Title 45

(a) The Cleburne County Health Department may enforce littering laws, and other laws relating to littering in Cleburne County, in addition to health laws and regulations governing the control and disposal of solid waste in Cleburne County, and shall be empowered with the authorit…

(a) In Cleburne County, any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the request of any property owner, the county health officer may allow the percolation tests for septic tank installation to be satisfied by using pertinent soil maps, and other such data i…

(a) This section shall apply only to Cleburne County. (b) Pursuant to Section 22-27-3(a), the Cleburne County Commission may grant an additional exemption to the mandatory solid waste collection program to individuals in households whose total income does not exceed 75 percent of…

(a) The Cleburne 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…

(a) In Cleburne 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 …

In Cleburne County, the Cleburne County Hospital Board is hereby authorized to use any available monies from any sources, any facilities or means of the association, and to enter into any agreements as deemed necessary by the board, for the purpose of providing any inducement to,…

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

(a) In Cleburne County, any law or parts of laws to the contrary notwithstanding, and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 40-12-10 as amended, providing for the appointment of license inspectors under certain conditions, the county commission is authorized to appoint the Cl…

(a) In Cleburne County, it shall be unlawful for any person, or one or more of a group of persons together, to willfully throw or cast, or cause to be thrown or cast, the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light from any motor vehicle, with the aid of any motor v…

(a) The Sheriff of Cleburne County, Alabama, shall sell at public auction, in the manner provided in this section, abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the Sheriff’s Department of Cleburne County which property has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner thereof f…

(a) The Sheriff of Cleburne County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store or a 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) …

(a) In Cleburne 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 as follows: (1) Twenty dollars ($20) for persons up to 65 years of age. (2) Fifteen dollars ($15) for persons 65 …

(a) On or after April 22, 2021, an individual qualifying for election to the office of sheriff in the county or any individual appointed to serve as a sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) Is a…

(a) Effective beginning the next term of office of the sheriff commencing in January 2027, the Sheriff of Cleburne County shall receive a salary of seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) per year payable in installments as provided on June 1, 2025. The salary provided by this sec…

After September 30, 1985, or upon occurrence of a vacancy in either the office of tax assessor or tax collector, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Cleburne County. A commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 1984 and at the general election every six …

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 office. The acts of deputies shall have the same force …

Before entering upon the duties of 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 thereon a bonding…

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. (Act 84-52, p. 71, §5…

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 Cleburne County are hereby abolished effective the first day of October 1985, 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 bec…

It is the purpose of this subpart to promote the public convenience in Cleburne County by consolidating the offices of tax assessor and tax collector into one office. (Act 84-52, p. 71, §8.)

(a) Effective beginning on the same date that the sheriff commences his or her next term in January 2027, the Revenue Commissioner of Cleburne County shall receive a salary of seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000) per year payable in installments as provided on June 1, 2025. The…

The Revenue Commissioner of Cleburne County is hereby authorized to take the necessary action to merge the budgetary operations and functions of the office. Hereafter, the office shall be financed on a pro rata share basis from the proceeds of state, county, and municipal ad valo…

(a) The Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner may establish procedures for electronic filing for the reporting, assessment, and payment of business personal property taxes pursuant to Section 40-7-59. A complete business personal property tax return filed electronically shall be i…

(a) This section shall apply to Cleburne County. (b) The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in such county shall be the same as provided in Title 40, amended, except that all such duties as are required of and are performed by the judge of probate shall be transf…

In Cleburne County, in addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is levied a privilege or license tax in the amount herein prescribed against every person within the county engaging in the business of renting or furnishing a room or rooms or lodgings, or accommodations to…

(a) There are exempted from the provisions of the tax levied by this part and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable all of the following: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sal…

(a) The tax levied by this part, except as otherwise provided, shall be due and payable to the Department of Revenue on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. On or before the 20th day of each month, every person on whom the tax is…

All provisions of the state lodging tax statutes with respect to payment, assessment, and collection of the state lodging tax, making of reports and keeping and preserving records, interest after due date of tax, or otherwise; the promulgation of rules and regulations with respec…

Except as otherwise provided in this part, all proceeds from the tax levied by this part shall be deposited into the Cleburne County General Fund and shall be utilized by the commission for the economic and educational betterment of the people of Cleburne County. (Act 2001-387, p…

None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in a manner to violate the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. If a provision of this part is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the remaining provision of this part. (Act 2001-387, p. 494, §6.)

The Department of Revenue shall charge and deduct from the proceeds of the tax levied an amount equal to the cost to the agency of making the collections and the charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected. Following that deduction, the department sh…

(a) The County Commission of Cleburne County is hereby authorized to levy and collect a local county tax on the sale of fireworks in Cleburne County in an amount not to exceed eight cents ($.08) per one dollar ($1) of gross sales. The net proceeds of the first two cents ($.02) pe…

(a) There is hereby levied on every person, firm, or corporation that sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or tobacco products in Cleburne County, a county privilege, license, or excise tax in the following amounts: (1) Fifteen cents ($.15) for each packag…

Every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells, stores, or receives, for the purpose of selling or storing in Cleburne County, any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, and smoking tobacco products shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax levied and assessed to…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in the business in Cleburne County for which the tax is levied to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and collect from the purchaser the amount due on account of the tax herein provided,…

All laws, rules, and regulations of the department relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Sections 40-25-1 to 40-25-28, inclusive, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations shall apply with equal force to the tax levied by th…

The proceeds from the tax authorized, less the amount or percentage of the actual cost of collection as may be agreed upon by the Cleburne County Commission, shall be distributed to the Cleburne County General Fund to be expended for the purposes of economic development, the deve…

This part shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products stored by a wholesale dealer for the purpose of resale or reshipment outside of the county which are actually resold or reshipped. (Act 2003-323, p. 786, §6.)