Title 45

Any distributor, storer, or dealer who shall violate this part or shall fail to comply with any reasonable rule or regulation promulgated hereunder, may be restrained, and proper prosecution instituted in the name of Lauderdale County by the Attorney General of the State of Alaba…

Each agent or any railroad company, bus or truck operator, or other transportation company or agency operating in Lauderdale County shall report to the County Commission of Lauderdale County on the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year all shipments of gasol…

The proceeds of any tax received under authority of this part shall be paid over by the county within 10 days after its receipt to the county general fund. Provided however, the proceeds of the tax received under authority of this part within the corporate limits of the City of F…

In addition to all other taxes imposed by law, there is hereby levied a privilege or license tax against every person engaging in Lauderdale County in the business of renting or furnishing any room or rooms, lodging, or accommodations to any transient in any hotel, motel, inn, to…

There are exempted from the provisions of the tax levied by this part and from the computation of the amount of the tax levied or payable hereunder the following: Charges for property sold or services furnished which are required to be included in the tax levied by the state sale…

(a) The taxes levied by this part, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be due and payable to the State Department of Revenue on or before the 20th day of the month next succeeding the month in which the tax accrues. On or before the 20th day of each month after the effecti…

All provisions of the state lodging tax statutes with respect to payment, assessment, and collection of the state lodging tax, making of reports and keeping and preserving records with respect thereto, interest after due date of tax; make reports, or otherwise; the promulgation o…

None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in such manner as to violate the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. Should any provision of this part be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect remaining provisions of this part. (Act 86-411,…

The State Department of Revenue shall charge Lauderdale County for collecting the county tax levied herein, an amount or percentage of total collections not to exceed 10 percent of the total amount of tax collected hereunder. Such charge for collecting the tax for the county may …

(a) The Alabama Department of Revenue shall distribute the net proceeds of the lodging tax as follows: (1) Seventy-five percent of the net proceeds of the lodging tax shall be distributed to the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Board. (2) Twenty-five percent of the proceeds shall be d…

All provisions of the state sales tax statutes with respect to payment, assessment, and collection of the state sales tax, making of monthly reports and keeping and preserving records with respect thereto, interest after the due date of the tax, penalties for failure to pay the t…

In Lauderdale County, Alabama, outside the city limits of Florence, there is hereby levied, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected as herein provided, a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business activit…

(a) In Lauderdale County, Alabama, outside the city limits of Florence, an excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use, or other consumption in Lauderdale County, Alabama, outside the city limits of Florence, of tangible personal property, not including, however, materials a…

In the City of Florence, Alabama, there is hereby levied, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected as herein provided, a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business activities and in the amount to be determ…

(a) In the City of Florence, Alabama, an excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use, or other consumption in the City of Florence, Alabama, of tangible personal property, not including, however, materials and supplies bought for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting…

The taxes as herein levied, together with the interest and penalties imposed by this subpart, shall be a lien upon the property of any person, firm, or corporation due the taxes under this subpart, and all of the provisions of the revenue laws of the State of Alabama applying to …

The taxes herein levied shall constitute a debt due Lauderdale County and the City of Florence, and may be collected by civil suit in addition to the methods provided by law or herein otherwise provided. (Acts 1949, No. 296, p. 426, §6.)

(a) Unless otherwise authorized and directed by the governing body of Lauderdale County as provided in subsection (b), the taxes herein levied shall be collected by and paid to the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County in his or her official capacity. All reports required to be m…

(a) In the event the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 45-39-245.06 are utilized for the collection of the taxes herein levied, the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County shall at monthly intervals pay over any monies collected by him or her from such taxes, less his or her …

Taxes hereby imposed applicable to Lauderdale County outside of the limits of the City of Florence, shall be in addition to all other licenses and taxes levied by law as a condition precedent to engage in any business taxable hereunder in Lauderdale County, outside the limits of …

In event the taxes herein levied are being collected by and paid to the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County under this subpart, the taxes herein levied shall be due and collectible at the times and manner and as set out in the aforesaid Act 100 of the 1959 Second Special Sessio…

