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Article 1 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions.
Part 1 - Disclaimer.
Section 45-8-10 - Disclaimer. - (a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of...
Part 2 - Compensation.
Section 45-8-11 - Expense Allowance - Board of Equalization, Board of Registration, Jury Commissioners. - (a) In Calhoun County, in addition to any and all...
Section 45-8-11.01 - Annual Salaries of Certain Officials; Reimbursements. - (a) Beginning with the next term of office, in lieu...
Section 45-8-11.02 - Annual Salaries and Expense Allowances - Sheriff and License Commissioner. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Section 45-8-11.03 - Expense Allowances of Certain Officials; Annual Salary Adjustments. - (a) Commencing with May 23, 2000, each county official listed...
Section 45-8-11.04 - Cost-of-Living Expense Allowances of Certain Officials. - (a) From May 1, 2002, until September 30, 2002, the...
Section 45-8-11.05 - Additional Expense Allowances and Uniform Compensation Increases for Certain County Officers. - (a) As used in this section, county means Calhoun County...
Part 3 - Reimbursement for Advertisement of Proposed Local Laws.
Section 45-8-12 - Payment of Reimbursement. - Calhoun County, the Calhoun County Commission, or any municipality in...
Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverages.
Part 1 - General Provisions.
Section 45-8-20 - Limitations on Sale of Beer or Ale; Taxes. - (a) In Calhoun County, in addition to all other containers...
Part 2 - Licensing.
Section 45-8-21 - Prohibited Activity in Licensed Premises; Violations and Penalties. - (a) The Legislature finds that nudity, sexual conduct, and the...
Section 45-8-21.01 - Issuance of License; Review. - (a) All other provisions of law, rules, or regulations to...
Part 3 - Taxation.
Section 45-8-22 - Special Licenses; Additional Taxes; Maintenance of Records. - (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or...
Section 45-8-22.01 - Legislative Intent; Disposition of Funds. - (a) The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares that it...
Article 3 - Boards and Commissions.
Section 45-8-30 - Fort Mcclellan Joint Powers Authority. - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting...
Article 5 - Constables.
Section 45-8-50 - Office Abolished. - In Calhoun County, effective at the end of the current...
Article 6 - Coroners.
Section 45-8-60 - Expense Allowance. - The coroner shall be entitled to an allowance of not...
Section 45-8-60.01 - Salary and Expense Allowance; Assistant Coroners. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)(1)...
Article 7 - County Commission.
Part 1 - Compensation.
Section 45-8-70 - Mileage Compensation. - The Calhoun County Commission shall pay all persons entitled to...
Section 45-8-70.01 - Automobile or Travel Expense Allowance. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Part 2 - Property.
Section 45-8-71 - Deed Recording Transfer of Property to Commission; Resolution. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Section 45-8-71.01 - Development or Disposal of Fort Mcclellan Property. - (a) Calhoun County, Alabama, may take title as a result...
Part 3 - Roads.
Section 45-8-72 - Subdivision Streets and Roads; Minimum Standards. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Article 8 - Courts.
Part 1 - Circuit Courts.
Section 45-8-80 - Court Reporters; Salary Supplement Discontinued. - (a) This section shall apply only in Calhoun County. (b)...
Section 45-8-80.01 - Expense Allowance for Part-Time Bailiffs. - In Calhoun County, each part-time bailiff engaged in service in...
Part 2 - Court Costs.
Section 45-8-81 - Law Library. - (a) In Calhoun County, in addition to any costs and...
Section 45-8-81.01 - Courthouse Security. - (a) In Calhoun County, in any case in which court...
Section 45-8-81.02 - Computer Systems; Justice Technology Fund; Additional Costs, Charges, Booking Fees. - (a)(1) In Calhoun County, in any case in which court...
Section 45-8-81.03 - Drug and Violent Crime Reduction Fee. - (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in...
Section 45-8-81.04 - Additional Court Costs in Domestic Violence Cases, Drug Possession Cases, and Traffic Cases. - (a) In addition to all other costs and charges in...
Part 3 - District Attorney.
Division 1 - Employees.
Section 45-8-82 - Investigators. - (a) The District Attorney of Calhoun County may appoint an...
Division 2 - Funding.
Section 45-8-82.20 - District Attorney's Fund. - (a) The District Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit shall...
Section 45-8-82.21 - Docket Fee; Solicitor's Fund. - (a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in...
Section 45-8-82.22 - Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property. - (a)(1) The District Attorney of Calhoun County shall keep and...
Division 3 - Pretrial Diversion Program.
