Escambia County.

Section 45-27-60.06 - Execution of Death Certificate; Circumstances Requiring Notice to Department of Forensic Sciences. - (a) After investigating a death, if the county medical examiner...

Section 45-27-60.07 - Autopsies or Postmortem Examinations. - (a) An autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed by...

Section 45-27-60.08 - Personal Effects of Deceased; Notice to Next of Kin. - The county medical examiner and assistant medical examiners of Escambia...

Section 45-27-60.09 - Persons in County Having Knowledge of Certain Deaths. - Any person in the county having knowledge concerning a death...

Section 45-27-60.10 - Subpoenas. - The county medical examiner, or the State Medical Examiner, or...

Section 45-27-60.11 - Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability. - Neither the county medical examiner nor any member of the...

Section 45-27-60.12 - Death Investigation Reports. - The county medical examiner shall maintain the reports of death...

Section 45-27-60.13 - Duties of Medical Examiner. - In addition to the duties and authority described above, the...

Section 45-27-60.14 - Reimbursement for Services. - The County Medical Examiner of Escambia County shall be reimbursed...

Section 45-27-60.15 - Transfer of Title to Property to County Medical Examiner and Department of Forensic Sciences. - Upon January 15, 1998, title and control of all equipment...

Section 45-27-60.16 - Transportation of Bodies. - This article shall not be construed to make any changes...

Section 45-27-60.17 - Annual Report. - The county medical examiner shall make an annual report to...

Article 7 - County Commission.

Part 1 - Chair.

Section 45-27-70 - Commission Chair. - (a) All laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the Chair of...

Section 45-27-70.01 - Election of Chair; Term. - (a) In Escambia County, there is hereby created the office...

Part 2 - Compensation.

Section 45-27-71 - Expenses of Members. - (a) In addition to all salaries, travel, and other expenses...

Section 45-27-71.01 - Annual Expense Allowance; Salaries. - (a) In Escambia County, the chair and members of the...

Section 45-27-71.02 - Monthly Expense Allowance; Additional Compensation. - (a) On July 1, 1991, the chair and associate commissioners...

Part 3 - Purchasing System.

Section 45-27-72 - Purchasing Agent. - (a) The Chair of the Board of County Commissioners of...

Article 8 - Courts.

Part 1 - Circuit Court.

Division 1 - Circuit Clerks.

Section 45-27-80 - Expense Allowance for Supernumerary Circuit Clerks. - (a) This section shall be applicable to supernumerary circuit clerks...

Division 2 - Court Reporters.

Section 45-27-80.20 - Compensation of Court Reporters. - In addition to all other compensation provided for by law,...

Division 3 - Judicial Compensation.

Section 45-27-80.40 - Compensation of Judges. - (a) In the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit, in Escambia County, the...

Division 4 - Juries.

Section 45-27-80.60 - Excusal of Jurors. - In all capital cases where trial by jury is held...

Part 2 - Court Costs.

Section 45-27-81 - Escambia County Law Library and Judidcial Administration Fund. - (a) In Escambia County, in order to provide a special...

Section 45-27-81.01 - Solicitor's Fee. - (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in...

Section 45-27-81.02 - Additional Booking Fee in Certain Cases. - (a) In Escambia County, a booking fee in the amount...

Part 3 - District Attorney.

Division 1 - Court Cost Recovery Division.

Section 45-27-82 - Recovery of Court Costs. - (a) The office of the district attorney serving Escambia County,...

Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.

Section 45-27-82.20 - Established; Discretionary Powers; Supervision and Control. - (a) The District Attorney of the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit of...

Section 45-27-82.21 - Applicants for Admittance. - (a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in...

Section 45-27-82.22 - Standards for Admission. - (a) Diversion shall be appropriate if: (1) The offender is...

Section 45-27-82.23 - Admission Into Program. - (a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program...

Section 45-27-82.24 - Program Requirements; Records. - (a) An offender who enters an intervention program shall satisfy...

Section 45-27-82.25 - Time for Application. - (a) An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion...

Section 45-27-82.26 - Costs and Fees. - (a) An applicant may be assessed a fee of not...

Section 45-27-82.27 - Treatment Programs; Drug Testing. - The district attorney and the offender may enter into an...

Section 45-27-82.28 - Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions. - (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted...

Section 45-27-82.29 - Pretrial Diversion Fund. - The district attorney shall establish a Pretrial Diversion Fund. All...

Section 45-27-82.30 - Violations; Waiver. - (a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial...

Part 4 - Probate Court.

Section 45-27-83 - Compensation; Clerks; Reimbursement for Expenses. - (a) The Judge of Probate of Escambia County shall be...

Section 45-27-83.01 - Additional Clerks. - The Judge of Probate of Escambia County is hereby authorized...

