Title 45

(a) The Coroner of Conecuh County shall receive a total expense allowance in the amount of four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800) per year, which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law. This expense allowance shall be payabl…

(a) After February 10, 2014, the Coroner of Conecuh County shall receive a total expense allowance in the amount of six thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($6,293) per year, which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law. Thi…

(a) The County Commission of Conecuh County may appoint one or more deputy coroners, as deemed necessary, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the county commission and who shall perform such duties as the county commission may direct. (b) A deputy coroner appointed pursuant …

(a) The county commission created in this article shall consist of five associate members, one of whom shall be elected as chair by the members of the commission. (b) The chair shall preside at all meetings of the county commission and may vote on all matters coming before the co…

The five members of the commission shall be elected from single-member districts within Conecuh County. All five commissioners will run concurrently in 1988, and will be elected to serve a four-year term. The term of office of each commissioner, when elected, shall officially beg…

For the purpose of this article , and for future elections of associate members of the county commission, Conecuh County is divided into five separate geographical districts, to be numbered 1 to 5, inclusive, and are described as follows: DISTRICT 1 Start at the southeastern-most…

At the general election in 1988, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Conecuh County shall elect one commissioner for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for which ele…

This article shall not affect the duties, rights, and tenure of the office of the present members of the Conecuh County Commission, but the commissioners shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of office as now incumbent upon them and as may be incumbent upon them by law,…

Any vacancy occurring in the office of associate commissioner shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law concerning the filling of vacancies of Conecuh County Commissioners. (Act 86-322, p. 480, §7.)

It shall be the duty of each associate member of the county commission to inspect the roads and bridges of his or her district from time to time, and hear the suggestions and complaints of the citizens, and report the same to the county commission with his or her recommendations;…

The commissioners elected under this article shall be entitled to, as compensation for their services and in lieu of all other expenses and allowances heretofore provided for commissioners, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month and the chair shall receive one thousan…

(a) After April 22, 1986, the Conecuh County Board of Registrars is directed to place the names of each qualified elector in the proper precinct and voting box consistent with the residence address known to the board of registrars taken from the list of qualified electors. Where …

An unassigned voter may identify himself or herself for assignment in any one of the following ways: (1) He or she may identify himself or herself for assignment by appearing in person at the office of the board of registrars or before a deputy registrar, and answering such quest…

The board of registrars shall stay in continuous session from the first Monday in April through the month of May 1986, for the purpose of facilitating the assignment of voters in the proper precinct and voting boxes. The board of registrars shall publish a list of those unassigne…

All expenses incurred in connection with this article and the identification of voters for assignment which is not otherwise provided by law shall be authorized to be paid by the Conecuh County Commission. (Act 86-322, p. 480, §16.)

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 36-27-6 the Official Court Reporter of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit, composed of the counties of Conecuh and Monroe, may participate in any retirement system now in effect, or which may be established in the future. (b) The repor…

The District Attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit shall receive, in addition to any other compensation and in addition to any other supplement provided by law, an expense or automobile allowance, or both, equal to eight hundred dollars ($800) per month, to be paid from t…

(a) The District Attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit 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 District…

For purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The elected District Attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit or any of his or her staff. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any person who is employed by…

(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in this subsection whose jurisdiction is in the Circuit or District Court of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit may apply to the District Attorney of the Thirty-fifth Judicial Circuit for admittance to the pretrial diversion p…

(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) Agree, in writing, to the toll…

(a) 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 traffic citations, application shall be made within 21 days of the issuance of the citation. (b)…

(a) An applicant may be assessed a fee 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 anger management treatment required by law…

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program of an offender that the offender be admitted to a drug or alcohol program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abuse…

(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. Except for the twenty-five dollars ($25) payable to the circuit clerk pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 45-18-81.27, fees paid by offenders pursuant to Section 45-18-81.27 shall be placed into the pretri…

(a) If the offender violates the conditions of the pretrial diversion program agreed to in writing by the offender and the district attorney, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender. The offender shall be given written notice of the intent of the dis…

The district attorney shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2004-478, p. 884, §13.)

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

The district attorney may form an advisory board to assist in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance of individuals or administration of the program regardless of the board’s views…

(a) Any County Solicitor or District Attorney of the 35th Judicial Circuit: (b) The salary of each solicitor counsel shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum payable in equal monthly installments with one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per month payable from any dis…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Conecuh County shall be compensated on a salary basis, as provided by Section 12-13-20, which shall be in lieu of all fees or allowances heretofore paid by law. (b) On April 17, 1990, all fees collected by the probate judge shall be paid directly to th…

The Judge of Probate of Conecuh County shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles, and the issuance of motor vehicle tags and titles in Conecuh County which the revenue commissioner is required under the law to perform. The judge…

Before entering upon the additional duties imposed by this subpart, the judge of probate shall execute an additional bond in a sum prescribed by a written recommendation to the judge of probate from the Examiners of Public Accounts, giving as surety a bonding company authorized t…

The Conecuh County Commission shall furnish suitable quarters or additional space if necessary for the efficient performance of the additional duties of the judge of probate and shall transfer all necessary forms, books, records, and supplies from the office of the revenue commis…

The judge of probate shall charge and collect the same fee that is prescribed in the general law for a like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, or license commissioner as the case may be. All fees shall be the property of Conecuh Count…

The judge of probate shall receive for the performance of duties in assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, and issuance of motor vehicle license plates and decals the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) annually. The five thousand dollar ($5,000) annual sum…

To prevent motor vehicles from escaping taxation and to provide for the more efficient assessment and collection of taxes due on motor vehicles, no license shall be issued to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of this state, nor shall any transfer be made by the judge…

The judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a motor vehicle license has been previously issued an application for renewal of a license required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and sha…

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this subpart shall be construed to increase the taxes and fees of motor vehicles and motor vehicle tags and titles as prescribed by law. (Act 2000-446, p. 803, §8.)

This subpart shall apply only in Conecuh County. The purpose of the subpart is to facilitate the use of public records in property transactions in Conecuh County by providing for the installation of an improved system of recording, archiving, and retrieving instruments and docume…

The following words and phrases when used in this division shall have the following meanings: (1) GENERAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. A real property instrument that affects the title to personal property as well as real property. (2) IMPROVED RECORDING SYSTEM. A system of recording rea…

The judge of probate may provide for the installation and thereafter for the maintenance of an improved recording, archiving, and retrieval system in the probate offices of Conecuh County. The initial installation of the improved recording, archival, and retrieval system shall in…

Following the effective installation date, real property instruments, personal property instruments, and other documents and records to be recorded, archived, and retrieved with computer-generated files or to be stored and filed on either optical disk or on paper, as determined b…