Title 45

(a) This section only applies in Cherokee County. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized within Cherokee County so long as approved by a majority vote of the…

(a) In Cherokee County, in addition to any compensation paid to the coroner by law, the Cherokee County Commission may pay the actual and necessary expenses for the operation of the office of the coroner, including paying mileage for the use of a personal motor vehicle by the cor…

(a) The coroner of Cherokee County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance so that the total compensation of the coroner including expense allowances and salary equals thirteen thousand five hundred dollars ($13,500) per year payable from the general fund of the coun…

The Coroner of Cherokee County may appoint a qualified person to serve as deputy coroner to perform the duties of the coroner when the coroner is unavailable or absent or when the coroner is incapacitated. When called upon to serve, the deputy coroner shall have the same legal au…

At the expiration of the term of office of the President of the Cherokee County Commission, the office, power, and duties of such officer shall be invested in the chairman of the commission. The Judge of Probate of Cherokee County shall be the chairman and shall have all the duti…

(a) The President of the Cherokee County Commission shall be entitled to an annual salary of nine thousand six hundred dollars ($9,600). Such annual salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (b) The associate members of the Cherokee C…

(a) The governing body of Cherokee County, Alabama, may establish and maintain a public law library in the county, and, to accomplish that purpose, may, from time to time, expend public funds of the county as are not required by law to be expended for any other purpose or purpose…

(a) In Cherokee County, a probation supervision fee may be assessed at the discretion of the judge of the juvenile court when a juvenile is placed on probation and subject to supervision by the court in any juvenile court case. The supervision fee shall be collected by the clerk …

(a) In Cherokee County, a booking fee in the amount of twenty dollars ($20) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Cherokee County Detention Center and subsequently convicted. The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in …

(a) The probate judge, tax assessor, and tax collector of Cherokee County shall each receive an additional annual expense allowance in the amount of two thousand nine hundred dollars ($2,900) to be paid out of the county treasury in equal monthly installments at the end of each m…

(a) The Probate Judge of Cherokee County will charge a fee of two dollars ($2) for filing for record or for recording each and every instrument, paper, writing, document, or decree in his or her office, including, but not limited to, each real estate, warranty deed, deed/executiv…

The Judge of Probate of Cherokee County may charge an additional fee when celebrating the rites of marriage. The amount of the additional fee shall be in the discretion of the judge of probate. The fee authorized by this section shall be in addition to the fee imposed pursuant to…

(a) This section shall apply only in Cherokee County. (b) In addition to any other fees provided for by law, the county commission may increase the recording fee by a maximum of five dollars ($5) for the first page of each instrument, paper, writing, document, or decree filed for…

(a) Any person employed as an investigator for the District Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, composed of Cherokee and DeKalb Counties, for a period of 10 years or more who leaves office in good standing, by retirement or otherwise, shall receive from the office, at the dis…

(a) Signs, markers, and advertising, pertaining to political campaigns, on the rights-of-way of state and county controlled highways are prohibited in Cherokee County except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or by Cherokee Co…

(a) In addition to any compensation heretofore provided by law for the poll workers in Cherokee County, each poll worker shall be entitled to a ten dollar ($10) per meeting day increase in compensation with such increase to be paid in the usual manner from the county general fund…

(a) This section shall apply only to Cherokee County. (b) All returning officers, as appointed by the local appointing board, the judge of probate, sheriff, and circuit clerk, shall receive an additional compensation of ten dollars ($10) and shall receive the same mileage allowan…

Upon the receipt by Cherokee County of any funds received pursuant to Act 2010-135 of the 2010 Regular Session amending Section 40-28-2, the additional amounts received shall be distributed as follows: Forty-five percent of the funds shall be distributed to the Cherokee County In…

(a) The Cherokee County Health Department may, at its discretion, enforce littering laws, and other laws relating to litter in Cherokee County, in addition to health laws and regulations governing the control and disposal of solid waste in Cherokee County, and shall be empowered …

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “decentralized wastewater system” is defined as a system for collection, treatment, and dispersal or reuse of wastewater from clusters of homes and businesses near the point of origin of wastewater generation, in which solids, greases, a…

This subpart shall apply only in Cherokee County. (Act 2001-909, 3rd Sp. Sess., p. 761, §1.)

