Title 45 — Title 45

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Chilton County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Chilton County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicab…

(a) Beginning with the election in 2006, and thereafter, the Chilton County Board of Education shall be composed of five members. Each member of the board shall reside within Chilton County during his or her entire term of office. Each member of the board shall be elected by plac…

(a) Beginning with the election in 2006, and thereafter, each candidate for a position on the board shall specify the place on the board for which he or she seeks election. (b) At the election in 2006, the member elected to Place #1 shall serve a term of two years; the members el…

The purpose of this article is to respond to local needs that have not been substantially provided for and effectuated by general law, and this article shall be construed as supplemental to general law. History: (Act 2003-224, p. 565, §3.)

The Chilton County Commission shall take necessary steps to ensure that this article and any action taken pursuant to this article complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, before any election is conducted pursuant to this article. If the United States Depa…

The boundary line between Chilton and Bibb Counties shall be as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of Township 21 north, Range 11 east, thence east along the township line between township 21 north and township 22 north to the southeast corner of the southwest 1/4 of the…

In addition to any compensation heretofore provided by law for the poll workers in Chilton County, each poll worker shall be entitled to a twenty-two dollar ($22) per working day increase in such compensation with such increase to be paid in the usual manner from the county gener…

In Chilton County, each member of the board of registrars shall receive twenty-two dollars ($22) per day for each meeting he or she attends. The compensation shall be in addition to other salary and compensation and shall be payable out of the general fund of the county pursuant …

In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a transaction fee of five dollars and twenty-five cents ($5.25) shall be paid to the Chilton County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector or their successor office, the Judge of Probate, and the Sheriff when public business that i…

Established. (a) In Chilton County, the office of county treasurer is hereby abolished. The county commission is hereby authorized to appoint a county administrator that shall perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed by the county treasurer. (b) Sub…

(a) The County Commission of Chilton County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Chilton County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Chilto…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The Board of Commissioners of Chilton County 911. (2) CREDIT CARD. A line of credit issued by a domestic lender or credit card bank. (3) DEBIT CARD. A card issued by a b…

(a) The County Commission of Chilton County is hereby authorized to enter into contract for the purchase, lease, or contractual services for providing data processing, computerized services, or other modern or updated electronic based systems for bookkeeping, recording, indexing,…

from Personal Liability; Fee for Worthless Instruments. (a) The Chilton County Commission shall reimburse the office of judge of probate and tax collector or other like official charged with collecting taxes or licenses of Chilton County for any monetary loss, up to a total of tw…

(a) The Chilton County Commission or other like county governing body is hereby authorized to provide for printing and furnishing to the judge of probate or other officer charged with the duty of issuing privilege licenses in the county, brochures, bulletins, or signs of a type s…

(a)(1) The Board of Health of Chilton County may fix a schedule of fees which shall cover a portion of the cost involved in the performance of services rendered pursuant to the duties, functions, and programs required by law or by regulation or of the county or State Board of Hea…

This part shall only apply in Chilton County in those areas of the county outside the corporate limits of any municipality. History: (Act 2018-236, §1.)

The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. Any person employed by Chilton County who performs animal control functions or any person who performs animal control functions who is employed by an entity under agreement or contract with the cou…

(a) An animal control officer or law enforcement officer of the county shall investigate any incidents involving any dog reported to be dangerous or a nuisance in the unincorporated areas of the county. (b) If a dog, which is unowned and has been reported to be dangerous, bites a…

(a) A dog may not be declared dangerous or a nuisance in any of the following circumstances: (1) When an injury or damage was sustained by a person who, at the time of injury or damage, was committing a willful trespass or other tort upon premises occupied by the owner or custodi…

(a)(1) If a court determines that a dog is dangerous or a nuisance, but does not order that the dog be destroyed because evidence was insufficient to determine that the dog caused serious physical injury or damage to the real or personal property of another person, the owner of t…

