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

Section 45-37A-42.03 - Adoption of Ordinance for Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement; Fines. - (a) The city as provided in this part, is empowered...

Section 45-37A-42.04 - Notice of Violation. - (a) The city or its designee shall mail a notice...

Section 45-37A-42.05 - Administrative Hearings; Contesting Liability; Fines and Costs; Affirmative Defenses. - (a) An Administrative Hearing Officer appointed by the Mayor of...

Section 45-37A-42.06 - Order of Administrative Hearing Officer; Judicial Review. - (a) Following an administrative hearing, the Administrative Hearing Officer shall...

Section 45-37A-42.07 - Petition for Judicial Review. - The circuit court hearing a petition for judicial review shall...

Section 45-37A-42.08 - Identifying Owner of Vehicle. - In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic...

Section 45-37A-42.09 - Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations. - The city may provide by ordinance that late fees not...

Section 45-37A-42.10 - Civil Actions. - The city is authorized to file civil actions to enforce...

Section 45-37A-42.11 - Statistical Data. - (a) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness...

Section 45-37A-42.12 - Control Devices and Timing. - The placement of control devices in the city and timing...

Section 45-37A-42.13 - Criminal Violations. - No fine may be imposed and no adjudication of liability...

Section 45-37A-42.14 - Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle. - Any person against whom a determination of liability for a...

Section 45-37A-42.15 - Compensation of Trained Technician. - Under no circumstances shall the salary or other compensation of...

Section 45-37A-42.16 - Relation to Administrative Procedure Act. - Nothing in this part shall be construed as invoking the...

Article 5 - Birmingham.

Part 1 - Education.

Part 1 - Board of Education.

Section 45-37A-50 - Short Title. - This subpart shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 45-37A-50.01 - Board Established; Composition. - An elected board of education for the City of Birmingham...

Section 45-37A-50.02 - Residency of Board Members. - A member shall reside in the district which the member...

Section 45-37A-50.03 - Qualifications. - A candidate for each place on the board of education...

Section 45-37A-50.04 - Election Procedures. - (a) The Birmingham City Council shall take necessary steps to...

Section 45-37A-50.05 - Assumption of Office; Powers, Duties, Rights. - (a) Upon the assumption of office of the initially elected...

Section 45-37A-50.06 - Vacancies. - A vacancy on the board of education shall be filled...

Section 45-37A-50.07 - Compensation. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of...

Section 45-37A-50.08 - Audit of Records. - The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall conduct an...

Part 2 - Vocational Trade School Commission.

Section 45-37A-50.30 - Creation; Composition; Duties. - (a) The Birmingham Vocational Trade School Commission is created to...

Part 2 - Employees.

Part 1 - Firemen's and Policemen's Pension and Relief System.

Section 45-37A-51 - Definitions. - The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used in this...

Section 45-37A-51.01 - Purpose. - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 45-37A-51.02 - Pension System Established; Payment of Employee Contributions. - (a) There is established in and for the city a...

Section 45-37A-51.03 - Board of Managers. - (a)(1) In order to assure representation of all participants of...

Section 45-37A-51.04 - Membership. - (a) The following shall be members of the supplemental pension...

Section 45-37A-51.05 - Retirement and Relief Fund. - (a) For the purpose of the deductions from salary provided...

Section 45-37A-51.06 - Supplemental Ordinary Disability Allowance. - The words, terms, and phrases used in this section shall...

Section 45-37A-51.07 - Retirement Allowance and Survivor's Allowance. - (a)(1) The words, terms, and phrases of this section shall...

Section 45-37A-51.08 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan. - (a) A member who retires at least 90 days following...

Section 45-37A-51.09 - Compensation Limits; Forfeitures; Required Minimum. - (a) Compensation in excess of one hundred sixty thousand dollars...

Section 45-37A-51.10 - Transfer of Assets and Powers. - This section is added to this subpart to transfer all...

Section 45-37A-51.11 - Death Benefit for Spouses and Children Not Receiving Certain Benefits. - (a) The words, terms, and phrases used in this section...

Section 45-37A-51.12 - Refund of Contributions for Certain Participants. - It is hereby provided that the provisions of those sections...

Section 45-37A-51.13 - Severability. - In the event that any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, idea,...

Part 2 - Retirement and Relief System.

Division 1 - Establishment of Plan.

Section 45-37A-51.100 - Derivation and Application. - This subpart is derived in part from one or more...

Section 45-37A-51.101 - Retrospective Operation. - The articles and sections of this subpart comprise a retirement...

Section 45-37A-51.102 - Purpose. - The general purpose of the system embraced in this subpart...

Division 2 - Definitions.

Section 45-37A-51.120 - Definitions. - (a) The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used in...

Division 3 - Administration of Plan.

Section 45-37A-51.130 - Board of Managers. - The system shall be administered by a board of managers...

Section 45-37A-51.131 - Method of Selection and Terms of Appointment of Board Members. - (a) The members of the board of managers, other than...

Section 45-37A-51.132 - Meetings of the Board of Managers. - The board of managers shall meet on the third Wednesday...

Section 45-37A-51.133 - Special Meetings of the Board of Managers. - Any five board members, after due notice having been given...

Section 45-37A-51.134 - Secretary of the Board. - The personnel director shall be secretary of the board and...

Section 45-37A-51.135 - Quorum. - Five members of the board, when assembled either in regular...

Section 45-37A-51.136 - Powers and Duties of the Board. - The board shall have such powers as are necessary for...

Section 45-37A-51.137 - The Fund and Its Investment. - (a) In each instance in which any provision of this...

Section 45-37A-51.138 - Legislative Reports. - (a) In addition to periodic actuarial valuations of the fund...

Section 45-37A-51.139 - Appeal of Decisions of the Board. - (a) Any decision of the board denying a benefit claimed...