As used in this subpart, the term “resort area” means any area located outside the corporate limits of any municipality in Cherokee County in which the primary use of the majority of the real property is for recreational pursuits or those associated with relaxation, avocation, or…

(a)(1) The Cherokee County Commission, through the county health department, shall compel connection of any new construction in resort areas to any available public sewerage system, whether publicly or privately owned. (2) The county commission, through the county health departme…

(a) When the county health department determines that the connection of property to an available public sewerage system, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be required, the property owner shall be given written notice at least 90 days prior to the date upon which the conn…

(a) Any violation of this subpart shall constitute a public nuisance subject to a civil fine of fifty dollars ($50) per day not to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) to be assessed by the county commission. Any person assessed a fine pursuant to this section may pay the fine …

Nothing in this subpart shall be construed as creating a cause of action against the county or any of its officials or employees based upon any actions taken pursuant to this subpart or upon the failure to take any actions pursuant to this subpart. (Act 2001-909, 3rd Sp. Sess., p…

(a) In Cherokee County any county health officer or administrator is hereby authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file f…

(a) The Cherokee County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees c…

In Cherokee County, the Cherokee County Healthcare Authority may use a portion of the proceeds of any special county ad valorem tax for indigent health care. (Act 2007-348, p. 615, §1.)

County roads in Cherokee County shall be constructed, repaired, and maintained as a unit without regard to district or beat lines. (Act 82-313, p. 426, §1.)

(a) In Cherokee County, any person or entity engaged in construction, excavation, or similar activity resulting in the cutting across or going under a county road or county right-of-way shall obtain a permit from the county commission. The issuance of the permit by the county com…

(a) In Cherokee County, for citations personally served by the license inspector, there is hereby levied a local license inspector citation fee of eighteen dollars fifty cents ($18.50), which shall be payable in addition to any citation fee payable to the license inspector under …

(a) The Cherokee County Commission may levy and provide for the collection of an additional vehicle license and registration issuance fee in the amount of three dollars seventy-five cents ($3.75) on each new registration, transfer, or renewal on any vehicle in the county. The rev…

(a) There is hereby created within Cherokee County the permanent office of license commissioner. The duties and responsibilities of the office shall be performed by the Revenue Commissioner of Cherokee County as herein provided. The county commission shall furnish the license com…

The office shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county and issue applications for certificates of title on vehicles, which have heretofore been performed by the tax collector, tax assessor, and the probate judge. The…

The license commissioner’s office shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received from the state Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued. The commissioner shall report to the state Comptroller at the …

The license commissioner shall charge and collect all fees that are required by law. All collected fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the general fund of the county. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake of fact or law shall be processed as provided by…

To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for a more efficient procedure for assessment and collection of taxes due on same, no licenses shall be issued to operate motor vehicles on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the lic…

Before any vehicle can be assessed, the license commissioner shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless the vehicle is new, in which case a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the new vehicle was bought shall be furnished. In the case of a u…

The license commissioner may mail a notice or an application for renewal of licenses to the named licensee to which the motor vehicle has been previously issued. The notice or renewal forms may be in postcard form and shall contain sufficient information thereon to adequately ide…

(a) The Sheriff of Cherokee County shall receive an additional expense allowance of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments. The expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation, expense allowances, or benefits granted t…

(a)(1) Effective beginning with the next term of office, the Sheriff of Cherokee County shall receive an annual salary that is 60 percent of the annual salary of the District Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2). (2) Subdivision …

(a) The Sheriff of Cherokee County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store and telephone system for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store and telephone system shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b)(1) T…

This subpart shall apply only to Cherokee County. (Act 2009-332, p. 569, §1.)

For purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Cherokee County Work Release Board, which shall be composed of the following members: The revenue commissioner of the county, the chief of corrections of the county, and the sherif…

The Cherokee County Work Release Board is established to develop, promulgate, and adopt rules for the operation and maintenance of the Cherokee County Work Release Program established by this subpart. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, the eligibility requirements o…