Title 45

(a) The Shelby County Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to provide space for a constituency office to assist the members of the Shelby County Legislative Delegation in serving their county constituents. (b) The constituency office may be operated on a full-time or a p…

(a) There are hereby created and established the offices of county license inspector and deputy license inspector in Shelby County. (b) The license inspector, and any deputy license inspectors as may be authorized by the county governing body, with the approval of the county gove…

(a) In Shelby County, every person, firm, or corporation who owns, maintains, or keeps a mobile home which is considered for ad valorem tax purposes a part of the realty on which it is located shall receive a colored decal upon the payment of the ad valorem tax on the mobile home…

(a) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, effective January 1, 1995, an annual business license fee of twenty-nine dollars ($29) is imposed on all corporations, firms, brokers, agents, and other persons or entities engaged in Shelby County in the business of buying, selling, m…

(a)(1) When a check, credit card, or other form of payment tendered by an individual, company, or other entity for payment of any motor vehicle license, vessel registration, privilege license, door-to-door sales license, rental lease, driver license, game and fish license, manufa…

In Shelby County, there is transferred from within the office of the judge of probate to the county commission a license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the office of the judge of probate, except marriage licenses. The marriage licenses and related activiti…

The county commission through the county manager shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles in the county, which have been performed by the office of the judge of probate. The office of the Judge of Probate of Shelby County is re…

The county commission shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by the commission from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by them. The county commission shall report to the Comptroller …

(a) Except as hereinafter provided, the county commission shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the owner-ship of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the co…

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

Before any vehicles can be assessed, the license division of the county commission shall be furnished the tag number presently on the motor vehicle unless the vehicle is new, in which case the license division shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing th…

The county commission, at its discretion, may mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom the license has been previously issued, the renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The renewal forms may be in post card form and with suf…

The county commission or county manager shall be a member of the Association of Tax Assessors and Tax Collectors. Any fees or dues for membership in the association shall be paid for by the county commission. (Act 95–405, p. 845, § 9.)

(a)(1) The Shelby County Commission may levy and provide for the collection of an annual additional motor vehicle license and registration issuance fee in the amount of up to two dollars ($2) on each new registration, transfer, or renewal on any vehicle in the county with the mot…

(a) The Sheriff of Shelby County shall be compensated in an amount not less than 15 percent more than the Chief Deputy Sheriff of Shelby County. The sum shall be payable out of the General Fund of Shelby County, in 12 monthly installments. (b) The Sheriff of Shelby County shall c…

(a) On or after May 1, 2023, an individual qualifying for election to the Office of Sheriff of Shelby County or any individual appointed to serve as the sheriff shall meet all of the following minimum qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications required by law: (1) Is…

(a) On and after July 1, 2004, any municipality within Shelby County may contract for police services with the sheriff of the county. The contract may include the enforcement by the sheriff and his or her duly commissioned deputies of all laws within the corporate limits and poli…

(a) In Shelby County, pursuant to Amendment 756 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 799 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 58–9.00 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, any private gated community or any platted subdivis…

Any individual employed by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office as a law enforcement officer, including the sheriff, for a period of 10 years or more who retires from the department in good standing may receive from the sheriff, without cost, a retired badge, a retired commission c…

As used in this subpart, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. In the case of municipal employees means elected officers, where applicable, otherwise the applicable municipal governing body; and in the case of county employees, the she…

This subpart shall apply to all law enforcement employees of Shelby County but shall not apply to any of the following persons except as provided herein: (1) Elective officers of the county or any municipality therein. (2) Members of county or municipal appointive boards, commiss…

All employees covered under this subpart shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may be prescribed or adopted pursuant to this subpart by the board created in Section 45–58–231.23. Present employees shall remain in their respective employments; however, nothing herein …

(a) There is hereby created the Shelby County Law Enforcement Personnel Board which shall be composed of five members appointed by members representing Shelby County, or any portion thereof, as herein provided. The appointments shall be made as follows: (1) The Shelby County Comm…

