Title 45

(a) Commencing with May 23, 2000, each county official listed below shall be entitled to an expense allowance in the following amounts per annum, which shall be payable in equal monthly installments from the county general fund: (1) The Sheriff of Calhoun County, the sum of ten t…

(a) From May 1, 2002, until September 30, 2002, the Sheriff, License Commissioner, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector of Calhoun County shall be entitled to receive a cost-of-living expense allowance in the amount of three percent of their annual salary for the fiscal year ending Se…

(a) As used in this section, county means Calhoun County and county official means each local Calhoun County official covered by Chapter 2A of Title 11. (b)(1) Commencing July 1, 2007, the following county officers shall receive the following additional expense allowances payable…

Calhoun County, the Calhoun County Commission, or any municipality in Calhoun County shall be reimbursed for any expenditures incurred by the county, the county commission, or municipality, respectively, in advertising a proposed local bill that raises revenues for any local enti…

(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. (Act 92-367, p. 766, §1.)

(a) The Legislature finds that nudity, sexual conduct, and the depiction or simulation thereof in conjunction with the furnishing of alcoholic beverages in public places is contrary to the safety, health, and morals of the inhabitants of Calhoun County, Alabama, and is desirous o…

(a) All other provisions of law, rules, or regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall absolutely have no authority to issue any form of on-premise license in any municipality in Calhoun County, Alabama, for the retail sale of a…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, other than the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, to sell at retail in Calhoun County any spirituous or vinous liquors without first obtaining a special license from the judge of probate that shall be in addition…

(a) The Legislature of Alabama finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this section clarify but not change existing law and supplement existing law, by clarifying and showing the intent of the Legislature in, but not changing, Act 2001-3…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section, to make the deliberative process of the Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority open to the public during meetings as defined in the Alabama Open Meetings Act, Chapter 25A (commencing with Section 36-25A-1) of Title …

In Calhoun County, effective at the end of the current term of office, the office of constable provided for in each election precinct pursuant to Chapter 23, Title 36, is abolished. (Act 2003-173, p. 480, §1.)

(a)(1) After May 31, 2025, the Coroner of Calhoun County shall continue to receive the salary and expense allowances the coroner is receiving on May 31, 2025, subject to any adjustments as further provided in this section. (2) Commencing June 1, 2025, the coroner shall receive an…

The Calhoun County Commission shall pay all persons entitled to receive mileage compensation from the county commission the same rate for each mile traveled as the State of Alabama pays to persons entitled to receive mileage compensation from the state. The mileage compensation s…

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b) Each Commissioner of the Calhoun County Commission and the county commissioner of licenses shall have the option of electing, as hereinafter provided in subsection (c), to have an automobile furnished by Calhoun County, for…

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b) The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County shall not accept for recording any deed, plat, or other document purporting to convey to Calhoun County or the Calhoun County Commission any right, title, or other interest in land unl…

(a) Calhoun County, Alabama, may take title as a result of conveyance from the federal government to any property within the current boundaries of Fort McClellan in Calhoun County, Alabama, for purposes of developing or redeveloping and disposal of the property according to plans…

(a) This section shall apply only to Calhoun County. (b) There is hereby created a cause of action against subdividers of land who fail to construct roads and streets within their subdivisions in conformity with minimum standards established by the county commission. (c) The caus…

(a) This section shall apply only in Calhoun County. (b) Any person who commences employment in the county as a court reporter after January 1, 2001, shall not be entitled to receive the salary supplements as provided in Act 392 of the 1971 Regular Session (Acts 1971, p. 680) and…

In Calhoun County, each part-time bailiff engaged in service in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County shall be entitled to receive an expense allowance in an amount not to exceed the prevailing minimum wage for each hour of service rendered to the court while in session. The exact …

(a) In Calhoun County, in addition to any costs and charges fixed by law upon conviction for violations of municipal ordinances in municipalities having a municipal court, there shall be assessed in each case an amount of additional court costs for law libraries in the same amoun…

(a) In Calhoun County, in any case in which court costs are assessed in the district and circuit court of the county, there shall be assessed and collected as other costs and charges are collected an additional court cost in the amount of five dollars ($5) which shall be used sol…

(a)(1) In Calhoun County, in any case in which court costs are assessed in a municipal court in the county, there shall be assessed and collected, in the same manner as other costs and charges are collected, an additional court cost in the amount of five dollars ($5) per case whi…

