Code of Alabama
Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.

Section 45-37-20.01 - Temporary Permit to Civic Center Authority; Permits to Certain Licensed Retailers. - (a) The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may grant to...

Part 2 - Jefferson County Wine Franchise Jobs Protection Act.

Section 45-37-21 - Short Title. - This part shall be known as the Jefferson County Wine...

Section 45-37-21.01 - Applicability. - This part shall be operative only in Jefferson County.

Section 45-37-21.02 - Purpose. - The legislative intent and purpose of this part is to...

Section 45-37-21.03 - Definitions. - (a) The following words or phrases, or the plural thereof,...

Section 45-37-21.04 - Wholesale Licensees; Exclusive Sales Territories. - Each supplier of wine licensed by the board authorizing such...

Section 45-37-21.05 - Prohibited Activities - Supplier. - A supplier shall not: (1) Fail to provide each wholesaler...

Section 45-37-21.06 - Prohibited Activities - Wholesaler. - A wholesaler shall not: (1) Fail to devote reasonable efforts...

Section 45-37-21.07 - Amendment, Modification, Termination, etc., of Agreement. - (a) Notwithstanding any agreement and except as otherwise provided for...

Section 45-37-21.08 - Transfer of Business of Wholesaler. - (a) Upon written notice of intent to transfer the business...

Section 45-37-21.09 - Reasonable Compensation for Diminution of Value of Business of Wholesaler; Arbitration. - (a) Except as provided for in this part, a supplier...

Section 45-37-21.10 - Waiver of Rights; Dispute Settlements. - A wholesaler may not waive any of the rights granted...

Section 45-37-21.11 - Applicability of Agreements to Transferees and Successors in Business. - (a) This part shall apply to agreements in existence on...

Section 45-37-21.12 - Violations. - (a) If a supplier engages in conduct prohibited under this...

Section 45-37-21.13 - Construction of Part. - This act is cumulative, and supplements and is in addition...

Part 3 - Sunday Sales.

Section 45-37-22 - Election on Sunday Sale and Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages. - The Jefferson County Commission is hereby mandated to call and...

Section 45-37-22.01 - Subsequent Elections. - Regardless of the result of the initial election mandated by...

Section 45-37-22.02 - Notice; Qualified Voters; Conduct of Elections. - The Jefferson County Commission shall cause notice of any election...

Section 45-37-22.03 - Lawful Activities Upon Affirmative Vote. - If a majority of the voters voting in any election...

Section 45-37-22.04 - Effects of Election. - If a majority of the voters voting in any election...

Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.

Section 45-37-30 - Cemetery Board. - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms...

Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.

Part 1 - Barbers.

Section 45-37-40 - License Requirements. - It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, association, or...

Section 45-37-40.01 - Definitions; Applicability. - A barber, barber shop, barber college, apprentice barber, barber teacher,...

Section 45-37-40.02 - Barber Commission. - (a) There shall be a barber commission for the county...

Section 45-37-40.03 - License - Qualifications. - Licenses shall be granted only to persons of good moral...

Section 45-37-40.04 - License - Application; Hearings; Appeals; Fees. - (a) Every applicant for a barbers license, apprentice barbers license,...

Section 45-37-40.05 - Penalties. - Any person violating this part, upon conviction, shall be punished...

Part 2 - Tanning Facilities.

Section 45-37-41 - Applicability - Liability. - This part shall be operative only in Jefferson County.

Section 45-37-41.01 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall...

Section 45-37-41.02 - Applicability - Exceptions. - This part shall not apply to a tanning facility that...

Section 45-37-41.03 - Permits. - (a) A person shall not operate a tanning facility unless...

Section 45-37-41.04 - Promotional Claims. - A tanning facility shall not claim or distribute promotional materials...

Section 45-37-41.05 - Facility Requirements. - A tanning facility shall perform each of the following: (1)...

Section 45-37-41.06 - Use of Tanning Device by Minors. - (a) A tanning facility shall not allow a minor between...

Section 45-37-41.07 - Annual Inspection. - (a) The department shall inspect or investigate a tanning facility...

Section 45-37-41.08 - Violations. - (a) The department may impose an administrative fine in an...

Section 45-37-41.09 - Provisions Cumulative; Fees or Charges. - The provisions of this part are cumulative to all other...

Part 3 - Tattoo Facilities.

Section 45-37-42 - Regulation of Tattooing. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Jefferson County....

Article 6 - Coroner.

Part 1 - Coroner-Medical Examiner's Office and Commission.

Section 45-37-60 - Definitions. - As herein used, these terms have the meanings hereby given...

Section 45-37-60.01 - Office of Coroner Abolished. - In Jefferson County the office of coroner is abolished and...

Section 45-37-60.02 - Staffing Requirements; Coroner-Medical Examiner Qualifications. - (a) The employment and compensation of all members of the...

Section 45-37-60.03 - Chief Coroner-Medical Examiner. - When there is only one coroner-medical examiner on the staff,...

Section 45-37-60.04 - Direction of Staff. - The chief coroner-medical examiner shall direct the staff, subject to...

Section 45-37-60.05 - Coroner-Medical Examiners' Commission - Creation; Powers. - There shall be established the Coroner-Medical Examiners' Commission, with the...