Division 4 - Eligibility to Participate.

Section 45-37A-51.160 - General Rule. - Each qualified employee in the city who is in the...

Section 45-37A-51.161 - Exception to General Rule. - (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no member of...

Section 45-37A-51.162 - Elected Officials, Appointed Employees, and Employees in the Unclassified Service. - (a) Elected officials. (1) Each officer shall be eligible to...

Section 45-37A-51.163 - Purchase of Credit for Certain Prior Unclassified Service. - Payment for such time under 10 years earned prior to...

Section 45-37A-51.164 - Board of Health. - Participants who were members of the system prior to June...

Section 45-37A-51.165 - Reemployment. - (a) In the event a participant should cease to be...

Section 45-37A-51.166 - Employees of Library Board, Airport Authority, Emergency Management District Agency, Communication District, and Civic Center Authority. - Employees of the library board, airport authority, emergency management district/agency,...

Section 45-37A-51.167 - Executive Exempt Service Employees. - Executive exempt service employees under Section 45-37-121.25 shall be members...

Section 45-37A-51.168 - Others Authorized to Participate. - Any one for whom the Legislature has authorized participation herein...

Section 45-37A-51.169 - Correction of Errors. - (a) The system shall have the authority to recalculate benefits...

Division 5 - Participants' and City's Contributions.

Section 45-37A-51.190 - Participants' Contributions. - (a) (1) Effective on and after April 12, 2006, through...

Section 45-37A-51.191 - Employer Pickup of Employee Contributions. - The board of managers upon approval of each employer, including...

Section 45-37A-51.192 - City's Contributions. - (a) The city shall pick up employer payment of required...

Section 45-37A-51.193 - Health Department Payments. - (a) The Jefferson County Department of Health shall pay into...

Section 45-37A-51.194 - Contributions Previously Required. - Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, contributions of participant and...

Section 45-37A-51.195 - New Participants. - (a) Credit for service with the county or other municipality...

Section 45-37A-51.196 - Retirees of Firefighters' and Police Officers' Supplemental Pension System. - In the event of the retirement of a police officer...

Section 45-37A-51.197 - Refund of Erroneous Contributions. - In the event contributions shall have been deducted from an...

Section 45-37A-51.198 - Purchase of Credit for Prior Unclassified Service. - (a) Any employee member having been a full-time employee in...

Section 45-37A-51.199 - Contributions of Constructive Employees of City. - Constructive employees of the city, excluding the employees of the...

Section 45-37A-51.200 - Contributions of Subsidiaries of City. - Constructive subsidiaries of the city, excluding the board of health...

Division 6 - Benefits.

Section 45-37A-51.220 - Normal Retirement Benefit. - (a) A participant having attained age 60 or older and...

Section 45-37A-51.221 - Minimum and Maximum Normal Retirement Benefit. - (a) The minimum retirement benefit payable under Section 45-37A-51.220 shall...

Section 45-37A-51.222 - Participants Vesting. - (a)(1) All participants who are participants before July 1, 2017,...

Section 45-37A-51.223 - Participants Retiring Under the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Supplemental Pension System. - With respect to participants who shall belong to and retire...

Section 45-37A-51.224 - Involuntary Retirement. - (a) In the event a participant shall be involuntarily retired...

Section 45-37A-51.225 - Ordinary Disability Allowance. - (a) In the event a participant, after having accrued five...

Section 45-37A-51.226 - Extraordinary Disability Allowance. - (a) Extraordinary disability allowance for participants joining the system prior...

Section 45-37A-51.227 - Determination of Disability. - (a) In order for disability allowances to be awarded under...

Section 45-37A-51.228 - Survivor's Benefits. - (a) Effective July 1, 2002, in the event of the...

Section 45-37A-51.229 - Eligibility for Survivor's Benefits. - (a) The surviving spouse of the deceased or participant described...

Section 45-37A-51.230 - Service Connected Death Benefit. - Should a participant be killed in the line of his...

Section 45-37A-51.231 - Eligibility for Service Connected Death Benefit. - (a) The survivors of the deceased participant described in Section...

Section 45-37A-51.232 - Firefighters' and Police Officers' Supplemental Pension Survivors Pension. - (a) Effective as of July 1, 2002, in the event...

Section 45-37A-51.233 - Death Prior to Retirement; Return of Contributions. - In the event a participant shall die prior to retirement...

Section 45-37A-51.234 - Termination of Employment; Ineligibility; Return of Contribution. - (a) In the event a participant shall terminate or be...

Section 45-37A-51.235 - Payment of Return of Contributions. - Only in the event a return of contributions is otherwise...

Section 45-37A-51.236 - Designation of Severance Beneficiary. - (a) The custodian shall keep a book or record in...

Section 45-37A-51.237 - Payment of Benefits During Period of Reemployment. - (a) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding and except as...

Section 45-37A-51.238 - Determination of Right to Benefits. - The determination of the rights of a retiree to benefits...

Section 45-37A-51.239 - Payment of Benefits to Minor Children. - In the event that benefits become payable hereunder to minor...

Section 45-37A-51.240 - Law Applicable to Measurement of Benefits. - The rights of any person heretofore or hereafter retired shall...

Section 45-37A-51.241 - Board of Health Retired Employees. - (a) Employees of the board of health, upon termination of...

Section 45-37A-51.242 - Cost of Living Increases; Future Benefits - (a) Upon approval of the governing body of the municipality...

Section 45-37A-51.243 - Supplemental Benefit. - (a) In addition to the benefits described herein for normal...

Section 45-37A-51.244 - Early Retirement Benefit. - (a) Participants in the city and other participating employing entities,...

Section 45-37A-51.245 - Retroactive Deferred Retirement Option Plan. - (a) Effective July 1, 2002, a participant who retires at...

