Title 45

(a) This section shall apply only within the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County. (b)(1) In the unincorporated areas of Baldwin County, the county commission may regulate and shall have exclusive zoning authority to regulate billboards, including, but not limited to, the size …

(a) Signs, markers, and advertising, pertaining to political campaigns, on the rights-of-way of state and county controlled highways are prohibited in Baldwin County except those official signs or markers placed thereon by the State Department of Transportation or by Baldwin Coun…

(a) Any special, local, or general law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Baldwin County governing body, upon adoption of a resolution, is authorized to employ, supervise, and direct highway personnel necessary to construct, maintain, and repair public roads, bridges, and ferri…

(a) In Baldwin County, all motor vehicle wreckers shall be placed upon a rotation system to be devised by the Alabama State Department of Public Safety to be used in calling wreckers to the scene of motor vehicle wrecks or where a motor vehicle is disable. Provided, however, that…

There is hereby established the Baldwin County Legislative Office. The County Commission of Baldwin County shall provide office space, office furniture, office equipment, telephone service, and accommodation for the members of the legislative delegation from the county. The perso…

(a) In Baldwin County, in cases where a personal check given for a license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the probate judge will notify the license inspector, who will make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the license cann…

(a) In Baldwin County, all licenses issued by the judge of probate or the license commissioner, including, but not limited to, those relating to motor vehicles, utility trailers, manufactured homes, and business licenses may be issued and renewed by mail. (b) The judge of probate…

This part shall apply only to Baldwin County. (Act 98-579, p. 1283, §1.)

The Legislature finds that Baldwin County has a legal obligation to create and maintain records which document its work and to make those records accessible to the public. The Legislature further finds that the current storage facilities and method of providing access to those re…

(a) The Legislature hereby establishes the Baldwin County Department of Archives and History to facilitate the preservation, conservation, and accessibility of the records of Baldwin County through the operation of the Baldwin County Archives. The Baldwin County Department of Arc…

The Baldwin County Archives shall act as a separate depository for the archival and historic records of all branches of Baldwin County government including, but not limited to, the county commission, the judge of probate, the office of the revenue commissioner, the office of the …

(a) The Baldwin County Archives shall be funded by all of the following: (1) By transaction fees levied by the county commission for the purpose of this part from the departments of government that it serves. (2) By funds appropriated by the county commission. (3) By private dona…

(a) In Baldwin County, there is levied an additional recording fee of three dollars ($3), and the Baldwin County Commission may impose, by resolution of the county commission, an additional recording fee not to exceed two dollars ($2), which shall be charged and collected on each…

The Baldwin County Department of Archives and History Advisory Board is created and shall be composed of the following members: Chair of county commission, presiding circuit judge, judge of probate, revenue commissioner, sheriff, circuit clerk, or their designees, a person design…

The Baldwin County Archives shall provide assistance to the departments of the Baldwin County government in the development and operations of the record management program of the county upon request from the department and with the approval of the county commission. (Act 98-579, …

The staff of the Baldwin County Archives shall consist of an archivist and other employees deemed necessary by the archivist and county commission. The archivist shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in the State of Alabama personnel announcement for archivist, currently …

The County Commission of Baldwin County may adopt ordinances to protect the historic architectural character of the county in the manner hereinafter prescribed. (Act 80-497, p. 769, §1.)

The county commission may designate as a historic district any section of the county containing buildings designated by the Historic American Buildings Survey or any other recognized historic buildings survey, and having an overall atmosphere of architectural and historic distinc…

As used in this part, the following terms shall have the meanings or descriptions as provided herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Historic district” shall refer to any district designated as a historic district by the Baldwin County Commission pursuant to …

Applicants shall meet requirements of subdivision (1) and one or more of the other following requirements in order to be considered for historic district designation: (1) At least 60 percent of the district property owners, which shall also consist of at least 60 percent of the p…

Applicants shall meet requirements of subdivision (1) and one or more of the other following requirements in order to be considered for preservation district designation: (1) At least 60 percent of the district property owners, which shall also consist of at least 60 percent of t…

Applicants submitted for historic district or preservation district designation need be of no particular form, but shall contain the following information: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant. If applicant is a group or organization, include the name of t…

