Title 45 — Title 45

(a) A permit holder whose permit is revoked for any reason is ineligible to apply for a permit for the operation of bingo games in Calhoun County for a period of one year after the revocation. (b) A person convicted subsequent to January 1, 1997, of an offense under Section 45-8-…

The Circuit Court of Calhoun County shall have jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin violations of this article and shall have jurisdiction to revoke permits issued by any governing body in this county for the conducting of bingo games pursuant to this article. History: (Act 96-662,…

Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law. History: (Act 96-662, p. 1075, §17.)

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

Bingo operators presently holding a valid bingo permit in Calhoun County after January 1, 1997 shall be allowed to continue to operate for a period of six months while working to come into compliance with this article. History: (Act 96-662, p. 1075, §19.)

Calhoun County and each of the municipalities therein which undertake to provide animal control services or programs for the public are hereby authorized and empowered to establish, fix, and collect reasonable fees, charges, and rates and to enter into contracts, including the le…

(a) In Calhoun County, any county health officer or administrator is hereby authorized to issue an official death certificate in any case within the county, except where an autopsy is required. Data obtained from the attending physician or funeral director shall be kept on file f…

(a) The Calhoun County Board of Health shall designate the services rendered by the county health department for which fees may be charged and shall set the fee to be charged for each service. The health department is hereby authorized to charge and collect such fees. All fees co…

(a) For purposes of this part, “city” means any city or town located in Calhoun County. Any city in Calhoun County and the Calhoun County Commission may have the provisions of this part apply to the city adopting an ordinance or the county by adopting a resolution stating that fa…

All weeds growing upon streets or sidewalks or upon private property subject to this part within the city limits of the city or in unincorporated areas of the county, which attain such large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, …

Whenever any officer or employee of the city or the county having that responsibility reports to the city or county governing body the existence of any condition enumerated in Section 45-8-172.01, the city governing body or the county commission may, by resolution, if the proof i…

After the passage of the resolution, the city governing body or the county commission shall conspicuously post in front of the property on which or in front of which the nuisance exists, at not more than one hundred feet in distance apart, at least two notices headed “Notice to R…

At the time stated in the notices, the governing body of the city or county shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of the nuisance, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the governing body,…

After final action has been taken by the governing body on the overruling of any protests or objections with respect to any described piece of property, or in case no protests or objections have been received, the city or county governing body, by motion or resolution, shall orde…

Abate or Enjoin Nuisance. (a) The city or county governing body shall keep an account of the cost of abating the nuisance and render an itemized report in writing showing the cost of removing the nuisance on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both. Before the report is su…

Assessments. At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the city or county governing body shall hear the report, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance. It shall ma…

This part shall be known as the “Sheldon and Haley Pugh Act of Calhoun County.” History: (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §1.)

Fee. (a) In addition to any fees currently assessed, the probate office of Calhoun County shall charge an additional fee of four dollars ($4) on certain transactions as provided herein in the probate office of Calhoun County. For purposes of this section, a transaction means the …

The Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board, Inc., shall provide the Calhoun County Judge of Probate, the Calhoun County Sheriff, and the Chair of the Calhoun County Commission, no later than November 1 of each calendar year, a written report of all income received under this part a…

The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board, board members, mental health officer, and assistant mental health officers shall be granted immunity from liability except for intentional wrongful and wanton acts. History: (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §4.)

The judge of probate shall continue to charge any filing or recording fee or any other fee provided by law for matters not covered by this part. History: (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §5.)

The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board shall oversee the implementation of the mental health officer crisis intervention procedures. History: (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §6.)

The Calhoun County Mental Health Advisory Board shall consider for appointment the names of all persons submitted to it for appointment as a mental health officer, and assistant mental health officers, if any. History: (Act 2007-376, p. 745, §7.)

The Calhoun-Cleburne Mental Health Board, Inc., shall provide additional specialized training related to crisis intervention, mental health center operations, and the evaluation of persons suspected to be mentally ill to the mental health officer, and assistant mental health offi…

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b) In order to establish effective E 911 service in Calhoun County, it is necessary for various streets and roads to be renamed and for new street and road signs to be purchased and erected such that those providing emergency …

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County, Alabama. (b) The Calhoun County Commission shall maintain and staff the county maintenance barn located in Piedmont, Alabama. History: (Act 97-850, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 137, §§1, 2.)