Section 45-37-60.06 - Coroner-Medical Examiners' Commission - Composition. - (a) The Coroner-Medical Examiners’ Commission shall be composed of the...

Section 45-37-60.07 - Duty to Investigate Certain Deaths. - Pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Coroner-Medical Examiners’...

Section 45-37-60.08 - Investigative Powers of Coroner-Medical Examiner. - In investigating a death hereunder, the coroner-medical examiner shall be...

Section 45-37-60.09 - Authority of Coroner-Medical Examiner. - There shall be vested in coroners-medical examiners all the authority...

Part 2 - Corneal Tissue.

Section 45-37-61 - Authority to Take Corneal Tissue During Autopsy. - Pursuant to rules and regulations recommended by the Jefferson County...

Article 7 - County Commission.

Part 2 - Employees.

Section 45-37-71 - Additional Staff. - (a) The Jefferson County Commission is hereby authorized to employ...

Part 3 - Membership.

Division 1 - Districts.

Section 45-37-72 - Single Member Districts; Compensation; Residency Requirements. - (a) It is the intent of this section to implement...

Division 2 - Vacancies.

Section 45-37-72.20 - Definitions. - As herein used, the following terms have the meanings hereby...

Section 45-37-72.21 - Resolution for Election Dates. - Within seven days from the occurrence of any vacancy, the...

Section 45-37-72.22 - Determination of Election Dates. - If when a vacancy occurs a countywide election is scheduled...

Section 45-37-72.23 - Determination of Election Dates. - If when the resolution, provided for in Section 45-37-72.21, is...

Section 45-37-72.24 - Term of Office. - Any person elected to fill a vacancy shall serve the...

Section 45-37-72.25 - Dates of Elections; Applicability of Election Laws. - The first election and the runoff election, if a runoff...

Section 45-37-72.26 - Jurisdiction and Duty of Election Commission. - The failure of the election commission to provide for the...

Section 45-37-72.27 - Statement of Candidacy; Petition. - (a) No primary election shall be held to nominate a...

Part 4 - Powers.

Section 45-37-73 - Curfew Regulation. - (a) The Jefferson County Commission may regulate and restrict the...

Section 45-37-73.01 - Regulation of Credit Card Payments. - (a) This section shall apply to any subject county of...

Section 45-37-73.02 - Indigent Health Care. - Beginning July 1, 2014, the Jefferson County Commission shall submit...

Article 8 - Courts.

Part 1 - Circuit Court.

Division 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-80 - Circuit Clerks. - In addition to any salary paid by the state, the...

Section 45-37-80.01 - Circuit Judges. - In addition to the salaries to each of the Circuit...

Section 45-37-80.02 - Deputy Circuit Clerks, Bessemer Cut-Off Division. - In addition to any salary paid by the state, the...

Section 45-37-80.03 - Referees and Standing Masters. - All full-time court referees and full-time standing masters in Jefferson...

Section 45-37-80.04 - Supernumerary Circuit District Attorneys. - (a) A supernumerary circuit district attorney of the Tenth Judicial...

Division 2 - Court Reporters.

Section 45-37-80.20 - Appointment; Duties; Special Reporter; Fee; Salary; Oath; Supplies. - (a) That each of the judges of such circuit courts...

Division 3 - Procedures.

Section 45-37-80.40 - Waiver of Right to Arraignment. - (a) This section shall apply only to the Tenth Judicial...

Part 2 - Court Costs and Fees.

Section 45-37-81 - District Court - Treatment to Alternative Street Crime; Birmingham Division Law Library Fund. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Jefferson County....

Section 45-37-81.01 - District and Circuit Courts - Tasc Fund. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Jefferson County,...

Section 45-37-81.02 - District and Circuit Courts - Birmingham Division Law Library Fund. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Jefferson County....

Section 45-37-81.03 - District and Circuit Courts - Bessemer Division Law Library Fund. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Jefferson County....

Section 45-37-81.04 - District, Circuit and Municipal Courts - Solicitor’s Fee. - (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in...

Part 3 - District Attorney.

Division 1 - Bessemer Division.

Section 45-37-82 - Term of Office for Elected Deputy District Attorney. - Effective immediately after the expiration of the present term of...

Section 45-37-82.01 - Deputy District Attorneys - Appointment; Compensation. - (a) In the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bessemer Division, the elected...

Division 2 - Birmingham Division.

Section 45-37-82.20 - Deputy District Attorneys - Appointment; Compensation. - (a) In the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, Birmingham Division,...

Part 4 - District Court.

Division 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-83 - Salary of Judges. - The salaries of each judge of the District Court of...

Division 2 - Court Costs.

Section 45-37-83.20 - Additional Fee - Family Court Probation Fund. - (a) In Jefferson County, in addition to all other costs...

Part 5 - Probate Court.

Division 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-84 - Salary for Deputy Judge of Probate. - In Jefferson County, the Deputy Judge of Probate for the...

Section 45-37-84.01 - Salary of Chief Clerk of Probate Court. - In Jefferson County, where the chief clerk of the probate...

Division 2 - Procedure.

Section 45-37-84.20 - Name and Address Required for Tax Notice. - In Jefferson County, any conveyance of property that is required...

Section 45-37-84.21 - Forms for Change of Name. - In Jefferson County, in addition to any other duties prescribed...

Division 3 - Recording System.

Section 45-37-84.41 - Purpose. - The purpose of this subpart is to facilitate the use...

