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6-6-260
Section 6-6-260 Recovery of attorney's fee by person claiming to be owner of lost or stolen
property. Any person claiming to be the owner of lost or stolen property found in the possession
of another may, if such person continues to withhold such property five days after demand
made therefor and after reasonable proof of his ownership has been made to such holder, commence
an action for and recover in an action in detinue, filed against the person withholding said
property, a reasonable attorney's fee for the services of his attorney in such action if such
claimant prevails therein, upon proof of the reasonable value of such services, which attorney's
fee shall be included in the judgment entered in the action and which shall be in addition
to any other damages recoverable in such cases. (Acts 1951, No. 771, p. 1340.)...
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45-31-141.11
Section 45-31-141.11 Fire protection fee levied on dwellings and commercial buildings. (a)
The expenses of establishing and maintaining a district shall be paid for by the proceeds
of a fire protection fee which shall be levied and collected in an amount sufficient to pay
the expense. One percent of the fee shall be appropriated to fund the Geneva County office
of the Alabama Forestry Commission. One percent of the fee shall be appropriated to the Geneva
County Volunteer Firefighters Association. The fee shall be levied at a uniform rate upon
each dwelling and commercial building served by the system. The term commercial building shall
not apply to any utility distribution or transmission poles or towers or utility substations.
The fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner,
and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The property
owner would be provided the same rights in this situation as he or she...
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18-1A-3
Section 18-1A-3 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following
meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ACTION. Condemnation
action. (2) APPRAISAL. An opinion as to the value of or compensation payable for property,
prepared by the owner or under the direction of an individual qualified by knowledge, skill,
experience, training, or education to express an opinion as to the value of property. (3)
BUSINESS. A lawful activity, whether or not for profit, other than a farm operation, conducted
primarily for the purchase, sale, lease, rental, manufacture, processing, or marketing of
products, commodities, or other property, or for providing services. (4) CONDEMN. To take
property under the power of eminent domain. (5) CONDEMNATION ACTION. Includes all acts incident
to the process of condemning property after commencement of suit until the entry of final
judgment. (6) CONDEMNEE. A person who has or claims an interest in...
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40-25-9
Section 40-25-9 Procedure when goods are confiscated. In all cases of seizure of any goods,
wares, merchandise, or other property hereafter made as being subject to forfeiture under
provisions of this article: (1) The officer or person making the seizure shall cause a list
containing a particular description of the goods, wares, merchandise or other property seized
to be prepared in duplicate. The list shall be properly attested by the officer. (2) The Department
of Revenue shall then proceed to post a notice for three weeks on its web site describing
the articles and stating the time and place and cause of their seizure and requiring any person
claiming them to appear and make such claim in writing within 30 days from the date of the
first posting of such notice. (3) Any person claiming the goods, wares or merchandise or other
property so seized as contraband within the time specified in the notice may file with the
Department of Revenue a claim in writing, stating the person's...
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22-27-3
Section 22-27-3 Authority of local governing bodies as waste collections and disposal; household
exemptions; state regulatory program. (a) Generally. (1) The county commission or municipal
governing body may, and is hereby authorized to, make available to the general public collection
and disposal facilities for solid wastes in a manner acceptable to the department. The county
commission or municipal governing body may provide such collection or disposal services by
contract with private or other controlling agencies and may include house-to-house service
or the placement of regularly serviced and controlled bulk refuse receptacles within reasonable
(generally less than eight miles) distance from the farthest affected household and the wastes
managed in a manner acceptable to the department. (2) Any county commission or municipal governing
body providing services to the public under this article shall have the power and authority
by resolution or ordinance to adopt rules and...
