45-23-141.01
Section 45-23-141.01 Public organizations. The Legislature declares that volunteer fire departments, emergency medical service squads, the Volunteer Firefighters Association, and the Rescue Squad Association that receive funds pursuant to this part are organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §2.)...
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45-27-245.33
Section 45-27-245.33 Disposition of funds. The proceeds of the revenue accruing from the additional privilege and license tax, consumers' use tax, and sellers' use tax levied by Section 45-27-245.31 shall be distributed and used as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the net proceeds collected shall be distributed to the duly recognized volunteer fire departments or rescue squads, or both, in the unincorporated areas of the county. Only volunteer fire departments properly certified by the Alabama Forestry Commission and members of the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments Association shall be eligible to receive the proceeds and use them as follows: a. Each eligible department shall receive an equal portion of the proceeds. Each department in the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments Association shall send one voting delegate to a meeting of the association to be held no later than 30 days after May 1, 2004, to vote on whether the member departments shall provide financial support...
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45-23-141.09
Section 45-23-141.09 Forfeiture of funds. The purposes and use of funds generated by this part is to enable all participating volunteer fire departments in Dale County to lower their ISO ratings and to enable emergency medical service squads to guarantee emergency medical services to the citizens of the county. All fire departments are required to attain and maintain an ISO rating of "8/9" or below, within six years of the approval of this part. Any departments not attaining this level or failing to maintain this level shall forfeit funds generated by this part until such time as the "8/9" rating is attained or reattained. Forfeited funds per this section shall be used or designated for use by the county volunteer firefighters association for fire protection in the affected district. All emergency medical service squads are required to attain and maintain a basic life support ambulance transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical service squad...
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45-3-140.06
Section 45-3-140.06 Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of a volunteer fire department which are committed by a volunteer fire department and the personnel of a volunteer fire department. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund raising activities. After receiving the funds, the volunteer fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. Should the Barbour County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided by this article have been improperly expended by an eligible volunteer fire department, the department that has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund...
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45-21-140
Section 45-21-140 Sales and use tax authorized; use of funds. (a) This section shall apply only in Crenshaw County. (b) For purposes of this section, the following term shall have the following meaning: ELIGIBLE FIRE DEPARTMENTS and ELIGIBLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. A fire department in Crenshaw County that maintains an ISO-approved rating of at least Class 9, is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines, and is a member in good standing of the Crenshaw County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. An eligible emergency medical service means an emergency medical service that is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Office of EMS and Trauma, and is in good standing with the Crenshaw County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. (c) Subject to approval at a local referendum as provided in this section, the Crenshaw County Commission may levy an additional one-half percent sales and use tax paralleling the state sales and use tax. The proceeds...
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45-35-140.04
Section 45-35-140.04 Eligible volunteer fire department. An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a volunteer fire department located in Houston County which is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission and which is a member of the Houston County Volunteer Firefighters Association. (Act 2000-473, p. 900, §5.)...
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45-16-140.04
Section 45-16-140.04 Eligible volunteer fire department. For the purposes of this article, an eligible fire department shall mean a fire department located in Coffee County outside of the City of Enterprise or the City of Elba which is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association. An eligible emergency medical service squad for the purposes of this article means an emergency medical service squad under a written contract with the Coffee County Commission to serve Coffee County which is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical Services Division, as an advanced/basic life support transporting ambulance service. (Act 2010-110, §5; 2010-130, §5.)...
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45-19-141.04
Section 45-19-141.04 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 Coosa County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. For the purpose of this part, "good standing" is defined as being current on all association dues, being incorporated as a volunteer nonprofit organization, having a bonded official responsible for the use of any proceeds of the fire protection fee, and being recognized by the Alabama Forestry Commission as a volunteer fire department. 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, the remaining proceeds, the assets purchased with proceeds, and future proceeds from the fire protection fee shall be divided among the departments that take over coverage of the...
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45-3-140.05
Section 45-3-140.05 Eligible volunteer fire department. An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a certified nonprofit volunteer fire department located in Barbour County that is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines and is a member of the Barbour County Volunteer Firefighters Association. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §6.)...
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45-49-142.06
Section 45-49-142.06 Authorized expenditures; recordkeeping. The remaining proceeds from this part shall be distributed among the volunteer fire departments serving residents in Mobile County Commission District 1 and which have written contracts with the Mobile County Commission. The funds may only be expended for fire protection, emergency medical services, training, supplies and equipment, and to purchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insure coverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of a fire department which are committed by a fire department and the personnel of a volunteer fire department. The funds may not be expended for food, drink, social activities, fundraising activities, or salaries for the volunteer fire department. After receiving the funds, the fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. (Act 2015-258, § 8; Act 2019-152, § 1(8).)...
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