(a) In Calhoun County, in addition to all other containers provided for by law, beer or ale may be sold in cans that do not exceed 24 fluid ounces in size. (b) The taxes on the beer or ale in such containers shall be as provided by law. History: (Act 92-367, p. 766, §1.)

This part shall apply only in counties having a population of not less than 76,000 nor more than 96,000 according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census. History: (Act 1965, No. 154, p. 218, §1.)

(a) Commencing with the election of the license commissioner in the 1980 election, the term of office shall be for six years from January 1981 and shall be filled by the majority of the qualified electors votingat the primary or general election held in 1980 for county-wide offic…

The commissioner of licenses shall be a county officer, shall have an official seal of office, and shall maintain his or her permanent office in the county courthouse. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the commissioner of licenses shall take the oath of office…

Suitable office space 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 licenses except such stationery and supplies as the law now requires to be furnished by…

The commissioner of licenses herein provided for may appoint a deputy commissioner of licenses who shall, in his absence, have the power and authority herein granted to the commissioner of licenses. The commissioner of licenses may also appoint a sufficient number of clerks and a…

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of licenses to collect and issue all licenses, except marriage licenses, for exercising any rights or privileges for which a license is required, privilege licenses, store licenses, chain store licenses, milk licenses, boat licenses, hunti…

Before any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business or do any act in any county in which this part is applicable for which a license is required by law, he, she, they, or it, except as otherwise provided, shall pay to the commissioner of licenses the …

On or after the first day of September each year, the commissioner of licenses, may mail an application in the form and containing the information hereinafter provided to all owners of motor vehicles listed as such in the motor vehicle license records (including transfers) in his…

All applications for motor vehicle tags by mail and the correct amount of taxes and fees shall be received by the commissioner of licenses on or before the last day of the month of expiration, and the commissioner of licenses shall mail such tag forthwith. Applications by mail wh…

The purchaser of an automobile shall within 10 days after transfer of title to him or her, have the transfer of title made on the records contained in the office of the commissioner of licenses; should the purchaser fail to so do he or she shall at the time his or her automobile …

All duties now or which may hereafter be required by law of the judge of probate with reference to the issuance of all licenses, except marriage licenses, shall be performed by the commissioner of licenses and the commissioner of licenses shall be entitled to collect all fees, co…

The State Comptroller is hereby required to furnish to the commissioner of licenses all books, records, and blanks, now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to the judge of probate in connection with the performance of his or her duties in the issuance or collection of li…

All duties required by law of the tax assessor and the tax collector with reference to the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes on automobiles, trucks, or other motor vehicles, shall be performed and exercised by the commissioner of licenses, and the tax assessor and the…

The State Department of Revenue shall furnish the commissioner of licenses all forms and blanks necessary in connection with the performance of his or her duties in the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes on automobiles, trucks, or other motor vehicles. History: (Act 19…

On and after the termination of the services of any county license inspector now in office in any county in which this part applies, the commissioner of licenses shall perform all duties required by law of a county license inspector and no county license inspector shall be appoin…

It is the intent and purpose of this part to provide a more convenient and efficient method of issuing licenses and to render a better service to the people of such counties, by incorporating in one county office the assessment and collection of all taxes on motor vehicles. Histo…

(a) For the purpose of this section, “credit card” means a line of credit issued by a domestic lender or credit card bank, and “commissioner” means the Commissioner of Licenses in Calhoun County. (b) To provide for convenience in making purchases of tangible personal property or …

In Calhoun County, within the City of Piedmont, there is hereby established a branch office of the county license commissioner. The office created by this section shall be funded by monies from the county general fund and shall perform all functions and duties of the license comm…

(a) In Calhoun County, the county license commissioner shall establish a branch office in the community of Alexandria. The office shall be funded from the county general fund. All functions of the county license commission shall be available at the branch office. (b) The Calhoun …

(a) A special issuance fee of twenty-five cents ($0.25) shall be collected by the License Commissioner of Calhoun County on each motor vehicle registration renewal. The special issuance fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and other charges provided by law. The spec…

(a) The Calhoun 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 commencing wit…