(a) The board shall have the power to hire clerical assistance and engage legal counsel of its own choice as may be necessary to adequately perform its functions. (b) For regular meetings of the board, each member shall receive one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per day, not …

The board shall hold regular meetings as it may by rule and regulation prescribe. Special meetings shall be held at such times and places determined by the board upon the call of its chair, or as are otherwise required to hold hearings upon complaint as hereinafter provided. A ma…

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

The board shall be empowered to and shall adopt rules and regulations governing examinations, eligible registers, appointments, transfers, salaries, promotions, demotions, annual and sick leave, and other matters as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subpart. Any…

The board shall perform, but shall not be limited to, the following specific functions: (1) To classify the various types of service under its jurisdiction. (2) To prescribe minimum qualifications, including those of education, training, and experience for each classification of …

The salary to be paid each employee shall be determined by his or her appointing authority or as otherwise provided by law; provided further that in each case the salary paid shall be within the limitations prescribed by the board. It shall be unlawful, and punishable as hereinaf…

The board shall keep a register of all persons eligible and available for appointment to each class and position in the service of the county or of any municipality electing to come under this subpart, ranked according to ability; provided, however, that no examination shall be g…

Persons seeking employment in any position must file applications with the board, and the board, from time to time, shall conduct examinations to test the ability of the applicants. All qualified applicants shall be examined and examinations shall be public, competitive, and subj…

Whenever a vacancy exists in any position, it shall be filled by appointment of one of the appropriate eligible registrants of the board, or by transfer within the service from another position of the same class. However, any eligible person of the same class who has been laid of…

An appointing authority shall have authority to suspend an employee for any personal misconduct affecting or concerning his or her fitness or ability to perform his or her duties in the public interest. In the event an employee is suspended for more than one day, he or she shall …

(a) The governing body of any municipality electing to come under this subpart, or any member thereof acting individually, or the head of any department of such municipality may remove, discharge, suspend, or demote any subordinate employee of the municipality subject to this sub…

(a) Written charges or complaints of wrongdoing or any other grievance may be filed with the board by any employee, officer, supervisor, chief, or other employee of any county or municipal law enforcement office to which this subpart applies as herein provided. The charge, compla…

The board or its specially authorized representatives shall have the power to administer oaths, take depositions, certify official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of papers necessary as evidence in connection with any hearing, invest…

An employee or appointing authority aggrieved by a decision of the board on the original hearing shall be entitled to a rehearing of the issue before the board as provided herein. The aggrieved employee or appointing authority shall make written request upon the board within five…

Except as otherwise authorized by state or federal law, no employee shall make, solicit, or receive any assessment, donation, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatsoever, or be a member of a committee or an officer of a political party, or take any part in …

The county commission shall provide the board an office in the county courthouse which shall be suitably equipped and furnished for the operation of the board’s business including, but not limited to, telephone service, postage supplies, stationery, and other supplies necessary f…

Any person who violates this subpart shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law; additionally, any employee appointed or approved for county or municipal service pursuant to this subpart who wilfully violates this subpart, includ…

All expenses incurred in the implementation of this subpart shall be financed from a special fund provided in the county treasury for such purposes, pursuant to the passage of an additional tax on the sales of beer, malt, or brewed beverages in Shelby County at the 1977 Regular S…

Any municipality within the county may elect to become subject to this subpart by resolution adopted by the municipal governing body. (Act 79–524, p. 935, § 24.)

(a) The County Commission of Shelby County may appropriate funds for the purchase of lunches for prisoners working at hard labor away from the Shelby County Jail and for prisoners of the State of Alabama who are performing work for and with the approval of Shelby County under any…

(a) The Sheriff of Shelby County, or the authorized agents of the sheriff, may operate a jail store for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a …

This subpart shall be known as and may be cited as the Prisoner Reimbursement to the County Act or may be cited as the Prisoner Pay to Stay Act. (Act 2000–559, p. 1027, § 1.)

(a)(1) The term convicted person, and the term convicted defendant, when used herein, shall each include any person convicted of a misdemeanor or felony by a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of Alabama, or any person incarcerated for contempt of court or for viola…