Title 45 — Title 45

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Clay County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Clay 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 applicable law…

Each election official of Clay County shall receive the rate of the minimum wage for each hour, or fraction thereof, that the polls are open per day for the performance of his or her official duties. The county governing body of Clay County shall supplement the compensation alrea…

Pursuant to Section 17-5-5, to facilitate or reduce election costs, the Clay County Commission may adopt a resolution which establishes voting centers by combining voters from two or more precincts. History: (Act 93-518, p. 852, §1.)

In Clay County, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 40-12-10, and any other general or local law of this state, no person shall be appointed to the position of county license inspector of or for Clay County. The position of county license inspector in the county is hereby a…

In addition to all other authority now vested in the Clay County Commission, the commission shall be authorized to set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities…

The county commission shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer not required to be a land surveyor, but otherwise possessing all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under the general law…

It shall be the duty of the county engineer, in accordance with policy established by the commission, within the law of the State of Alabama to: (1) employ, supervise, and direct all such assistants as are necessary to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, b…

It shall be the duty of the commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities; and t…

The commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from appropriate road and highway funds. History: (Act 90-460, p. 649, §5.)

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000), payable to Clay County, conditioned for the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as such engineer, and for the f…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and with necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. History: (Act 90-460, p. 649, §7.)

The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by the county, and shall be accountable to the commission for the same at all times. The commission shall establish necessary policy and regulations governing a…

The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for the county as may be set aside and appropriated by the commission as hereinaf…

The county engineer shall make written requisition to the county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of the county. Such requisitions shall b…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies purchased by the county for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall neither be accepted nor paid for without its firs…

In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but when so employed, he or she…

(a) The Clay County Commission shall call a referendum to be held at the next special or general election to determine whether or not the qualified voters of the county wish for the county road system to remain under the present district or beat line system or be constructed and …

The County Commission of Clay County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Clay County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. History: (Act 84-573, p. 1194, §1…

(a) After the Clay County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Clay County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter specified, provide for a finance charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Clay County for the use of the l…

The county governing body of Clay County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals to search out forest lands in Clay County, to determine the area and owners thereof and report the same to the Tax Assessor of Clay County who shall be authorized, after…

The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable to the Tax Collector of Clay County, and shall, when collected, be paid to the Treasurer of Clay County. All monies collected in accordance with this article shall be spent in participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fores…

The County Commission of Clay County is authorized to remove such finance charge or tax after the county commission has determined that the finance charge or tax is no longer needed. The county commission shall hold public hearings to determine whether or not the finance charge o…

Shoots. The holding of raffles, cake walks, turkey shoots, and other similar contests of skill, except bingo, for charitable purposes by nonprofit organizations in Clay County shall be legal, subject to the provisions of any resolution or ordinances by the Clay County Commission …

(a) The County Commission of Clay County shall reimburse the office of judge of probate or revenue commissioner from the general fund the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, arising or caused by error if the …

In Clay County, all laws, rules, and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, upon request by a property owner, the county health department or its agent shall perform soil percolation tests for a fee of not more than fifty dollars ($50) when such tests are required for septi…

(a) The Clay County Animal Shelter Authority is created for the purpose of providing animal control shelter services for dogs and cats in Clay County. For the purposes of this section, the term “animal control shelter services” means the control, removal, and containment of stray…

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

Motor Homes, and Motorcycles. (a) This section shall apply only to Clay County. (b)(1) The County Commission of Clay County, in addition to all other charges, costs, taxes, or fees levied on the issuance of all motor vehicles, manufactured homes, mobile homes, and motorcycles of …

(a) In Clay County, the sheriff shall be entitled to keep and retain the allowances payable by the state, counties, or municipalities for feeding prisoners. (b) The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to January 18, 1983, and all actions taken by the sheriff in accord…

The salaries of the deputy sheriffs of Clay County in an amount fixed by the Clay County Commission for the enforcement of motor vehicle and traffic laws may be paid from the public highway and traffic fund of the county. In addition, automobile purchases and expenses for the ope…

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

(a) In Clay 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-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff. (b) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) …

Employees. (a) The Director of the Clay County Community Corrections Program and employees of the program shall constitute law enforcement officers of the State of Alabama with authority to make arrests and serve arrest and search warrants in the performance of their official dut…

(a)(1) The Sheriff of Clay County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s office. These records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, the serial or other ident…

(a) In Clay County, the sheriff may conduct fundraising events and may use the proceeds and profits from the events for any lawful purpose relating to the operation of the office of sheriff. (b) The provisions of this section are remedial and curative and any actions taken by the…

After September 30, 1991, or upon occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or tax collector, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Clay County. A commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 1990 and at the general election every six year…

The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts, duties, and functions required by law to be performed either by the tax assessor or by the tax collector of the county relative to the assessment of property for taxation, the collection of taxes, the keeping of recor…

Subject to the approval of the county commission, the county revenue commissioner shall appoint and fix the duties and compensation of a sufficient number of deputies, clerks, and assistants to perform properly the duties of his or her office. The acts of deputies shall have the …

Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the county revenue commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article XVI of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and execute a bond in such sum as may be fixed by the county commission, giving as security thereo…

The county commission shall provide the necessary offices for the county revenue commissioner, and shall provide all stationery, equipment, and office supplies, not otherwise furnished by law, needed for the efficient performance of the duties of the office. History: (Act 87-393,…

The county revenue commissioner shall collect and pay into the general fund of the county all fees, percentages, commissions, and other allowances which the tax assessor or the tax collector of the county are now or hereafter may be by law authorized and directed to charge or col…

The offices of the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Clay County are hereby abolished effective the first day of October 1991, or upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of tax assessor or tax collector. In the event that the office of tax assessor or tax collector becomes…

It is the purpose of this part to promote the public convenience in Clay County by consolidating the offices of tax assessor and tax collector into one office. History: (Act 87-393, p. 562, §9.)

In Clay County, in addition to any and all other taxes heretofore levied, the county commission is hereby authorized to levy and impose an additional ad valorem tax in the amount of four mills on each dollar of taxable property. The tax shall be earmarked to the county general fu…

This part applies to Clay County. History: (Act 2001-569, p. 1144, §1.)