Section 45-37A-51.246 - Board of Health Department Retirees' Supplemental Benefit. - (a) Effective July 1, 2006, in addition to the benefits...

Section 45-37A-51.247 - Required Minimum Distributions. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision in this subpart to the contrary,...

Section 45-37A-51.248 - Direct Rollovers. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this subpart to the contrary...

Section 45-37A-51.249 - Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 Provisions. - In the case of a death or disability occurring on...

Section 45-37A-51.250 - Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004. - Solely for purposes of calculating DROP benefits and for converting...

Division 7 - Participant Loans.

Section 45-37A-51.260 - Loans to Participants. - The board shall have the right to lend to any...

Section 45-37A-51.261 - Repayment of Loan. - Any loan made to a participant from the fund pursuant...

Section 45-37A-51.262 - Life Insurance; Security. - (a) Should a participant obtaining a loan terminate employment for...

Division 8 - Miscellaneous.

Section 45-37A-51.280 - Liabilities of Employee Members to Fund. - Any debt or liability of a participant to the fund...

Section 45-37A-51.281 - False Representations. - It shall be a misdemeanor, and punishable as such, for...

Section 45-37A-51.282 - Exemptions. - Neither all nor any portion of the fund, whether in...

Section 45-37A-51.283 - Members in Armed Forces. - Notwithstanding any provision of this subpart to the contrary, contributions,...

Section 45-37A-51.284 - Actuarial Assumptions. - (a) Effective date. Except as provided by the Pension Benefit...

Division 9 - Constructive Subsidiaries of the City.

Section 45-37A-51.300 - Participants in the System. - It being recognized that it is desirable to allow as...

Section 45-37A-51.301 - Board of Health. - Employees of the board of health, who were hired prior...

Section 45-37A-51.302 - Civic Center. - (a) For the purpose of the application of the system...

Section 45-37A-51.303 - Civil Defense Agency. - For the purpose of application of the terms of the...

Section 45-37A-51.304 - Duties of Board of Health. - After July 1, 1945, it shall be the duty of...

Section 45-37A-51.305 - Duties of the Civil Defense Agency. - After September 1, 1969, it shall be the duty of...

Section 45-37A-51.306 - Employees of the Library Board. - (a) Employees of the library board shall be deemed constructive...

Section 45-37A-51.307 - Birmingham Airport Authority. - For the purpose of the application of the terms of...

Section 45-37A-51.308 - Birmingham Emergency Management Agency/district. - (a) Employees of the Birmingham Emergency Management Agency/District, or for...

Part 3 - Government.

Part 1 - Adoption of Mayor-Council Form of Government.

Section 45-37A-52 - Applicability. - Any city in the State of Alabama, which has a...

Section 45-37A-52.01 - Petition for Election. - The filing of a petition signed by 10 percent or...

Section 45-37A-52.02 - Call of Election. - The mayor or other chief executive officer of such city...

Section 45-37A-52.03 - Second Election Not to Be Called Within Two Years. - If the mayor-council form of government is not adopted at...

Section 45-37A-52.04 - Proposition Submitted; Form of Ballot. - At such election the proposition to be submitted shall be...

Section 45-37A-52.05 - Conduct, Canvassing, and Declaration of Result of Election. - The election thereupon shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and...

Section 45-37A-52.06 - Election of First Council and First Mayor; Terms of Office. - Immediately upon the adoption of such form of government, the...

Section 45-37A-52.07 - The Council. - The council members provided for in this article shall be...

Part 2 - Legal Status.

Section 45-37A-52.30 - Legal Status. - Any such city which adopts the mayor-council form of government...

Section 45-37A-52.31 - Form of Government. - The municipal government of any such city proceeding under this...

Section 45-37A-52.32 - Powers of City. - The city shall have all the powers granted to municipal...

Part 3 - The Council.

Section 45-37A-52.50 - Number, Election, Term. - The council shall have nine members elected from single member...

Section 45-37A-52-51 - Statement of Candidacy. - Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election...

Section 45-37A-52.52 - Qualification. - Every person who shall be elected or appointed to the...

Section 45-37A-52.53 - Eligibility. - Council members shall be qualified electors of the city, at...

Section 45-37A-52.54 - Compensation. - The council shall receive such salary which shall be effective...

Section 45-37A-52.55 - Officers. - At the first meeting, which shall be held immediately following...

Section 45-37A-52.56 - Powers. - Except those powers specifically granted by this part to the...

Section 45-37A-52.57 - Council Not to Interfere in Appointments or Removals. - Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct...

Section 45-37A-52.58 - Vacancies. - Vacancies in the council shall be filled by the council...

Section 45-37A-52.59 - Creation of New Departments or Offices; Change of Duties. - Upon the written approval of the mayor, the council by...

Section 45-37A-52.60 - City Clerk. - If the city clerk of any city which adopts the...

Section 45-37A-52.61 - Meetings of Council. - The first meeting of each newly elected council shall be...

Section 45-37A-52.62 - Council to Be Judge of Qualifications of Its Members. - The council shall be the judge of the election and...

Section 45-37A-52.63 - Rules of Procedure; Journal. - The council shall determine its own rules and order of...

Section 45-37A-52.64 - Meetings; Passage of Ordinances, Etc. - The council shall hold regular public meetings on Tuesday of...

Section 45-37A-52.65 - Granting of Franchises. - No resolution or ordinance, granting to any person, firm, or...

Section 45-37A-52.66 - Codification Authorized. - The council may provide at any time it may deem...

Part 4 - Mayor.

Section 45-37A-52.90 - Election; Term; Qualification. - The first mayor shall be elected at the same election...

Section 45-37A-52.91 - Statement of Candidacy. - Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election...

Section 45-37A-52.92 - Eligibility. - The mayor shall be a qualified elector of the city,...

Section 45-37A-52.93 - Compensation. - (a) The mayor shall receive an annual salary payable in...