Section 45-37-84.42 - Installation and Maintenance of System. - (a) The judge of probate may index and retain all...

Section 45-37-84.43 - Indexing and Filing Fee. - (a) Effective June 1, 2012, a special indexing and filing...

Section 45-37-84.44 - Confidential Judicial Assistant. - (a) The judge of probate may appoint and employ a...

Section 45-37-84.45 - Construction of Subpart. - The provisions of this subpart are cumulative. Nothing contained in...

Article 9 - Economic and Industrial Development and Tourism.

Part 1 - Civic Center.

Section 45-37-90 - Applicability. - This part shall apply to every county of the state...

Section 45-37-90.01 - Definitions. - (a) The words and terms defined in this section shall...

Section 45-37-90.02 - Legislative Findings. - (a) The Legislature has found and determined that in any...

Section 45-37-90.03 - Civic Center Authority - Creation; Composition. - (a) There is established in the county a public corporation...

Section 45-37-90.04 - Civic Center Authority - Powers; Officers; Contracts; Conflicts of Interest. - (a) The power of the authority shall be vested in...

Section 45-37-90.05 - Civic Center Authority - Location; Powers; Development Plan; Investment of Funds. - (a) The authority shall be authorized to construct, maintain, control,...

Section 45-37-90.06 - Civic Center Authority - Revenue Bonds. - (a) Subject to the conditions, qualifications, and restrictions set forth...

Section 45-37-90.07 - Collection of Fees and Charges. - (a) The Legislature hereby makes the following findings: (1) Amendment...

Section 45-37-90.08 - Authority to Borrow Money; Promissory Notes. - Each civic center authority heretofore or hereafter incorporated in any...

Part 2 - Visitors Bureau.

Section 45-37-91 - Applicability. - This part shall apply in every county of the state...

Section 45-37-91.01 - Definitions. - The following words and terms, as used in this part,...

Section 45-37-91.02 - Convention and Visitors Bureau. - (a) There is hereby established in the county a public...

Section 45-37-91.03 - Powers of Bureau. - (a) The bureau may conduct programs including, but not limited...

Section 45-37-91.04 - Board of Directors. - (a) The affairs of the bureau shall be managed by...

Section 45-37-91.05 - Employees; Delegation of Duties; Officers; Contracts. - (a) The power of the bureau shall be vested in...

Article 10 - Education.

Section 45-37-100 - Board of Education. - (a)(1) The Jefferson County Board of Education is composed of...

Article 11 - Elections.

Part 1 - Board of Registrars.

Section 45-37-110 - Chairs; Clerks; Deputies; Meetings of Board. - (a) This section shall apply to counties of this state...

Part 2 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-111 - Compensation of Election Officials; Expense Allowance. - (a)(1) This section shall apply only in Jefferson County. (2)a....

Article 12 - Employees.

Part 1 - General.

Section 45-37-120 - Reimbursement for Repairing or Replacing Clothing or Equipment. - (a)(1) This section shall apply to any county having a...

Part 2 - Civil Service System.

Section 45-37-121 - Definitions. - (a) In this part words used in the masculine gender...

Section 45-37-121.01 - Personnel Board - Extent of Authority. - In and for each separate county of the State of...

Section 45-37-121.02 - Personnel Board - Composition; Meetings. - The personnel board shall be comprised of seven members consisting...

Section 45-37-121.03 - Personnel Board - Expenses. - The salaries and all other expenses of the personnel board,...

Section 45-37-121.04 - Duties of County and Municipal Officials. - It shall be the duty of all elective officials in...

Section 45-37-121.05 - Accommodations, Supplies, Etc. - The board of county commissioners of board of revenue or...

Section 45-37-121.06 - Legal Services. - If this part or its enforcement by the personnel board...

Section 45-37-121.07 - Status of Employees. - In the event that it both happens (1) that a...

Section 45-37-121.08 - Director of Personnel - Appointment; Qualifications; Salary; Functions; Deputy Director. - There shall be a director of personnel for each county...

Section 45-37-121.09 - Director of Personnel - Powers and Duties. - The director of personnel, subject to this section and approval...

Section 45-37-121.10 - Investigations. - The director of personnel shall make investigations and report to...

Section 45-37-121.11 - Survey of Necessity for Personnel. - The director of personnel shall have authority to investigate concerning...

Section 45-37-121.12 - Official Roster. - The director of personnel shall keep in the personnel office...

Section 45-37-121.13 - Examinations. - The director shall prepare and conduct examinations to determine the...

Section 45-37-121.14 - Efficiency Records. - The director of personnel shall obtain, rate, and preserve the...

Section 45-37-121.15 - Appointments. - (a) Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled either...

Section 45-37-121.16 - Leave of Absence. - (a) All permanent employees who have held regular full-time positions...

Section 45-37-121.17 - Promotions. - With the discretion of the director of personnel, vacancies in...

Section 45-37-121.18 - Transfers and Reinstatements. - An appointing authority may, at any time, assign a classified...

Section 45-37-121.19 - Dismissals, Demotions, Suspensions, and Appeals. - (a) An appointing authority may dismiss or demote an employee...

Section 45-37-121.20 - Reduction in Force. - Whenever it is necessary because of lack of work, lack...

