9-3-17
Section 9-3-17 Certification as volunteer fire department. (a) The term volunteer fire department
shall apply to and be used to define an organized group of area residents who meet the following
requirements for personnel, training, and equipment: (1) The group shall be organized and
incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama as a nonprofit organization or as an authority
of a municipality, fire district, or other legal subdivision. The group shall actively respond
to fires and other emergencies and shall have a clearly defined coverage area recognized by
the Alabama Forestry Commission and the county fire association where the group is located
as the primary fire protection provider for the coverage area. The group shall be comprised
of not less than four members and shall provide monthly emergency response reports to the
commission. All persons who are members of the group shall be known as volunteer fire fighters,
and shall have been qualified as such by participating in...
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45-26-141.04
Section 45-26-141.04 Fire protection fee - Eligibility to receive proceeds. To be eligible
to receive proceeds from the fire protection fee, each department shall be a member in good
standing in the Elmore County Firefighters Association. For the purpose of this part, good
standing is defined as being current on all association dues, being incorporated as a nonprofit
organization, having a bonded official responsible for the use of any proceeds of the fire
protection fee, and, except for municipal fire departments, being recognized by the Alabama
Forestry Commission as a volunteer fire department. A municipal fire department may have paid
employees provided the employees are not paid from the proceeds from the fire protection fee.
Departments not in good standing may be subject to withholding of proceeds from the fire protection
fee until their good standing status has been restored. Upon the dissolution or abandonment
of any eligible department, remaining proceeds, assets purchased...
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45-35-140.03
Section 45-35-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
Except with regard to the enforcement provisions thereof, the fire protection service fee
shall be collected and administered as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner,
and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. Likewise,
in the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected and administered as closely as possible
at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual
registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. If the fire protection
service fee is not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable, the county commission
may collect the service fee as provided in Section 45-35-140.09. The proceeds of the fee shall
be paid into a special county fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county
commission shall divide the funds equally among all...
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45-25-232
Section 45-25-232 Fee; sheriff's fund. (a) In DeKalb County, the fee for issuance of a permit
to carry a pistol concealed on or about the person or in a vehicle, as provided by Section
13-11-75, shall be fifteen dollars ($15), which shall be collected by the sheriff of the county.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee for issuing the described pistol permit to a person
aged 62 or older, or an active duty first responder, shall be one dollar ($1). For purposes
of this article, "active duty first responder" includes state and local law enforcement
officers, fire departments and voluntary fire department personnel, and emergency medical
personnel who are actively employed or on active volunteer status to render or assist with
emergency services. (b) Any and all monies collected as provided in subsection (a) shall be
deposited in any bank within the county into a fund known as the sheriff's fund. The fund
shall be drawn upon by the sheriff of the county, or his or her duly appointed...
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45-21-242.07
Section 45-21-242.07 Disposition of funds. The proceeds from the tax authorized less the actual
cost of collection, not to exceed five per centum shall be paid by the State Department of
Revenue to the Crenshaw County Commission on a monthly basis. Each municipal fire chief may
expend that department's share in any manner he or she deems necessary for the operation and
equipment for that fire department, except none shall be expended for salaries. Volunteer
fire departments and rescue squads shall expend their shares only as prescribed in their respective
bylaws or articles of incorporation, except no proceeds distributed under this part shall
be expended for salaries. The funds shall be divided equally among the eligible fire departments,
rescue squads, and Crenshaw County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. (Act 96-604,
p. 947, §8.)...
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45-26-142.10
Section 45-26-142.10 Powers of district; bylaws. (a) The district shall constitute a public
corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient
for carrying out the purposes for which it is created, including, but not limited to, all
of the following: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure.
(3) To acquire, hold, and dispose of property, real and personal, tangible and intangible,
or interests therein and to pay therefor in cash or on credit, and to secure and procure payment
of all or any part of the purchase price thereof on the terms and conditions as the board
shall determine. (4) To acquire, own, operate, maintain, and improve a system or systems.
(5) To pledge all or any part of its revenues, or mortgages, or otherwise encumber, all or
any part of its property for the purpose of securing the payment of the principal of and interest
on any of its obligations. (6) To sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise...
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45-26-142.11
Section 45-26-142.11 Service charge or fee - Approval; collection. (a) No service charge may
be assessed unless the service charge is approved at a referendum election of the qualified
voters in the district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. (b)
Any service charge assessed shall be collected by the revenue commissioner of the county where
the property is located and distributed to the board of the district for fire protection and
emergency medical services and for the administration of the district. (c) The expenses of
establishing and maintaining the district shall be paid for by the proceeds of the service
charge, which shall be assessed and collected from qualified property owners within the district.
The revenues collected from each district, less any costs of collection, shall be used for
fire protection and emergency medical services in the district. The service charge shall be
a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the...
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45-48-247.02
Section 45-48-247.02 Violations. It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor
engaged in or continuing in Marshall County in the business for which the tax is hereby levied
to fail or refuse to add to the price and collect from the purchaser the amount due on account
of the tax herein provided or to refund or offer to refund all or part of the amount collected
or absorb or advertise directly or indirectly the absorption of the tax or any portion thereof.
(1) The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized, less the actual cost of collection not to
exceed ten per centum shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Marshall County
Commission, on a monthly basis. On the first day of each month, all revenue shall be divided
equally among qualified volunteer fire departments of Marshall County that presently include
the Volunteer Fire Departments of Asbury, Beulah, Douglas, Four C, Georgia Mountain, Grant,
Hebron, Mt. Hebron, Nixon Chapel, Ruth, Swearengin,...
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45-48-140
Section 45-48-140 Board of commissioners. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including,
but not limited to, Section 11-98-4, the Marshall County Emergency Telephone Service Board
of Commissioners shall consist of seven members appointed as follows: (1) Three members shall
be named by or serve from the membership of the Marshall County Commission. (2) Two members
shall serve on a rotation basis for terms of two years as follows: a. One member from the
City of Arab and one member from the City of Albertville appointed by the respective mayor
of each city upon confirmation by the respective city councils for the first and second year
after May 13, 1993, and every other two years thereafter. b. One member from the City of Guntersville
and one member from the City of Boaz appointed by the respective mayor of each city upon confirmation
by the respective city councils for the third and fourth year after May 13, 1993, and every
other two years thereafter. (3) The mayors of the...
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45-36-162
Section 45-36-162 Distribution of payments. (a) Any payments coming into the treasury of Jackson
County that are derived, directly or indirectly, from payments by the Tennessee Valley Authority
in lieu of payment of taxes shall be appropriated as follows: (1) One percent to the Jackson
County Economic Development Fund paid to the fund monthly until it reaches a balance of one
million dollars ($1,000,000); the payments shall continue whenever the balance in the fund
drops below one million dollars ($1,000,000). The county commission may invest the funds to
the benefit of local governments and entities in the county, and expend the same for disaster
relief in the county or for any economic purpose that benefits the county, including, but
not limited to, any activity or purpose which provides an incentive for the creation or retention
of jobs and employment opportunities in the county. Participating local governments or entities
may apply for the funds for these purposes. It is the intent...
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