Section 45-37A-52.94 - Vacancy. - Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur...

Section 45-37A-52.95 - Powers and Duties. - The mayor shall be the head of the administrative branch...

Section 45-37A-52.96 - Administrative Departments. - There shall be a department of finance, and such other...

Section 45-37A-52.97 - Directors of Departments. - At the head of each department there shall be a...

Section 45-37A-52.98 - Departmental Divisions. - The work of each department may be distributed among such...

Part 5 - Budget.

Section 45-37A-52.120 - Fiscal Year. - (a) The fiscal year of the city government shall begin...

Section 45-37A-52.121 - Submission of Budgets. - (a) On a day to be fixed by the council,...

Section 45-37A-52.122 - Preparation of Budgets. - It shall be the duty of the head of each...

Section 45-37A-52.123 - Scope of General Fund Budget. - The general fund budget shall include only the net amounts...

Section 45-37A-52.124 - A Balanced Budget. - In no event shall the expenditures recommended by the mayor...

Section 45-37A-52.125 - The Budget Message. - The budget message shall contain the recommendations of the mayor...

Section 45-37A-52.126 - Availability of Budgets for Inspection and Publication of the Budget Message. - The mayor shall cause the budget message to be printed,...

Section 45-37A-52.127 - Publication of Notice of Public Budget. - At the meeting of the council at which the budget...

Section 45-37A-52.128 - Action by the Council on the General Fund Budget. - After the conclusion of the public hearing, the council, by...

Section 45-37A-52.129 - Adoption of General Fund Budget. - (a) Not later than the 20th day of June of...

Section 45-37A-52.130 - Effective Date of Budget; Certification; Copies Made Available. - Upon final adoption, the budget shall be in effect for...

Section 45-37A-52.131 - Utility Budgets. - Separate budget estimates for any public utilities owned and operated...

Section 45-37A-52.132 - Work Plan and Allotment. - After the current expense budgets have been adopted and before...

Section 45-37A-52.134 - Additional Appropriations. - Appropriations in addition to those contained in the original general...

Section 45-37A-52.135 - Emergency Appropriations. - At any time in any budget year, the council may,...

Section 45-37A-52.136 - Lapsing of Appropriations. - Any portion of an appropriation remaining unexpended and unencumbered at...

Section 45-37A-52.137 - Capital Budget. - At the same time that he or she submits the...

Section 45-37A-52.138 - Certification of Funds; Penalties for Violation. - No payment shall be made and no obligation incurred by...

Section 45-37A-52.139 - Reserve for Permanent Public Improvements. - The council may by ordinance establish a reserve fund for...

Section 45-37A-52.140 - Budget Continuation. - Any officially adopted budget in existence at the time that...

Section 45-37A-52.141 - Budget Summary. - At the head of the budget there shall appear a...

Part 6 - Department of Finance.

Section 45-37A-52.160 - Director of Finance - Appointment. - There shall be a department of finance, the head of...

Section 45-37A-52.161 - Director of Finance - Qualifications. - The director of finance shall be a person skilled in...

Section 45-37A-52.162 - Director of Finance - Surety Bond. - The director of finance shall provide a bond with such...

Section 45-37A-52.163 - Director of Finance - Powers and Duties. - The director of finance shall have general management and control...

Section 45-37A-52.164 - When Contracts and Expenditures Prohibited. - No officer, department, or agency, during any budget year, shall...

Section 45-37A-52.165 - Fees to Be Paid to City Government. - All fees received by any officer or employee of the...

Section 45-37A-52.166 - Division of Purchases. - There shall be established in the department of finance a...

Section 45-37A-52.167 - Competitive Bidding. - Before the purchasing agent makes any purchase of or contract...

Section 45-37A-52.168 - Contracts for City Improvements. - Any city improvement costing more than two thousand dollars ($2,000)...

Section 45-37A-52.169 - Accounting Control of Purchases. - All purchases made and contracts executed by the purchasing agent...

Section 45-37A-52.170 - Borrowing in Anticipation of Revenues. - In any budget year, in anticipation of the collection or...

Section 45-37A-53.172 - Notes Redeemable Prior to Maturity. - No notes shall be made payable on demand, but any...

Section 45-37A-52.173 - Sale of Notes; Report of Sale. - All notes issued pursuant to this part may be sold...

Part 7 - Succession in Government.

Section 45-37A-52.190 - Rights of Officers and Employees Preserved. - Nothing in this part, except as specifically provided, shall affect...

Section 45-37A-52.191 - Continuance of Officers. - All persons holding administrative office at the time the mayor-council...

Section 45-37A-52.192 - Status of Officers and Employees Holding Positions When the Mayor-Council Form of Government Is Adopted. - Any person holding an office or position in the classified...

Section 45-37A-52.193 - Transfer of Records and Property. - All records, property, and equipment whatsoever of any office, department,...

Section 45-37A-52.194 - Continuity of Offices, Departments, or Agencies. - Any office, department, or agency provided for in this part...

Section 45-37A-52.195 - Continuance of Contracts and Public Improvements. - All contracts entered into by the city, or for its...

Section 45-37A-52.196 - Pending Actions and Proceedings. - No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, pending at the...

Section 45-37A-52.197 - Pension and Relief Funds. - All laws and parts of laws relating to pension, retirement,...

Section 45-37A-52.198 - Park, Play Ground, and Fairground Authority. - Except as expressly provided by this part, all laws and...

Section 45-37A-52.199 - When Part Takes Effect. - For the purpose of nominating and electing members of the...

Section 45-37A-52.200 - Continuance of Ordinances and Resolutions. - To the extent consistent with the terms of this part,...

Part 8 - General Provisions.

Section 45-37A-52.221 - Right of Mayor and Other Officers in Council. - The mayor, the heads of all departments, and such other...