Section 45-37-121.21 - Certification of Payrolls. - It shall be unlawful for the fiscal officer of either...

Section 45-37-121.22 - Political Activities Prohibited. - No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or demoted...

Section 45-37-121.23 - Penalties. - Any person found guilty of doing any act herein declared...

Section 45-37-121.24 - Effective Dates. - The civil service system existing on July 6, 1945, in...

Section 45-37-121.25 - Exempt Executive Service. - (a) The classification of exempt executive service for Class I...

Part 3 - County Manager.

Section 45-37-122 - Applicability. - This part shall apply only to Jefferson County.

Section 45-37-122.01 - Authority to Employ County Manager. - The Jefferson County Commission, by a four-fifths vote, shall employ...

Section 45-37-122.02 - Vacancies. - (a) At any time there is a vacancy in the...

Section 45-37-122.03 - Qualifications; Compensation; Political Activity; Bond. - (a) The county commission shall establish the qualifications of the...

Section 45-37-122.04 - Termination; Acting County Manager. - (a) A county manager may be terminated only upon a...

Section 45-37-122.05 - Removal for Cause. - (a) For purposes of this part, cause includes any of...

Section 45-37-122.06 - Powers and Duties. - A county manager hired pursuant to this part shall be...

Section 45-37-122.07 - Employment Rules. - The county commission, by a four-fifths vote, has the option...

Section 45-37-122.08 - Initial County Manager; Search Process. - Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the county...

Part 4 - Pension System.

Division 1 - Background and Definitions.

Section 45-37-123 - General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County. - (a) This part is a defined benefit pension plan, to...

Section 45-37-123.01 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall...

Division 2 - Administration.

Section 45-37-123.20 - Powers and Responsibilities of the County. - (a) Provisions of records. The county shall provide all records...

Section 45-37-123.21 - Designation of Administrative Authority. - (a) General administration. The role of the pension board is...

Section 45-37-123.22 - Powers and Duties of the Pension Board. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-456 IN THE 2021...

Section 45-37-123.23 - Records and Reports. - (a) Records. The pension board shall keep minutes of its...

Section 45-37-123.24 - Appointment of Advisers and Allocation of Responsibilities. - The pension board may allocate responsibilities among the members of...

Section 45-37-123.25 - Information From County, Personnel Board, or County’s Agent. - The county, the Jefferson County Personnel Board, or the county’s...

Section 45-37-123.26 - Payment of Expenses. - All payment of benefits, expenses of administration, and any other...

Section 45-37-123.27 - Majority Actions. - Three members of the pension board shall constitute a quorum...

Section 45-37-123.28 - Claims Procedure. - (a) Claims for benefits under the plan shall be filed...

Section 45-37-123.29 - Claims Review Procedure. - Any employee, former employee, or beneficiary of either, who has...

Section 45-37-123.30 - Investment Authority. - (a) The pension board and any investment manager it appoints...

Division 3 - Eligibility.

Section 45-37-123.50 - Conditions of Eligibility. - Any eligible employee may become a member of the system...

Section 45-37-123.51 - Determination of Eligibility. - The pension board shall determine the eligibility of each employee...

Section 45-37-123.52 - Termination of Eligibility. - In the event a member subsequently elects to participate in...

Section 45-37-123.53 - Conversion of Unpaid Membership Time to Paid Membership Time. - (a) Commission-authorized conversions. The commission, from time to time, may...

Section 45-37-123.54 - Rehired Members. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-242 IN THE 2022...

Division 4 - Contributions and Valuations.

Section 45-37-123.80 - Payment of Contributions and Employer Contributions. - (a) Employer contributions. Each payroll period, an amount equal to...

Section 45-37-123.81 - Actuarial Methods. - There shall be an actuarial valuation of the plan at...

Section 45-37-123.82 - Employee Contributions. - (a) Employee contributions generally. As a condition of employment and...

Section 45-37-123.83 - Forfeitures, Donations, and Other Similar Contributions. - The pension board and county are authorized to contribute to...

Section 45-37-123.84 - Service Rules. - Except as otherwise specifically stated herein, the rules below shall...

Division 5 - Benefits.

Section 45-37-123.100 - Retirement Benefits. - (a) Superannuation retirement benefit. (1) ELIGIBILITY. A member shall be...

Section 45-37-123.101 - Postretirement Joint Survivorship Pension. - (a) Election of postretirement joint survivorship pension. In lieu of...

Section 45-37-123.102 - Disability Retirement Benefits. - (a) Non-service connected disability benefits. Subject to subsection (h), any...

Section 45-37-123.103 - Death Benefits. - (a) Preretirement death benefits. A vested member's beneficiary is entitled...

Section 45-37-123.104 - Withdrawal and Refund of Employee Contributions. - The following provisions generally govern a member's withdrawal and refund...

Section 45-37-123.105 - Offset of Benefits for Rehired Retired Members by Amounts Payable by County. - THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY...

Section 45-37-123.106 - Minimum Distribution Requirements. - (a) General rules. (1) EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 45-37-123.107 - Time of Segregation or Distribution. - Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever the trustee is to...

Section 45-37-123.108 - Direct Rollovers. - Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, this section...

Section 45-37-123.109 - Participant Distribution Notice. - (a) The pension board shall during the 30 to 180...

Division 6 - Irc Section 415 Limitations.

