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Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section 45-28-10 - Disclaimer. - (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of...
Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.
Section 45-28-20 - Beer Tax Distribution. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in Etowah County,...
Section 45-28-21 - Regulation of Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday - Municipalities. - (a) The voters of any municipality within Etowah County may...
Section 45-28-21.01 - Regulation of Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday - Unincorporated Areas. - (a) The voters in the unincorporated area of Etowah County...
Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.
Section 45-28-30 - Etowah County Library Committee. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Etowah County....
Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.
Section 45-28-40 - Banks. - Any bank, whether incorporated or unincorporated, within the state, now...
Article 5 - Constables.
Section 45-28-50 - Compensation. - The Constable of the District Court of Etowah County shall...
Article 6 - Coroner.
Section 45-28-60 - Compensation. - REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-219 EFFECTIVE...
Section 45-28-60.01 - Use of County Vehicle. - (a) The Etowah County Commission shall provide the coroner with...
Section 45-28-60.02 - Expense Allowance; Salary. - (a) The coroner of Etowah County shall be entitled to...
Section 45-28-60.03 - Deputy Coroner. - The coroner may appoint a qualified person to serve as...
Article 7 - County Commission.
Part 1 - Creation and Membership.
Section 45-28-70 - Single-Member District County Governing Body. - (a) The intent of this section is to implement, by...
Part 2 - Duties.
Section 45-28-71 - Filling Vacancies. - (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs, for any reason whatsoever, in...
Section 45-28-71.01 - Late Payment Penalty. - (a)(1) In addition to any penalty imposed by law for...
Article 8 - Courts.
Part 1 - Circuit Court.
Division 1 - Compensation.
Section 45-28-80 - Court Reporters. - In addition to all other allowances and compensation now provided...
Section 45-28-80.01 - Circuit Judges. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no circuit judge...
Section 45-28-80.02 - Circuit Clerk. - (a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, in the Sixteenth...
Section 45-28-80.03 - Part-Time Bailiffs. - (a) In Etowah County, in addition to any and all...
Division 2 - Preservation of Records.
Section 45-28-80.20 - Orders and Decrees. - (a) In Etowah County all orders and decrees shall be...
Section 45-28-80.21 - Final Criminal Orders and Judgments. - (a) In Etowah County all final orders and judgments of...
Part 2 - Court Costs.
Section 45-28-81 - Collection and Use of Additional Fee; Worthless Check Fee. - In Etowah County, all funds collected pursuant to Section 12-17-224,...
Section 45-28-81.01 - Incarceration in Etowah County Jail. - (a) In Etowah County, additional court costs in the amount...
Section 45-28-81.02 - Solicitor's Fee. - (a)(1) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in...
Section 45-28-81.03 - Additional Booking Fee in Certain Cases. - (a) In Etowah County, a booking fee in the amount...
Part 3 - District Attorney.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 45-28-82 - Supernumerary District Attorneys. - Persons who have served as district attorneys in Etowah County...
Section 45-28-82.01 - Deputy District Attorneys. - (a) In Etowah County, there shall be three part-time deputy...
Division 2 - Pretrial Diversion Program.
Section 45-28-82.20 - Definitions. - For purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have...
Section 45-28-82.21 - Established; Discretionary Powers; Supervision and Control. - (a) The district attorney may establish a pretrial diversion program...
Section 45-28-82.22 - Applicants for Admittance. - (a) An offender charged with any of the following criminal...
Section 45-28-82.23 - Standards for Admission. - (a) In determining whether an offender may be admitted into...
Section 45-28-82.24 - Admission Into Program. - (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program shall be in...
Section 45-28-82.25 - Program Requirements; Records; Restorative Justice Initiative. - (a) An offender who enters into the pretrial diversion program...
Section 45-28-82.26 - Time for Application. - An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program...
Section 45-28-82.27 - Costs and Fees. - (a) An offender may be assessed an application fee when...
Section 45-28-82.28 - Treatment Programs; Drug Testing. - The district attorney and the offender may enter into an...
Section 45-28-82.29 - Written Agreement; Other Terms and Conditions. - (a) In any case in which an offender is admitted...
Section 45-28-82.30 - Disposition of Funds. - All fees paid to the district attorney by offenders pursuant...
Section 45-28-82.31 - Violations; Waiver. - (a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial...
Section 45-28-82.32 - Liability. - The district attorney or his or her staff shall have...
Section 45-28-82.33 - Funding. - The pretrial diversion program may apply for grants, may accept...
Section 45-28-82.34 - Advisory Board. - The district attorney may form an advisory board within the...
Section 45-28-82.35 - Use of Other Programs. - The district attorney, to the extent practicable, may utilize the...
Part 4 - Jury Commission.