Section 45-37A-52.222 - Investigations by Council or Mayor. - The council, the mayor, or any person or committee authorized...

Section 45-37A-52.223 - Contracts Extending Beyond One Year. - No contract involving the payment of money out of the...

Section 45-37A-52.224 - Publicity of Records. - All records and accounts of every office, department, or agency...

Section 45-37A-52.225 - Officers and Employees Not to Be Privately Interested in City Contracts. - No member of the council, officer, or employee elected or...

Section 45-37A-52.226 - Official Bonds. - The director of finance, and such other officers or employees...

Section 45-37A-52.227 - Oath of Office. - Every officer of the city, before entering upon the duties...

Part 9 - Abandonment of Mayor-Council Form of Government.

Section 45-37A-52.250 - Abandonment of the Mayor-Council Plan. - No city may change from the mayor-council form of government...

Section 45-37A-52.251 - Petition for Change of Form of Government. - Such change, however, shall first be initiated by petition and...

Section 45-37A-52.252 - No Election on Change More Often Than Two Years. - No election on the abandonment of the mayor-council form of...

Part 10 - General Statutory Provisions.

Section 45-37A-52.270 - Effect of This Part in Existing Law. - Except as otherwise provided by this part, all laws and...

Section 45-37A-52.271 - Separability Clause. - If any section or part of section of this part...

Section 45-37A-52.272 - Short Title. - This part shall be known and may be cited as...

Part 4 - Health and Environment.

Section 45-37A-53 - Abatement of Weeds. - (a) All weeds growing upon private property within municipalities of...

Section 45-37A-53.01 - Keeping of Dogs in Certain Vacant Lots. - (a) In any city with a population of 300,000 inhabitants...

Part 5 - Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

Part 1 - Parks and Playgrounds.

Section 45-37A-54 - Applicability. - This subpart shall apply to all cities of the State...

Section 45-37A-54.01 - Use of Property for Parks, Playgrounds, etc.; Fees. - Any such city in the State of Alabama may use...

Section 45-37A-54.02 - Gifts, Bequests, Donations, Etc. - Any such city, by and through its park and recreation...

Section 45-37A-54.03 - Purchase or Acquisition of Real Property. - For any or all of the purposes mentioned in this...

Section 45-37A-54.04 - Cooperation With Other Municipalities. - Any such city, by and through its park and recreation...

Section 45-37A-54.05 - Park and Recreation Board - Creation; Composition; Compensation. - There shall be established and constituted in accordance with the...

Section 45-37A-54.06 - Park and Recreation Board - Officers; Powers and Duties; Impeachment or Removal; Interests of Members. - The members of the park and recreation board, when such...

Section 45-37A-54.07 - Petition for Election in Issuance of Bonds. - If, in the opinion of the park and recreation board...

Section 45-37A-54.08 - Park and Recreation Fund. - The governing body of each such city shall cause to...

Section 45-37A-54.09 - Public and Government Functions. - The establishment, conduct, equipment, and maintenance of parks, playgrounds, recreational...

Part 2 - Stadium and Exposition.

Section 45-37A-54.30 - Study Commission. - (a) There is created a study commission of nine members,...

Section 45-37A-54.31 - Birmingham Stadium and Exposition District. - There is created the Birmingham Stadium and Exposition District, hereinafter...

Section 45-37A-54.32 - Board of Commissioners. - (a) The district shall be governed by a board of...

Section 45-37A-54.34 - Powers and Duties. - The district shall have the power to do any of...

Section 45-37A-54.35 - Leases. - (a) The authority may lease the facilities of the district...

Section 45-37A-54.36 - Use of Revenues. - (a) Any revenues of the district derived from any source...

Section 45-37A-54.37 - Gifts, Grants, Donations, Etc. - The district may receive by gift, grant, donation, or otherwise...

Section 45-37A-54.38 - Relation to Other Programs. - Nothing contained in this subpart shall be construed to deprive...

Part 3 - State Fair Authority.

Section 45-37A-54.60 - Incorporation of Authority. - Provision is hereby made for the incorporation of an authority...

Section 45-37A-54.61 - Certificate of Incorporation - Contents. - A certificate of incorporation shall be entitled and endorsed Certificate...

Section 45-37A-54.62 - Certificate of Incorporation - Acknowledgement, Filing, Recording. - The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged before an officer...

Section 45-37A-54.63 - Board of Directors. - Such authority formed under this subpart shall constitute a public...

Section 45-37A-54.64 - Lease, Sale, or Conveyance of Property. - The city is authorized, but not required, to lease or...

Section 45-37A-54.65 - Powers of Authority. - The authority shall have the power to: (1) Sue and...

Section 45-37A-54.66 - Sunday Activities; Ordinance Procedures. - It shall not be unlawful for the authority to conduct,...

Section 45-37A-54.67 - Borrowing; Revenue Bonds. - The authority shall have the power to borrow money and...

Section 45-37A-54.68 - Meetings; Recordkeeping. - The authority shall meet at such time as may be...

Section 45-37A-54.69 - Contracts. - Contracts of the authority shall be executed in the name...

Section 45-37A-54.70 - Examination of Books and Accounts. - At least once every 12 months subsequent to July 24,...

Section 45-37A-54.71 - Bond of Treasurer. - The treasurer of the authority shall give bond in such...

Section 45-37A-54.72 - Funding From City. - The city in which the authority is located is authorized,...

Section 45-37A-54.73 - Debts, Obligations, or Liabilities of Corporation. - No debt, obligation, or liability contracted or incurred by the...

Section 45-37A-54.74 - Exemption From Taxation. - All property of the authority shall be exempt from state,...

Part 6 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-55 - Ad Valorem Tax Authorized. - (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment No. 373 to...

Part 7 - Zoning.

Part 1 - Board of Adjustment.

Section 45-37A-56 - Zoning Board of Adjustment. - (a) The governing body of any city which may now...