Section 45-82.40 - Preprosecution or Pretrial Diversionary Programs. - (a) The following words or phrases when used in this...
Part 4 - Juvenile Court.
Section 45-8-83 - Juvenile Court Services Fund. - (a) Monthly supervision fees assessed in juvenile court cases may...
Part 5 - Probate Court.
Division 1 - Fees.
Section 45-8-84 - Matrimony Fees. - The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County is hereby authorized,...
Section 45-8-84.01 - Additional Fees - Marriage License; Petition for Adoption. - (a) In addition to all other costs, fees, and charges...
Division 2 - Indexing System.
Section 45-8-84.20 - Indexing System; Special Indexing Fee. - (a) The provisions of this section shall apply only in...
Division 3 - Recording of Instrument.
Section 45-8-84.40 - Grantee's Mailing Address Required. - The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County shall not receive...
Article 9 - Economic Development and Tourism.
Section 45-8-90 - Economic Development Council - Creation; Composition; Powers and Duties. - (a)(1) For the purposes of promoting industry and trade and...
Section 45-8-90.01 - Economic Development Council - Contracts, Leases, Compacts, Etc. - (a) This section shall be operative only in Calhoun County....
Article 11 - Elections.
Part 1 - Board of Registrars.
Division 1 - Compensation.
Section 45-8-110 - Additional Compensation. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...
Division 2 - Meeting Days.
Section 45-8-110.20 - Meeting Dates; Executive Secretary; Office Space and Supplies. - (a) The Board of Registrars of Calhoun County shall meet...
Part 2 - Election Officials.
Section 45-8-111 - Compensation. - (a) Each election official of Calhoun County shall receive the...
Article 12 - Employees.
Section 45-8-120 - County Civil System Created. - The selection and employment of all individuals in the service...
Section 45-8-120.01 - Exempt Employment. - The employment of the following individuals is exempted from the...
Section 45-8-120.02 - Definitions. - As used in this article the following words shall have...
Section 45-8-120.03 - Appointment and Employment; Funding of Positions. - The employment of all employees, except those exempted in Section...
Section 45-8-120.04 - Categories of Service. - All employees and positions covered by this article shall be...
Section 45-8-120.05 - Civil Service Board - Creation; Composition; Meetings; Annual Budget. - There is created the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County,...
Section 45-8-120.06 - Civil Service Board - Oath. - Every person who shall be appointed a member of the...
Section 45-8-120.07 - Civil Service Board - Rules and Regulations. - The board shall make such rules and regulations as necessary...
Section 45-8-120.08 - Civil Service Board - Expense Allowances. - Each member of the board, except the chairperson, shall receive...
Section 45-8-120.09 - Applications for Employment; Examinations; Vacancies. - All individuals seeking employment in positions that are covered by...
Section 45-8-120.10 - Performance Rating. - (a) All employees shall maintain an above marginal performance rating...
Section 45-8-120.11 - Probationary Term of Employment. - Normally, all appointments to jobs or positions assigned to the...
Section 45-8-120.12 - Temporary Employees; Filing of Vacancies. - (a) The Civil Service Board of Calhoun County may, in...
Section 45-8-120.13 - Disciplinary Action. - An appointing authority may take disciplinary action against any employee...
Section 45-8-120.14 - Charges; Investigation; Hearing. - Charges may be filed by any individual against any employee...
Section 45-8-120.15 - Written Appeal of Board Action; Hearing. - A regular status classified service employee shall have 30 calendar...
Section 45-8-120.16 - Open Meetings and Hearings of Board. - All meetings and hearings of the board shall be open...
Section 45-8-120.17 - Petition for Review of Board Action. - Any party, including the county commission and county appointing authorities,...
Section 45-8-120.18 - Pending Proceedings. - All proceedings pending before the board in accordance with prior...
Section 45-8-120.19 - Employment Discrimination. - No individual shall be appointed or promoted to, or dismissed...
Section 45-8-120.20 - Violations; Penalties. - Any person who willfully or through culpable negligence violates any...
Section 45-8-120.21 - Prospective Nature of Article. - The provisions of this article shall be prospective in nature....
Article 14 - Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services.
Section 45-8-140 - Fire Hydrants. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama....
Article 15 - Gambling.
Section 45-8-150 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article the following words shall have...
Section 45-8-150.01 - Bingo Games Authorized. - The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by...
Section 45-8-150.02 - Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission. - (a) There is created the Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission...
Section 45-8-150.03 - Bingo Games - Permits; Ordinances. - (a) No qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a...
Section 45-8-150.04 - Bingo Games - Types of Permits; Prizes. - (a) The maximum amount given away at any one bingo...
