Title 45

(a) Commencing with the next election of the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education occurring after January 1, 2021, the superintendent shall be elected by the qualified electors of Lauderdale County who reside outside of the corporate limits of the City of Florence, and s…

At the general election held in Lauderdale County wherein the Lauderdale County Superintendent of Education shall be elected, he or she shall assume office on the first Monday in January immediately following the election and shall hold office for a term of four years and until h…

The salary of the county superintendent of education shall be fixed by the County Board of Education of Lauderdale County at not less than three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) per annum, which salary shall be paid in the same way and manner as now provided under the genera…

The county superintendent of education shall be charged with the same duties and shall exercise the same powers as are now or as may hereafter be provided by the general school laws of the state in the conduct of the office of county superintendent of education and no person shal…

In the event of a vacancy in the office for any cause, except removal, the vacancy shall be filled by the county board of education, and the person so appointed shall hold office until the next general election thereafter when his or her successor shall be elected. Should any cou…

The duties and powers prescribed by the general laws of the state for the office of county superintendents in the supervision of the schools of the several counties shall apply to and be incumbent upon the county superintendent. The county superintendent elected or appointed unde…

In Lauderdale County, each member of the board of registrars shall be entitled to receive additional compensation in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per day, which shall be payable out of the county general fund. Such amount shall be in addition to any and all a…

In Lauderdale County, an election officer who works at polling places shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount which, together with any amount paid by the state pursuant to Section 17-6-13, will make the total amount paid to each clerk one hundred dollars ($100)…

(a) It is the purpose of this section to create and establish a countywide personnel system in Lauderdale County for all elected county officials, except the Sheriff of Lauderdale County. The countywide personnel system shall include equity, fairness, and compliance with all appl…

The provisions of this article, other than Section 45-39-140.08, shall apply only to those portions of Lauderdale County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Florence. Section 45-39-140.08 shall apply to the entire county. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §1.)

The Legislature hereby declares that volunteer fire departments that receive funds pursuant to this article are organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §2.)

(a) There is hereby levied on the owner of each residential dwelling and on the owner of each business or commercial building or facility located in those portions of Lauderdale County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Florence a fire protection service fee …

The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special coun…

An eligible volunteer fire department, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a volunteer fire department located in Lauderdale County that is certified under the Alabama Forestry Commission guidelines. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §5.)

Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance to insure coverage of acts or omission which ar…

Upon dissolution or abandonment of any eligible volunteer fire department, any remaining funds derived from this article or any assets purchased with funds derived from this article, after all indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the county commission. The fun…

The personnel of volunteer fire departments provided for in this article shall not be considered as employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the county commission and the employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in a …

The Lauderdale County Commission shall have authority to employ a county fire marshal. The county commission shall prescribe the duties and set the salary of the county fire marshal. The fire marshal shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission. The fire marshal’s duties …

(a) The Lauderdale County Commission shall reimburse the office of judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and license commissioner from the general fund in the amount of any monetary loss, not to exceed a total of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, arising or …

(a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DESIGNATED PUBLIC FORUM. Public property that is not by tradition a forum for expressive activity, which a municipality has opened, temporarily or otherwise, for use by the general public as a…

(a) The County Board of Health of Lauderdale County, which is a part of the Northwest Alabama Regional Health Department, is hereby authorized to recommend reasonable fees or charges to the governing body of the county and the governing body shall establish the actual amount of t…

In Lauderdale County, notwithstanding all laws, rules, and regulations to the contrary, upon request by a property owner, the county health department or its duly appointed agent shall perform a site evaluation test for a fee of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) when…

(a) In Lauderdale County, the county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to make appropriations for the creation of a legislative office to assist the Lauderdale County Legislative Delegation in the performance of its duties. (b) The office provided for by this section …

(a) There is hereby created the office of County License Commissioner in Lauderdale County, Alabama. No later than 30 days from May 17, 1979, the legislative delegation representing Lauderdale County, by a majority vote thereof, shall appoint a county license commissioner who sha…

The county license commissioner shall have an official seal of office and shall maintain his or her permanent office in the court house of Lauderdale County. Before entering upon the duties of office, the county license commissioner shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitut…

The county governing body shall furnish suitable quarters for the county license commissioner, and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supplies, except such stationary, forms, and supplies as are furnished pursuant to law by the State Departmen…

The county license commissioner shall appoint a chief clerk who, in the absence of the commissioner, shall exercise the same powers and authority herein granted to the commissioner. The chief clerk, before he or she enters upon his or her duties, shall take the oath directed to b…

The county license commissioner shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and tax collector. The commissioner shall also issue all motor vehicle license tag…

(a) Before any person, firm, or corporation may engage in or carry on any business or other activity in the county for which a license is required by law, a license for the activity shall be purchased from the commissioner and he or she shall be entitled to charge a fee of one do…

In all cases where the amount to be paid for a license to be paid depends upon the amount of capital invested or the value of goods or stock, or the amount of sales and receipts, or any other fact or condition, it shall be the duty of the person applying for the license to render…

The county license commissioner shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, and of all monies received, licenses issued by him or her, and make report thereof to the Comptroller at the…

Except as hereinafter provided, the county license commissioner shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are prescribed in the general law for like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or the license inspector. For the per…

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

(a) Before any vehicle can be assessed, the county license commissioner shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless the vehicle is new, in which case the commissioner shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bo…

After the thirtieth day of September, 1980, motor vehicles shall not be included in any assessment made by any person, firm, or corporation under this code, and any such motor vehicle shall not be considered as escape property by reason of failure to include the same in any tax r…

The Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, and the State Department of Finance are hereby required to furnish to the county license commissioner, all books, records, and blanks now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to judges of probate, tax assessors, and tax co…

The county license commissioner shall take applications for driver’s licenses or renewals thereof, temporary driver permits, and other motor vehicle operator’s licenses and give receipts for the fees paid therefor. All such applications shall be handled in every respect as prescr…

The county license commissioner shall take application for replacement of motor vehicle license tags which have been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and forward such application to the State Department of Revenue in the same manner that judges of probate or license inspectors are …

On or after the first day of August each year, and no later than the thirtieth of September, the county license commissioner shall mail a form requesting the information hereinafter specified to all owners of motor vehicles. The form shall be provided by the State Department of R…

The commissioner shall charge and collect a reasonable fee which is adequate to cover the necessary handling, packaging, and mailing expenses for each motor vehicle tag issued by mail, in addition to all other fees prescribed by law. The additional fees shall be paid by the owner…

Every purchaser of a motor vehicle, within 10 days after transfer of title to him or her, shall file such transfer with the office of the county license commissioner. Failure to do so shall result in a penalty fine of one dollar ($1). This penalty shall be remitted by the collect…

After May 17, 1979, any and all duties now or which may hereafter be required by law for judges of probate with reference to the registration, sale, and distribution of tags for motor vehicles, the issuance of motor vehicle driver’s licenses, and temporary instruction permits and…

(a) The Lauderdale County Commission is hereby authorized to appoint the Lauderdale County License Inspector, pursuant to Section 40-12-10, as amended, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The salary and the expense allowance shall be fixed by the commission. All ot…

The county license commissioner is hereby authorized to charge one dollar ($1) per page or fraction of a page, to be paid into the county general fund, for copying any document or instrument which is on record in his or her office and, if such copy is to be certified, he or she s…

The county license commissioner shall keep a pay book or ledger showing the amount of money collected each day for each service performed and such book shall be open at all times to inspection by the county governing body. On or before the tenth day of each month, the commissione…

(a) This section shall apply to Lauderdale County. (b) In cases where a personal check given for a license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the county license commissioner shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the lice…