Section 45-28-83 - Clerk Compensation. - The Clerk of the Jury Commission of Etowah County shall...
Part 5 - Probate Court.
Section 45-28-84 - Filing Fee for Mental Health Program. - (a) The Probate Judge of Etowah County shall charge a...
Section 45-28-84.01 - Fee for Copies. - Pursuant to the authority granted in subsection (d) of Section...
Section 45-28-84.02 - Special Recording Fee. - (a) In Etowah County, a special recording fee of three...
Section 45-28-84.03 - Mail Order Registration for Boat Owners. - (a) The Etowah County Probate Judge shall mail forms to...
Section 45-28-84.04 - Rites of Marriage Fee. - The Judge of Probate of Etowah County may charge an...
Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.
Part 1 - Etowah County Community Development Committee.
Section 45-28-90 - Creation; Composition; Dispersement of Funds; Compensation. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Etowah County....
Part 2 - Etowah County Tourism Board.
Section 45-28-91 - Applicability. - This part shall be applicable only to Etowah County.
Section 45-28-91.01 - Creation; Composition; Powers and Duties. - (a) There is hereby created the new Etowah County Tourism...
Section 45-28-91.02 - Applicability and Disposition of Lodging Tax. - (1) Beginning October 1, 2016, the first four hundred ninety-one...
Section 45-28-91.03 - Tourism Board Tax Exemption. - The Etowah County Tourism Board established by this part is...
Section 45-28-91.04 - Transfer of Funds, Contracts, Assets. Etc. - Any and all funds held by and any contracts of...
Section 45-28-91.05 - Reversion of Proceeds to Tourism Board. - (a) The portion of the proceeds distributed to the Etowah...
Article 10 - Education.
Section 45-28-100 - Board of Education - Membership. - (a) The several members of the Etowah County Board of...
Section 45-28-100.01 - Board of Education - Compensation. - Each member of the Etowah County Board of Education shall...
Section 45-28-100.02 - School Resource Officers. - (a) This section shall apply only in Etowah County. (b)...
Article 11 - Elections.
Section 45-28-110 - Preparation of Voter Lists; Compensation of Judge of Probate. - (a) The Judge of Probate of Etowah County shall complete...
Section 45-28-110.01 - Compensation of Board of Registrars. - The members of the Etowah County Board of Registrars shall...
Section 45-28-110.02 - Compensation of Returning Officers. - In Etowah County, in addition to the compensation paid any...
Section 45-28-110.03 - Compensation of Election Officials. - In Etowah County, an election official who works at polling...
Article 12 - Employees.
Part 1 - Compensation and Benefits.
Section 45-28-120 - Health Insurance. - In the event that any person employed full time by...
Section 45-28-120.01 - Supplemental Salaries. - (a) The Sheriff, the Judge of Probate, and the Revenue...
Part 2 - Personnel Department.
Section 45-28-121 - Creation; Composition; Meetings; Compensation. - (a) In Etowah County, there is hereby created and established...
Section 45-28-121.01 - Conduct of Meetings; Functions of Board. - The members of the board shall elect one of their...
Section 45-28-121.02 - Personnel Director. - The county commission shall appoint a personnel director whose duty...
Section 45-28-121.03 - Applicability. - (a) This part shall apply to all officers and employees...
Section 45-28-121.04 - Rules and Procedures. - In addition to such other matter as may be necessary...
Section 45-28-121.05 - Temporary Employment to Fill Vacancies. - During the period of suspension of any employee, or pending...
Section 45-28-121.06 - Probational Period. - All original and promotional appointments shall be for a probationary...
Section 45-28-121.07 - Regular Status. - Any person holding a position or employment who shall have...
Section 45-28-121.08 - Demotion, Dismissal, Suspension, or Reductions in Pay. - (a) No employee in the classified service may be demoted,...
Section 45-28-121.09 - Abolishing Positions. - Whenever in the judgment of any appointing authority, namely, the...
Section 45-28-121.10 - County Attorney to Render Legal Services. - In any matter requiring the services of any attorney, the...
Section 45-28-121.11 - Legislative Intent. - It is the intent of this part to create a...
Section 45-28-121.12 - Violations. - Any person who violates this part shall be guilty of...
Section 45-28-121.13 - Definitions. - The terms appointing authority and appointing power are defined to...
Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.
Section 45-28-140 - Purchase of Gasoline or Motor Fuel; Equipment Repairs. - (a) This section shall apply only to Etowah County. (b)...
Article 15 - Gambling.
Section 45-28-150 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 45-28-150.01 - Definitions. - As used in this article the following words shall have...
Section 45-28-150.02 - Bingo Games - Authorized. - The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by...