Section 45-37-123.130 - Annual Benefit and Final Regulations Under &Sect;415, Internal Revenue Code. - (a) Annual benefit. For purposes of this subpart annual benefit...

Section 45-37-123.131 - Maximum Annual Benefit. - (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the exceptions and...

Section 45-37-123.132 - Adjustments to Annual Benefit and Limitations. - (a) Adjustment if fewer than 10 years. Effective for limitation...

Section 45-37-123.133 - Annual Benefit Not in Excess of $10,000. - (a) The plan may pay an annual benefit to any...

Section 45-37-123.134 - Purchase of Permissive Service Credit. - (a) In general. If a member makes one or more...

Section 45-37-123.135 - Annual Benefit Attributable to Mandatory Employee Contributions. - (a) Effective for limitation years beginning on and after December...

Section 45-37-123.136 - Qualified Section 415(m) Plan. - In order to yield the maximum benefit specified under this...

Division 7 - Amendments and Benefit Enhancements.

Section 45-37-123.150 - Amendments. - (a) The pension board shall have the right at any...

Section 45-37-123.151 - Benefit Enhancements. - (a) Specifically, but not in limitation of the pension board's...

Division 8 - Plan Termination.

Section 45-37-123.170 - Termination. - In the event that the Legislature takes appropriate action to...

Division 9 - Miscellaneous.

Section 45-37-123.190 - Merger, Consolidation, or Transfer of Assets. - (a) This plan may be merged or consolidated with any...

Section 45-37-123.191 - Member's Rights. - The plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract...

Section 45-37-123.192 - Construction of Plan. - The plan shall be construed and enforced according to the...

Section 45-37-123.193 - Gender and Number. - Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine,...

Section 45-37-123.194 - Prohibition Against Diversion of Funds. - (a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically required by...

Section 45-37-123.195 - Receipt and Release for Payments. - Any payment to any member, the member's legal representative, beneficiary,...

Section 45-37-123.196 - Action by the County. - Whenever the county under the terms of the plan is...

Section 45-37-123.197 - Headings and Severability. - The headings and subheadings of the plan have been inserted...

Section 45-37-123.198 - Uniformity. - All provisions of this subpart shall be interpreted and applied...

Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.

Section 45-37-140 - Applicability. - This article shall apply to Jefferson County, Alabama, and to...

Section 45-37-140.01 - Definitions. - The following words and terms as used in this article...

Section 45-37-140.02 - Establishment of Districts. - Any area situated entirely within the county may be established...

Section 45-37-140.03 - Petition for Election. - (a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being...

Section 45-37-140.04 - Subsequent Elections. - (a) As used in this section the following terms have...

Section 45-37-140.05 - Application of Election Laws. - The provisions of the election laws governing the registration of...

Section 45-37-140.06 - Election Notice. - (a) As used herein the following terms shall have the...

Section 45-37-140.07 - Payment of Election Expenses. - (a) Where an election is held on the question of...

Section 45-37-140.08 - Approval by Voters. - No district shall be created unless the creation thereof is...

Section 45-37-140.10 - Powers of District. - (a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall...

Section 45-37-140.11 - Service Charge; Fire Dues. - (a) The expense of establishing and maintaining a district shall...

Section 45-37-140.12 - Service Charge Ordinances; Election. - (a) Subject to the conditions stated below in this section,...

Section 45-37-140.13 - Annexation; Referendum; Hearing; Reestablishment of Boundaries. - (a) Whenever any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any...

Section 45-37-140.14 - Abolition of District. - (a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished in the...

Article 15 - Gambling.

Section 45-37-150 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may cited as the...

Section 45-37-150.01 - Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) BINGO. That specific kind...

Section 45-37-150.02 - Bingo Games - Permit Required. - (a) Any provisions of the law to the contrary notwithstanding,...

Section 45-37-150.03 - Bingo Games - Application for Permit. - (a) Any qualified organization desiring to obtain a permit to...

Section 45-37-150.04 - Bingo Games - Contents and Display of Permit. - (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address...

Section 45-37-150.05 - Bingo Games - Special Permit. - a) Upon special application submitted by a qualified organization licensed...

Section 45-37-150.06 - Bingo Games - Certain Activities Prohibited. - (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only...

Section 45-37-150.07 - Bingo Games - Fees. - All fees collected by the sheriff under this article shall...

Section 45-37-150.08 - Bingo Games - Disposition of Proceeds. - The entire net proceeds of a bingo game shall be...

Section 45-37-150.09 - Bingo Games - Management and Operation. - (a) A person other than a bona fide member of...

Section 45-37-150.10 - Bingo Games - Age Restriction. - No person under the age of 18 years shall be...

Section 45-37-150.11 - Bingo Games - Taxation. - State or local taxes of any kind whatsoever shall not...

Section 45-37-150.12 - Administration and Enforcement. - (a) The sheriff shall enforce and supervise the administration of...

Section 45-37-150.13 - Rulemaking Authority. - The sheriff is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations...

Section 45-37-150.14 - Maintenance of Records; Inspection and Location of Premises. - (a) Each permitholder shall maintain the following records for at...

Section 45-37-150.15 - Suspension or Revocation of Permits. - The sheriff may suspend or revoke any permit issued pursuant...

Section 45-37-150.16 - Violations. - Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of...

