Title 45

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart to the contrary, any abandoned or stolen firearm that has been obtained by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office or a task force of the office and that has been unclaimed for a period of six or more months, as provided in this subpa…

This subpart applies to any abandoned or stolen property held on or after May 1, 2026. (Act 2026-25, §1.)

(a) The Sheriff of Henry County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriff’s deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state p…

(a) In Henry County, the total fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol as provided by Section 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20) per year. (b) The funds collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Henry County in any bank located in Henry Coun…

(a) This section shall apply only to Henry County. (b) Any person employed as a commissioned deputy of the sheriff’s office of Henry County for a period of 10 years or more upon retirement who leaves the office in good standing shall receive from the office, without cost to him o…

(a) This section shall only apply in Henry County. (b) The total compensation, including salary, cost of living increases, and expense allowances, paid to the revenue commissioner under general law and Act 2003-152 of the 2003 Regular Session (Acts 2003, p. 455), are hereby ratif…

(a) Commencing on April 1, 2017, the Revenue Commissioner of Henry County shall receive an annual expense allowance of five thousand dollars ($5,000) payable in equal monthly installments. This expense allowance shall be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted t…

(a) After September 30, 1985, there shall be a county revenue commissioner in Henry County. A commissioner shall be elected at the general election in 1984 and at the general election every six years thereafter, who shall serve for a term of six years beginning on the first day o…

The revenue commissioner shall combine all budgetary operations and functions of the office of the revenue commissioner that were previously divided into the budgetary operations and functions of the tax assessor and the budgetary operations and functions of the tax collector. Th…

(a) The County Commission of Henry County is authorized to pay out of the general fund of the county the salaries of clerks for the tax collector and clerks for the tax assessor. Such clerks shall be appointed by the tax collector and tax assessor, respectively. The tax assessor,…

(a) This section shall apply to Henry County. (b) The procedure for selling and redeeming lands for taxes in such county shall be the same as provided in Title 40, as amended, except that all such duties as are required of and are performed by the judge of probate shall be transf…

(a) There is hereby imposed upon every person, firm, or corporation who sells, stores, delivers, uses, or otherwise consumes tobacco or certain tobacco products in Henry County a county privilege, license, or tax in the following amounts: (1) Five cents ($0.05) for each package o…

Upon October 1, 1989, every person, firm, corporation, club, or association that sells, stores, or receives for the purpose in Henry County any cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco products shall add the amount of the license or privilege tax levied and as…

It shall be unlawful for any dealer, storer, or distributor engaged in or continuing in Henry County in the business for which the tax is hereby levied to fail or refuse to add to the sales price and collect from the purchaser the amount due on account of the tax herein provided …

It shall be the duty of the County Commission of Henry County to enforce this part upon its imposing the tax thereunder, and it shall have the right itself, or its members or its agents, to examine the books, reports, and accounts of every dealer, storer, or distributor engaged i…

The State Department of Revenue, if directed by resolution of the Henry County Commission to collect all county privilege, license, or excise taxes levied under this part, for as long as the department is requested to collect the levies, is hereby authorized to promulgate and enf…

All laws, and rules and regulations of the Department of Revenue, relating to the manner and time of payment of the tax levied by Section 40–25–1 through Section 40–25–28, requiring reports from dealers and prescribing penalties for violations, shall apply with equal force to the…

The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized less the actual cost of collection, not to exceed 10 percent, shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Alabama Forestry Commission on a monthly basis. The proceeds are to be used for the purposes of fire protection in Hen…

(a) None of the provisions of this part shall be applied in such manner as to be in violation of the commerce or other clauses of the federal or state constitution. (b) This part shall not be construed to apply to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, and like tobacco produ…

(a) In addition to all other taxes imposed by law, the Henry County Commission may levy a privilege or license tax in the amount prescribed in this section against every person in the county engaging in the business of renting or furnishing a room, lodging, or accommodation to a …

(a) This chapter endeavors to add to the Code of Alabama 1975, all Houston County local laws enacted after 1978 and all Houston County prior local laws that were amended or affected by a local law enacted after 1978. (b) It is the purpose of this chapter to state current applicab…

The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) The authority of the Legislature to enact local laws regulating the liquor traffic is preserved in Section 104 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 104 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of…

This part shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State of Alabama for the protection of the public welfare, health, peace, and morals of the people of Houston County and this part shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose. The purpose of …

