45-49-142.04
Section 45-49-142.04 Billing and collection of service fee. The fire protection and suppression
service fee shall be effective upon adoption by the Mobile County Commission and shall be
billed and collected annually by the Mobile County Revenue Commissioner at the same time and
in the same manner as the ad valorem tax bill of the state. In the event a fire protection
and suppression service fee payable to a volunteer fire department district is assessed and
paid on the property where the dwelling or commercial building is located, a credit against
the fire protection and suppression service fee shall be given the owner for any amount assessed
for a volunteer fire department district. No fire protection and suppression service fee shall
be levied or collected on any commercial building on a governmental dedicated industrial park
or on any commercial building owned by or on property where the business provides its own
established fire protection department. The Mobile County Commission...
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45-49-142.05
Section 45-49-142.05 Disposition of funds. The proceeds of the fire protection and suppression
service fee levied shall be paid into the Mobile County General Fund. The Mobile County Commission
may retain two percent of the funds to cover the cost of administration of the program and
also an additional two percent shall be held by the county commission in a segregated account
for future unexpected expenses of the volunteer fire departments covered under this part.
(Act 2015-258, § 7; Act 2019-152, § 1(7).)...
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32-6-272
Section 32-6-272 Issuance of distinctive plates; lists of members; fees; violations. (a) The
distinctive license plates here provided for shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue
and shall be issued through the judge of probate, license commissioner, or other license issuing
official of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor vehicle license
plates or tags and such officers shall be entitled to their regular fees for such service.
(b) The Alabama Forestry Commission shall prepare a list of all members of certified volunteer
fire departments and the Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission shall
prepare a list of all members of paid or part-paid fire departments. The Alabama Forestry
Commission shall also add to the list any retired volunteer firefighter retired from a volunteer
fire department in another state who submits proof to the commission of eligibility pursuant
to this division. The Forestry Commission and the Firefighters'...
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36-21-180
Section 36-21-180 Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) BOARD. The board of commissioners of the fund and any successors thereto. (2) ERS. The
Employees' Retirement System of Alabama. (3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The executive director of
the board. (4) FIREFIGHTER. Any firefighter as certified by the Alabama Firefighters Personnel
Standards and Education Commission. The term also includes any volunteer firefighter who is
a member of a certified volunteer fire department under Section 9-3-17. (5) FUND. The Alabama
Firefighters Annuity and Benefit Fund created in this article. (6) MEMBER. Any firefighter
who is a member of the fund and who is in good standing by virtue of having paid all sums
required by this article. (7) MEMBERSHIP SERVICE. The period of employment of a member as
a firefighter from the date he or she becomes a member. (8) MONTH. A period of...
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45-1-242.25
Section 45-1-242.25 Use of funds; accounting forms. Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments
shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical and rescue services, including
training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance
to insure coverage of acts or omission of acts which are directly related to the functions
of a volunteer fire department and which are committed by a volunteer fire department or the
personnel of a volunteer fire department, or both. The funds may not be expended for salaries,
food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds, the volunteer
fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended.
By September 15 of each year, the department shall file a form with the county association
detailing the expenditure of all funds during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also
account for all unspent funds and whether unspent...
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45-2-112
Section 45-2-112 Designation of fire stations as polling places. In addition to the authority
granted in Chapter 46 of Title 11 and Article 1, commencing with Section 17-6-1, of Chapter
6 of Title 17, the Baldwin County Commission or any Baldwin County municipal governing body
may designate any fire station whose fire department receives any portion of the tax proceeds
derived from Section 45-2-242, as a voting place for any voting precinct, district, center,
or ward for elections held in Baldwin County, whether primary, general, or special or federal,
state, district, county, or municipal. When so designated by the Baldwin County Commission
or any Baldwin County municipal governing body, no fire department shall deny access to a
fire station for an election pursuant to this section and the access shall be free of charge.
(Act 2013-324, p. 1139, §1.)...
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45-21-242.08
Section 45-21-242.08 Eligible fire departments and rescue squads - Defined. For purposes of
this part, an eligible fire department means 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 rescue squad, for purposes of this part, means a rescue squad
that is certified by the Alabama Association of Rescue Squads or Emergency Medical Services.
(Act 96-604, p. 947, §9.)...
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45-26-141.02
Section 45-26-141.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Elmore County Firefighters Association.
(2) AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT. Amendment No. 567 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended,
proposed by Act No. 94-483 enacted at the 1994 Regular Session of the Legislature and ratified
in the November 1994 General Election. (3) CODE. The Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. (4)
COMMERCIAL BUILDING. Any building that contains one or more separate business enterprises
that purchase and display a business license applicable to the business enterprise. In the
case of a commercial building with more than one business located in a building, a separate
fee shall be assessed on the building for each business located in the building, but in no
case shall a fee be assessed more than one time on the same space. (5) COMMISSION. The Elmore
County Commission or other governing body of the county. (6) COUNTY. Elmore...
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45-49-142.03
Section 45-49-142.03 Rulemaking authority; service fee. Upon receiving the report from the
board, the Mobile County Commission shall adopt all rules necessary to provide for and facilitate
the adequacy of fire protection services in Mobile County Commission District 1. The county
commission may impose a fire protection and suppression service fee not to exceed fifty dollars
($50) on the owner or owners of any dwelling or commercial building in any unincorporated
area in Mobile County Commission District 1 or any incorporated area in the district served
by a volunteer fire department. (Act 2015-258, § 5; Act 2019-152, § 1(5).)...
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45-16-140.08
Section 45-16-140.08 Purpose. The purpose and use of funds generated by this article are to
enable all participating eligible volunteer fire departments in Coffee County to be better
equipped and prepared for emergencies in the county and to assist in maintaining and lowering
Insurance Services Organization ratings. This article is also intended to help insure emergency
medical services to the citizens of Coffee County. Each fire department shall obtain and maintain
a level of preparedness as determined by the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Any fire department that does not meet the levels set within five years of the approval of
this article shall forfeit any received funds generated by this article. The emergency medical
service squad is required to attain and maintain an advanced life support/basic life support
ambulance transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical
service squad failing to maintain this license shall...
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