Section 45-27-83.02 - Additional Expense Allowance; Salary. - (a) Effective October 1, 2021, the Judge of Probate of...

Part 5 - Extradition of Tribal Fugitive

Section 45-27-84 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall...

Section 45-27-84.01 - Extradition Authorized. - If a tribal fugitive is found within the county, he...

Section 45-27-84.02 - Written Request for Extradition. - (a) No demand for extradition of a tribal fugitive shall...

Section 45-27-84.03 - Procedures When Tribal Fugitive Under Criminal Prosecution. - If a criminal prosecution has been instituted under the laws...

Section 45-27-84.04 - Warrant of Arrest. - If the district attorney complies with the demand for extradition,...

Section 45-27-84.05 - Investigation, Report, and Recommendation of District Attorney. - The district court judge may call upon the district attorney...

Section 45-27-84.06 - Notice; Extradition Proceeding; Waiver. - (a) No tribal fugitive shall be delivered to an agent...

Section 45-27-84.07 - Determination of Accused as Tribal Fugitive. - (a) If the district court judge determines the accused person...

Section 45-27-84.08 - Delivery of Tribal Fugitive Without Warrant. - Notwithstanding Sections 45-27-84.04 and 45-27-84.07, a law enforcement or corrections...

Section 45-27-84.09 - Confinement of Tribal Fugitive in County Jail. - The law enforcement officer or person executing the warrant of...

Section 45-27-84.10 - Relation to State Extradition Statutes. - An extradition proceeding provided for by this part may not...

Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.

Section 45-27-90 - Industrial Development Authority. - For the purpose of promoting industry and trade and to...

Section 45-27-90.01 - Officers; Meetings; Compensation. - The authority shall hold an organizational meeting within 30 days...

Section 45-27-90.02 - Exercise of Functions and Powers. - Upon the organization of the Industrial Development Authority of Escambia...

Section 45-27-90.03 - Director. - The authority may employ a director, who shall be its...

Section 45-27-90.04 - Powers of Authority. - The authority or its agents and employees may do all...

Section 45-27-90.05 - Office Space and Equipment. - The authority may establish and maintain an office at some...

Section 45-27-90.06 - Expenses of Authority. - The county governing body of Escambia County shall annually, before...

Article 10 - Education.

Section 45-27-100 - Compensation and Expenses. - (a) Beginning May 1, 2018, members of the Board of...

Article 11 - Elections.

Part 1 - Board of Registrars.

Section 45-27-110 - Compensation. - Each member of the Board of Registrars of Escambia County...

Part 2 - Poll Workers.

Section 45-27-111 - Expense Allowance. - In Escambia County, election officials who work at polling places...

Article 12 - Employees.

Section 45-27-120 - Personnel System Authorized. - Escambia County shall have the authority to establish and administer...

Section 45-27-120.01 - Definitions. - The following words and phrases when used in this article...

Section 45-27-120.02 - Establishment and Guidelines. - Escambia County may establish a personnel system for Escambia County...

Section 45-27-120.03 - Applicability of Personnel System. - All personnel activities required to create or administer the personnel...

Section 45-27-120.04 - Prerequisites. - An individual's employment with Escambia County is contingent upon all...

Section 45-27-120.05 - Administration of Personnel System. - The county commission shall have the authority to develop, implement,...

Section 45-27-120.06 - Powers of Appointing Authorities. - Each county appointing authority is authorized to hire employees to...

Section 45-27-120.07 - Activities of Personnel Department. - The personnel department shall assist the county commission in the...

Section 45-27-120.08 - Personnel Board. - (a) There may be created in Escambia County a personnel...

Section 45-27-120.09 - Appeals From Final Personnel Actions. - (a) The personnel board shall hear all appeals from final...

Section 45-27-120.10 - Employment Requirements. - All classified employees shall be hired from a list of...

Section 45-27-120.11 - Political Activity. - (a) Any employee may participate in city or state political...

Section 45-27-120.12 - Elected Offices. - The elected offices in Escambia County are the county commission,...

Article 16 - Government Operations.

Section 45-27-160 - Liability for Monetary Loss. - (a) The office of Tax Collector or office of Judge...

Article 17 - Health and Environment.

Part 1 - Board of Health

Section 45-27-170 - Collection and Disposition of Fees; Ability to Pay. - (a) The Escambia County Board of Health, subject to approval...

Part 2 - Protective Custody of Mentally Ill.

Section 45-27-171 - Individuals With Mental Illness Taken Into Temporary Protective Custody. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...

Article 19 - Legislature.

Section 45-27-190 - Legislative Delegation Office. - (a) There is hereby created an Escambia County Legislative Delegation...

Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.

Section 45-27-200 - Voiding of License for Invalid Payment. - (a) In Escambia County, in cases where a check given...

Article 23 - Sheriff.

Part 1 - Compensation.

Division 1 - Sheriff.