Part 2 - Parking Authority.

Section 45-37A-56.21 - Application of Subpart. - This subpart shall apply to each city of the state...

Section 45-37A-56.22 - Definitions. - Unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and...

Section 45-37A-56.25 - Execution and Recording of Certificate of Incorporation. - The certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be signed...

Section 45-37A-56.27 - Board of Directors of the Authority. - (a) The authority shall be governed by a board of...

Section 45-37A-56.28 - Officers of the Authority. - The officers of the authority shall consist of a chair...

Section 45-37A-56.29 - Powers of the Authority. - (a) The authority shall have the following powers, together with...

Section 45-37A-56.30 - Operation or Leasing of Parking Facilities. - (a) As used in this section, the word person means...

Section 45-37A-56.31 - Federal and State Aid. - The authority is hereby authorized to accept, receive, receipt for,...

Section 45-37A-56.32 - Cooperation. - For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority...

Section 45-37A-56.33 - Bonds of the Authority. - The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized...

Section 45-37A-56.34 - Execution of Bonds. - All bonds shall be signed by the chair or vice...

Section 45-37A-56.35 - Security of Bonds. - In the discretion of the authority any bonds may be...

Section 45-37A-56.36 - Use of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds. - The proceeds derived from the sale of any bonds, other...

Section 45-37A-56.37 - Refunding Bonds. - The authority may at any time and from time to...

Section 45-37A-56.38 - Exemption From Taxation. - The bonds issued by the authority and the income therefrom...

Section 45-37A-56.39 - Investment in Bonds. - The governing body of any county, city, or town within...

Section 45-37A-56.40 - Eligibility of Bonds as Investments for Trust Funds. - Bonds issued under this subpart are hereby made legal investments...

Section 45-37A-56.42 - Contracting and Purchasing Restrictions. - Laws, regulations, and ordinances relating to the advertising and award...

Section 45-37A-56.43 - Audit; Inspection of Records. - (a) At least once every 12 months subsequent to the...

Section 45-37A-56.44 - Dissolution of Authority. - At any time when no bonds of the authority are...

Section 45-37A-56.45 - Construction With Other Laws. - The provisions of this subpart are cumulative and shall not...

Part 3 - Trains.

Section 45-37A-56.70 - Obstruction of Streets, Roads, Etc. - (a) This section shall only apply in Jefferson County. (b)(1)a....

Part 8 - Alcoholic Beverages.

Section 45-37A-57 - Regulation of Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sunday. - (a) In addition to any other authority for the sale...

Article 10 - Center Point.

Section 45-37A-100.01 - Traffic Safety System Authorized; Legislative Findings. - (a) The City of Center Point, Alabama, by ordinance, may...

Section 45-37A-100.02 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following terms shall have...

Section 45-37A-100.03 - Adoption of Ordinance for Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement; Fines. - (a) The city as provided in this article, is empowered...

Section 45-37A-100.04 - Notice of Violation. - (a) The city or its designee shall mail a notice...

Section 45-37A-100.05 - Administrative Hearings; Contesting Liability; Fines and Costs; Affirmative Defenses. - (a) An administrative hearing officer appointed by the mayor of...

Section 45-37A-100.06 - Order of Administrative Hearing Officer; Judicial Review. - (a) Following an administrative hearing, the administrative hearing officer shall...

Section 45-37A-100.07 - Petition for Judicial Review. - The circuit court hearing a petition for judicial review shall...

Section 45-37A-100.08 - Identifying Owner of Vehicle. - In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic...

Section 45-37A-100.09 - Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations. - The city may provide by ordinance that late fees not...

Section 45-37A-100.10 - Civil Actions. - The city is authorized to file civil actions to enforce...

Section 45-37A-100.11 - Statistical Data. - (a) The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness...

Section 45-37A-100.12 - Control Devices and Timing. - The placement of control devices in the city and timing...

Section 45-37A-100.13 - Criminal Violations. - No fine may be imposed and no adjudication of liability...

Section 45-37A-100.14 - Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle. - Any person against whom a determination of liability for a...

Article 15 - Fairfield.

Part 1 - City Council.

Section 45-37A-150.01 - Establishment of Districts. - (a) The City Council of the City of Fairfield, may,...

Section 45-37A-150.02 - Powers of Council. - All legislative powers and other powers granted to cities and...

Section 45-37A-150.04 - Vacancies. - (a) In the event of a vacancy of the council,...

Section 45-37A-150.05 - Qualifications and Election of Mayor, Council Members, etc.; Resolutions and Ordinance. - The council shall judge the qualifications and election of the...

Part 2 - Civic Center.

Section 45-37A-151 - Fairfield Civic Center. - (a) This section shall apply only to the City of...

Part 3 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-152 - Ad Valorem Taxes Authorized. - (a) The governing body of the City of Fairfield in...

Article 16 - Fultondale.

Part 1

Division 1

Section 45-37A-160 - Establishment of Pretrial Diversion Program. - (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the City...

Section 45-37A-160.01 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 45-37A-160.02 - Application for Admittance. - An offender may apply to the city for admittance into...

Section 45-37A-160.03 - Applicants for Admittance. - (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the...

Section 45-37A-160.04 - Standards for Admission. - (a) The city prosecutor may consider an offender for the...

Section 45-37A-160.05 - Admission to Program. - (a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the...

Section 45-37A-160.06 - Program Requirements. - (a) Following the decision of the city prosecutor to recommend...

Section 45-37A-160.07 - Fees. - (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee...

Section 45-37A-160.08 - Collection and Disbursement of Fees. - Application fees required by this article shall be collected by...

Section 45-37A-160.09 - Terms and Conditions. - (a) Upon acceptance of an offender into the pretrial diversion...

Section 45-37A-160.10 - Violations. - (a) After any violation of any program terms or conditions...