Section 45-37-150.17 - Effect of Revocation, Suspension, Etc. - (a) A permitholder whose permit is revoked in consequence of...

Section 45-37-150.18 - Referendum. - If the vote on the constitutional amendment excepting bingo from...

Section 45-37-150.19 - Applicability of Other Laws. - Any other law providing a penalty or disability upon a...

Article 16 - Government Operations.

Part 1 - Accountability.

Section 45-37-160 - Jefferson County Commission Accountability Act. - (a) This section shall be known as the Jefferson County...

Part 2 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-161 - Publication of Compensation Information. - All cities and towns in Jefferson County shall on the...

Section 45-37-161.01 - Expense Allowance. - (a) Those Jefferson County officials holding elective or appointive office...

Part 3 - Debt and Swap Agreements.

Section 45-37-162.01 - Definitions. - For purposes of this part, the following terms have the...

Section 45-37-162.02 - Notice and Hearing. - (a) The county may not issue debt unless it gives...

Section 45-37-162.03 - Public Hearing. - Not less than three days nor more than 10 days...

Section 45-37-162.04 - Public Bidding of Swap Agreements. - The county shall competitively bid all swap agreements using the...

Section 45-37-162.05 - Information Filing by County. - (a) Not less than seven days after the county enters...

Section 45-37-162.06 - Statements Under Oath by Third Parties. - (a) The county may not make any payment to a...

Article 17 - Health and Environment.

Part 1 - Environment.

Division 1 - Nuisances.

Section 45-37-170 - Accumulation of Litter, Debris, etc.; Unregistered Motor Vehicles. - (a) This section shall be known as the Cope and...

Section 45-37-170.01 - Abatement of Nuisances. - (a) Pursuant to Amendment 497 to the Constitution of Alabama...

Section 45-37-170.02 - Removal or Demolition of Unsafe Structures. - (a) The County Commission of Jefferson County shall have authority,...

Division 2 - Flood Control.

Section 45-37-170.20 - Definitions. - The following words and phrases used in this subpart, in...

Section 45-37-170.21 - Jefferson County Flood Control Authority - In the interest of flood control and prevention, there is...

Section 45-37-170.22 - Board of Directors. - (a) The board of directors of the authority shall consist...

Section 45-37-170.23 - Application of Board Members. - (a) The persons who are designated to become members of...

Section 45-37-170.24 - Public Corporation. - When the application has been made, filed, and recorded, as...

Section 45-37-170.25 - Meetings; Officers; Compensation; Quorum. - (a) As soon as may be practicable after completion of...

Section 45-37-170.26 - Powers of Authority. - The authority shall have the following powers together with all...

Section 45-37-170.27 - Funding. - Any county or municipality contracting with the authority shall be...

Section 45-37-170.28 - Debts and Obligations of Authority. - The debts and obligations of the authority created hereunder shall...

Part 2 - Health.

Division 1 - Boarding Homes.

Section 45-37-171 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds that there are approximately 75 boarding and...

Section 45-37-171.01 - Rulemaking Authority. - (a) The Jefferson County Board of Health may adopt and...

Section 45-37-171.02 - Enforcement. - The Jefferson County Department of Health, or its successor or...

Section 45-37-171.03 - Construction of Subpart. - The provisions of this subpart are cumulative to all other...

Division 2 - Department of Health Retired Employee Compensation.

Section 45-37-171.20 - Cost-of-Living Increases for Certain Retirees. - (a)(1) Effective retroactively to October 1, 2000, each retiree of...

Section 45-37-171.21 - Cost-of-Living Adjustments. - Whenever the retired employees of the state are granted a...

Division 3 - Fees.

Section 45-37-171.40 - Fees for Services - Authorized. - (a) The Jefferson County Board of Health is hereby authorized...

Section 45-37-171.41 - Fees for Services - Amounts; Hearing. - All fees established by the Jefferson County Board of Health...

Section 45-37-172.42 - Fees for Services - Resolution. - Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Jefferson County...

Section 45-37-171.44 - Ability to Pay Fees; Increase in Costs and Fees; Funding. - No person shall be denied any service because that person,...

Section 45-37-171.45 - Disposition of Fees. - All fees established and collected pursuant to this subpart shall...

Section 45-37-171.46 - Construction With Other Laws. - This subpart shall not apply to or affect any fees...

Division 4 - Hospitals.

Section 45-37-171.70 - Funds Generated by Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. - (a) This section shall only apply in Jefferson County. (b)(1)...

Article 19 - Legislature.

Section 45-37-190 - Jefferson County Legislative Delegation Office. - (a) This section shall only apply in Jefferson County. (b)...

Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.

Section 45-37-200.01 - Boat Licenses. - The director of revenue or commissioner of licenses or license...

Section 45-37-200.02 - Occupational License Fee. - (a) The authority of the governing body of Jefferson County,...

Section 45-37-200.03 - Issuance of Motor Vehicle or Boat Registrations; Fees; Disposition of Funds. - (a) The Legislature finds that Jefferson County has reduced the...

Article 21 - Motor Vehicles and Transportation.

Section 45-37-210 - Metropolitan Rapid Rail Study Commission. - (a) There is created a rapid rail authority in Jefferson...

Article 22 - Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation.

Part 1 - Fishing.

Section 45-37-220 - Taking, Catching, or Killing of Nongame Fish in Certain Public Waters Using Wire Baskets. - (a) The Director of the Department of Conservation and Natural...