Section 45-27-230 - Compensation for Sheriff. - Upon the expiration of the current term of office, the...

Section 45-27-230.01 - Additional Expense Allowance; Salary. - (a) Effective October 1, 2021, the Sheriff of Escambia County...

Division 2 - Chief Deputy Sheriff.

Section 45-27-230.20 - Compensation of Chief Deputy Sheriff. - The Chief Deputy Sheriff of Escambia County shall hereby receive...

Division 3 - Sheriff's Deputies.

Section 45-27-230.40 - Compensation of Sheriff and Deputies. - Upon the expiration of the current term of office, the...

Part 2 - Funding.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 45-27-231 - Service of Process; Disposition of Funds. - (a) This section shall only apply to Escambia County. (b)...

Section 45-27-231.01 - Additional Service of Process Fee. - (a) This section shall only apply to Escambia County. (b)...

Section 45-27-231.02 - Fundraising. - (a) In Escambia County, the sheriff may conduct fundraising events,...

Division 2 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.

Section 45-27-231.20 - Records of Abandoned and Stolen Property; Storage. - (a) The Sheriff of Escambia County shall keep and maintain...

Section 45-27-231.21 - Sale of Perishable Property. - If abandoned or stolen personal property is of a perishable...

Section 45-27-231.22 - Record of Abandoned or Stolen Firearms; Sale or Destruction. - (a)(1) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a permanent record...

Section 45-27-231.23 - Notice and Sale of Stolen or Abandoned Property. - (a) As often as necessary, the sheriff may sell at...

Section 45-27-231.24 - Claim of Property. - The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered...

Section 45-27-231.25 - Record of Sale; Rejection of Bid. - If property is sold at public auction, as provided in...

Section 45-27-231.26 - Disposition of Sale Proceeds. - The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction...

Part 3 - Jails.

Section 45-27-232 - Operation of Jail Store; Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund. - (a) The Sheriff of Escambia County may operate a jail...

Part 4 - Pistol Permits.

Section 45-27-233 - Fees; Disposition of Funds. - (a) In Escambia County the fee for issuance of a...

Part 5 - Qualifications and Education.

Section 45-27-234 - Minimum Qualifications for Sheriff; Continuing Education. - (a) On or after May 18, 2020, a person qualifying...

Article 24 - Taxation.

Part 1 - Board of Equalization and Adjustment.

Section 45-27-240 - Creation; Composition; Oath; Compensation. - (a) There shall be in Escambia County a county board...

Part 2 - Redemption of Lands.

Section 45-27-241 - Procedure for Sale and Redemption of Lands. - In Escambia County the procedure for redeeming lands sold for...

Part 3 - Offices of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector.

Division 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-27-242 - Compensation of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector. - (a) In those municipalities in Escambia County which avail themselves...

Section 45-27-242.01 - Salary. - Effective October 1, 2021, the annual salary of the Tax...

Division 2 - Employees.

Section 45-27-242.20 - Assistants. - (a) The tax collector is hereby authorized to employ up...

Part 4 - Tax, Ad Valorem.

Section 45-27-243 - Additional Ad Valorem Tax; Disposition of Funds. - (a) As used in this section, the following words and...

Part 5 - Tax, Motor Vehicle.

Division 1 - Application by Mail.

Section 45-27-244 - Renewal of License by Mail. - On or after the first day of each month preceding...

Section 45-27-244.01 - Application Form. - The application form shall contain a space for the name...

Section 45-27-244.02 - Information Included on Forms. - At the request of the Judge of Probate of Escambia...

Section 45-27-244.03 - Payment and Receipt of Taxes and Fees. - The owner of the motor vehicle shall, if he or...

Section 45-27-244.04 - Return of Application. - When an application is returned to the judge of probate...

Section 45-27-244.05 - Receipt of Application. - All applications for motor vehicle tags or decals by mail,...

Section 45-27-244.06 - Mail Order Fee. - The judge of probate shall charge and collect an additional...

Section 45-27-244.07 - Registration Forms. - All the registration forms necessary in the administration of this...

Section 45-27-244.08 - Alternative Procedures. - The procedure authorized by this subpart for the payment of...

Division 2 - Transfer of Duties.

Section 45-27-244.30 - Assessment and Collection of Taxes. - The Tax Collector of Escambia County shall perform all duties...

Section 45-27-244.31 - Bond of Tax Collector. - Before entering upon the additional duties imposed by this subpart,...

Section 45-27-244.33 - Collection of Fees. - The tax collector shall charge and collect the same fee...

Section 45-27-244.34 - Payment of Tax Required for Issuance of License. - To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation, and to provide...

Section 45-27-244.35 - Certificate of Assessment; Issuance of License Tag; Valuation; Municipal Taxes. - (a) Every person, firm, or corporation residing in or owning...

