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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45-43-140
Section 45-43-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Lowndes County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Lowndes County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(1) After the Lowndes County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Lowndes
County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial
charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Lowndes County for the use
of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of
such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such
financial charge or tax is not greater then the benefit accruing to such forest lands due
to availability of such fire protection. (2) Forest lands as used in this section, shall mean
any land which supports a forest growth, or which...
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45-44-140.02
Section 45-44-140.02 Hearing; determination of amounts. The need for such financial charge
or tax to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county
commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Notice of such public hearing shall be
given by the county commission for a period of two consecutive weeks by advertisement in a
newspaper of general circulation in Macon County. Such advertisement shall indicate the date,
time, and place of the hearing, the manner proposed to finance such fire protection program,
and the part of the cost of such that is proposed to be paid by the owners of forest lands.
Any person owning forest land in Macon County may appear in person or by attorney at such
time and place and make defense against such financial charge or tax or the amount thereof.
After such hearing the county commission shall determine whether or not a need exists for
such a charge or tax; and if a need is found to exist for such financial charge or...
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45-47-140
Section 45-47-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The County Commission of Marion County is authorized,
when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Marion County by participating
in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified.
(b)(1) After the Marion County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Marion
County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a finance
charge to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Marion County for the use of the
land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire
protection program, but not in excess of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such finance
charge is not greater than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of
such fire protection. (2) Forest lands, as used in this section, shall mean any land which
supports a forest growth or which is being used or...
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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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45-26-141.04
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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32-6-270
Section 32-6-270 "Firefighter" and "retired volunteer firefighter" defined.
(a) As used in this division, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: "Firefighter"
means a current member or members of, or a retired member or members from, a paid, part-paid
or volunteer fire department of a city, town, county, or other subdivision of the state or
civilian federal firefighters or of a public corporation organized for the purpose of providing
water, water systems, fire protection services, or fire protection facilities in the state;
and such words shall include the chief, assistant chief, wardens, engineers, captains, firemen,
and all other officers and employees of such departments who actually engage in fire fighting
or in rendering first aid in case of drownings or asphyxiation at the scene of action. (b)
As used in this division, the term "retired volunteer firefighter" means someone
that has retired from performing the required duties of a firefighter on a voluntary...
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45-16-140.06
Section 45-16-140.06 Transfer of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of volunteer fire department.
Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible fire department or emergency medical service
squad and after all lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, any remaining funds derived from
this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article shall be transferred
to the Coffee County Commission. If a fire department is abandoned or dissolved, the Coffee
County Commission shall transfer the funds to the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association.
If an emergency medical service squad is abandoned or dissolved, the Coffee County Commission
shall transfer the funds to the Coffee County General Fund. Those entities shall distribute
remaining funds in the best interest of providing emergency medical services and fire protection
in the area once served by the abandoned or dissolved fire department or emergency medical
service squad. In the event there are no fire...
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45-44-140.05
Section 45-44-140.05 Collection and disposition of funds. The tax herein imposed shall be due
and payable quarterly to the Macon County Tax Collector, and shall, when collected, be paid
by such Macon County Tax Collector to the Treasury of Macon County. All monies collected in
accordance with this part shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's
forest fire protection program in Macon County. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 6.)...
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45-49A-30.01
Section 45-49A-30.01 Official volunteer fire department; official historical society. (a) The
governing body of the City of Citronelle shall designate the volunteer fire department serving
the city and a historical society as the official volunteer fire department and the official
historical society for the purposes of this section. There is hereby created a board to be
composed of three persons, one person appointed by the official volunteer fire department,
one person appointed by the official historical society, and one person appointed by the governing
body of the city. Appointees shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and vacancies
shall be filled by the appointing authority. Appointees shall serve without compensation.
(b) Twenty percent of all tax proceeds of the four percent tax paid to the City of Citronelle
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 40-20-8, as last amended, up to a
maximum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) each per month for the...
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