Section 45-8-150.05 - Bingo Games - Permit Requirements. - (a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address...
Section 45-8-150.06 - Bingo Games - Legislative Intent; Prize Limits; Deductions for Actual Expenses; Consulting Fees, Management, Revocation of Permit. - (a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only...
Section 45-8-150.07 - Bingo Games - Charitable or Educational Purposes of Proceeds. - (a) All of the net proceeds of a bingo game...
Section 45-8-150.08 - Bingo Games - Equipment; Prize and Conduct Limitations. - (a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which...
Section 45-8-150.09 - Bingo Games - Record Keeping. - Each permit holder, for compliance with this article only, shall...
Section 45-8-150.10 - Bingo Games - Filing of Records; Inspection of Records and Bingo Location. - (a) On or before January 15, April 15, July 15,...
Section 45-8-150.11 - Bingo Games - Revocation of Permit. - The governing body of the jurisdiction in which bingo is...
Section 45-8-150.12 - Bingo Games - Powers and Duties of Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission. - The Calhoun County Bingo Regulatory Commission may, for good cause...
Section 45-8-150.13 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Authority of District Attorney. - Notwithstanding the provisions contained in Sections 45-8-150.11 and 45-8-150.12, the...
Section 45-8-150.14 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Eligibility; Effect of Convictions. - (a) A permit holder whose permit is revoked for any...
Section 45-8-150.15 - Revocation of Bingo Permit - Jurisdiction to Restrain or Enjoin. - The Circuit Court of Calhoun County shall have jurisdiction to...
Section 45-8-150.16 - Violations; Punishment. - Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of...
Section 45-8-150.17 - Seizure and Forfeiture of Contraband. - Any device, equipment, record, money, or stakes used in any...
Section 45-8-150.18 - Prior Permit Holders. - Bingo operators presently holding a valid bingo permit in Calhoun...
Article 17 - Health and Environment.
Part 1 - Animal Control.
Section 45-8-170 - Fees, Charges, and Rates; &Ldquo;animal Control” Defined. - Calhoun County and each of the municipalities therein which undertake...
Part 2 - Board of Health.
Division 1 - Death Certificates.
Section 45-8-171 - Issuance of Death Certificates. - (a) In Calhoun County, any county health officer or administrator...
Division 2 - Fees.
Section 45-8-171.20 - Sliding Fee Schedule. - (a) The Calhoun County Board of Health shall designate the...
Part 3 - Environment.
Section 45-8-172 - "City" Defined; Application of Part. - (a) For purposes of this part, "city" means any city...
Section 45-8-172.01 - Public Nuisances. - All weeds growing upon streets or sidewalks or upon private...
Section 45-8-172.02 - Resolution Declaring Public Nuisance. - Whenever any officer or employee of the city or the...
Section 45-8-172.03 - Notice to Remove Public Nuisance. - After the passage of the resolution, the city governing body...
Section 45-8-172.04 - Hearings Regarding Public Nuisances. - At the time stated in the notices, the governing body...
Section 45-8-172.05 - Order for Abatement of Nuisance. - After final action has been taken by the governing body...
Section 45-8-172.06 - Accounting of Cost for Abatement of Nuisance; Report; Civil Action to Abate or Enjoin Nuisance. - (a) The city or county governing body shall keep an...
Section 45-8-172.07 - Report on Abatement of Nuisance; Modifications; Liens; Special Assessments. - At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report,...
Part 4 - Mental Health.
Section 45-8-173 - Short Title. - This part shall be known as the "Sheldon and Haley...
Section 45-8-173.01 - Additional Recording Fee; Mental Health Advisory Board; Disposition Fee. - (a) In addition to any fees currently assessed, the probate...
Section 45-8-173.02 - Report of Income and Expenditures. - The Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board, Inc., shall provide the Calhoun...
Section 45-8-173.03 - Liability. - The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board, board members, mental...
Section 45-8-173.04 - Charge of Other Fees. - The judge of probate shall continue to charge any filing...
Section 45-8-173.05 - Implementation of Crisis Intervention Procedure. - The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board shall oversee the...
Section 45-8-173.06 - Appointments as Mental Health Officers. - The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board shall consider for...
Section 45-8-173.07 - Specialized Training. - The Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board, Inc., shall provide additional specialized...
Article 18 - Highways and Bridges.
Section 45-8-180 - E 911 Service; Street and Road Signs. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Section 45-8-180.01 - County Maintenance Barn. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama....
Article 20 - Licenses and Licensing.
Part 1 - Commissioner of Licenses.
Section 45-8-200 - Application of Part. - This part shall apply only in counties having a population...