Section 45-37A-160.11 - Liability for Conduct of Offender. - In no event shall the city prosecutor or any other...

Division 2 - Fees.

Section 45-37A-160.20 - Warrant Recall Fee. - (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge...

Article 17 - Gadendale.

Division 1 - Fees.

Section 45-37A-170 - Warrant Recall Fee. - (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge...

Article 23 - Homewood.

Part 1 - Nuisances.

Section 45-37A-230 - Demolition of Unsafe Buildings. - (a) The City of Homewood shall have authority, after notice...

Part 2 - Tax.

Section 45-37A-231 - Ad Valorem Taxation. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

Part 3 - Courts.

Section 45-37A-232 - Warrant Recall Fee. - (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge...

Article 24 - Hoover.

Part 1 - Courts.

Part 1 - Fees.

Section 45-37A-240 - Warrant Recall Fee. - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge...

Section 45-37A-240.01 - Prisoner Transport Fee. - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Municipal Court...

Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.

Section 45-37A-240.20 - Establishment of Program. - (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the City...

Section 45-37A-240.21 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall...

Section 45-37A-240.22 - Application for Admittance. - An offender may apply to the city for admittance into...

Section 45-37A-240.23 - Applicants for Admittance. - (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the...

Section 45-37A-240.24 - Standards for Admission. - (a) The city prosecutor may consider an offender for the...

Section 45-37A-240.25 - Admission Into Program. - (a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the...

Section 45-37A-240.26 - Program Requirements. - (a) Following the decision of the city prosecutor to recommend...

Section 45-37A-240.27 - Fees. - (a) An offender may be assessed a nonrefundable application fee...

Section 45-37A-240.28 - Collection and Disbursement of Fees. - Application fees required by this subpart shall be collected by...

Section 45-37A-240.29 - Terms and Conditions. - (a) Upon acceptance of an offender into the pretrial diversion...

Section 45-37A-240.30 - Violations. - (a) After any violation of any program terms or conditions...

Section 45-37A-240.31 - Liability for Conduct of Offender. - In no event shall the city prosecutor or any other...

Part 2 - Employees.

Section 45-37A-241 - Participation in Employee Health Insurance During Certain Military Service. - For any employee of the city called into military service...

Part 3 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-242 - Ad Valorem Tax Authorized. - In addition to any taxes now authorized or that may...

Section 45-37A-242.01 - Special School District Tax. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

Section 45-37A-242.02 - Special Property Tax. - (a) As used in this section, the following words and...

Part 4 - Alcoholic Beverages.

Section 45-37A-243 - Regulation of Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages. - The city council of the Cities of Hoover and Vestavia...

Section 45-37A-243.01 - Regulation of Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday - (a) In addition to any other authority for the sale...

Article 25 - Hueytown.

Part 1 - Fire Districts.

Section 45-37A-250 - Authorization to Annex Remaining Portion of Virginia Mines Fire District. - (a) The Legislature finds that the City of Hueytown has...

Part 2 - Nuisances.

Part 1 - Applicability.

Section 45-37A-251 - Applicability of Part. - This part shall only apply to the City of Hueytown...

Section 45-37A-251.01 - Definitions. - As used in this part, the term appropriate city official...

Part 2 - Declaration and Abatement of Weeds.

Section 45-37A-251.20 - Declaration of Public Nuisance; Abatement of Public Nuisance. - All weeds growing upon streets, sidewalks, or upon private property...

Section 45-37A-251.21 - Report of Appropriate City Official; Resolution Declaring Public Nuisance. - The appropriate city official shall report to the city governing...

Section 45-37A-251.22 - Notice to Owner; Contents; Posting of Signs. - After the passage of a resolution, the appropriate city official...

Section 45-37A-251.23 - Hearing. - Within the time specified in the notice, but not more...

Section 45-37A-251.24 - Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor. - If the nuisance on the property has not been abated...

Section 45-37A-251.25 - Accounting of Cost of Abatement. - The appropriate city official shall give an itemized written report...

Section 45-37A-251.26 - Cost to Constitute Public Nuisance Lien; Report to Tax Assessor; Amounts to Be Included in Tax Bills; Collection. - The confirmed cost of abatement shall hereinafter be referred to...

Section 45-37A-251.27 - Subpart Cumulative in Nature. - This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature, and in...

Part 3 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.

Section 45-37A-251.50 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures by the City of Hueytown. - The city shall have authority, after notice as provided in...

Section 45-37A-251.51 - Notice of Unsafe or Dangerous Condition. - Whenever the appropriate city official of the city shall find...

Section 45-37A-251.52 - Hearing Procedure; Order; Appeal. - (a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not...

Section 45-37A-251.53 - Report of Cost of Demolition; Adoption of Resolution Fixing Costs; Proceeds of Sale of Salvaged Materials; Objections to Findings of Cost; Notice. - Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate city...

Section 45-37A-251.54 - Assessment of Costs; Sale and Redemption of Lots. - The city shall have the power to assess the costs...

Section 45-37A-251.55 - Payment of Assessments. - Payment of any assessment, or if delinquent, the collection of...

Section 45-37A-251.56 - Subpart Cumulative in Nature. - This subpart shall be cumulative in its nature, and in...

Article 27 - Irondale.

Part 1 - Courts.

Part 1 - Fees.

Section 45-37A-270 - Prisoner Transport Fee. - (a)(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Municipal Court...

Part 2 - Pretrial Diversion.

Section 45-37A-270.20 - Establishment of Program. - (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the City...

Section 45-37A-270.21 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall...

Section 45-37A-270.22 - Application for Admittance. - An offender may apply to the city for admittance into...

Section 45-37A-270.23 - Applicants for Admittance. - (a) Admittance into the pretrial diversion program is in the...

Section 45-37A-270.24 - Standards for Admittance. - (a) The city prosecutor may consider an offender for the...

