Title 45

(a) The Henry 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 coll…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A law enforcement agency within Henry County that is authorized by the sheriff to exercise the authority described in this section. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT OF…

The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk, inoperable motor vehicles, and other litter within the unincorporated areas of Henry County, and licensing the operation of junkyards within the unincorporated areas of Henry County is hereby declared to be in the public int…

(a) It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or in control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Henry County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garba…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for any person to park, leave, or store upon any place or premises in public view within the unincorporated territory of Henry County more than one motor vehicle which is not currently and …

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard containing any items listed in Section 45-34-171, but not limited to those items, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway, without obtaining a county license to…

(a) This part shall be enforced by the Henry County Commission or its duly authorized agent or representative. The Henry County Commission, acting through its agents or sheriff, may access civil fines not more than five hundred dollars ($500) nor less than two hundred fifty dolla…

The enforcement and licensing provisions of this part shall be operative on October 1 following May 1, 2001. All persons, businesses, or legal entities engaging in any business or activity covered by this part shall have until October 1 following May 1, 2001, to comply with this …

(a) This section shall only apply in the unincorporated area of Henry County outside of the corporate limits of any organized and operating municipality. (b)(1) Any individual or entity that sponsors or plans to hold an outside event in the unincorporated area of the county for w…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds which the Sheriff of Henry County has discretion to spend for any purpose, including, but not limited to, any discretionary fund of the sheriff, may be expended for compensation for employees of the sheriff as provided pursuan…

(a) Beginning June 1, 2026, the Sheriff of Henry County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings his or her total compensation to ninety-four thousand dollars ($94,000) per year. (b) Beginning January 18, 2027, the base annual salary for the sheriff …

(a) In Henry County, a service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be collected for service or attempted service of any papers or documents requiring personal service by the sheriff or any deputy sheriff arising out of any civil or criminal action, provided however, that…

The Sheriff of Henry County, in his or her discretion, may use funds accruing to the Sheriff’s Work Release Fund for law enforcement purposes in Henry County as the sheriff sees fit. (Act 2011-335, p. 609, §1.)

(a) The Henry County Sheriff’s Office shall keep and maintain a record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s office or any task force of the sheriff’s office. These records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the…

(a)(1) As often as necessary, the Henry County Sheriff may sell at public auction, including an Internet auction, to the highest bidder all abandoned or stolen personal property that has been recovered under this subpart and that has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner for a…

(a) Prior to the sale of abandoned or stolen property under this subpart, the owner of the property may claim the property at any time by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by the sheriff. (b) The sheriff may require the owner to pay a pro rata share of the co…

(a) If abandoned or stolen property is sold under this subpart, the proceeds of the sale shall be held in a separate account for a period of six months for the owner. (b) During the six-month period described in subsection (a), upon demand by the owner and submission of sufficien…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart to the contrary, any abandoned or stolen firearm that has been obtained by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office or a task force of the office and that has been unclaimed for a period of six or more months, as provided in this subpa…

This subpart applies to any abandoned or stolen property held on or after May 1, 2026. (Act 2026-25, §1.)

(a) The Sheriff of Henry County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriff’s deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state p…

(a) In Henry County, the total fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol as provided by Section 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20) per year. (b) The funds collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Henry County in any bank located in Henry Coun…

(a) This section shall apply only to Henry County. (b) Any person employed as a commissioned deputy of the sheriff’s office of Henry County for a period of 10 years or more upon retirement who leaves the office in good standing shall receive from the office, without cost to him o…

(a) This section shall only apply in Henry County. (b) The total compensation, including salary, cost of living increases, and expense allowances, paid to the revenue commissioner under general law and Act 2003-152 of the 2003 Regular Session (Acts 2003, p. 455), are hereby ratif…

(a) Commencing on April 1, 2017, the Revenue Commissioner of Henry County shall receive an annual expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable in equal monthly installments. This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted t…

(a) After September 30, 1985, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Henry County. A commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 1984 and at the general election every six years thereafter, who shall serve for a term of six years beginning on the first day o…

The revenue commissioner shall combine all budgetary operations and functions of the office of the revenue commissioner that were previously divided into the budgetary operations and functions of the tax assessor and the budgetary operations and functions of the tax collector. Th…

(a) The County Commission of Henry County is authorized to pay out of the general fund of the county the salaries of clerks for the tax collector and clerks for the tax assessor. Such clerks shall be appointed by the tax collector and tax assessor, respectively. The tax assessor,…

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

(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 Henry County a county privilege, license, or tax in the following amounts: (1) Five cents ($0.05) for each package o…

Upon October 1, 1989, every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells, stores, or receives for the purpose in Henry County any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax levied and as…

It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in Henry County in the business for which the tax is hereby 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 …

It shall be the duty of the County Commission of Henry 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 i…

The State Department of Revenue, if directed by resolution of the Henry County Commission to collect all county privilege, license, or excise taxes levied under this part, for as long as the department is requested to collect the levies, is hereby authorized to promulgate and enf…

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…

The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized less the actual cost of collection, not to exceed 10 percent, shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Alabama Forestry Commission on a monthly basis. The proceeds are to be used for the purposes of fire protection in Hen…

(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…

(a) In addition to all other taxes imposed by law, the Henry County Commission may levy a privilege or license tax in the amount prescribed in this section against every person in the county engaging in the business of renting or furnishing a room, lodging, or accommodation to a …