Title 45

In Cleburne County there shall be collected an additional court cost of ten dollars ($10) in each criminal or civil case filed in any court in the county. It shall be collected as are other court costs and shall be paid into the county general fund. (Act 90-642, p. 1197, §1.)

In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit and district court cases in Cleburne County, an additional court cost of ten dollars ($10) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court except small claims cases. When collected by the clerk of the court, the addit…

(a) In addition to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Cleburne County, the Cleburne County Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed thirty dollars ($30) to be assessed and taxed as cost on each civil c…

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Cleburne 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) In addition to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Cleburne County, the Cleburne County Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed thirty dollars ($30) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each traffi…

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges of court in domestic relations cases filed in the Circuit Court of Cleburne County there shall be levied and assessed an additional court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25). (b)(1) Unless remitted by the court, upon any complaint or p…

(a) In addition to all other fees and court costs, in all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, and circuit courts in Cleburne County, a docket fee in the amount of five dollars ($5), hereinafter referred to as a drug and violent crime r…

There is hereby created within the office of the Judge of Probate of Cleborne County a license division which shall issue all licenses issued through the office, except marriage licenses. The county commission shall furnish suitable quarters and provide the necessary forms, books…

The judge of probate shall perform all duties relating to the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes and casual sales and use taxes on motor vehicle in the county, which have heretofore been performed by the tax assessor and the tax collector. The Tax Assessor and the Tax …

The judge of probate shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the state Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, of all monies received, and of the licenses issued by him or her. The judge of probate shall report to the state …

Except as hereinafter provided, the judge of probate shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided for by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the ownership of motor vehicles as prescribed by law, the judge of p…

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

Before any vehicle can be assessed, the judge of probate shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless such vehicle is new, in which case the judge of probate shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bought new. …

The judge of probate may mail an application for renewal of licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient information…

The judge of probate may mail an application for renewal of business licenses to whom such license has been previously issued, such renewal forms required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. Such renewal forms may be in postcard form and with sufficient in…

The Cleburne County judge of probate shall mail forms to all registered boat owners within the county to allow boat owners to complete such application forms for ordering the annual certificate of registration and pay for any taxes and tags or decals by mail so that the tag or de…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Cleburne County may increase the fee for celebrating the rites of matrimony for nonresidents of Cleburne County to fifty-four dollars ($54) with twenty-five dollars ($25) from the increase earmarked to the probate office to be expended at the discretio…

(a) In addition to all other costs, fees, and charges assessed pursuant to current applicable law in the Probate Court of Cleburne County, a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be charged and collected for each marriage license and for each petition for adoption filed in the p…

(a) The Judge of Probate of Cleburne County in conformity to the duties set out in Section 12-13-41, shall maintain a general register for all transactions now recorded by the probate office and having a general direct and general reverse index for every instrument filed. Specifi…

The Judge of Probate of Cleburne 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…

In Cleburne County, there is levied a total recording fee of three dollars ($3) on each real property instrument and each personal property instrument filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and a fee of three dollars ($3) for each certified or formal copy of a rec…

(a) The Cleburne County Economic Development Authority is established to negotiate for the county on all industrial and economic development matters in the county. The board of directors of the authority shall consist of the following members, all of whom must be residents and qu…

(a) The board may adopt bylaws to regulate and administer the business of the Cleburne County Economic Development Authority. (b) Members of the board shall appoint a director to serve at the pleasure of the board and to carry out the day-to-day operations of the authority. The d…

The authority may employ such personnel as the director, in consultation with the members of the board, deems necessary to carry out the duties and purposes of the authority. Personnel employed by the authority may participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama like o…

Members of the board of directors and the director of the authority shall be considered public officials for purposes of Chapter 25 of Title 36. (Act 2026-154, §4.)

(a) The authority shall formulate and implement plans to promote and foster the industrial development and economic growth of all areas of Cleburne County and any incorporated municipalities located within the county. To this end, the authority shall be entitled to all of the pow…

The headquarters office of the authority shall be located in Cleburne County. (Act 2026-154, §6.)

The operations of the authority may be funded from any of the following sources: (1) Funds appropriated or allocated by the Cleburne County Commission. (2) Revenue from taxes on the sale of tobacco collected by the county. (3) Grants from other governmental authorities or public …

Each election official of Cleburne County shall receive the rate of the 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 Cleburne County shall supplement the compensati…

The Cleburne County Commission shall set the necessary policies and priorities for the construction, maintenance, and repair of all public roads, county highways, bridges, ferries, and public facilities within Cleburne County, Alabama, to provide the people of Cleburne County wit…

The Cleburne County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body, shall appoint and employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent professional engineer and may or may not be a land surveyor. The county engineer shall possess all of the qualifi…

It shall be the duty of the county engineer to: (1) Employ, supervise, and direct all assistants to properly maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of the county, and prescribe the duties of these employees and discharge employees for cause or whe…

It shall be the duty of the county commission to fix, from time to time, in accordance with prevailing economic conditions, the various scales of wages or salaries to be paid for labor necessary in the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, ferries, and public facilities…

The county commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from appropriate road and highway funds. (Act 98-75, p. 90, §5.)

Before entering upon his or her duties, the county engineer shall make and enter into a surety bond in the amount set from time to time by the county commission, payable to Cleburne County, conditioned on the faithful discharge and performance of his or her duties as engineer, an…

The commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office within the county and all necessary office supplies, equipment, communication, utilities, and necessary transportation to accomplish his or her duties under this article. (Act 98-75, p. 90, §7.)

The county engineer shall be the custodian and accountable to the county commission for all road machinery and equipment, tools, supplies, and repair parts owned by Cleburne County. The county commission shall establish necessary policies and regulations governing accountability …

The authority of the county engineer to expend funds shall be limited to the requisition for the expenditure of funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for Cleburne County as may be set aside and approp…

The county engineer shall make written requisition to a county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Cleburne County. The requisitions shall…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect and approve on delivery all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by the county for the use on public roads, bridges, and ferries prior to payment. Any deviation from this policy shall be reported b…

In the event of an emergency in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subjec…

Each member of the county commission shall inspect the roads and bridges of his or her district, from time to time, hear the suggestions and complaints of the citizens, and report the suggestion or complaint to the county commission with his or her recommendations. The members of…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 11-98-5, the Cleburne County Commission may increase the emergency telephone service charges to an amount up to one dollar fifty cents ($1.50). (Act 92-464, p. 931, §1.)

(a) There is hereby created the Cleburne County Industrial Waste Committee to consist of: One member, appointed jointly by the county’s four municipal governing bodies, for a term of four years; one member appointed by each member of the county commission from within the commissi…

(a) The Cleburne County Health Department may enforce littering laws, and other laws relating to littering in Cleburne County, in addition to health laws and regulations governing the control and disposal of solid waste in Cleburne County, and shall be empowered with the authorit…

(a) In Cleburne County, any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, upon the request of any property owner, the county health officer may allow the percolation tests for septic tank installation to be satisfied by using pertinent soil maps, and other such data i…