Section 45-28-150.03 - Bingo Games - Permits. - (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a...
Section 45-28-150.04 - Bingo Games - Special Permits. - (a) A qualified organization, including an organization which holds a...
Section 45-28-150.05 - Bingo Games - Permit Requirements. - (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address...
Section 45-28-150.06 - Bingo Games - Legislative Intent; Prize Limits; Deductions for Actual Expenses; Consulting Fees. - (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only...
Section 45-28-150.07 - Bingo Games - Fees; Disposition of Funds. - (a) In addition to the licensing fees imposed under this...
Section 45-28-150.08 - Bingo Games - Charitable or Educational Purposes of Proceeds. - The net proceeds of a bingo game shall be devoted...
Section 45-28-150.09 - Bingo Games - Equipment; Prize and Conduct Limitations. - (a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which...
Section 45-28-150.10 - Bingo Games - Recordkeeping. - Each permit holder shall maintain the following records pertaining to...
Section 45-28-150.11 - Bingo Games - Filing of Records; Inspection. - (a) On or before April 15th, after this article has...
Section 45-28-150.12 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Procedures. - The sheriff, for good cause shown, may revoke any permit...
Section 45-28-150.13 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Eligibility; Effect of Convictions. - (a) A permit holder whose permit is revoked in consequence...
Section 45-28-150.14 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Jurisdiction to Restrain or Enjoin. - The circuit court of this county shall have jurisdiction to...
Section 45-28-150.15 - Violations. - Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of...
Section 45-28-150.16 - Seizure and Forfeiture of Contraband. - Any device, equipment, record, money, or stakes used in any...
Section 45-28-150.17 - Applicability of Other Laws. - Any other law providing a penalty or disability upon a...
Article 16 - Government Operations.
Section 45-28-160 - Use of Facsimile. - In Etowah County, any county officer or such other person...
Section 45-28-160.01 - Worthless Checks. - (a) The Etowah County governing body shall reimburse the office...
Article 17 - Health and Environment.
Section 45-28-170 - Death Certificates. - (a) Any Etowah County health officer or administrator is authorized...
Section 45-28-170.01 - Health Department Fees. - (a) The Etowah County Board of Health shall designate the...
Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.
Section 45-28-200 - Business License or Privilege Fee. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-462 IN THE 2021...
Section 45-28-200.01 - Real Estate Business License Fee. - (a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, effective January 1...
Article 21 - Motor Vehicles and Transportation.
Section 45-28-210 - Motor Vehicle User Fee. - (a) In Etowah County, in addition to all other charges,...
Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.
Section 45-28-220 - Approval of Concerts. - Every applicant for a license provided for in Section 40-12-82...
Section 45-28-220.01 - War Memorials. - (a) The Etowah County Commission shall be authorized to contribute...
Section 45-28-220.02 - Etowah County Sports Hall of Fame. - (a) In Etowah County, there is hereby created the Etowah...
Section 45-28-220.03 - Etowah County Mega Sports Complex Authority. - (a) This section shall only apply in Etowah County. (b)...
Article 23 - Sheriff.
Part 1 - Cpmpensation.
Section 45-28-230 - Employees. - (a) In Etowah County, each employee of the office of...
Section 45-28-230.01 - Sheriff. - (a) Upon the expiration of the present term of office,...
Section 45-28-230.02 - Expense Allowance. - In addition to any expense allowance, salary, or other compensation...
Part 2 - Funding.
Section 45-28-231 - Abandoned and Stolen Personal Property. - (a) The Sheriff of Etowah County shall keep and maintain...
Part 3 - Pistol Permits.
Section 45-28-232 - Fees; Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund; Disposition of Funds. - (a)(1) In Etowah County the fee for issuance of a...
Part 4 - Retirement.
Section 45-28-233 - Receipt of Badge and Pistol Upon Retirement. - In Etowah County, any individual employed by the Etowah County...
Part 5 - Etowah County Personnel Board for Sheriff.
Section 45-28-234 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires...
Section 45-28-234.01 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) This part shall apply to all employees of the...
Section 45-28-234.02 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - All classified employees covered under this part shall be governed...
Section 45-28-234.03 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) There is created the Personnel Board of the Office...
Section 45-28-234.04 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - (a) The personnel director shall be appointed by the county...
Section 45-28-234.05 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The board shall hold such regular meetings as it may...
Section 45-28-234.06 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The board shall keep minutes of its meeting and a...
Section 45-28-234.07 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The board may promulgate such rules governing the employees of...
Section 45-28-234.08 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The board shall perform, but shall not be limited to,...
Section 45-28-234.09 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The personnel director shall keep a register of all persons...
Section 45-28-234.10 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Persons seeking employment in any position shall file an application...
