Title 45

In Marshall County, the elected district attorney in the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, shall be paid, in addition to any other compensation and in addition to any other supplement provided by law, an expense allowance equal to one percent of the annual salary paid by the state…

All district attorney’s fees taxed as costs and collected in all criminal cases in Marshall County and the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit shall be paid into a separate fund in a depository designated by the district attorney and shall be known as the District Attorney’s Fund. Th…

At anytime the Guntersville Courthouse in Marshall County is damaged, destroyed, or is undergoing repair, renovation, or enlargement so as to interfere with the sittings of the district and circuit courts therein, in the discretion of the judge presiding over the respective court…

(a) Any civil or criminal action filed in the district or circuit court in Marshall County, including the juvenile and family court, after January 1, 2009, for which venue is otherwise appropriate in the county, may be filed at the Guntersville or Albertville Courthouses, and ven…

(a) In Marshall County, in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and expense allowances provided for by law, there shall be paid to each member of the jury commission and the jury commission clerk of the county an additional expense allowance in the amount of ten do…

The Judge of Probate of Marshall County is hereby authorized to renew Alabama business licenses by mail. The judge of probate shall mail notices during the month of September of each year stating the amount of the license if purchased by mail. In addition to all other sums collec…

The Marshall County Judge of Probate shall mail forms to all registered boat owners within the county to allow boat owners to complete such application forms for ordering the annual certificate of registration and pay for any taxes and tags or decals by mail so that the tag or de…

(a) In Marshall County, a special recording fee of five dollars ($5) shall be paid to the county, and collected by the judge of probate, on each real property instrument and each personal property instrument that may be filed for record in the probate office and for the recording…

There is hereby created within the Probate Office of Marshall County a license division which shall issue all motor vehicles licenses and titles. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books, stationery, records, equipment, and supp…

The judge of probate shall perform all duties relating to the issuing of licenses and titles on motor vehicles in the county which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor or the tax collector. The tax assessor and tax collector of Marshall County are hereby relieved of…

The judge of probate shall keep at all times an accurate record of all motor vehicle licenses and titles received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. He or she shall report to th…

Except as herein provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the judge of …

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 jud…

Before any vehicles can be assessed, the judge of probate shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the judge of probate shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new.…

The judge of probate shall mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued such renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient informatio…

(a) In Marshall County, when a negotiable instrument, such as a check or draft, given for a motor vehicle license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the judge of probate, or his or her designee, shall notify the maker or drawer of the negotiable instrument, in writing,…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Marshall County shall not receive for record or permit the recording of an instrument in which the title to real property, or of any interest therein, or lien thereon, is conveyed, granted, encumbered, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, unless such an…

The Marshall County Superintendent of Education and the members of the county board of education shall be elected by only those qualified electors residing in the jurisdiction of the Marshall County school district. (Act 85-988, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 337, § 1.)

(a) Each member of the Marshall County Board of Education shall receive an expense allowance in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. (b) If the monthly compensation of the members of the Marshall County Board of Education is increased pursuant to authority grante…

(a) The several members of the Marshall County Board of Education shall be elected by only those qualified electors in the county who are residing within the jurisdiction of the Marshall County school system as provided in Section 45-48-100. (b) The Marshall County Board of Educa…

(a) That area known as the Marshall County school system and served by the Marshall County Board of Education shall be divided by the board into four districts. The initial boundaries of the districts shall be based upon a map drawn by the board and filed in the office of the Jud…

(a) Following the release of any federal decennial census, the board, by majority vote, may change the boundaries of the districts in order to create single-member districts that comply with the one-person, one-vote requirement of the United States Constitution and may provide th…

A member appointed to fill a district member vacancy on the board for the unexpired term shall be a resident of the district of the vacating member. A member appointed to fill a vacancy to the at-large position on the board for the unexpired term shall be a resident of the Marsha…

If the boundaries of a district change, or if redistricting places an incumbent board member outside of his or her district, the member shall nevertheless continue to serve the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected. (Act 2012-324, p. 754, § 1(g).)

