Title 45

(a) This section applies to Choctaw County only. (b) Section 1(c)(2)(v) of Act 82-344, Acts of Alabama Regular Session 1982, to the contrary notwithstanding, in Choctaw County the taxes shall be paid as follows: The entire amount of tax shall be paid to the judge of probate and, …

(a)(1) There is hereby created in Choctaw County a board to be called the “Choctaw County Medical Scholarship Board” which shall be composed of six members as herein provided. The Choctaw County Commission shall collectively select three members whose terms shall be coterminous w…

In Choctaw County, effective at the end of the term of office of any constable serving on June 1, 2025, the office of constable provided for in each precinct pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 36 is abolished. (Act 2025-174, §1.)

(a) The county Coroner of Choctaw County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in the amount of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) per month paid from the county general fund. The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation…

(a) The Choctaw County Commission may provide an additional expense allowance for the coroner in an amount which shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300) per month. This expense allowance shall be in addition to other expense allowances, compensation, or salary provided by l…

(a) The County Commission of Choctaw County is hereby authorized and empowered to construct and maintain driveways for schools, churches, and church owned cemeteries, located within the county, at county expense. (b) The county commission is further authorized and empowered to co…

This part shall apply only in Choctaw County. (Act 2014-187, p. 569, §1.)

Beginning with the next term of office for any commissioner of the county commission which commences in November 2014, or thereafter, each member of the county commission, except the Judge of Probate of Choctaw County serving as chair, shall serve on a part-time basis and receive…

The Choctaw County Commission shall establish a centrally located shop and centralized road system for the operation of the county roads and bridges. The county commission may vote to establish a second shop location when the county engineer recommends an additional location is n…

The county commission may employ clerical help and assistance deemed necessary for the proper, efficient, and economical operation of the county commission. The chair of the commission shall have entered the minutes of all proceedings of the county commission in a well-bound book…

Each member of the county commission shall inspect the roads and bridges of his or her district, from time to time, hear the suggestions and complaints of the citizens regarding the condition of the county roads and bridges, and report the suggestions or complaints to the county …

(a) Commencing August 1, 1979, all costs and charges of court in the Choctaw County Division of the First Judicial Circuit of this state shall be increased by four dollars ($4) with the proceeds from such increase to be paid into the general fund of Choctaw County to be used excl…

(a)(1) There is hereby created a fund to be designated the “Choctaw County Law Library Fund,” which fund shall be expended as hereinafter provided for the sole purpose of establishing, maintaining, equipping, administering, and operating the law library at the courthouse of Choct…

(a)(1) In Choctaw County, in addition to any court costs authorized to be collected, there shall be assessed an additional court cost of fifty dollars ($50) in all civil cases filed in the circuit court and district court, except in cases filed in the small claims court the addit…

Effective the beginning of the next term of office, the Judge of Probate of Choctaw County shall be entitled to receive an annual salary of fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000) to be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. Such salary shall be the…

(a) The Choctaw County Commission shall reimburse the office of judge of probate from the general fund of the county, the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total payment of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum, arising or caused by error if the mistake or omission…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Choctaw County shall assess and collect an additional fee of ten dollars ($10) per instrument for all documents submitted for recording in probate court which are subject to a deed or mortgage tax. (b) The Choctaw County Probate Judge Fund is created i…

For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The District Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit, State of Alabama, or any of his or her staff. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any person who is employ…

(a) The District Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit of Alabama may establish a pretrial diversion program. (b) All discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the Dist…

(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the circuit or district court of the First Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion program. (b) A …

(a) Admittance to the pretrial diversion program shall be appropriate in any of the following instances: (1) The offender is 18 years of age or older, or 16 years of age or older if the offense is a traffic citation, at the time the alleged offense was committed. (2) There is a p…

(a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program or as a part of the district attorney’s evaluation process, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning past criminal history, educational history, work record, family histor…

(a) An offender who enters into the pretrial diversion program shall satisfy each of the following requirements: (1) Voluntarily waive, in writing, and contingent upon the successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial. (2) While in the program, the appl…

(a) Except for traffic offenses, an offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program no later than 21 days after his or her first appearance or arraignment, whichever occurs first. In the case of eligible traffic offenses, application shall be made within 21 days…

(a) An applicant may be assessed a fee to be established by the district attorney when the applicant is approved for the program. The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any court costs and assessments for victims or drug, alcohol, or…

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program that the offender be admitted to a drug, alcohol, violence, or any other self-improvement or self-help program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treat…

(a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the perio…

The district attorney shall establish a Pretrial Diversion Program Fund. The district attorney shall use the funds in the Pretrial Diversion Program Fund to pay costs associated with the administration of the pretrial diversion program and to pay those things earlier herein provi…

(a) If the offender violates any condition of the pretrial diversion program agreed to in writing by the offender, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender in the pretrial diversion program and actively pursue the prosecution of the offender for the c…

The district attorney shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2006-595, p. 1625, §13.)

The pretrial diversion program may apply for and accept grant funding applicable to the aims of the program and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, state, or federal agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion …

The district attorney may form an advisory board to assist in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates and conditions for participation in the program. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance of individuals or administratio…

In Choctaw County, the county board of education shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per month which shall be paid out of the same funds as their normal compensation. The expense allowance provided for by this section shall be in lieu of…

(a) The Superintendent of Education of Choctaw County shall be elected at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1982, and at the general election every fourth year thereafter, by the qualified electors of Choctaw County. The supe…

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

The county commission shall employ a county engineer, who shall be a qualified and competent civil engineer, possessing all of the qualities as specified for county engineers pursuant to law. The county engineer shall devote his or her time and attention to the maintenance and co…

(a) The Choctaw 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. Any fees to be charged under the authority of this section by the county health departm…

Any person permitted by law to drill wells may replace the casing in a two-inch well in Choctaw County if the owner of the well so requests. (Act 88-185, p. 220, §1.)

(a) In circumstances not specifically provided in the general laws of the state, including specifically without limitation Chapter 12 of Title 35; Section 20-2-93, and Title 28, the Sheriff of Choctaw County is hereby authorized to sell at public auction confiscated, abandoned, o…

(a)(1) In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, a service of process fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be collected in Choctaw County for service or attempted service of process on each complaint, counter claim, third party complaint, or declara…

The Sheriff of Choctaw County may establish a canteen for the purpose of selling supplies to prisoners. All revenue derived from the sale of such supplies may be spent at the discretion of the sheriff for equipment and supplies for the county jail or the Choctaw County Sheriff’s …

In Choctaw County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-73, shall be twenty dollars ($20) which shall be collected by the sheriff or judge of probate and deposited in a sheriff’s fund to …

(a) On or after June 5, 2019, a person qualifying for election to the office of Sheriff of Choctaw County or any person appointed to serve as sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) The person is…

(a) This section shall apply only in Choctaw County. (b) The purpose of this section is to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office…

(a) The governing body of Choctaw County is hereby empowered to authorize payments to be made from the county general fund for salaries of clerical and secretarial employees which may be hired from time to time to staff the offices of the tax assessor and tax collector. (b) All f…

(a) The Choctaw County Commission shall reimburse the office of revenue commissioner from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500) per annum arising or caused without the personal knowledge of the of…