(a) The definitions contained within the Alabama Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act, commencing with Section 13A-12-200.1, are adopted by reference in this part. (b) The definitions relating to alcoholic beverages, commencing with Section 28-3-1, are adopted by reference in this part…

As used in this part, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY. Houston County. (2) ESTABLISHMENT DEALING IN OR PERMITTING THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Any business establishment operating within the county whichsells, dispenses, or otherwise allows …

(a) It shall be unlawful and no person shall expose to public view his or her genitals, pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft, or cleavage or any simulation thereof within an establishment dealing in or permitting the consumption of alcoholic beverages or within 500 feet of an esta…

This part shall not be deemed to be violated in any of the following circumstances: (1) When a person appears nude in a public place provided or set apart for nudity, and the person is nude for the sole purpose of performing a legal function that is customarily intended to be per…

(a) In addition to any other remedy or penalty at law, when there is reason to believe that any person is violating or is about to violate this part, the Houston County Commission may initiate a civil action in the Circuit Court of Houston County in the name of the county against…

The operation of legally operating adult businesses that currently serve alcohol and are existing and lawfully operating on August 21, 2009, may continue, subject to the following requirements: (1) No legally nonconforming adult business premises shall be enlarged, extended, or s…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale any spirituous or vinous liquors in Houston County except at Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control liquor stores and at retail liquor establishments within the corporate limits of the…

(a)(1) This section shall only apply in Houston County. (2) Subsection (b) shall take effect on July 1, 2006. (b)(1) The sale of draft or keg beer by any retail licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized in Houston County outside of the corporate limits of any…

After July 22, 1987, any established bank which is authorized by its charter or by law to do a general banking business in Houston County, with the written consent of the State Department of Banks, may open, establish, and operate branch banks, branch offices, or places for doing…

In Houston 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 98-236, p. 384, §1.)

(a) This section applies only in the City of Dothan. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on Sundays between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and midnight is authorized within the city by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoho…

(a) This section applies only in the City of Dothan. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption on Sundays between the hours of 1:00 P.M. and midnight is authorized within the city by properly licensed retail licensees of the Alcoh…

This part is hereby designated the Civil Service Act of Dothan. (Acts 1947, No. 273, p. 196, §1.)

The following words, terms, and phrases, wherever used in this part, shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context plainly indicates a different meaning: (1) APPOINTING AUTHORITY. A department head. (2) BOARD. The personnel board herein …

(a) The following named officials, persons and agencies of the city shall constitute the unclassified service: (1) Officers elected by popular vote and their successors in office. (2) Principals, supervisors, teachers, and instructors, engaged in supervising or teaching in the pu…

There is hereby created and established in and for the City of Dothan a personnel department, consisting of a citizens supervisory committee, a personnel board, and a personnel director, each of which shall have the power and authority, perform the duties and functions, and recei…

The personnel department, to the extent hereinafter provided, shall govern, supervise, and control all individuals of the classified service, by civil service rules and regulations, and in the manner hereinafter authorized. (Acts 1947, No 273, p. 196, §5.)

(a) The membership of the citizens supervisory committee shall consist of qualified electors of the City of Dothan. The Citizens Supervisory Committee of the City of Dothan shall be composed of the following: One member or representative appointed or elected from the following re…

In the event the committee shall fail for any reason to elect the personnel board for a period of 30 days after May 14, 1992, or in the event the committee shall fail to fill any vacancy on the personnel board within a period of 30 days after such vacancy occurs, then and in that…

(a) The personnel board shall consist of five members and they and their successors in office shall be elected or appointed by the citizens supervisory committee. The five members shall be designated respectively as member No. 1, member No. 2, member No. 3, member No. 4, and memb…

The personnel director shall be elected or appointed by the personnel board and he or she shall serve at the pleasure of the board. He or she shall be over 21 years of age, be of recognized good character and administrative ability, and be or become within 30 days of appointment,…

(a) No rule or regulation shall be adopted by the board unless it is proposed at a prior meeting and public notice thereof given by posting a copy of same for 10 days within the vestibule of the city hall. Any citizen or taxpayer in the City of Dothan may appear before the board …

The director shall, as soon as practicable after his or her appointment, ascertain and record an outline of the duties of each position to be filled from the classified service, and after consultation with the appointing authority, recommend to the board a classification plan, to…