Section 45-8-200.01 - Commissioner of Licenses - Appointment; Salary. - There is hereby created the office of commissioner of licenses...
Section 45-8-200.02 - Commissioner of Licenses - Official Seal; Oath; Bond. - The commissioner of licenses shall be a county officer, shall...
Section 45-8-200.03 - Commissioner of Licenses - Office Space and Equipment Furnished. - Suitable office space and all stationery, equipment, supplies, and postage...
Section 45-8-200.04 - Commissioner of Licenses - Deputy Commissioner, Clerks, Assistants. - The commissioner of licenses herein provided for may appoint a...
Section 45-8-200.05 - Commissioner of Licenses - Duties. - It shall be the duty of the commissioner of licenses...
Section 45-8-200.06 - License Issuance and Collections. - Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or...
Section 45-8-200.07 - License Application Forms. - On or after the first day of September each year,...
Section 45-8-200.08 - Application by Mail. - All applications for motor vehicle tags by mail and the...
Section 45-8-200.09 - Automobile Purchases; Transfer of Title; Penalty. - The purchaser of an automobile shall within 10 days after...
Section 45-8-200.10 - Powers and Duties of Judge of Probate Transferred. - All duties now or which may hereafter be required by...
Section 45-8-200.11 - State Comptroller to Furnish Books, Records, Blanks. - The State Comptroller is hereby required to furnish to the...
Section 45-8-200.12 - Powers and Duties of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector Transferred. - All duties required by law of the tax assessor and...
Section 45-8-200.13 - State Department of Revenue to Furnish Forms and Blanks. - The State Department of Revenue shall furnish the commissioner of...
Section 45-8-200.14 - Powers and Duties of County License Inspectors Transferred. - On and after the termination of the services of any...
Section 45-8-200.15 - Intent and Purpose of Part. - It is the intent and purpose of this part to...
Part 2 - Piedmont Branch Office Established.
Section 45-8-201 - Establishment of Branch Office of the County License Commissioner. - In Calhoun County, within the City of Piedmont, there is...
Part 3 - Alexandria Brands Office Established
Section 45-8-202 - Establishment of Alexandria Branch Office. - (a) In Calhoun County, the county license commissioner shall establish...
Part 4 - Special License Fee.
Section 45-8-203 - Motor Vehicle Registration Renewals. - (a) A special issuance fee of twenty-five cents ($0.25) shall...
Article 21 - Motor Vehicles and Transportation.
Section 45-8-210 - Motor Vehicle Wreckers; Rotation System and Request System; Violations. - (a) In Calhoun County, all motor vehicle wreckers shall be...
Article 23 - Sheriff.
Section 45-8-230 - Supplies, Materials, and Equipment; Civil Liability Immunity; Bond; Legal Representation; Special Deputies. - (a) The governing body of Calhoun County shall furnish to...
Part 2 - Funding,
Section 45-8-231 - Abandoned and Stolen Personal Property; Abandoned and Stolen Firearms. - (a)(1) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a permanent record...
Part 3 - Jails.
Division 1 - Jail Store.
Section 45-8-232 - Operation of Jail Store and Telephone System; Law Enforcement Fund. - (a) The Sheriff of Calhoun County or the authorized agents...
Division 2 - Rehabilitation of Inmates; Work Release.
Section 45-8-232.20 - Rehabilitation Board; Rules and Regulations; Inmate Wages; Escape From Custody; Work Release Program Requests; Annual Report. - (a) This section shall apply to Calhoun County. (b) The...
Part 4 - Pistol Permits.
Section 45-8-233 - Fees. - (a) In Calhoun County, except as provided in subsection (b)...
Article 24 - Taxation.
Part 1 - Revenue Commissioner.
Division 1 - Creation of Office.
Section 45-8-240 - Establishment of Office; Election and Term. - At the expiration of the terms of office of the...
Section 45-8-240.01 - Assessment, Tax Collection, Records, and Reports. - The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts,...
Section 45-8-240.02 - Deputies, Clerks, and Assistants. - Subject to the approval of the county commission and the...
Section 45-8-240.03 - Oath; Bond. - Before entering upon the duties of his or her office,...
Section 45-8-240.04 - Stationery, Equipment, and Office Supplies. - The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the...
Section 45-8-240.05 - Fees, Percentages, Commissions, etc.; Compensation. - The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the...
Section 45-8-244.06 - Offices of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector Abolished. - The offices of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Calhoun...
Section 45-8-244.07 - Consolidation of Offices. - It is the purpose of this subpart to conserve revenue...
Division 2 - Powers and Duties.
