Title 45

(a) Commencing on October 1, 2007, the Coroner of Henry County shall receive an additional expense allowance so that total compensation of the coroner equals eighteen thousand seven hundred thirty-two dollars ninety-six cents ($18,732.96) per annum. This expense allowance shall b…

Effective beginning the next term of office of the coroner, the Coroner of Henry County shall be entitled to the same cost-of-living pay raises, health insurance benefits, life insurance, retirement benefits, and any other employment benefits provided in the same manner as to oth…

(a)(1) In addition to any compensation paid to the coroner by law, the Henry County Commission may furnish the county coroner and the deputy coroner with a vehicle to be used for official duties of the office of the coroner, subject to regulation by the county commission. The veh…

In Henry County, each member of the county commission is hereby authorized to receive an expense allowance of six hundred dollars ($600) per month. The expense allowance shall be in lieu of any and all other expense allowances heretofore provided by law and be payable out of the …

The Henry County Commission shall be composed of five members and a chair. The judge of probate shall serve as the commission’s chair and shall preside at its meetings but shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the commission. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §1.)

Beginning in 1986 and thereafter, the five members of the Henry County Commission shall be elected from single member districts within Henry County, as hereinafter defined. Those county commissioners seeking to serve Districts No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 shall run and be elected from…

For the purpose of this part, and for future elections of members of the county commission, Henry County is hereby divided into five separate geographical districts, to be numbered 1 to 5, inclusive, and are hereby described as follows: (1) DISTRICT NO. 1 Beginning at the Southea…

At the general elections in 1988 and 1990, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Henry County shall elect one commissioner for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for w…

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

Any vacancy occurring in the office of county commissioner shall be filled in the manner otherwise provided by law concerning the filling of vacancies of Henry County commissioners. (Act 87-334, p. 473, §6.)

Each court reporter of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit shall be entitled to receive an additional annual county supplement in the amount of two thousand dollars ($2,000). The compensation shall be in addition to any compensation or allowances currently payable to the court reporte…

(a) Notices of the requirement of the attendance of jury service in the Circuit Court of Henry County may be served by first class mail or may be served as provided by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure and this code. If, in the discretion of the sheriff, the service is made by…

(a) That in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, all orders and decrees may be made and entered by circuit judges sitting in and for the circuit on a sheet or sheets now commonly called case action summaries and that there shall be a case action summary for each case docket…

(a) This section shall apply only to the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama. (b) If a defendant in a criminal case pending in a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter a written plea of not guilty at any time prior to the day of his or her arraignment, such plea shall cons…

(a) This section shall apply only in Henry County. (b) In addition to any and all court costs now or hereafter authorized to be collected, there shall be assessed an additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all civil cases filed in the circuit court and in the distri…

(a) In Henry County, all fees imposed by the circuit court and the district court, pursuant to Section 11-25-9, shall be paid into the County Treasury of Henry County to be used and expended as follows: (1) Any amounts in excess of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) of the County L…

(a) Further, a monthly supervision fee may be assessed in juvenile court cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund. (b) There is hereby established a J…

(a)(1) In Henry County, a booking fee in the amount of forty-five dollars ($45) shall be assessed against and collected from each person booked or incarcerated into the Henry County Jail and subsequently convicted. (2) The fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in additio…

(a) The District Attorney of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Alabama 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 …

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

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

(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 shall 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 l…

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 in patient or out patient basis or receive other treatment alternatives for substance abu…

(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 45-34-82.07, fees paid by offenders pursuant to Section 45-34-82.07 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 2003-225, p. 566, §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 accept gifts from individuals or corporations, and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, or state agencies or d…

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…

The Southeast Alabama Human Development Council, established pursuant to Section 45-34-83, is abolished. (Act 2026-27, §1.)

(a) The Judge of Probate of Henry County shall be entitled to receive compensation in the form of an annual salary which shall be equal to sixteen thousand dollars ($16,000) per annum less than the total salary compensation paid by the state to the presiding circuit judge in the …

(a) In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a special transaction fee in an amount determined by the Henry County Commission, but not exceeding five dollars ($5), shall be paid to the Henry County Judge of Probate when any public business is transacted in his or …

(a) In Henry County, 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 …

(a) This section shall apply only in Henry County. (b) All duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding motor vehicle and non-motorized vehicle assessment and ad valorem tax collection heretofore performed by the revenue commissioner shall be transferred to and shall be pe…

(a) The Henry County Commission shall reimburse the office of the Judge of Probate of Henry County for any monetary loss, up to a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), per annum, arising or caused by error if the mistake or omission was caused without the personal …

(a) In Henry County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license, boat license, driver’s license, privilege license, or conservation license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, or his or her designee, s…

(a) In Henry County, each member of the county board of education is entitled to receive a monthly expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200), to be paid from school funds, and as reimbursement for expenses incurred in Henry County, Alabama. Such allowance shall be in additi…

(a) The members of the Henry County Board of Education shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month in addition to all other expense allowances, compensation, and salary provided by law and shall be paid from the county school syste…

Beginning in 1986 and continuing until the expiration of the term of office of any member of the Henry County Board of Education elected to such board in 1984, the Henry County Board of Education shall be composed of six members. Thereafter, such board shall be composed of five m…

For the purpose of this subpart, and for future elections of members of the board of education, Henry County is hereby divided into five separate geographical districts, to be numbered 1 to 5, inclusive, and described as follows: (1) DISTRICT NO. 1 Beginning at the Southeast Corn…

At the general elections in 1988 and 1992, and every six years thereafter, the qualified electors residing in each of the districts in Henry County shall elect one board member for that district, who shall be a bona fide elector of and shall actually reside in the district for wh…

This subpart shall not affect the duties, rights, and responsibilities of the present members of the Henry County Board of Education, but the board members shall continue to hold and discharge the duties of the office as now incumbent upon them and as may be incumbent upon them b…