45-24-241.05
Section 45-24-241.05 Expense of funds; financial statement. 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 which are directly related to the
functions of a volunteer fire department 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 15th of each year, the department shall file a financial statement
with the county association and the county commission detailing the expenditure of all funds
during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also account for...
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45-24-241.06
Section 45-24-241.06 Dissolution or abandonment of fire department. Upon dissolution or abandonment
of any eligible volunteer fire department, any remaining funds derived from this part or any
assets purchased with funds derived from this part shall, after all indebtedness has been
satisfied, be transferred to the county commission. The funds and assets shall be reallocated
by the county commission to other volunteer fire departments. In the event there are no volunteer
fire departments, the funds or assets shall be placed in the county general fund. (Act 91-535,
p. 962, §7; Act 91-729, p. 1419, §7.)...
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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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45-30-140.09
Section 45-30-140.09 Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of eligible volunteer
fire district. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire district, any
remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with the funds derived from
this article, after all indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the association.
The funds and assets shall be reallocated to remaining volunteer fire districts that provide
fire protection services for the dissolved or abandoned area. In the event there are no remaining
volunteer fire districts, the funds or assets shall be distributed to remaining volunteer
fire departments in the county. Upon dissolution or abandonment of the fire district, the
collection of fire protection service fees shall cease unless a new district is formed within
30 days to replace the dissolved or abandoned district. (Act 2015-513, 1st Sp. Sess., §10.)...

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11-88-15.1
Section 11-88-15.1 Soliciting contributions for local volunteer fire departments; monthly usage
estimates. (a) County water systems incorporated pursuant to this chapter or other portions
of this title and municipal water systems incorporated pursuant to Chapter 50 or other portions
of this title are expressly authorized to solicit their customers, through monthly or other
periodic billings for water services, for voluntary contributions for local volunteer fire
departments, provided the board of directors of the system has first adopted a resolution
approving the participation in the solicitation authorized by this section, and have established
a minimum amount for the checkoff. County and municipal water systems that are granted permission
to participate may provide for one or more customer checkoffs on their billings as a method
for soliciting such voluntary contributions. Participating county and municipal water systems
shall distribute such contributions to the volunteer fire...
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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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45-49-142.09
Section 45-49-142.09 Investment of excess funds. If the Mobile County Commission finds or determines
that the funds provided by this part, after the deductions for administrative costs and investment,
exceed the financial needs of the eligible volunteer fire departments, the Mobile County Commission
may invest any excess funds for future expenses or use those funds for other fire suppression
or protection service programs located within Mobile County Commission District 1. (Act 2015-258,
§ 10; Act 2019-152, § 1(11).)...
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45-23-141.06
Section 45-23-141.06 Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county firefighters and rescue
squad association, to be distributed to volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
squads, shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical 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 or emergency medical service squad which are
committed by a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad and the personnel
of a volunteer fire department or emergency medical service squad. The funds may not be expended
for salaries, food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving
the funds, the volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service squads shall keep
accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended....
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45-42-140.03
Section 45-42-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced 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. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected,
administered, and enforced 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. 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 eligible volunteer fire departments and the Limestone County Association
of Volunteer Fire Departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding
the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the...
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45-45-175.01
Section 45-45-175.01 Location - Proximity to fire department. (a)(1) In Madison County, any
petroleum product tank farm shall be within five miles of and served by a full-time paid fire
department. The site of any petroleum product tank farm shall be approved by resolution of
the county commission if located outside of the corporate limits of a municipality or by either
resolution of the municipal governing body or by compliance with applicable zoning laws if
located within the corporate limits of a municipality. The petroleum product tank farm operator
shall provide periodic training and fire protection equipment to the fire department staff,
at no cost, for specific risks of fire and spills that could occur. In addition, the petroleum
product tank farm operator shall do all of the following: a. Include all fire protection equipment
required by the National Fire Protection Association Code for petroleum products terminals.
b. Participate in a mutual aid group within the community to...
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