The owner of a dog that has been declared to be dangerous or a nuisance by a court may petition the district court to remove the dangerous or nuisance dog designation 18 months after the judicial declaration was issued. A copy of the petition shall be filed with the district atto…

(a) An owner of a dangerous dog who violates this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense and not more than six hundred dollars ($600) for each subsequent offense. Additionally, for each offens…

An owner of a nuisance dog who violates this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) for the first offense and not more than six hundred dollars ($600) for each subsequent offense. Additionally, for each offense, th…

A law enforcement officer may enforce this part by immediately removing a dog to an appropriate facility, without requirement for a warrant or pending due process, or both, if in responding to an incident covered by this part, he or she determines that the dog poses a threat to t…

In Chilton County, the judge of probate may mail an application for renewal of business licenses to those persons to whom a license has been previously issued and may require the renewal forms be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The renewal forms may be in po…

(a) In Chilton County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license, boat license, driver’s license, privilege license, or conservation license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate or the tax collector, or…

(a) The sheriff shall receive, in addition to his or her present compensation, an expense allowance of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) per annum which shall be paid each month from the funds of Chilton County, Alabama. In the event the sheriff is required to use his…

Effective beginning the next term of office after March 16, 2018, the Sheriff of Chilton County shall receive an annual salary of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per year payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county in the same manner as other…

(a) The Sheriff of Chilton County shall be compensated in an amount not less than 10 percent more than the highest paid sheriff’s office employee base yearly salary. The sum shall be payable out of the General Fund of Chilton County, in 12 monthly installments. (b) The Sheriff of…

This subpart shall apply only in Chilton County. History: (Act 2002-90, p. 270, §1.)

As used in this subpart, the following words have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The merit system board created by this subpart. (2) COUNTY. Chilton County. (3) EMPLOYEE. Any law enforcement officer, radio operator, jailer, and law enforcement support personnel, not excepted …

This subpart applies to all law enforcement officials and employees employed by the office of Sheriff of Chilton County except the chief deputy. History: (Act 2002-90, p. 270, §3.)

All employees to whom this subpart applies shall be governed by merit system rules and regulations governing dismissals, suspensions, lay-offs, and terminations, adopted and administered by the board. Presently employed persons shall remain in their respective employments, but no…

(a) There is created a merit system board for the office of the Sheriff of Chilton County, which shall become effective February 27, 2002, and shall be composed of three members appointed as follows: (1) One member appointed by the Chilton County Commission. (2) One member appoin…

(a) The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings and it may hold special, adjourned, or called meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board shall be held in the Chilton …

Etc. The Chilton County Commission shall provide the board with materials and secretarial help when needed during meetings and shall assign an area from time to time for the board meetings. It shall also provide filing cabinets and storage space for the board and shall pay all ex…

All appointments of employees to which this subpart applies, other than temporary appointments, shall be probationary for one year from the date of appointment. A probationary employee may be discharged by the sheriff at his or her pleasure at any time before the expiration of on…

Whenever a new sheriff is elected or appointed, he or she may appoint any person as his or her chief deputy sheriff, provided the person meets the minimum standards for law enforcement officers as prescribed by the general laws of the state. The person holding the position of chi…

The sheriff may suspend, without pay, a merit employee for any personal misconduct or fact affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event a merit employee is suspended without pay for more than 10 days in an…

Before Board; Appeal. (a) The sheriff may remove, discharge, or demote any merit employee who is directly under the sheriff, provided that within five days a report in writing of the action is made to the board, giving the reason for the removal, discharge, or demotion. The emplo…

Each employee may exercise his or her right as a citizen to express his or her opinion and to cast his or her vote. No employee shall receive any appointment or advancement as a reward for his or her support of a candidate for office of a political party nor shall he or she be di…

Any merit employee who willfully violates any provision of this subpart, or any rule or regulation issued in pursuance hereof, shall be dismissed from service under the system and shall not be appointed or reemployed for two years. History: (Act 2002-90, p. 270, §13.)