Title 45 — Title 45

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

Each election official of Cleburne 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 Cleburne County shall supplement the compensati…

The Cleburne County Commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within Cleburne County, Alabama, to provide the people of Cleburne County wit…

The Cleburne County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer and may or may not be a land surveyor. The county engineer shall possess all of the qualifi…

It shall be the duty of the county engineer to: (1) Employ, supervise, and direct all assistants to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of the county, and prescribe the duties of these employees and discharge employees for cause or whe…

It shall be the duty of the county 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…

The county 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 98-75, p. 90, §5.)

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount set from time to time by the county commission, payable to Cleburne County, conditioned on the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as engineer, an…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. History: (Act 98-75, p. 90, §7.)

The county engineer shall be the custodian and accountable to the county commission for all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by Cleburne County. The county commission shall establish necessary policies and regulations governing accountability …

The authority of the county engineer to expend funds shall be limited to the requisition for the expenditure of funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for Cleburne County as may be set aside and approp…

County Purchasing Agent. The county engineer shall make written requisition to a 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 Cleburne Count…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect and approve on delivery all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by the county for the use on public roads, bridges, and ferries prior to payment. Any deviation from this policy shall be reported b…

In the event of an emergency in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subjec…

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, and report the suggestion or complaint to the county commission with his or her recommendations. The members of…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 11- 98-5, the Cleburne County Commission may increase the emergency telephone service charges to an amount up to one dollar fifty cents ($1.50). History: (Act 92-464, p. 931, §1.)

(a) There is hereby created the Cleburne County Industrial Waste Committee to consist of: One member, appointed jointly by the county’s four municipal governing bodies, for a term of four years; one member appointed by each member of the county commission from within the commissi…

(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 C…

(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. History: (Act 84-52, …

Commissioner. 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…

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. History: (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) 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…