The county commission may vote to enlarge a designated historic district or preservation district if it determines that the best interest of the district and county would be served by such action and where the county commission has received an appropriate application. Applicants …

The county commission may vote to rescind the designation of a historic district or preservation district if it determines that compelling and substantial supportive reasons exist and that the best interest of the county and district would be served by such action. In arriving at…

Applicants shall meet the following requirements in order for the county commission to consider rescission of a district designation: (1) Notification of the county commission and the Baldwin County Historic Development Commission by registered mail or by personal presentation to…

Applications submitted for rescission of a historic district or preservation district designation need be of no particular form, but shall contain the following information: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant. If applicant is a group or organization, inc…

A historic development commission with the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the county commission. (a) The commission shall be composed of no less than 11 members who shall be selected by the county commission in such a manner as to serve overlapping ter…

An architectural review board and a preservation district review board with the following membership, duties, and powers may be created by the county commission. (a) Each board shall be composed of five members selected by the county commission to serve overlapping terms. Except …

The county commission shall prescribe the procedure for the review of building plans for any building to be erected or renovated which is located or to be located in the designated historic districts, including rules governing decisions of the architectural review board and the p…

The county commission may adopt such other regulations as are necessary to effect the purposes of this part; provided however that nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize the county commission or any architectural review board, preservation district review board, or …

(a) On roads where Baldwin County owns the oil, gas, and mineral rights, the Baldwin County Commission is authorized to lease the oil, gas, and mineral rights on the right-of-way of the county roads on a competitive basis in the same manner as provided by the competitive bid laws…

(a) This section shall only apply to Baldwin County. (b) The compensation paid to the sheriff serving on September 21, 2004, from that date to the end of his or her term, as computed by the county pursuant to Section 45-2-230, and the application of Section 11-2A-4 is hereby rati…

(a) Commencing on March 28, 2022, the Sheriff of Baldwin County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount so that the total compensation of the sheriff is one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000) per year. This expense allowance shall be payable in equal mo…

The county commission of Baldwin County is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to appropriate funds from the county general fund for the use of the sheriff in the investigation of, and the enforcement of laws relating to, drugs and the possession and sale of contr…

The Sheriff of Baldwin County is hereby authorized to accept private contributions of money to support programs under the official auspices of the sheriff’s department. Provided, such contributions shall be expended only for operations directly related to the operation of the she…

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

If the abandoned and stolen personal property is of a perishable nature and reasonable attempts to locate and identify the owner of the property are not successful, the property may be sold at once without notice. The sheriff shall attempt to obtain the best possible price for th…

(a) The sheriff shall keep and maintain a separate permanent record of all abandoned and stolen firearms, not subject to disposition by general law. The records shall state the description of the firearm, the date of recovery of the firearm, the serial or other identifying number…

(a) At least every six months, the sheriff shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash all abandoned or stolen personal property, other than firearms, which has been recovered by the sheriff’s department and has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner during the …

The owner of any abandoned or stolen personal property recovered by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office, including firearms, may claim the property at any time prior to its sale by submitting sufficient proof of ownership as determined by the sheriff and by paying any reasonable …

If property is sold at public auction, as provided in this subpart, a notation in the storage record book shall be made of the sale and of the amount received for the property. The person making the sale may reject any and all bids if the amount bid is unreasonably low and may co…

The proceeds from the sale of property at an auction conducted under the authority of this subpart, after deducting and paying all expenses incurred in the recovery, storage, maintenance, and sale of property, shall be paid to the office of the Sheriff of Baldwin County. (Act 97-…

The Sheriff’s Department of Baldwin County shall receive 25 percent of the proceeds of the sale of property confiscated under Section 20-2-93, known as the Controlled Substances Act. The percentage shall be computed from the sum remaining after the payment of all proper expenses …

(a) This section shall only apply to Baldwin County. (b) The Baldwin County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created and hereinafter referred to in this section as the fund. (c) The Sheriff of Baldwin County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter in…

(a) The Sheriff of Baldwin County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store and a telephone system for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store and a telephone system shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population. (b) T…

(a) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a Law Enforcement Fund in a bank located in Baldwin County. All proceeds collected under this part shall be deposited by the sheriff into the Law Enforcement Fund. (b) The sheriff shall keep an account of all jail store sales and telep…