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Calhoun County, a docket fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25), hereinafter referred to as a drug and violent crime reduction fee, shall be assess…

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Calhoun County in the 7th Judicial Circuit, there shall be levied and assessed the following court costs: (1) Forty dollars ($40) in all domestic violence cases, violation of protect…

(a) The District Attorney of Calhoun County may appoint an investigator to conduct investigations of alleged violations of law in the circuit. Such investigator shall be entitled to a salary on the same scale as deputy sheriffs of that county receive. The salary shall be paid fro…

(a) The District Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit shall maintain and keep a special fund known as the District Attorney’s Fund. Any funds on deposit in the treasuries of the counties in the circuit that generally would be designated for appropriation to the District Atto…

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Calhoun County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed …

(a)(1) The District Attorney of Calhoun County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Calhoun County Drug Task Force. These records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property,…

(a) Monthly supervision fees assessed in juvenile court cases may continue to be assessed in the manner as currently assessed by law at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fees shall be collected by the juvenile court clerk’s office and deposited into the …

The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County is hereby authorized, at his or her discretion, to charge for celebrating the rites of matrimony. Any such fee, when charged by the judge of probate, may be retained by the judge of probate. (Act 91-643, p. 1216, §1.)

(a) In addition to all other costs, fees, and charges assessed pursuant to current applicable law in the Probate Court of Calhoun County, a fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be charged and collected for each marriage license and for each petition for adoption filed in the probate…

(a) The provisions of this section shall apply only in Calhoun County. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the use of public records in property transactions in Calhoun County by providing for the installation of an improved system of indexing of instruments and document…

The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County shall not receive for record or permit the recording of any instrument in which the title to real property is conveyed, unless such instrument has endorsed on it a printed or typewritten mailing address of the grantee within the body of the …

(a) The Judge of Probate of Calhoun County shall receive an annual salary equal to the state base salary paid to a state district court judge. In addition, the judge of probate shall be entitled to any increases in salary, including cost-of-living increases, in the same amount an…

(a)(1) For the purposes of promoting industry and trade and economic development and to assist Calhoun County and the municipalities located therein in their pursuits therefor and to provide for the exercise by the county and the municipalities of certain powers and authority pro…

(a) This section shall be operative only in Calhoun County. (b)(1) The Calhoun County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, leases, compacts, or other form of agreement with the United States of America or its agencies, departme…

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Calhoun County Commission shall pay each member of the board of registrars additional compensation in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) per day for each day’s attendance upon business of the board, on days t…

(a) The Board of Registrars of Calhoun County shall meet on the first Monday and for nine consecutive days thereafter, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, in the months of February, March, April, May, June, July, August, and September of each year, and on the first Monday and fo…

(a) Each election official of Calhoun County shall receive the rate of minimum wage for each hour, or fraction thereof, that the polls are open per day for the performance of his or her official duties. The county governing body of Calhoun County shall supplement the compensation…

The selection and employment of all individuals in the service of Calhoun County, Alabama, except for those exempted in Section 45-8-120.01 shall be subject to the provisions of the Calhoun County Civil Service System as established herein and the rules and regulations establishe…

The employment of the following individuals is exempted from the provisions of this article (a) elective officers; (b) members of appointive boards, commissions, and committees; (c) persons engaged in the profession of teaching or in supervising teaching in the public schools; (d…

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The judge of probate, the license commissioner, the tax assessor, the tax collector, the sheriff, the county commission, the county engineer, the county administrator, or othe…

The employment of all employees, except those exempted in Section 45-8-120.01, of Calhoun County, who are covered by this article shall be subject to the provisions of this article and the civil service rules and regulations developed, promulgated, and administered by the Calhoun…

All employees and positions covered by this article shall be assigned by the board, in coordination with the county commission and the responsible appointing authority, to one of the following categories of service: (a) classified service, (b) part-time service, or (c) temporary …

There is created the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County, composed of five members each of whom shall be over 25 years of age, of recognized character and ability, and an actual resident in and a qualified elector of the county. No person shall be eligible to be, or continue to…

Every person who shall be appointed a member of the Civil Service Board of Calhoun County shall within 15 days thereafter qualify by making oath that they are eligible for the office and will execute the duties of the office to the best of their knowledge and ability. The oath sh…