45-23-141.08
Section 45-23-141.08 States of personnel. The personnel of volunteer fire departments, emergency
medical service squads, volunteer fire association, or rescue squad association provided for
in this part shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county and the
members of the county commission and the officers and employees of the county shall not be
liable in either their official capacity or in a private or individual capacity for the actions
of the volunteer fire departments, emergency medical service squads, volunteer fire association,
or rescue squad association or their personnel. (Act 2006-390, p. 990, §8.)...
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45-16-140.08
Section 45-16-140.08 Purpose. The purpose and use of funds generated by this article are to
enable all participating eligible volunteer fire departments in Coffee County to be better
equipped and prepared for emergencies in the county and to assist in maintaining and lowering
Insurance Services Organization ratings. This article is also intended to help insure emergency
medical services to the citizens of Coffee County. Each fire department shall obtain and maintain
a level of preparedness as determined by the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association.
Any fire department that does not meet the levels set within five years of the approval of
this article shall forfeit any received funds generated by this article. The emergency medical
service squad is required to attain and maintain an advanced life support/basic life support
ambulance transport license with the Alabama Department of Public Health. Any emergency medical
service squad failing to maintain this license shall...
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45-42-140.05
Section 45-42-140.05 Disposition of funds. Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments
shall only be expended for fire protection purposes, 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 fundraising
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 form with the county commission detailing the expenditure of all funds during
the previous 12 months. The filing shall also account for all unspent funds and whether the
unspent funds have been obligated. The county commission...
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45-27-245.33
Section 45-27-245.33 Disposition of funds. The proceeds of the revenue accruing from the additional
privilege and license tax, consumers' use tax, and sellers' use tax levied by Section 45-27-245.31
shall be distributed and used as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the net proceeds collected
shall be distributed to the duly recognized volunteer fire departments or rescue squads, or
both, in the unincorporated areas of the county. Only volunteer fire departments properly
certified by the Alabama Forestry Commission and members of the Escambia County Volunteer
Fire Departments Association shall be eligible to receive the proceeds and use them as follows:
a. Each eligible department shall receive an equal portion of the proceeds. Each department
in the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments Association shall send one voting delegate
to a meeting of the association to be held no later than 30 days after May 1, 2004, to vote
on whether the member departments shall provide financial support...
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45-38-140
Section 45-38-140 Distribution of funds; annual list of certified fire departments. Relating
to Lamar County, any law to the contrary notwithstanding, on July 18, 1991, any funds held
in escrow which were to be distributed to the Lamar County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention
Authority, which was to be incorporated pursuant to Part 2, and which funds were never in
fact distributed due to the lack of incorporation of the authority shall be disbursed immediately
to the Lamar County Water Authority which is in existence on that date. Any funds collected
after July 18, 1991, shall be distributed equally between each rescue squad and certified
fire department in the county. The Alabama Forestry Commission shall annually present to the
Lamar County Commission a list of the certified fire departments in the county. (Act 91-309,
p. 565, §1.)...
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45-40-161
Section 45-40-161 Distribution of payments. (a) Pursuant to the authority granted by Sections
40-28-1 to 40-28-3, inclusive, Lawrence County's share of payments made by the Tennessee Valley
Authority to the state in lieu of ad valorem taxes shall be distributed as provided by this
section: (1) For the 1983-84 fiscal year, the Lawrence County Commission shall receive ninety
thousand dollars ($90,000) in a special allotment to replace alcoholic beverage proceeds taxes
and to assist the following agencies in the following amounts: a. Each fire department established
before January 1, 1982, shall receive two thousand dollars ($2,000). b. Each fire department
established after January 1, 1982, shall receive four thousand dollars ($4,000). c. The Lawrence
County Rescue Squad shall receive two thousand dollars ($2,000). d. The Lawrence County Youth
Aid Fund shall receive two thousand dollars ($2,000). (2) For the 1984-85 fiscal year and
each fiscal year thereafter, each fire department, the...
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45-49-142.08
Section 45-49-142.08 Auditing; improper expenditures. All funds distributed to the volunteer
fire departments under this part may be audited by the Mobile County Commission at any time,
but not less than every two years. If the Mobile County Commission finds or determines that
funds provided by this part have been improperly expended by an eligible fire volunteer department,
the department shall return all funds improperly expended and in addition thereto shall pay
a penalty equal to 10 percent of all improperly expended funds. At the discretion of the Mobile
County Commission, any volunteer fire department that fails to comply with this part may be
deemed to have forfeited its right to receive any funds generated by this part. (Act 2015-258,
§ 9; Act 2019-152, § 1(10).)...
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45-39-140.03
Section 45-39-140.03 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. 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. The county commission
may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling
of the funds. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §4.)...
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45-24-241.03
Section 45-24-241.03 Assessment and collection of tax; disposition of funds. The Tax Assessor
of Dallas County shall assess the tax herein provided for, and the Tax Collector of Dallas
County shall collect the tax, in the same manner and method that other ad valorem taxes are
collected. The proceeds of the tax shall be paid into a special county fund. Within 30 days
of payment into such special fund, the county commission shall allocate the funds among the
Dallas County Fire Association and eligible volunteer fire departments. The Dallas County
Fire Association shall receive two thousand dollars ($2,000) from such funds and the remainder
of the funds shall be divided equally among the eligible volunteer fire departments. (Act
91-535, p. 962, §4; Act 91-729, p. 1419, §4.)...
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45-1-241.26
Section 45-1-241.26 Disposition of funds upon dissolution or abandonment of eligible volunteer
fire department. Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department,
any remaining funds derived from this subpart or any assets purchased with funds derived from
this subpart 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 96-859, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1667, §7.)...

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