All revenues arising from the taxes hereby levied applicable to Lauderdale County outside the city limits of the City of Florence shall be used exclusively for public school purposes and solely for capital outlay, construction, and maintenance of the county public schools in Laud…

All revenues arising from the taxes hereby levied applicable to the City of Florence in Lauderdale County shall be used exclusively for public school purposes in the City of Florence, including capital outlay, construction, and maintenance of city public schools and the payment o…

Each taxpayer may comply with this subpart by filing with the Judge of Probate of Lauderdale County, Alabama, a copy of the report made by him or her to the Commissioner of Revenue of the State of Alabama, and paying to the judge of probate the tax due according to the report com…

(a) The following words, terms, and phrases, as used in this subpart, shall have the following respective meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) AUTHORITY. The Shoals Economic Development Authority, an agency or instrumentality of the county …

(a) The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to levy and impose in the county, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and to collect as herein provided, a privilege or license tax upon every person, firm, or corporation, including the State …

(a) The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to levy and impose an excise tax, at the rate of one-half of one percent of the sales price of such property, or, if applicable, such lesser rate as may then be in effect as determined by the governing body of the county p…

Each person engaging or continuing within the county in a business subject to the sales tax authorized to be levied in Section 45–39–245.41 shall add to the sales price and collect from the purchaser the amount due by the taxpayer on account of the tax. It shall be unlawful for a…

(a) The governing body of the county shall administer and collect the taxes herein authorized to be levied and collected, or shall cause such taxes to be administered and collected, pursuant to, and in accordance with, applicable provisions of Sections 11-3-11.2 and 11-3-11.3. Wi…

The taxes authorized to be imposed by this subpart shall constitute a debt due the county and may be collected by civil suit, in addition to all other methods provided by law and in this subpart. The taxes, together with interest and penalties with respect thereto, shall constitu…

The entire proceeds derived by the county from the taxes herein authorized to be levied, including any income derived from the investment of such proceeds, shall be paid over and deposited, promptly upon receipt thereof, into a separate and distinct fund or account of the county,…

(a) If the governing body of the county elects to levy or impose any of the taxes herein authorized to be levied and imposed, it shall specify, as the effective date of such levy, the first day of the second calendar month next following that during which such levy is made; provi…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, none of the taxes herein authorized to be levied and collected may be abated by any governmental or other public body pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9B of Title 40. (Act 2007-352, p. 625, §10.)

(a) In Lauderdale County, the payments made to the county commission as authorized in Section 40-28-2 shall be distributed by the county commission as follows: 10 percent of the payments shall be distributed to the county to be used in the county road and bridge fund; 30 percent …

As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ALARM MONITORING SERVICE. A service that uses a device located at a residence, place of business, or other fixed premises for both of the following purposes: a. To receive signals from other devices …

In addition to all other power, rights, and authority heretofore granted by law, municipalities and municipal instrumentalities in Lauderdale County may acquire, establish, purchase, construct, maintain, enlarge, extend, lease, improve, and operate cable systems, telecommunicatio…

(a) In order to provide funds for payment of the costs of the acquisition, establishment, purchase, construction, maintenance, enlargement, extension, lease, or improvement of cable systems, telecommunications equipment, and telecommunications systems, municipalities and municipa…

In addition to all other powers, rights, privileges, and authority heretofore granted by law, in the exercise of the authority and power granted hereunder, municipalities and municipal instrumentalities in Lauderdale County may exercise all powers of eminent domain now or hereaft…

No action taken pursuant to this part shall create or authorize the incurrence of a debt by any municipality in Lauderdale County within the meaning of any state constitutional provisions or statutory limitation on debts. (Act 99-646, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 87, §5.)

This part shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to and cumulative of powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as being in derogation of any powers now existing, including without limitation, powers previously conferred upon specific municipalities or m…

(a) This section shall apply only in Lauderdale County. (b) The Legislature of the State of Alabama finds the following: (1) It is in the best interest of the State of Alabama and the people of Lauderdale County to protect the Tennessee River and its watershed to promote the bene…