Section 45-27-244.36 - Books, Records, and Blanks. - The Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, and the State...

Section 45-27-244.37 - Fees and Commissions. - The tax collector shall receive for the assessing and collecting...

Section 45-27-244.39 - Implementation. - The implementation of this subpart shall become effective when the...

Part 6 - Tax, Sales and Use.

Division 1 - 1997 Tax.

Section 45-27-245 - Levy and Collection of Taxes on Gross Sales or Gross Receipts. - Subject to the provisions of Section 45-27-245.06, there is hereby...

Section 45-27-245.01 - Applicability of State Provisions. - The taxes levied in Section 45-27-245 shall be subject to...

Section 45-27-245.02 - Excise Tax on Storage, Use, Consumption of Tangible Personal Property. - (a) An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage,...

Section 45-27-245.03 - Provision of State Use Tax Statutes Applicable. - The taxes levied by this subpart shall be subject to...

Section 45-27-245.04 - Administration and Collection of Taxes. - All or any portion of the taxes levied within Sections...

Section 45-27-245.05 - Disposition of Funds. - The net proceeds of the taxes levied herein remaining after...

Section 45-27-245.06 - Prerequisite to Tax. - The taxes levied in this subpart shall become operative only...

Division 2 - 2004 Tax.

Section 45-27-245.30 - Applicability. - This subpart shall apply only to Escambia County.

Section 45-27-245.31 - Levy of Tax. - In addition to all other taxes of every kind now...

Section 45-27-245.32 - Imposition, Collection, and Enforcement. - The additional taxes levied by Section 45-27-245.31 shall be imposed,...

Section 45-27-245.33 - Disposition of Funds. - The proceeds of the revenue accruing from the additional privilege...

Division 3 - 2017 Tax

Section 45-27-245.60 - Definitions. - As used in this subpart, sales and use tax means...

Section 45-27-245.61 - Levy of Tax. - (a) The Escambia County Commission, upon a majority vote of...

Section 45-27-245.62 - Collection of Tax. - The tax levied by this subpart shall be collected at...

Section 45-27-245.63 - Addition of Tax to Sales Price. - Each person engaging or continuing in a business subject to...

Section 45-27-245.64 - Collection and Enforcement. - The tax levied by this subpart shall constitute a debt...

Section 45-27-245.65 - Application of State Statutes. - All existing provisions of the sales and use tax statutes,...

Section 45-27-245.66 - Disposition of Funds. - All taxes collected under this subpart shall be remitted to...

Part 7 - Tax, Severance.

Division 1 - Severance Tax.

Section 45-27-246 - Distribution of Funds for Educational Purposes. - One-third of all net funds when received pursuant to Sections...

Section 45-27-246.01 - Distribution of Funds for County Purposes. - One-third of all net funds when received pursuant to Section...

Section 45-27-246.02 - Distribution of Funds to Escambia County Industrial Development Authority. - An amount equal to one-tenth of the net funds received...

Section 45-27-246.03 - Distribution of Funds to Escambia County General Fund. - (a) An amount equal to 10 percent of the total...

Section 45-27-246.04 - Distribution of Funds From Escambia County Courthouse and County Jail Trust Fund. - The funds received by Escambia County prior to June 1,...

Division 2 - Escambia County Oil and Gas Severance Trust.

Section 45-27-246.30 - Trust Fund. - (a) The Legislature recognizes that there has been a certain...

Part 8 - Tax, Tobacco.

Division 1 - 1953 Tax.

Section 45-27-247 - Applicability. - This subpart shall apply in, and only in, Escambia County,...

Section 45-27-247.01 - Definitions; Construction and Interpretation. - (a) As used in this subpart, unless the context requires...

Section 45-27-247.02 - Levy of Tax. - In addition to all other taxes now imposed by law,...

Section 45-27-247.03 - Tobacco Stamps. - The tax herein levied shall be paid through the use...

Section 45-27-247.04 - Use of Stamps; Records. - (a) It shall be the duty of each wholesale dealer...

Section 45-27-247.05 - Supply of Stamps; Forms and Supplies. - The Judge of Probate of Escambia County, Alabama, shall keep...

Section 45-27-247.06 - Payment of License Tax; Commission. - (a) The license tax imposed by this subpart shall be...

Section 45-27-247.07 - Rules and Regulations; Funding. - The governing body of the county is hereby given the...

Section 45-27-247.08 - Stamps Required for Sale of Cigarettes. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell...

Section 45-27-247.09 - Violations. - A person who violates this subpart or any rule or...

Section 45-27-247.10 - Penalties. - No seller shall continue in business when he or she...

Section 45-27-247.11 - Exceptions. - This subpart shall not apply to acts or transactions in...

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Code of Alabama Title 45 - Local Laws. Chapter 27 - Escambia County.

Code of Alabama
Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 27 - Escambia County.