Article 23 - Sheriff.

Part 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-230 - Salary; Expense Allowance. - (a) Effective beginning the next term of office, the annual...

Section 45-37-230.01 - Subsistence Allowance for Certain Law Enforcement Officers. - (a) Any nonelected law enforcement officer, including the sheriff’s executive...

Section 45-37-230.02 - Replacement of Clothing or Equipment. - The court of county commissioners, board of revenue, or other...

Part 2 - Crimes and Offenses.

Section 45-37-231 - False Personation of a Peace Officer. - In Jefferson County, any person who falsely personates a peace...

Section 45-37-231.01 - Residential Limitations on Criminal Sex Offenders. - (a) This section shall only apply in Jefferson County. (b)(1)...

Part 3 - Employees.

Division 1 - Assistant Sheriff, Bessemer Division.

Section 45-37-232 - Office Continued. - (a) The office of Assistant Sheriff, Bessemer Division of Jefferson...

Division 2 - Chief Deputy Sheriff.

Section 45-37-232.20 - Unclassified Service; Compensation. - (a) Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office...

Division 3 - Confidential Secretary.

Section 45-37-232.40 - Compensation; Benefits; Employment Status. - (a)(1) The Sheriff of Jefferson County may employ a confidential...

Division 4 - Executive Assistant.

Section 45-37-232.60 - Compensation; Benefits. - (a) The executive assistant to the Sheriff of Jefferson County...

Part 4 - Fees.

Division 1 - Pistol Permit.

Section 45-37-233 - Pistol Permit Fee. - (a) This section shall be known as the Pistol Permit...

Division 2 - Service of Process.

Section 45-37-233.20 - Collection and Disposition of Fee. - (a) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and...

Part 5 - Jails.

Section 45-37-234 - Jail Store. - (a) The Sheriff of Jefferson County is authorized to operate...

Part 6 - Office.

Section 45-37-235 - Office Space; Personnel and Functions. - The Jefferson County Commission is hereby required to provide adequate...

Article 24 - Taxation.

Part 1 - Operation of Office and Officials.

Division 1 - Compensation and Benefits.

Section 45-37-240 - Tax Assessors. - (a)(1) Commencing immediately following November 29, 1999, the Tax Assessor...

Section 45-37-240.01 - Tax Collectors; Deputy Judges of Probate, Treasurers. - (a)(1) The Tax Collector of Jefferson County shall be entitled...

Section 45-37-240.02 - Automobile Furnished by County; Automobile Expense Allowance. - (a) This section shall apply only to Jefferson County. (b)...

Section 45-37-240.03 - Appointment Chief Deputy Tax Assessor and Collector. - (a) In Jefferson County, the appointed chief deputy tax assessor...

Division 2 - Election of Assistant Tax Collector, Assistant Tax Assessor, and Deputy Treasurer, Bessemer Division.

Section 45-37-240.20 - Election Procedures. - (a)(1) Those deputy or assistant county officials serving in the...

Division 3 - Appointment of Chief Deputy Tax Assessors.

Section 45-37-240.40 - Qualifications; Compensation. - (a) The elected Jefferson County Tax Assessor and the elected...

Division 4 - Appoinment of Chief Deputy Tax Collectors.

Section 45-37-240.60 - Chief Deputy - Jefferson County Tax Collector. - (a) The elected Jefferson County Tax Collector is empowered to...

Section 45-37-240.61 - Chief Deputy - Jefferson County Assistant Tax Collector, Bessemer Division. - (a) The elected Jefferson County Assistant Tax Collector, Bessemer Division,...

Division 5 - Qualifications of Appointed Chief Deputy Tax Assessors and Chief Deputy Tax Collector, Bessemer Division.

Section 45-37-240.80 - Appointee Qualifications. - (a) The Jefferson County Tax Assessor shall determine the qualifications...

Part 2 - Board of Equalization.

Division 1 - Compensation.

Section 45-37-241 - Expense Allowance. - In Jefferson County, the two associate board members of the...

Division 2 - Expeditious and Economical Tax Appeals Act.

Section 45-37-241.20 - Appeals From Decisions of the Board of Equalization. - (a) For the purpose of convenience and brevity this act...

Division 3 - System of Assessing and Collecting Ad Valorem Tax.

Section 45-37-241.40 - Protests of Valuation. - Any owner of any property or any person having an...

Part 3 - Tax, Ad Valorem.

Section 45-37-242 - Taxation for Public School Purposes. - (a) The Legislature finds and confirms that pursuant to paragraph...

Section 45-37-242.01 - Refunding of Certain Assessed Taxes. - In Jefferson County whenever any ad valorem tax is due...

Section 45-37-242.02 - Correction of Errors. - In Jefferson County whenever an error is found in the...

Section 45-37-242.03 - Assessment and Collection of Fire District Fees, Charges, Etc. - (a) The Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jefferson County...

Section 45-37-242.20 - Definitions. - For purposes hereof: (1) 2021 SCHOOL TAX YEAR means the...

Section 45-37-242.21 - Adjustment of Ad Valorem School District Tax Rates in Sub-District G-1. - The Legislature, for purposes of Section 217(f) of the Alabama...

Section 45-37-242.22 - Automobile Rental Tax. - The Legislature adopts, ratifies, and confirms all proceedings and all...

