Title 45

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Clay County Commission is relieved from any obligation to transfer funds from the general funds of the county to the county special revenue funds in order to repay the special revenue funds as a result of transfers to the general f…

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Clay County Commission is relieved from any obligation to transfer funds from the General Fund and Road and Bridge Fund of the county to the county special revenue funds in order to repay the special revenue funds as a result of tr…

In Clay County, the Clay County Commission may sell gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products to any volunteer fire departments and rescue squads serving the county. The gasoline, diesel fuel, and petroleum products may only be used for the official business of any volu…

(a) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of three dollars ($3) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond or proceedings on a forfeited bond g…

(a) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees or costs levied, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) in the service of any papers or documents by the sheriff or any deputy sheriff arising out of any civil or quasi-civil proceeding at law or in equity,…

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit and district court cases in Clay County, an additional court charge of one dollar ($1) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court. This charge shall not be collected on small claims cases. When collected by t…

(a) In addition to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Clay County, the Clay County Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil case and …

(a) The District Attorney for the 40th Judicial Circuit shall maintain and keep a special fund known as the District Attorney’s Fund. Any funds on deposit in the treasuries of the counties in the circuit that generally would be designated for appropriation to the District Attorne…

There is hereby created within the probate judge’s office of Clay County a license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the probate judge’s office. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records,…

The probate judge shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and the tax collector. The probate judge shall post a performance bond in the amount of fifty th…

The probate judge shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the state Comptroller and of the disposition made by them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. He or she shall report to the state Comptroller at…

Except as hereinafter provided, the probate judge shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed by statute, the probate j…

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 pro…

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

The probate judge may, at his or her discretion, mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be mailed prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with …

In Clay County, a special recording fee of one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) shall be paid to the county, and collected by its judge of probate, with respect to each real property instrument and each personal property instrument that may be filed for record in the office of the judg…

The Probate Judge of Clay County shall not receive for record or permit the recording of any instrument in which the title to real property is conveyed, unless such instrument has endorsed on it a printed or typewritten mailing address of the grantee within the body of the instru…

(a) The provisions of this section shall only apply in Clay County. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the use of public records in property transactions in Clay County by providing for the installation of an improved system of recording, archiving, and retrieving instr…

(a) Pursuant to Amendment 682 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, there is created and established the Clay County Industrial Development Council on the first day of the first month next following May 17, 2001. The members of the council shall be appointed as follows: (1) The…

(a) The council may select a formal name for the council. The council shall have the authority to negotiate for the county on all industrial and economic development matters. The council shall formulate and implement plans to promote and foster the industrial development and econ…

The council, as herein provided, may be financially supported, from time to time, by revenues from whatever source derived as appropriated to the council by a city governing body, the county commission, or the Legislature. (Act 2001-506, p. 898, §3.)

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. (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. (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. (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. (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…

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 or the g…

(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…