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§7-1-1. County Commissions Corporations; How Constituted; Election of President - (a) The county commission, formerly the county court, tribunal or...
§7-1-1a. Requirements for Reforming, Altering, or Modifying a County Commission; Alternative Forms of County Government - (a) A county government may be reformed, altered, or modified...
§7-1-1b. Legislative Findings; Qualifications for County Commissioners - (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) There is confusion concerning...
§7-1-2. Sessions - The county court of each county shall hold four regular...
§7-1-3. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties - The county commissions, through their clerks, shall have the custody...
§7-1-3a. Construction of Waterworks; Sewers and Sewage Disposal Plants; Improvements of Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks; Assessment of Cost of Sanitary Sewers, Improved Streets and Maintenance of Roads Not in the State Road System - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3aa. Authority of County Commissions to Create and Fund a Hazardous Material Accident Response Program - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3b. Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Radio Mobile Communication Equipment and Appliances for Use by County Sheriffs and Their Deputies - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3bb. Levy For, Establishment and Operation of Sheltered Workshops; Financial Aid - (a) The county commission in any county is authorized without...
§7-1-3c. Purchase, Installation and Maintenance of Photo Copying Equipment, Microphotographic or Other Miniature Photographic Processes, Appliances and Supplies - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3cc. Authority of County Commissions to Establish Enhanced Emergency Telephone Systems, Technical and Operational Standards for Emergency Communications Centers and Standards for Education and Training of Emergency Communications Systems Personn... - (a) In addition to possessing the authority to establish an...
§7-1-3d. Levy For, Establishment, and Operation of Fire Prevention Units; Financial Aid - (a) The county commission in any county may: (1) Levy...
§7-1-3dd. Authority to Establish County Wage and Benefits Review Board; Duties and Powers; Membership - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3e. Acquisition of Land For, and Operation Of, Public Refuse Dumps and Sanitary Landfills - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3ee. Providing for Payment of Service Fees at Banking Institutions - Notwithstanding any other provision of this code the county commission...
§7-1-3f. Establishment and Operation of Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal Services - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3ff. Authority of County Commission to Regulate Unsafe or Unsanitary Structures and Refuse on Private Land; Authority to Establish an Enforcement Agency; County Litter Control Officers; Procedure for Complaints; Lien and Sale of Land to Recover... - (a) Plenary power and authority are hereby conferred upon every...
§7-1-3g. Acquisition, Operation, and Maintenance of Sewerage Systems and Sewage Plants - In addition to all other powers and duties not conferred...
§7-1-3gg. Lease Agreements for Equipment or Materials With Option to Cancel or Renew - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties now...
§7-1-3h. Authority and Procedure for Closing Unused Roads, Streets and Travel Ways; Notice and Hearing; Circuit Court Review - The county court of any county, upon the verified application...
§7-1-3hh. Authority to Lease, Sell or Dispose of County Property to the State, Federal Government or an Instrumentality Thereof - Every county commission, building commission created pursuant to article thirty-three,...
§7-1-3i. County Commission May Cooperate With Other Governmental Units - Any county commission may join together in the exercise of...
§7-1-3ii. Authority to Require Posting of Commercial and Residential Addresses Within Municipal Boundaries - In addition to all other powers now conferred by law...
§7-1-3j. Authority to Establish County Coordinating Council; Powers and Duties of Council; Duties of County Clerk - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3jj. Authority of Counties to Enact Ordinances Restricting the Location of Businesses Offering Exotic Entertainment - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Exotic entertainment"...
§7-1-3k. Authority to Lease, Rent or Permit the Use of County Property - The county commission of each county is authorized to lease,...
§7-1-3kk. Authority to Provide for the Elimination of Hazards to Public Health and Safety; Penalty - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3l. Authority to Establish County Appraisal-Assessment Board; Functions and Duties of Board; Duties of Assessor - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3ll. Clerk of the County Commission Duties Relating to Record Keeping of Military Discharge Forms - (a) The county commission shall order that the clerk of...
§7-1-3m. Authority to Employ, Fix Compensation for and Discharge Personnel - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3mm. Transfer of Development Rights in Growth Counties - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties now...
§7-1-3n. Authority of Certain Counties as to Building and Housing Codes; State Building Code - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties now...
§7-1-3nn. Election on Ordinance for Program for Transfer of Development Rights; Form of Ballots or Ballot Labels; Procedure - (a) A county commission which has been designated as a...
