Title 45 — Title 45

(a) The Butler 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. Any fees to be charged under the authority of this section by the county health departme…

Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, in Butler County, the proceeds of the beer tax collected pursuant to Section 28-3-190, shall be paid and distributed as follows: (1) All taxes collected on sales within the corporate limits of a municipality shall be paid to the municipali…

(a) This section only applies in Butler County. (b) The sale of draft or keg beer or malt beverages for on-premises consumption by retail licensees of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized within the county if approved by a majority vote of the Butler County …

Raccoons and opossums may be legally hunted and taken at night by catching or killing with the use of dogs, a light and a 22-caliber rimfire rifle using 22-caliber- short ammunition, and/or number six size shot used in shotguns. History: (Act 79-262, p. 401, §1.)

Repealed by Act 2010-270, p. 491, §6, effective April 1, 2010. History: (Act 97-594, p. 1049, §§1-4.)

(a) In Butler County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A-11-75, as amended, shall be twenty dollars ($20) per year, which shall be collected by the sheriff. (b) dollars ($5) of each fee coll…

Any former sheriff of Butler County who is forced to withdraw from any retirement system in which he or she was a member and who by virtue of being a member of such retirement system was required to pay both the employer’s and the employee’s share of contributions, shall have ref…

Any individual employed by the Butler County Sheriff’s Department as a law enforcement officer 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, retired commission card, and service weapo…

(a) The Sheriff of Butler 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 La…

(a) The Sheriff of Butler County shall keep and maintain a permanent record of all abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s office. These records shall state the description of the property, the date of recovery of the property, and the serial or other id…

(a) This section shall apply only in Butler County. (b) The purpose of this section is to conserve revenue and promote the public convenience in the county by consolidating the office of tax assessor and the office of tax collector into one county office designated as the office …

Statutes. (a) The following words, terms, and phrases as used in this section shall have the following respective meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Revenue of the State. (2) “County” means Butler …

(a) The office of constable is hereby abolished in Butler County. (b) Any person now serving in such office in Butler County shall be entitled to any vested rights accrued. History: (Act 86-387, p. 573, §§1, 2.)

REPEALED BY ACT 2023-398, EFFECTIVE JUNE, 1, 2023. Commencing with the next term of office, the Coroner of Butler County shall be paid a total expense allowance of two hundred dollars ($200) per month, payable in equal monthly installments from county funds. History: (Act 90-119,…

(a) Effective October 1, 2023, the Coroner of Butler County shall receive a salary in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) per month to be paid in monthly installments from the county general fund. The salary provided in this section shall be the only compensa…

(a) The Butler County Commission shall be composed of five members, elected from single-member districts one through five, inclusive, by the qualified voters residing within each district. The five districts shall be apportioned as provided by law. Unless otherwise provided by ge…

(a) The County Commission of Butler County may establish and administer a program of revenue collection for all legally authorized taxes, licenses, fees, and other revenues not presently being collected locally. (b) The County Commission of Butler County may, with 30 days written…

(a) In addition to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Butler County, the Butler County Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed forty-five dollars ($45) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil …

There shall be paid to the Circuit Court Reporter of the Second Judicial Circuit, by the counties composing the circuit, an additional annual expense allowance of four thousand dollars ($4,000). Such allowance shall be in addition to any compensation now payable to the court repo…

The District Attorney of the Second Judicial Circuit shall have the authority to have his or her investigators and any other employees of his or her office assist him in the presence of the grand jury except when the jury is deliberating. History: (Act 86-286, p. 414, §1.)

For the purposes of this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The District Attorney of the Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Alabama, or any of his or her staff. (2) LAW ENFORCEMENT or LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any person who…

(a) The district attorney may establish a pretrial diversion program. (b) The district attorney shall retain all discretionary powers endowed by the common law and provided for by statutes and acts of this state or powers or discretion otherwise provided by law for the district a…

(a) A person charged with a criminal offense specified in subsection (b) whose jurisdiction is in the circuit or district court of the Second Judicial Circuit of Alabama may apply to the district attorney for admittance to the pretrial diversion program. (b) A person charged with…

(a) Admittance to the pretrial diversion program shall be appropriate in any of the following circumstances: (1) The offender is 18 years of age or older at the time the alleged offense was committed; 16 years of age or older if the offense is a traffic violation. (2) There is a …

(a) Prior to being admitted to the pretrial diversion program or as a part of the evaluation process of the district attorney, an applicant may be required by the district attorney to furnish information concerning past criminal history, educational history, work record, family h…

(a) An offender who enters into the pretrial diversion program shall satisfy each of the following requirements: (1) Voluntarily waive, in writing, and contingent upon the successful completion of the program, his or her right to a speedy trial. (2) Agree, in writing, to the toll…

(a) An offender shall make application to the pretrial diversion program no later than 21 days after his or her first appearance or arraignment, whichever occurs first. In the case of traffic citations, application shall be made within 21 days of the issuance of the citation. (b)…

(a) Prior to admission, the office of the district attorney may charge a nonrefundable application fee of one hundred dollars ($100). The amount of the assessment for participation in the program shall be in addition to any program supervision fees, court costs, and assessments f…

The district attorney and the offender may enter into an agreement as a part of the pretrial diversion program that the offender be admitted to a drug, alcohol, violence, or any other self-improvement or self-help program on an inpatient or outpatient basis or receive other treat…

(a) In any case in which an offender is admitted into a pretrial diversion program, there shall be a written agreement between the district attorney and the offender. The agreement shall include the terms of the pretrial diversion program, the length of the program, and the perio…

The district attorney shall establish a pretrial diversion program fund. The district attorney shall use the funds to pay costs associated with the administration of the pretrial diversion program, to pay those things earlier provided for in this subpart, or for other law enforce…

(a) If the offender violates any condition of the pretrial diversion program agreed to in writing by the offender and the district attorney, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender in the program and pursue criminal charges against the offender. The …

The district attorney shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program. History: (Act 2009-460, p. 802, §13.)

The pretrial diversion program may apply for and accept grant funding applicable to the aims of the program and may receive funding or appropriations from city, county, state, or federal agencies or departments to be used in the maintenance or expansion of the pretrial diversion …

The district attorney may form an advisory board to assist in the determination of appropriate pretrial diversion candidates and conditions for participation in the program. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance of individuals or administratio…

The Judge of Probate of Butler County shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and non- motorized vehicles in Butler County which the tax assessor and tax collector are required under the law to perform. …

Before entering upon the additional duties imposed by this part, the judge of probate shall execute an additional bond in a sum prescribed by a written recommendation to the judge of probate from the Examiners of Public Accounts, giving as surety a bonding company authorized to d…

The Butler County Commission shall furnish suitable quarters or additional space as it deems necessary for the efficient performance of the additional duties of the judge of probate and shall transfer all necessary forms, books, records, and supplies from the offices of the tax a…

The judge of probate shall charge and collect the same fee that is prescribed in the general law for a like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, revenue commissioner, or license commissioner as the case may be. All fees shall be the property of Butler County…

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

Municipal Taxes. (a) Every person, firm, or corporation residing in or owning a motor vehicle which is principally used in Butler County who desires to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways of Alabama shall first be required to pay ad valorem taxes and sales taxes to the…