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45-13-20
Section 45-13-20 Municipal option election for legalization of sale and distribution of alcoholic
beverages. (a)(1) The Legislature of Alabama is cognizant of "Opinion of the Justices
No. 376," issued April 9, 2002, which states that a local bill for Cherokee County "purporting
to allow by local law the creation of a traffic in alcohol that does not presently exist in
smaller municipalities in Cherokee County, does not fit within the ambit of the last paragraph
of Section 104 permitting the Legislature to pass local laws regulating or prohibiting such
traffic." The effect of this Opinion of the Justices is to greatly limit situations in
which local laws may be enacted regarding alcoholic beverages. This opinion was, in part,
based upon a determination that, "Generally, 'regulate' implies the exercise of control
over something that already exists." While respecting the constitutional authority granted
to the Alabama Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this...
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11-46-27
Section 11-46-27 Appointment, compensation, etc., of election officers. (a) The municipal governing
body or a majority of them must, not less than 15 days before the holding of any municipal
election, appoint from the qualified electors of the respective wards or voting districts
officers to hold the election as follows: Where paper ballots are used, one returning officer
for each ward and three inspectors and two clerks for each box at each voting place and, where
voting machines are used, an inspector, a chief clerk, and a first and second assistant clerk
for each voting machine; except that in the event voting centers or voting places are established,
then the requirements of Section 11-46-24 shall control the number of election officials.
In any Class 6, Class 7, or Class 8 municipality, election officials must reside within the
municipality and may serve at any polling place within the municipality. An election official
appointed to serve in a polling place other than where he or...
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11-52-3
Section 11-52-3 Municipal Planning Commission - Composition; qualifications, appointment, terms
of office, compensation, and removal of members; vacancies. (a) The commission shall consist
of nine members: The mayor, or his or her designee, one of the administrative officials of
the municipality selected by the mayor, a member of the council to be selected by it as a
member ex officio and six persons who shall be appointed by the mayor, if the mayor is an
elective officer, otherwise by the officer as the council may in the ordinance creating the
commission designate as the appointing power; provided, that in any Class 1 municipality,
the commission shall consist of 16 members: The mayor, one of the administrative officials
of the municipality selected by the mayor, two members of the council to be selected by it
as members ex officio, and 12 persons who shall be selected by the council. In the event the
mayor designates a person to sit in his or her place on the municipal planning...
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11-47-25
Section 11-47-25 Acceptance of credit card payments in Class 1 municipalities. (a) This section
shall apply only in a Class 1 municipality. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, any office or unit of a Class 1 municipality government required or authorized
to receive or collect any payments to the municipality or to state or local government may,
upon approval of the mayor, accept a credit card payment of the amount. (c) This section shall
be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments by: (1) All departments,
agencies, boards, bureaus, commissions, authorities, and other units of the municipality.
(2) All officers, officials, employees, and agents of the municipal units of the municipality.
(d) This section shall be broadly construed to authorize acceptance of credit card payments
of all types of amounts payable to or collected by the municipality, including, but not limited
to, taxes, license and registration fees, fines, and penalties....
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11-89C-1
Section 11-89C-1 Legislative findings and intent. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that
it is in the public interest and the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state
and within the police power of the state, county, and municipal governments to promote effective
and efficient compliance with federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and permits relating
to discharges into and from municipal separate storm sewers, and to promote and authorize
the discovery, control, and elimination, wherever practicable, of that discharge at the local
government level. (b) It is the intention of the Legislature by passage of this chapter to
assist the state in its implementation of the storm water laws, and to supplement the authority
of the governing bodies of all counties and municipalities in the state to enable them to
implement the storm water laws. (c) It is further the intention of the Legislature to authorize
and promote the intercooperation of the governing bodies in...
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45-25-160.03
Section 45-25-160.03 Distribution of Tennessee Valley Authority payments in lieu of taxes.
The distribution of the share of in-lieu-of-taxes payments of T.V.A. for DeKalb County shall
be as follows: (1) DeKalb County Economic Development Authority shall be appropriated the
first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) through the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.
Beginning October 1, 2013, the DeKalb County Economic Development Authority shall receive
the following appropriations: a. Fiscal year 2013-2014, the first seventy-five thousand dollars
($75,000). b. Fiscal year 2014-2015, the first one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). c.
Fiscal year 2015-2016, the first one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000). d. In
the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016, and beyond, the amount appropriated to the DeKalb
County Economic Development Authority shall remain at one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars
($125,000), unless otherwise specified by local act of the Legislature. (2) Of...
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13A-11-84
Section 13A-11-84 Penalties; seizure and disposition of pistols involved in violations of certain
sections. (a) Every violation of subsection (a) of Section 13A-11-72 or Section 13A-11-81
shall be a Class C felony. Every violation of subsection (b) of Section 13A-11-72 or Sections
13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, 13A-11-76, and 13A-11-77 through 13A-11-80 shall be a Class A misdemeanor.
The punishment for violating Section 13A-11-78 or 13A-11-79 may include revocation of license.
(b) It shall be the duty of any sheriff, policeman, or other peace officer of the State of
Alabama, arresting any person charged with violating Sections 13A-11-71 through 13A-11-73,
or any one or more of those sections, to seize the pistol or pistols in the possession or
under the control of the person or persons charged with violating the section or sections,
and to deliver the pistol or pistols to one of the following named persons: if a municipal
officer makes the arrest, to the city clerk or custodian of stolen...
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45-37-150.02
Section 45-37-150.02 Bingo games - Permit required. (a) Any provisions of the law to the contrary
notwithstanding, no qualified organization shall be permitted to operate a bingo game until
the sheriff issues a permit to the organization authorizing it to do so. In the event of any
controversy concerning whether or not certain activity constitutes bingo for which a permit
may be issued, the decision of the sheriff shall control. The permit described in this law
is in addition to and not in lieu of any other permits or licenses which may be required by
the county or any political subdivision thereof, and no bingo game shall be operated until
such time as all requisite permits and licenses have been obtained, including any permit that
may be required by any municipality having jurisdiction over the place where the bingo is
proposed to be played. A permitholder may hold only one permit and that permit is valid for
only one location. A permit is not assignable or transferable. (b) Any...
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45-37A-100.01
Section 45-37A-100.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The City
of Center Point, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated
traffic safety system within the city as provided for in this article. (b) The Legislature
finds and declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and
signage have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Center Point. (2) Studies have
found that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage...
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45-37A-42.01
Section 45-37A-42.01 Traffic safety system authorized; legislative findings. (a) The City of
Bessemer, Alabama, by ordinance, may provide for the implementation of an automated traffic
safety system within the city as provided for in this part. (b) The Legislature finds and
declares the following: (1) Vehicles that violate traffic control regulations and signage
have been and are a dangerous problem in the City of Bessemer, Alabama. (2) Studies have found
that automated traffic camera enforcement in a municipal area is a highly accurate method
for detecting violations of traffic control regulations and signage and is very effective
in reducing the number of traffic violations and decreasing the number of traffic accidents,
deaths, and injuries. (3) Current Alabama law provides that failing to stop and remain stopped
at a traffic-control signal which is emitting a steady red signal is a criminal misdemeanor.
Current Alabama law also provides that failing to abide by traffic signage or...
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