Part 4 - Tax, Alcohol.

Division 1 - License Tax.

Section 45-37-243 - Application and Effect of Subpart. - This subpart shall apply in all counties in this state...

Section 45-37-243.01 - Definitions. - When used in this subpart, the terms (1) hotel, (2)...

Section 45-37-243.02 - Levy of Tax. - (a) As used in this section, the following terms have...

Section 45-37-243.03 - Rulemaking Authority; Powers. - The board of revenue, county commission, or like governing body...

Section 45-37-243.04 - Bonds or Securities. - (a) Any person before engaging in selling any alcoholic, spirituous,...

Section 45-37-243.05 - Permit Required. - It shall be unlawful for any person having no place...

Section 45-37-243.06 - Records; Inspection. - (a) It shall be the duty of any person subject...

Section 45-37-243.07 - Violations; Contraband Beverages. - Among others the following acts and omissions shall be unlawful:...

Section 45-37-243.08 - Appeals From Assessments. - Whenever any taxpayer who has duly appeared and protested a...

Section 45-37-243.09 - Distribution of Taxes. - All taxes required to be paid by this subpart to...

Section 45-37-243.10 - Exemption. - Any licensee who purchases covered beverages as agent or representative...

Section 45-37-243.11 - Indigent Care Fund. - (a) There is hereby established for and in the counties...

Section 45-37-243.12 - Enforcement of Subpart. - It shall be the duty of the license inspector, judge...

Section 45-37-243.13 - Violations. - Any person violating this subpart or rules or regulations of...

Section 45-37-243.14 - Taxes Constitute Debt. - The license taxes herein levied shall constitute a debt due...

Section 45-37-243.15 - Taxes a Lien. - The license taxes herein levied together with all interest and...

Division 2 - Restaurant Sales Tax.

Section 45-37-243.40 - Levy of Tax; Payment; Violations. - (a) This section shall only apply to Jefferson County. (b)...

Part 5 - Tax, Business, Privilege, License.

Section 45-37-244 - Real Estate Business License Fee. - (a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, effective January 1,...

Section 45-37-244.01 - Automobile Rental Tax. - (a) In Jefferson County, in addition to all other taxes...

Section 45-37-244.02 - Jefferson County Entity Business License Tax. - (a) This section shall apply only to Jefferson County. (b)...

Section 45-37-244.03 - Taxation on Disposal of Human Waste Biosolids. - (a) The Jefferson County Commission, in addition to all other...

Part 6 - Tax, Lodging.

Section 45-37-245 - Levy of Tax for Promotion of Birmingham as Convention and Visitors’ Destination. - (a) This section relates to Jefferson County. (b) The taxes...

Section 45-37-245.01 - Levy of Tax for Promotion of Jefferson County as Convention, Sporting, and Visitors’ Destination. - (a) This section shall apply to Jefferson County. (b) In...

Section 45-37-245.02 - Levy of Tax for Support and Operation of Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority. - (a) In addition to all other taxes imposed by law,...

Part 7 - Tax, Motor Vehicles.

Section 45-37-246 - License Procedures by Mail. - (a) This section shall apply only in counties having a...

Part 9 - Tax, Sales.

Section 45-37-248 - Sales Tax Abatements. - (a) The Jefferson County Commission, by resolution or ordinance, may...

Section 45-37-248.01 - Community Fire Development, inc., Exempt. - In Jefferson County, Community Fire Development, Incorporated, is exempt from...

Part 10 - Tax, Sales and Use.

Section 45-37-249 - Applicability. - This part shall only apply to Jefferson County.

Section 45-37-249.01 - Legislative Findings; Construction of Part. - (a) It is the intention of the Legislature by the...

Section 45-37-249.02 - Definitions. - (a) As used in this part, the following words, terms,...

Section 45-37-249.03 - Levy of Taxes Authorized; Relation to Other Taxes. - (a) Subject to subsection (d), the county commission is authorized,...

Section 45-37-249.04 - Administration and Collection of Taxes. - Pursuant to and in conformity with Article 1 of Chapter...

Section 45-37-249.05 - Addition of Tax to Sales Price or Admission Fee. - Each person engaging or continuing in a business subject to...

Section 45-37-249.06 - Taxes Constitute Debt. - The taxes authorized to be levied by this part shall...

Section 45-37-249.07 - Applicablity of State Provisions. - All provisions of the state sales tax statutes and state...

Section 45-37-249.08 - Disposition of Funds. - (a) The proceeds of the taxes authorized herein collected each...

Section 45-37-249.09 - Jefferson County 2015 Sales Tax Fund. - (a) There is hereby created a governmental fund of the...

Section 45-37-249.10 - Jefferson County Community Service Committee; Jefferson County Community Service Fund. - (a) There is hereby created the Jefferson County Community Service...

Section 45-37-249.11 - Termination of Levy. - The taxes authorized to be levied by this part shall...

Article 26 - Zoning and Planning.

Section 45-37-260 - County Planning Commission. - In Jefferson County, any county planning commission established under Act...

Section 45-37-260.01 - Installation of Traffic Control Devices. - (a) This section shall apply only to Jefferson County. (b)...

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Code of Alabama Title 45 - Local Laws. Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.

Code of Alabama
Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 37 - Jefferson County.