45-48-142.23
Section 45-48-142.23 Fire protection service fee - Referendum. (a) After the county commission
establishes a fire district, the qualified electors of that district may file a petition,
signed by at least five percent of the qualified electors in the fire district who voted in
the last general election, with the office of the judge of probate who shall then order a
referendum to be held in the fire district on the question of establishing a fire protection
service fee for the fire district. Section 45-48-142.27 shall apply to all elections provided
by this subpart. (b) The petition shall contain the name and description of the fire district
area and shall request the judge of probate to call an election on the following question:
"Do you favor the assessment of a fire service fee in the amount of $ (dollars) a month
for the purpose of funding fire protection services in this volunteer fire district? Yes No"
(c) The fee shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) a month. (Act 2013-403, p. 1543,...
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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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45-26-141.04
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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45-44-141
Section 45-44-141 Assessment and collection. (a) In Macon County, the Little Texas Volunteer
Fire Department may assess and collect a service charge by action of the board on all property
served by the department for fire protection services. The service charge shall not exceed
seven and one-half percent of the total ad valorem taxes due and payable on the property on
an annual basis. The proceeds of the service charge shall be used solely for equipment and
expenses relating to the delivery of fire protection services and operation of the volunteer
fire department. No portion of the service charge may be used for salaries, entertainment,
or food. (b) The service charge provided for in subsection (a) shall be assessed and collected
by the Macon County Revenue Commissioner on an annual basis at the same time as ad valorem
taxes are collected. The service charge shall be collected in the same manner as municipal
assessments. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) providing for the assessment and...
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45-3-140.06
Section 45-3-140.06 Disposition of funds. Funds paid to the county volunteer fire departments
shall only be expended for fire protection 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 which are committed by a volunteer fire department and the personnel of a volunteer
fire department. The funds may not be expended for salaries, food, drink, social activities,
or fund raising activities. After receiving the funds, the volunteer fire departments shall
keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended. Should the Barbour
County Commission, in its sole discretion, find or determine that funds provided by this article
have been improperly expended by an eligible volunteer fire department, the department that
has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund...
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45-41-141.11
Section 45-41-141.11 Disposition of funds. (a) The treasurer shall establish or cause to be
established in the county treasury a district fire protection fund for each district in which
a financial charge is then being levied and collected, and shall maintain such district fire
protection fund, or cause it to be maintained, so long as such district exists and such financial
charge is levied and collected therein. The proceeds derived for the levy and collection of
a financial charge within any district and paid over to the treasurer pursuant to Section
45-41-141.08 shall be deposited by him or her in the district fire protection fund for such
district. Moneys on deposit in each district fire protection fund shall be kept separate and
apart from other county revenues or funds and shall be used or disbursed, by or upon order
of the commission, solely to pay: (1) Expenses of providing fire protection, fire prevention,
and related services and facilities within the district in which such...
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45-36-140
Section 45-36-140 Assessment and collection of tax; Fire Marshal; regulations; fire districts.
(a) The Jackson County Commission is hereby authorized to fix a county fire protection tax
at a rate of 2 mills on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the assessed value on all taxable
real estate outside the incorporated municipalities of Jackson County, excluding row crops
and pasture lands. The tax fixed by the Jackson County Commission shall be based on the assessed
value of all taxable real estate outside the incorporated municipalities of Jackson County,
except row crops and pasture lands, as shown by the records of the Tax Assessor of Jackson
County, and shall be assessed and collected as all other ad valorem taxes in the county. The
Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jackson County shall not charge to or collect from the fire
protection tax fund any fees or charges for the assessment or collection of the fire protection
tax. The amount collected from assessment and collection of this...
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45-19-141.10
Section 45-19-141.10 Payment of fee. The revenue commissioner shall collect the fire protection
fee from owners of dwellings and businesses, and shall collect the fire protection fee from
the owners of mobile homes, house trailers, and units of manufactured housing at the time
of issuance or renewal of yearly decals. The revenue commissioner shall not accept partial
payment of the fire protection fee. The officials collecting or assessing the fire protection
fee shall be entitled to the same fees and compensation as provided for collecting and assessing
ad valorem taxes. The proceeds of the fire protection fee shall be paid into the general fund
of the county. Within 30 days after payment into the general fund, the commission shall pay
the funds to the Coosa County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments. (Act 2003-367, p.
1035, §11.)...
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45-23-141.04
Section 45-23-141.04 Fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire and emergency
medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at 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 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 fire and emergency medical services fund. Within 30 days of payment
into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Dale County Volunteer
Firefighters Association and the Dale County Rescue Squad Association in the following manner:
Twenty percent of the fee shall go the Dale County Rescue Squad Association to be divided
evenly among Dale County's eligible emergency medical service squads; 80...
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45-25-232
Section 45-25-232 Fee; sheriff's fund. (a) In DeKalb County, the fee for issuance of a permit
to carry a pistol concealed on or about the person or in a vehicle, as provided by Section
13-11-75, shall be fifteen dollars ($15), which shall be collected by the sheriff of the county.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fee for issuing the described pistol permit to a person
aged 62 or older, or an active duty first responder, shall be one dollar ($1). For purposes
of this article, "active duty first responder" includes state and local law enforcement
officers, fire departments and voluntary fire department personnel, and emergency medical
personnel who are actively employed or on active volunteer status to render or assist with
emergency services. (b) Any and all monies collected as provided in subsection (a) shall be
deposited in any bank within the county into a fund known as the sheriff's fund. The fund
shall be drawn upon by the sheriff of the county, or his or her duly appointed...
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