Title 45

(a) Funds paid to the eligible volunteer fire departments shall only be expended for fire protection services and emergency medical services, including training, supplies, and equipment. (b) In addition to subsection (a), funds may be expended to purchase insurance, including lia…

(a) 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 lawful indebtedness has been satisfied, shall be transferred to the county commissi…

The personnel of eligible volunteer fire departments or the volunteer fire association provided for in this article may not be considered employees, servants, or agents of the county, absent their own negligence, willfulness, wantonness, or intentional conduct, and the members of…

As used in this article the following words shall mean the following, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BINGO. The game, commonly known as bingo, where numbers or symbols on a card are matched with numbers or symbols selected at random. (2) BINGO SESSION. A cons…

The operation of bingo games for prizes or money by qualified organizations or qualified clubs for bona fide charitable, educational, or other lawful purposes shall be legal in Russell County, subject to this article. (Act 96–613, p. 966, § 2.)

(a) No qualified organization or club shall be permitted to operate a bingo game unless the sheriff of the county first issues a permit to the organization or club authorizing it to do so. The permit described in this article is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other busin…

(a) A qualified organization or club which does not hold a permit, pursuant to Section 45–57–150.02, may apply for a special permit for conducting a bingo session at a designated location for a special occasion. The applicant shall submit to the sheriff a written application prep…

(a) Each bingo permit shall contain the name and address of the permit holder, the location at which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo, and the day or days of the week on which the permit holder is permitted to conduct bingo. (b) The bingo permit holder shall displa…

(a) It is the intention of the Legislature that only qualified organizations or qualified clubs which are properly issued permits or licenses, or special permits, pursuant to this article, shall be allowed to operate bingo games. A qualified organization or qualified club shall n…

All fees collected by the sheriff under this article shall be paid into the county fund, and all necessary expenses incurred by that official in the administration and enforcement of this article shall be financed from that general fund, with the remainder distributed to the seni…

No less than 100 percent of the net proceeds of a bingo game shall be designated and expended for charitable or educational purposes. Net proceeds means gross proceeds less reasonable expenses incurred or paid in connection with the holding, operating, or conducting of bingo, inc…

(a) Bingo may not be conducted with any equipment which is not owned, being purchased, or being rented at a reasonable rate by the permit holder, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Section 45–57–150.05. (b) Prizes given by any organization for the playing of bingo …

Each permit holder shall maintain the following records pertaining to each bingo session for at least one year from the date of the session: (1) An itemized list of gross receipts for each session. (2) An itemized list of all expenses, including the name of each person to whom th…

(a) On or before April 15th, after this article has been in effect for one year, and on or before April 15 of each calendar year thereafter, each permit holder shall file with the sheriff a copy of the records required in Section 45–57–150.09 relating to the operation of bingo se…

The sheriff, for good cause shown, may revoke any permit if the permit holder or any officer, director, agent, member, or employee of the permit holder violates this article or rules adopted pursuant to this article. The revocation by the sheriff shall become effective 10 days af…

(a) A permit holder whose permit or special permit is revoked for a violation of this article or a rule adopted under this article, is ineligible to apply for a permit for a period of one year after the revocation. (b) A person convicted of an offense under Section 45–57–150.14 o…

The circuit court of the county shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall afford trial by jury for all appeals directed to it for alleged violations of this article leading to revocations of existing permits. (Act 96–613, p. 966, § 14.)

Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon first conviction under this article. Any subsequent conviction shall be a Class A misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted under this section shall be punished as provided by law. (Act 96–613, p. 9…

Any device, equipment, record, money, or stakes used in any bingo game or operation in violation of this act, may be contraband and may be seized and be forfeited. Property forfeited may be sold, destroyed, or retained for official use by the municipal, county, state, or law enfo…

Any other law providing a penalty or disability on a person who conducts or participates in bingo games, who possesses equipment used in conducting bingo, who permits bingo to be conducted on his or her premises, or who does other acts in connection with bingo, shall not apply to…

The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk and other litter, including, but not limited to, used tires and any abandoned or burned out manufactured home or mobile home, within the unincorporated areas of Russell County, and permitting the operation of junkyards and si…

(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 Russell County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from junk…

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or similar establishment containing any items listed in Section 45–57–170, 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, road, street…

(a) This subpart shall be enforced by the Russell County Commission. (b) The Russell County Commission may commence a civil action in the name of the Russell County Commission in the Circuit Court of Russell County to abate or enjoin any public nuisances declared by this subpart.…

