3-6A-3
Section 3-6A-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. Any person employed by a county or municipality who performs animal control functions or any person who performs animal control functions who is employed by an entity under agreement or contract with a county or municipality to perform animal control functions or to enforce this chapter. (2) ATTACK. Aggressive physical contact by a dog. (3) BITTEN. Seized with the teeth so that the skin of the person seized has been gripped, or has been wounded or pierced, resulting in physical injury. (4) DANGEROUS DOG. A dog, regardless of its breed, that has bitten, attacked, or caused physical injury, serious physical injury, or death to a person without justification, except a dog that is a police animal as defined by Section 13A-11-260, used by law enforcement officials for legitimate law enforcement purposes. (5) DOG. All members of the canine family...
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13A-11-245
Section 13A-11-245 Disposition of animal. (a) The law enforcement officer or agent of the county or municipality may provide for the dog or cat until either the dog or cat is returned to the owner by the court, or the court refuses to return the dog or cat to the owner and implements one of the procedures pursuant to subsection (c). (b) If the owner is adjudged by the court, with certification from a licensed veterinarian, to be able to provide adequately for and have custody of the dog or cat, the dog or cat shall be returned to the owner. (c) If the court determines that the owner of the dog or cat is unable, unwilling, or unfit to adequately provide for, protect, and have custody of the dog or cat, the court may implement the following by court order: (1) Upon the testimony of the person taking custody, a licensed veterinarian, or another qualified witness that the dog or cat requires destruction or other disposition for humane reasons or is of no commercial value, order the dog or...
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45-11-172.07
Section 45-11-172.07 THIS SECTION WAS ASSIGNED BY THE CODE COMMISSIONER IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. An owner of a nuisance dog who violates this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense and not more than six hundred dollars ($600) for each subsequent offense. Additionally, for each offense, the owner of a dangerous dog who violates this part shall pay an administrative fine of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) to be collected by the Chilton County Circuit Clerk. The fine shall be forwarded by the circuit clerk to the Chilton County Commission to be deposited into the General Fund of Chilton County to be used as a first priority to carry out the purposes of this part. (Act 2018-236, §8.)...
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15-20A-23
Section 15-20A-23 Adult sex offender - Relief from residency restriction. (a) A sex offender required to register under this chapter may petition the court for relief from the residency restriction pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 15-20A-11 during the time a sex offender is terminally ill or permanently immobile, or the sex offender has a debilitating medical condition requiring substantial care or supervision or requires placement in a residential health care facility. (b) A petition for relief pursuant to this section shall be filed in the civil division of the circuit court of the county in which the sex offender seeks relief from the residency restriction. (c) The sex offender shall serve a copy of the petition by certified mail on all of the following: (1) The prosecuting attorney in the county of adjudication or conviction, if the sex offender was adjudicated or convicted in this state. (2) The prosecuting attorney of the county where the sex offender seeks relief from the...
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6-5-160.1
Section 6-5-160.1 Cause of action for public nuisance. It is hereby declared that the use of any premise to distribute obscene material to minors in violation of Division 5 (commencing with Section 13A-12-200.1), Article 4, Chapter 12, Title 13A is a public nuisance and the Attorney General, district attorney, or, when authorized by the local governing body, the attorney for the county or municipality may file an action in the circuit courts of this state to abate, enjoin, and prevent the nuisance. A county, by resolution, or a municipality, by ordinance, may authorize the filing of an action in the circuit court within their jurisdiction to abate, enjoin, and prevent the nuisance. The actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint alleging the facts constituting the nuisance in circuit court of the county in which the nuisance is situated. (Act 98-467, p. 893, §2.)...
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15-20A-25
Section 15-20A-25 Adult sex offender - Relief from employment restriction. (a) A sex offender may petition at sentencing, or if after sentencing, a sex offender may file a petition in the civil division of the circuit court in the county where the sex offender seeks to accept or maintain employment for relief from the employment restrictions pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 15-20A-13. A sex offender adjudicated or convicted of any of the following sex offenses shall not be entitled to relief under this section: (1) Rape in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-61. (2) Sodomy in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-63. (3) Sexual abuse in the first degree, as provided by Section 13A-6-66. (4) Sex abuse of a child less than 12 years old, as provided by Section 13A-6-69.1. (5) Sexual torture, as provided by Section 13A-6-65.1. (6) Any sex offense involving a child. (7) Any solicitation, attempt, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses listed in subdivisions (1)...
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45-28-170
Section 45-28-170 Death certificates. (a) Any Etowah County health officer or administrator is authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death certificate. Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the State Department of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this section shall affect any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local registrar or to the State Health Department. (b) The county health officer shall not later than 10 days from the date of death, make such official death certificate available to the surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by the State Health Department for the same service. The county health officer shall...
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45-5-170
Section 45-5-170 Issuance; fees. (a) Any Blount County health officer or administrator is authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on the file for one year following the death for the purpose of issuing such death certificate. Such certificate shall be in all particulars the same as those issued by the State Department of Public Health in any court or for insurance purposes. Nothing in this section shall affect any existing duty of any person to gather and transmit data to the local registrar or to the State Health Department. (b) The county health officer shall not later than 10 days from the date of death, make such official death certificate available to the surviving spouse or next of kin of the deceased at a fee not greater than that charged by the State Health Department for the same service. The county health officer shall...
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38-9-6
Section 38-9-6 Protective placement or other protective services. (a) An interested person may petition the court to order protective placement or other protective services for an adult in need of protective services. No protective placement or other protective services may be ordered unless there is a determination by the court that the person is unable to provide for his or her own protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse. Upon a petition, setting forth the facts and name, age, sex, and residence of the person, the court of the circuit in which the person resides shall appoint a day, not more than 30 days from the filing of the petition, for the hearing on the petition. If, on the hearing of a petition, the person is not represented by counsel, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent him or her. A jury of six persons shall be impanelled for the hearing to serve as the trier of facts. (b) Costs of court proceedings under this...
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45-41-170.04
Section 45-41-170.04 Enforcement. (a) This section shall be enforced by the Lee County Commission or its designee. (b) The Lee County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Lee County Commission in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, to abate or enjoin any action or condition which constitutes a public nuisance under this section. In any action brought under this section, the Circuit Court of Lee County, Alabama, is authorized to assess all costs of abating the public nuisance against the person or entity creating or maintaining the public nuisance, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, court costs, and all other expenses of litigation, and including all costs of and expenses for abating, remedying, or cleaning up the source or cause of the public nuisance. (Act 99-411, p. 733, §5.)...
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