Title 45

(a) The authority shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue …

(a) The authority organized or operating pursuant to this article, in addition to all other powers now or hereafter granted by law, shall have the following powers and rights: (1) To borrow money for use for any of its corporate purposes. (2) To sell, transfer, convey, grant opti…

(a) As security for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds or obligations assumed by it, the authority may enter into a contract or contracts binding itself for the proper application of the proceeds of bonds and other funds, for the continued operation and maintenance…

Rates, fees, and charges for water service and fire protection service rendered by the authority from any of its water systems or fire protection facilities shall be so fixed and from time to time revised as at all times to provide funds at least sufficient to do all of the follo…

For the purpose of securing water service and fire protection facilities or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of water systems and fire protection facilities, any coun…

The authority is hereby authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state without securing the prior approval of the state or of its agencies or departments or the county commission of any county and subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal cons…

(a) The furnishing of fire protection facilities in conjunction with the water services by the authority as well as the furnishing of water services are hereby declared to be a governmental function. (b) The authority shall not be liable for any tort, whether negligent or wilful,…

(a) The authority, the property and income of the authority, the income from bonds, conveyances by or to the authority, and leases, mortgages, and deeds of trust by or to the authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama. (b) The authority shall not be oblig…

The authority now or hereafter organized under this article is hereby exempted from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury and prescribing or limiting interest rates including, without limitation, Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §14.)

At any time when no bonds or obligations theretofore assumed by the authority are outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the authority shall be dissolved. Upon the filing for record of a certified copy of the re…

In all cases where there is an attempt to incorporate a public corporation under this article, and a certificate of incorporation with respect to such corporation has been filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which such corporation was sought to be incorpo…

(a) Except as expressly otherwise provided in this article, no proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the incorporation of the authority or the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, the acquisition of any property, water system, or fire protection facility…

The Fayette County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority shall be audited similar to and in accordance with any audit required to be performed upon the Fayette County Commission and the operations of the County of Fayette. (Act 89-188, p. 169, §18.)

(a) The Fayette 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 co…

(a) The county governing bodies of Fayette and Lamar Counties shall both pay one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per month expense allowance, from their respective county treasuries, to the district house member representing such counties, who shall maintain and account for a …

In Fayette County, notwithstanding Section 40-12-10, and any other general or local law of this state effective at the expiration of the current term of county license inspector, no person shall be appointed to the position of county license inspector of or for Fayette County. Th…

(a) Until January 18, 2027, the Sheriff of Fayette County shall continue to receive the same base annual salary the sheriff is receiving on September 30, 2025. (b) Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to the base salary authorized in subsection (a), the sheriff shall receive an…

(a) The Sheriff of Fayette 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 L…

(a) This section shall apply to Fayette County. (b) The following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Sheriff of Fayette County in consultation with the Chief Deputy of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department. (2) INMATE. Any person convicted of a crime and se…

Upon successfully completing the minimum standards of training and other requirements for law enforcement officers of the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission, a community corrections officer employed by the Community Punishment and Corrections Authority of the 24th …

(a) In Fayette 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…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “credit card” means a line of credit issued by a domestic lender or credit card bank. (b) To provide for convenience in making purchases of tangible personal property or services approved by the sheriff, in Fayette County the sheriff…

(a) A revenue commissioner for Fayette County shall be elected at an election called for that purpose and every six years thereafter. He or she shall serve for a term of office of six years. (b) The county revenue commissioner shall do and perform all acts, duties, and functions …

(a) Until October 1, 2027, the Revenue Commissioner of Fayette County shall continue to receive the same base annual salary the commissioner is receiving on September 30, 2025. (b) Beginning October 1, 2025, in addition to the base salary authorized in subsection (a), the revenue…

(a) The Probate Judge, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector in Fayette County are each hereby authorized to hire a chief clerk. The chief clerks’ salaries shall be fixed by the Fayette County Commission and paid from the general fund of the county. (b) The tax assessor, provided suffi…

(a) Of the proceeds of the oil and gas severance tax provided by Sections 40-20-1 through 40-20-13, which are distributed to the County General Fund of Fayette County, or to the general fund of any municipality therein, 20 percent of such proceeds shall be transferred to the coun…

(a) There is hereby levied and imposed in the county, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, a privilege or license tax on the sale of any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, semitrailer, and house trailer required to be registered or licensed with the Fa…

(a) This section shall only apply to Fayette County. (b) As used in this section, state sales and use tax means the tax imposed by the state sales and use tax laws, including, but not limited to, Sections 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-3, 40-23-4, 40-23-60, 40-23-61, 40-23-62, and 40-23…

(a) There is hereby imposed upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Fayette County a county privilege, license, or excise tax up to the following amounts: (1) Five cents ($.05) for eac…

Upon passage of this part there is levied on every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells or stores or receives for the purpose of distribution in Fayette County any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products shall add the amount of …

It shall be the duty of the county commission of Fayette County to enforce this part upon its imposing the tax thereunder, and it shall have the right itself, or its members or its agents, to examine the books, reports, and accounts of every dealer, storer, or distributor engaged…

The State Department of Revenue, if requested by resolution of the Fayette County Commission, to collect all county privilege licenses or taxes specified in Section 45-29-243, for as long as the department is requested to collect the levies, is hereby authorized to promulgate and…

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

(a) The proceeds from the tax hereby levied, less the actual costs of collection not to exceed 10 per centum, shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Fayette County Commission to be deposited in two separate accounts to the credit of either the Fayette County Wate…

(a) None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in such manner as to be in violation of the commerce or other clauses of the federal or state constitution. (b) This part shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco produ…