Section 45-28-234.11 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Whenever a vacancy exists in any position, it shall be...
Section 45-28-234.12 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The sheriff, or the appointing authority to whom the sheriff...
Section 45-28-234.13 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The board shall have the power to administer oaths, take...
Section 45-28-234.14 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - The sheriff or the employee aggrieved by a decision of...
Section 45-28-234.15 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - Whenever, in the judgment of the sheriff, it becomes necessary...
Section 45-28-234.16 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - All reasonable, necessary, and ordinary expenses incurred in the implementation...
Section 45-28-234.17 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - It is the intent of this part to create a...
Section 45-28-234.18 - This Section Was Assigned by the Code Commissioner in the 2017 Regular Session, Effective June 3, 2015. This Is Not in the Current Code Supplement. - This part shall in no way impair or affect the...
Article 24 - Taxation.
Part 1 - Board of Equalization.
Section 45-28-240 - Compensation. - (a) The Etowah County Commission, by resolution of the commission,...
Part 2 - Revenue Commissioner.
Section 45-28-241 - Tax Assessor. - In Etowah County, commencing with the next term of office,...
Section 45-28-240.01 - Tax Collector. - (a) The Tax Collector of Etowah County shall be paid...
Division 2 - Motor Vehicle License and Title Division.
Section 45-28-241.20 - Creation; Equipment; Personnel; Compensation. - There is hereby created within the Tax Assessor's office of...
Section 45-28-241.21 - Issuance of Licenses and Titles; Commissions and Fees. - The tax assessor shall perform all duties relating to the...
Section 45-28-241.22 - Records. - The tax assessor shall keep at all times an accurate...
Section 45-28-241.23 - Fees; Refunds. - Except as herein provided, the tax assessor shall be entitled...
Section 45-28-241.24 - Payment of Taxes Required for Issuance of License; Certificate of Assessment. - To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide...
Section 45-28-241.25 - Tag Number or Bill of Sale Required for Assessment; Vehicles From Outside Alabama. - Before any vehicle can be assessed, the tax assessor shall...
Section 45-28-241.26 - Renewal by Mail. - The tax assessor may, at his or her discretion, mail...
Section 45-28-241.27 - Salaries of Tax Assessor and Judge of Probate. - As a consequence of the added duties the salary of...
Section 45-28-241.28 - Procedure for Sale and Redemption of Lands. - The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in...
Division 3 - Office Established.
Section 45-28-241.50 - County Revenue Commissioner. - (a) Commencing with the next term of office or upon...
Part 3 - Taxation, Fire Protection.
Section 45-28-242 - Distribution of Funds. - The Etowah County Commission shall distribute, no less than quarterly,...
Part 4 - Taxation, Lodging.
Section 45-28-243 - Privilege or License Tax. - (a) In Etowah County, there is hereby levied and imposed,...
Section 45-28-243.01 - Privilege or License Surcharge. - (a) This section shall be applicable only to Etowah County....
Section 45-28-243.02 - Distribution of Proceeds. - In Etowah County, the portion of the tax proceeds collected...
Part 5 - Taxation, Sales and Use.
Section 45-28-244 - Taxes Authorized. - (a) The Etowah County Commission is hereby authorized and empowered...
Section 45-28-244.01 - Levy and Collection of Tax; Disposition of Funds; Etowah County Development Committee. - (a) In Etowah County, there is levied a one cent...
Section 45-28-244.02 - Amount of Tax. - (a) In Etowah County, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45-28-244.01,...
Part 6 - Taxation, Severance.
Section 45-28-245 - Definitions; Levy and Collection of Tax; Inspection of Books; Enforcement; Construction of Section. - (a) When used in this section, unless the context plainly...
Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.
Part 1 - Wind Energy and Conversion Systems.
Section 45-28-260 - Applicablity. - This part shall only apply in Etowah County.
Section 45-28-260.01 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this part, the following words shall...
Section 45-28-260.02 - Permit Required. - (a) It shall be unlawful to construct, erect, install, alter,...
Section 45-28-260.03 - Adoption of Rules, Laws, or Ordinances. - (a) Each local governing body of Etowah County shall adopt...
Section 45-28-260.04 - Financial Assurance. - (a) An applicant shall maintain financial assurance in an amount...
Section 45-28-260.05 - Certification, Safety, and Setback Requirements. - (a) The safety of the design of all conversion system...
Section 45-28-260.06 - Abandonment and Removal of System or Tower. - A wind energy conversion system or tower that does not...
Section 45-28-260.07 - Construction of Part. - This part shall not interfere with, abrogate, or annul any...
Section 45-28-260.08 - Jurisdiction and Regulation of Public Service Commission. - To the extent that any applicant or owner of a...