This subpart shall be operative in Russell County upon the adoption of a resolution by the county commission providing for the county to be covered by this subpart. The resolution may provide additional procedures to implement this subpart not in conflict with this subpart. (Act …

A manufactured dwelling, as defined in Section 35–12A–1, or any other dwelling may be declared a public nuisance pursuant to this subpart if the dwelling is located outside the corporate limits of any municipality and it is dangerous or injurious to the health, safety, or general…

(a) The county commission shall appoint a county employee or employees who shall be responsible for assessing the existence of a public nuisance pursuant to this subpart. (b) Upon a determination by the county employee of the instance of a public nuisance pursuant to this subpart…

(a) If the real property owner has not abated the nuisance within 60 days of the notice from the county employee, or a reasonable time agreed upon by the county employee and the property owner, the county employee shall report to the county commission that a public nuisance exist…

(a) At the time stated in the notice, the county commission shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of the public nuisance. (b) Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the county commission may allow or overrule any or all objections. If th…

(a) All necessary employees and agents of the county are expressly authorized to enter upon private property to carry out this subpart. (b) Any real property owner may have any nuisance removed at his or her own expense prior to the arrival of the employees or agents of the count…

(a) An accounting for the cost of abating the nuisance shall be made by the county commission. A copy of the account shall be mailed to the owner of the real property at least five days prior to the account being considered by the commission. (b) At the time fixed for considering…

(a) In addition to the above provisions, the county commission may enforce this subpart by the commencement of a civil action to abate or enjoin any public nuisance pursuant to this subpart. Prior to commencing a civil action, the county commission shall give reasonable notice to…

The Russell County Board of Health shall designate the environmental services by the Russell County Health Department for which a fee may be levied and shall set the fee to be levied for each service. Any fees to be levied, or increased, pursuant to this section shall be subject …

All monies hereafter accruing to Russell County which are dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads and bridges and traffic control, shall be paid into the county road and bridge fund. (Act 81–428, p. 674, § 1.)

The Russell County Commission may set the fees for the issuance of business licenses in the same manner as business licenses are set in any municipality in the county. The cost of any business license set pursuant to this section may not exceed the cost of any business license se…

(a) The Russell County Commission may establish an additional fee to be entitled mail order fee which shall be set from time to time by the commission to pay the costs of mailing or overhead relating to business license renewals. The fee shall be collected by the judge of probate…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 40–12–10 and any other general or local law of this state to the contrary, the Russell County Commission may hire a county license inspector who shall hold the office at the pleasure of the county commission and shall perform the function…

(a) The Russell County Commission shall establish from its general fund a special reserve fund of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per fiscal year in the budget of the Russell County Motor Vehicle License Commissioner to pay for losses incurred in accepting worthless or forge…

(a) The Russell County Commission may provide for cost-of-living increases for the motor vehicle license commissioner in addition to any salary or compensation being paid to the motor vehicle license commissioner. (b) This section shall be read in pari materia with Section 40–6A–…

There is created a motor vehicle license division under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Russell County Commission. The division shall function under the direction and administrative supervision of a motor vehicle license commissioner who shall be appointed by the county c…

The motor vehicle license commissioner’s duties and responsibilities include the administration and enforcement of: Motor vehicle title registration, processing, and transfer; motor vehicle ad valorem tax assessment and collection; motor vehicle license and license tag issuance; …

The license commissioner may mail order process the renewal, issuance, and distribution of license tags with the authority to collect a mail fee charge in such amount as the county commission shall determine from time to time, in order to cover the overhead and expenses of the ma…

Before entering upon the duties of the office, the license commissioner shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, and shall enter into bond conditioned as other official bonds are conditioned. The bond shall be in such sum as may be prescribed by the governing…

Suitable office space in the courthouse of the county, and all stationery, equipment, supplies, and postage necessary for the conduct of the office, shall be furnished by the governing body of the county to the commissioner of the motor vehicle license division, except the statio…

The commissioner of the motor vehicle license division also may employ a sufficient number of clerks and assistants properly to perform the duties of the office. The deputy director, clerks, and assistants shall be employed subject to the approval of the county governing body, an…

All duties required by law of the Judge of Probate, License Inspector, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector of Russell County, with reference to the licensing, the assessment, and the collection of ad valorem taxes on automobiles, trucks, or other motor vehicles, shall be performed an…