Section 45-8-240.30 - Commission for Assessment and Collection of Property Taxes. - The Tax Assessor and the Tax Collector of Calhoun County...
Section 45-8-240.31 - Delinquent Taxes Statement; List of Delinquent Properties; Newspaper Notice; Trial and Decree of Sale; Fees; Reports. - (a) After the first day of January, the Tax Collector...
Section 45-8-240.32 - Additional Rights, Powers, Duties, and Authorities; Contracts; Application of Statutes, Acts, and Laws of State. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama....
Section 45-8-240.33 - Liability for Monetary Loss. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b)...
Part 2 - Tax, General.
Division 1 - Business License Tax.
Section 45-8-241 - Purpose; License or Privilege Fee; Enforcement; Exemption for Religious Practices. - (a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama,...
Section 45-8-241.01 - License Requirements for Door-to-Door Sales. - (a) All persons engaged in the business of selling products...
Division 2 - Lodging Tax.
Section 45-8-241.20 - Levy of Tax; Exemptions or Exclusions. - (a) There is hereby levied in Calhoun County, in addition...
Section 45-8-241.21 - Payment and Collection of Taxes. - The tax levied under the provisions of this subpart shall...
Section 45-8-241.22 - Tax Due Dates; Gross Proceeds Statements. - The tax levied under the provisions of this subpart, except...
Section 45-8-241.23 - Monthly Reports of Cash and Credit Businesses. - Any person, firm, or corporation taxable under this subpart having...
Section 45-8-241.24 - Tax Returns, Forms, and Remittances. - On or before 30 days after the end of the...
Section 45-8-241.25 - Records, Books, and Accounts. - It shall be the duty of every person, firm, or...
Section 45-8-241.26 - Oaths; Perjury. - The monthly reports herein required to be made are not...
Section 45-8-241.27 - Inspection of Reports or Returns. - All reports of returns filed with the State Department of...
Section 45-8-241.28 - Failure to Include Tax; Absorption or Refund of Tax. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation...
Section 45-8-241.29 - Enforcement of Collection of Taxes; Civil Suits; Special Counsel. - The tax levied by this subpart together with interest and...
Section 45-8-241.30 - Application of Law and Statutes. - All provisions of the state lodging tax statutes with respect...
Section 45-8-241.31 - Charges for Collection of Taxes; Tourism and Convention Promotion. - The State Department of Revenue shall charge Calhoun County for...
Division 3 - Tangible Personal Property Rentals.
Section 45-8-241.60 - Definitions. - The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this...
Section 45-8-241.61 - Levy of Tax; Allocation of Revenues; Non-Appliacbility to Contracts Entered Into Before May 19, 1992. - (a)(1) LEVY OF TAX. Effective July 1, 1992, there is...
Section 45-8-241.62 - Exemptions. - There shall be exempted from the computation of any tax...
Section 45-8-241.63 - Monthly Installments of Taxes; Statements of Gross Proceeds; Fines for False Statements. - The privilege license tax levied hereunder, except as otherwise provided,...
Section 45-8-241.64 - Reports of Cash or Credit Leases or Rentals. - Any person taxable hereunder who makes cash or credit leases...
Section 45-8-241.65 - Books and Records; Violations and Penalties. - (a) It shall be the duty of every person engaging...
Section 45-8-241.66 - Delinquent Taxes; Penalty and Interest. - Any person who fails to pay the tax herein levied...
Section 45-8-241.67 - Implementation and Enforcement. - The County Commission of Calhoun County is hereby expressly authorized...
Part 3 - Tax, Sales and Use.
Division 1 - Authorization.
Section 45-8-242 - Levy of Tax; Advisory Referendum; Collection of Tax; Disposition of Funds. - (a) This section shall only apply to Calhoun County. (b)...
Division 2 - Exemptions.
Section 45-8-242.01 - Exemption for East Alabama Community Development Corporation. - (a) This section shall be applicable only to Calhoun County....
Part 4 - Tax, Tobacco.
Section 45-8-243 - Levy of Tax; Failure to Add Tax or Refund or Absorption of Tax; Disposition of Funds; Affixing of Tax Stamps; Rules and Regulations; Construction and Application. - (a) The Calhoun County Commission is hereby authorized to impose...
Part 5 - Board of Equalization.
Section 45-8-244 - Supplemental Compensation. - The Calhoun County Commission may provide supplemental compensation to the...
Part 6 - Tax, Alcoholic Beverages.
Section 45-8-245 - Sales Tax on Spirituous and Vinous Liquors. - Pursuant to the authority granted in Section 104 of the...