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28-3-242
Section 28-3-242 Procedure for confiscation and sale of goods, etc.; nature of proceedings
against goods, etc.; court proceedings for collection of tax due and assessed. (a) In all
cases of seizure of any goods, wares, merchandise or other property made as being subject
to forfeiture under provisions of this chapter which, in the opinion of the officer or person
making the seizure, are of the appraised value of $50.00 or more, the said officer or person
shall proceed as follows. He shall cause a list containing a particular description of the
goods, wares, merchandise or other property seized to be prepared in duplicate and appraisement
thereof, to be made by three sworn appraisers to be selected by him, who shall be respectable
and disinterested citizens of the State of Alabama, residing within the county wherein the
seizure was made. Said list and appraisement shall be properly attested by said officer or
persons, and said appraisers, for which service each of said appraisers shall...
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35-8A-316
Section 35-8A-316 Lien for assessments. (a) The association has a lien on a unit for any assessment
and any other moneys due the association for special assessments or services or charges, such
as water or repairs, levied against that unit or fines imposed against its unit owner from
the time the assessment or fine becomes due. The association's lien may be foreclosed in like
manner as a mortgage on real estate provided the declaration is in conformity with Article
1A of Chapter 10 of this title and subject to the rights under Article 14A of Chapter 5 of
Title 6. The association shall send reasonable advance notice of its proposed action to the
unit owner and all lienholders of record of the unit. Unless the declaration otherwise provides,
fees, charges, late charges, fines, and interest charged pursuant to Section 35-8A-302(a)(10),
(11), and (12) are enforceable as assessments under this section. If an assessment is payable
in installments, the full amount of the assessment is a lien...
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45-17-242.05
Section 45-17-242.05 Payment of tax; records; inspections; seizure and sale of contraband;
appraisal; return of confiscated property; re-use of stamps or refill of packages. (a) After
the tax herein authorized has been levied in accordance with the provisions of this part,
no person, firm, or corporation shall sell, store, or distribute tobacco or tobacco products,
which are subject to such tax, without complying with the provisions of this part and the
rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the county governing body pursuant thereto,
and paying any and all tax which such person, firm, or corporation may be liable under this
part. Every person, firm, or corporation selling, storing, or distributing in Colbert County
any tobacco or tobacco products shall keep such books, documents, papers, and other such records
as will enable the county governing body, or an authorized employee thereof, to determine
the amount of the tax due the county under this part, and such records shall...
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40-10-83
Section 40-10-83 Effect of payment by original owner or assignee. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED
BY ACT 2018-494 IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. TO SEE THE AMENDED
VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. When the action is against the person for whom the
taxes were assessed or the owner of the land at the time of the sale, his or her heir, devisee,
vendee or mortgagee, the court shall, on motion of the defendant made at any time before the
trial of the action, ascertain (i) the amount paid by the purchaser at the sale and of the
taxes subsequently paid by the purchaser, together with 12 percent per annum thereon, subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 40-10-122(a); (ii) with respect to property located
within an urban renewal or urban redevelopment project area designated pursuant to Chapters
2 or 3 of Title 24, all insurance premiums paid or owed by the purchaser for casualty loss
coverage on insurable structures and the value of all permanent improvements...
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22-22A-5
Section 22-22A-5 Powers and functions of department; representation of department by Attorney
General in legal actions. In addition to any other powers and functions which may be conferred
upon it by law, the department is authorized beginning October 1, 1982 to: (1) Administer
appropriate portions of Sections 9-7-10 through 9-7-20, which relate to permitting, regulatory
and enforcement functions; administer and enforce the provisions and execute the functions
of Chapter 28 of this title; Chapter 22 of this title; Article 2 of Chapter 23 of this title;
Chapter 30 of this title; appropriate portions of Article 1 of Chapter 27 of this title; Sections
22-24-1 through 22-24-11; Sections 22-25-1 through 22-25-15; and Sections 22-36-1 through
22-36-10. (2) Acting through the Environmental Management Commission, promulgate rules, regulations,
and standards in order to carry out the provisions and intent of this chapter; provided, however,
that prior to the promulgation of any state primary or...
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