Section 45-37A-270.25 - Admission Into Program. - (a) Upon application by an offender for admission into the...

Section 45-37A-270.26 - Program Requirements. - (a) Following the decision of the city prosecutor to recommend...

Section 45-37A-270.29 - Terms and Conditions. - (a) Upon acceptance of an offender into the pretrial diversion...

Section 45-37A-270.30 - Violations. - (a) After any violation of any program terms or conditions...

Section 45-37A-270.31 - Liability for Conduct of Offender. - In no event shall the city prosecutor or any other...

Article 31 - Leeds.

Section 45-37A-310 - Donations to Board of Education Collected by Water Works Board. - Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Leeds Water Works...

Article 33 - Midfield.

Part 1 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-330 - Ad Valorem Tax Authorized. - (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the...

Section 45-37A-330.01 - District Ad Valorem School Tax. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

Part 2 - Traffic.

Part 1 - Red Light Safety.

Section 45-37A-331 - Short Title; Adoption of Procedures. - (a) This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 45-37A-331.01 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Accident data...

Section 45-37A-331.02 - Definitions. - As used in this part, the following terms shall have...

Section 45-37A-331.03 - Utilization of Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement System. - (a) The city is authorized to utilize an automated photographic...

Section 45-37A-331.04 - Notice of Violation. - (a) Prior to imposing a civil penalty under this part,...

Section 45-37A-331.05 - Power and Jurisdiction of Municipal Court; Contesting Liability; Fines and Costs; Affirmative Defenses. - (a) The municipal court is vested with the power and...

Section 45-37A-331.06 - Order of Municipal Court; Judicial Review. - (a) Following an adjudicative hearing, the municipal court judge shall...

Section 45-37A-331.07 - Appellate Procedures. - (a) The circuit court hearing an appeal shall use the...

Section 45-37A-331.08 - Identifying Owner of Vehicle. - In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic...

Section 45-37A-331.09 - Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations. - The city may provide by ordinance that a late fee...

Section 45-37A-331.10 - Statistical Data. - The city shall adopt the procedures authorized by this part,...

Section 45-37A-331.11 - Control Devices and Timing. - The placement of control devices and timing of yellow lights...

Section 45-37A-331.12 - Criminal Violations. - No civil penalty may be imposed and no adjudication of...

Section 45-37A-331.13 - Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle. - Any person against whom an adjudication of liability for a...

Part 2 - Speed Limit Safety.

Section 45-37A-331.30 - Short Title. - (a) This subpart shall be known and may be cited...

Section 45-37A-331.31 - Legislative Findings. - The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Accident data...

Section 45-37A-331.32 - Definitions. - As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have...

Section 45-37A-331.33 - Automated Photographic Speeding Enforcement System Authorized. - (a) The City of Midfield is empowered to utilize an...

Section 45-37A-331.34 - Notice of Violation; Civil Penalty. - (a) Prior to imposing a civil penalty pursuant to this...

Section 45-37A-331.35 - Jurisdiction of Midfield Municipal Court; Hearings; Liability; Evidence and Procedure; Defenses. - (a) The Midfield Municipal Court is vested with the power...

Section 45-37A-331.36 - Order of Court; Appeal. - (a) Following an adjudicative hearing, the municipal court judge shall...

Section 45-37A-331.37 - Appellate Procedures. - (a) The circuit court hearing an appeal shall use the...

Section 45-37A-331.38 - Identity of Owner or Vehicle. - In the event the evidence produced by an automated photographic...

Section 45-37A-331.39 - Fees; Records of Adjudication of Civil Violation. - The city may provide by ordinance that a late fee...

Section 45-37A-331.40 - Recordkeeping. - The city shall keep statistical data regarding the effectiveness of...

Section 45-37A-331.41 - Violations of State Statutes. - No civil penalty may be imposed and no adjudication of...

Section 45-37A-331.42 - Reimbursement of Civil Fine; Civil Action Against Person Operating Vehicle. - Any person against whom an adjudication of liability for a...

Article 35 - Mountain Brook.

Part 1 - Nuisances.

Section 45-37A-350 - Civil Action by Municipality Regarding Condition of Real Property. - In the City of Mountain Brook in Jefferson County, whenever...

Part 2 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-351 - Special School District Tax. - The following words and phrases used in this section and...

Section 45-37A-351.01 - Ad Valorem Tax Increase. - (a) In addition to any taxes now authorized or that...

Section 45-37A-351.02 - Special Ad Valorem Tax for Public School Purposes. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

Section 45-37A-351.03 - Increase to Ad Valorem Tax. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

Part 3 - Alcoholic Beverages.

Section 45-37A-352 - Regulation of Sale and Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday. - (a) In addition to any other authority for the sale...

Section 45-37A-352.01 - Establishment and Regulation of Entertainment Districts in Certain Villages; Entertainment District Permits; Enforcement. - (a) This section is adopted pursuant to the authority in...

Article 41 - Pleasant Grove.

Part 1 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-410 - Ad Valorem Tax Authorized. - (a) Pursuant to subsection (f) of Amendment 373 to the...

Part 2 - Utilities.

Section 45-37A-411 - Sale of Gas and Water Distribution Systems; Trust Fund. - (a) In the event the Utilities Board of the City...

Article 46 - Tarrant City.

Part 1 - Taxation.

Section 45-37A-460 - Ad Valorem School Tax. - (a) In addition to any taxes now authorized or that...

Part 2 - Utilities.

Section 45-37A-461 - Electric Supplier Service Territories. - (a) The Legislature of the State of Alabama has investigated...

Article 50 - Trussville.

Section 45-37A-500 - District Ad Valorem School Tax. - (a) The following words and phrases shall have the following...

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Title 45 - Local Laws.
Chapter 37A - Jefferson County Municipalities.