§7-1-3o. Authority to Construct and Maintain County Transportation, Parking, and Other Public Facilities; Delegation of Such Authority to Board or Commission; Financing - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3oo. Authority to Enter Into Energy-Savings Contracts - (a) As used in this section: (1) "Energy-conservation measures" means...
§7-1-3p. Authority to Require Permits for Mobile Homes or House Trailers; Penalty - The county court of any county is hereby authorized and...
§7-1-3pp. Additional Powers and Duties of Commission; Areas of Special or Unique Interest - A county commission may designate areas of special or unique...
§7-1-3q. County Commissions on Intergovernmental Relations Created and Established; Composition of Commission; Powers and Duties of Commission; Executive Secretary; Duties of Executive Secretary - There is hereby established in each county a commission on...
§7-1-3qq. Authorizing County Commissions to Hold Motor Vehicle Racing Events on Public Roads, Municipal Streets or Airports - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties not...
§7-1-3r. Purposes of Section; County Commissions on Crime, Delinquency and Correction Created and Established; Composition of Commission; Powers and Duties of Commission; Executive Secretary; Duties of Executive Secretary - (a) The enactment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe...
§7-1-3rr. Accessible County Records; Required Information - (a) Beginning December 31, 2020, each county commission shall maintain...
§7-1-3s. Authority to Govern Traffic and Parking; Rules and Regulations; Penalties - County courts are hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations,...
§7-1-3ss. County Option Election on Forbidding Nonintoxicating Beer, Wine, or Alcoholic Liquors to Be Sold, Given, or Dispensed After 6:00 a.m. on Sundays - The county commission of any county may conduct a county...
§7-1-3t. Authority to Make Grants From General Revenue Funds and Other Funds for Water and Sewer Systems - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3tt. Restriction on the Regulation of Trades, Occupations, and Professions - Unless specifically authorized under this code, a county commission shall...
§7-1-3u. Authority of Counties and Municipalities to Treat Streams to Prevent Floods - To protect people and property from floods, counties and municipalities...
§7-1-3v. Floodplain and Mudslide Area Management; Legislative Findings; Power and Authority; Enforcement; Provisions Cumulative - (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is...
§7-1-3w. Authority to Establish County Beautification Councils; Organization; County Commissions Not Obligated for Debts of Councils; Powers and Duties; Expenditures of Funds by Councils; Authority of County Commissions to Appropriate Moneys - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3x. County Information Referral Service - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3y. Authority to Grant Funds to Nutrition Programs - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-3z. Authority of Counties to Govern Business of Massage - (a) In addition to all other powers and duties now...
§7-1-4. County Commission Authority to Enact Ordinance; Ordinance Provisions Defining Terms; Restricting Certain Activities in Relation to Obscene Matter; and Establishing Penalties for Violations - (a) In addition to all other powers which county commissions...
§7-1-5. Duties of County Commissioners; Payment for Services Other Than Services in Court - It shall be the duty of the county commissioners of...
§7-1-5a. Excusal of Commissioner From Voting Where Conflict of Interest Involved - Each county commissioner present during any county commission meeting when...
§7-1-6. Power to Punish for Contempts - The county court of every county shall have the same...
§7-1-7. Record Books - (a) Beginning on July 1, 2017, the county commission shall,...
§7-1-8. Continuance of Matters at End of Session - All matters pending before any county court and ready for...
§7-1-9. Creation of Special Funds - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-10. Special Account for Federal and State Grants-in-Aid Authorized - In addition to the special funds account authorized by the...
§7-1-11. Purchasing in Open Market or Competitive Bids; Debarment - (a) County commissions may make a purchase of commodities and...
§7-1-12. Authority for Establishing County Curfews; Jurisdiction for Violations - In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred...
§7-1-13. Regulation of Amateur Radio Antennas - (a) Any county ordinance or order concerning the regulation or...
§7-1-14. Custody and Care of Animals Abandoned, Neglected or Cruelly Treated; Animals Causing Public Nuisance, Health Risk or Safety Hazard; Authority of County Commission - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,...
§7-1-15. Challenge of Candidate for County Commission; Residency - (a) (1) Any person desiring to contest the qualifications of...
§7-1-16. Reporting of Fraud and Misappropriation of Funds - (a) Whenever a county commission, or any of a countys...