The governing body of Marshall County shall take necessary steps to ensure that this subpart and any action taken pursuant to this subpart complies with the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. If the United States Department of Justice does not approve this subpart, th…

This subpart shall not apply to the individuals who are serving as members of the Marshall County Board of Education on May 10, 2012. (Act 2012-324, p. 754, § 3.)

(a) The Board of Education of Marshall County is hereby authorized to determine, at its discretion, the rate of salary and expense allowance payable to its county superintendent of education. Any change in the rate of salary and expense allowance shall have retroactive effect beg…

In Marshall County, the returning officer, inspector, and clerks who work at polling places, are hereby entitled to an additional per diem allowance in such amount as, together with the sum authorized by Section 17-6-13, as amended, will equal the total of thirty-five dollars ($3…

The county governing body shall provide voting machines for all elections, and shall determine the number of voting machines deemed necessary to serve adequately the voters at an election, taking into consideration the nature or character of the election; provided, however, that …

No elector shall vote at any voting place other than the voting place of which he or she is a qualified elector, but any elector whose name appears on the qualified voter’s list at a voting place may vote on any voting machine maintained at such voting place, upon presentation of…

(a) Subject to subsection (b), the county governing body of the county shall have the authority to designate a voting place in each ward and precinct within the county and shall have the authority to consolidate the polling places to make maximum use of voting machines and to fac…

(a) A custodian of voting tabulators shall be appointed by a committee composed of the presiding circuit judge, who shall also be the chair, the judge of probate, circuit clerk, sheriff, and the presiding district judge. The custodian of voting tabulators shall have attended a re…

Any candidate in an election shall have the right to designate one representative to be present at each polling place, and such representative shall have the right to observe the conduct of the election as a watcher at such polling place as provided by law, but shall also have th…

Any candidate in an election shall have the right to make demand in writing to the body which, under the general provisions of law, now have charge of and control over ballot boxes, for an order to break the seals of voting machines for the purpose of recanvassing the vote and th…

The County Commission of Marshall County may pay all or any part of the cost of life insurance premiums for retired Marshall County employees that it currently pays for its active regular employees from any funds in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated. (Act 97-506, p. …

As used in this part, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. In the case of employees in the offices of the elected officials of the county, such elected officials, and means, in th…

This part shall apply to all officials and employees in the service of the county or any board paid by the Marshall County Commission or an agency or instrumentality thereof, except: (1) Persons holding elective offices. (2) Members of appointive boards, commissions, and committe…

All employees to whom this part applies shall be governed by rules and regulations prescribed in or promulgated pursuant to this part, administered by the personnel board, the creation of which is provided for in Section 45-48-121.03. Present such employees shall remain in their …

(a) There is hereby created the Personnel Board of Marshall County, which shall be composed of five members. One member shall be appointed by the county commission, three members shall be appointed by the Marshall County Legislative Delegation, and one member shall be elected by …

Each member of the board shall be paid an expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month by the Marshall County Commission. (Act 82-206, p. 242, §6; Act 2022-366, §1.)

The board shall fix the times for its regular meetings which shall not be less than monthly and it may call, adjourn, or hold special meetings at any time. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All meetings of the board …

The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and a record of all business transacted by it. Its records, except those which the rules of the board require to be held confidential for reasons of public policy, shall be open for inspection by any resident of the county at all reaso…

(a) The board shall make rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible registers, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, employee fringe benefits, seniority (which shall be based on actual time employed by the county), and such o…

The personnel board shall make or contract with the State Merit System Board or other appropriate agency, for a register of all persons eligible and available for appointment to each class of position in the service of the county, ranked according to ability; it is provided, howe…

Whenever a vacancy exists in any position in the service of the county, it shall be filled by appointment of one of the three persons who rank highest on the appropriate eligible register of the board or by transfer within the service of the county from another position of the sa…

An appointing authority by written notice to the merit employee shall have authority to suspend without pay a merit employee for any personal misconduct, or fact, affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the eve…