Title 45

(a) If the offender violates any condition of the pretrial diversion program agreed to in writing by the offender, the district attorney may terminate the participation of the offender in the pretrial diversion program and actively pursue the prosecution of the offender for the c…

The district attorney shall have no liability, criminal or civil, for the conduct of any offender while participating in the pretrial diversion program. (Act 2007-499, p. 1058, §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. The district attorney shall retain the final decision as to the admittance of individuals or administration of the program regardless of the board’s views…

In Barbour County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of three dollars ($3) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law other than traffic violation cases, each suit in equity, each criminal case, each quasi-criminal case, and proceedings on a for…

The Judge of Probate of Barbour County may issue boat licenses, pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 33, by mail and may collect an additional issuance fee established by the judge of probate in an amount not to exceed two dollars ($2) to cover the expenses of mailing the boat licenses. …

This subpart shall apply only in Barbour County. The purpose of the subpart is to facilitate the use of public records in property transactions in Barbour County by providing for the installation of an improved system of recording, archiving, and retrieving instruments and docume…

The following words and phrases when used in this subpart shall have the following meanings: (1) GENERAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENT. A real property instrument that affects the title to personal property as well as real property. (2) IMPROVED RECORDING SYSTEM. A system of recording real…

The judge of probate may provide for the installation and thereafter for the maintenance of an improved recording, archiving, and retrieval system in the Probate Offices of Barbour County. The initial installation of the improved recording, archival, and retrieval system shall in…

Following the effective installation date, real property instruments, personal property instruments, and other documents and records to be recorded, archived, and retrieved with computer-generated files or to be stored and filed on either optical disk or on pager (as determined b…

All laws of Alabama relating to the recording of real property instruments, personal property instruments, general property instruments, miscellaneous instruments, and other instruments and records that may constitute part of an improved recording, archiving, and retrieving syste…

The initial installation costs shall be paid entirely out of the special recording fees. Nothing contained in this section, however, shall prohibit the county from using any part of its own funds for the purpose of paying the costs of purchasing, operating, or maintaining, after …

Effective immediately after August 1, 1998, a special recording and filing fee of five dollars ($5) shall be paid to and collected by the Judge of Probate of Barbour County, with respect to each real property instrument, each personal property instrument, and each Uniform Commerc…

Effective August 1, 1998, any and all revenues generated either directly or indirectly due to the use of or access to the improved recording, archiving, and retrieving system shall be paid directly into the General Fund of Barbour County for the use of the judge of probate. (Act …

In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a special transaction fee not exceeding three dollars ($3) shall be paid to the Barbour County Judge of Probate when any public business other than the issuance of motor vehicle license plates is transacted in his or her of…

(a) The County Commission of Barbour County is authorized to employ a chief clerk to work in the office of the probate judge and such employee shall be selected by the probate judge and paid out of the general fund of the county. The salary shall be set by the Barbour County Comm…

(a) Beginning October 1, 2025, in lieu of any other fees, compensation, or expense allowances, the Judge of Probate of Barbour County shall receive an annual salary equal to 70 percent of the salary paid to a state district court judge with equivalent years of service, including …

The Judge of Probate of Barbour County shall perform all duties relative to the assessment and collection of taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and non-motorized vehicles in Barbour County which the revenue commissioner is required under the law to perform. The revenu…

Before entering upon the additional duties imposed by this subpart 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…

The Barbour County Commission shall furnish suitable quarters or additional space if 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 office of the revenue commis…

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 Barbour Count…

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…

(a) Every person, firm, or corporation residing in or owning a motor vehicle which is principally used in Barbour 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 judge of probat…

The State Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, and the State Department of Finance shall furnish the judge of probate all books, records, and blanks now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to judges of probate, tax assessors, tax collectors, revenue commissioner…

The judge of probate shall receive for the assessing and collecting of state and county ad valorem taxes and sales taxes on motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and non-motorized vehicles the same fees charged and commissions fixed by law to be paid to tax assessors, tax collect…

The judge of probate may mail to any person to whom a motor vehicle license has been previously issued an application for renewal of a license required to be returned prior to the expiration date of the license. The application for renewal may be in the form of a postcard and sha…

Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this subpart shall be construed to increase the taxes and fees of motor vehicles, motor vehicle titles, and non-motorized vehicles as prescribed by law. (Act 98-120, p. 145, §10.)

On and after May 5, 1992, and upon the passage of a resolution by the county commission at a regularly scheduled meeting authorizing the same, the county commission is hereby authorized to levy a special recording fee of three dollars ($3) which shall be paid to the county, and c…

On and after April 15, 1982, a special recording fee of one dollar ($1) shall be paid and collected by its judge of probate for services with respect to each real property instrument and each personal property instrument that may be filed for record in the office of the judge of …

In lieu of all other compensation authorized by law, including expenses incurred in attending meetings, each member of the Barbour County Board of Education shall receive from the public school funds of Barbour County the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) for each month or portio…

The compensation of each member of the Board of Registrars of Barbour County, excluding the usual compensation paid by the state, may be up to twenty dollars ($20), for each day’s attendance on sessions of the board, as the county commission or like governing body of the county m…

The Barbour County Commission may appoint additional members to the board of registrars pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 17-4-150. (Act 92-482, p. 959, §1.)

(a) This section shall only apply to Barbour County. (b) Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 17-6-4, the Barbour County Commission may establish voting centers by combining voters from two or more precincts in order to create new voting centers in order to facilitate or reduce …

It is the purpose of this article to create and establish a county-wide personnel system in Barbour County based on principles of human resource management which shall include equity, fairness, and compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. (Act 92-679, p. 61, §1.)

For purposes of this article, the following words and terms shall have meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE. An individual who is assigned to an on-going position, full or part-time, authorized by the county commission and whose salary is paid with funds …

There is established a personnel system for Barbour County based on the following principles: (1) Recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees based on their ability, knowledge, and skills, including the open competition of qualified applicants for initial and subsequent appoin…

All personnel activities required to create and administer the personnel system authorized by this article shall be based upon rules, policies, and procedures adopted by the Barbour County Commission. All county employees shall be hired, retained, and separated based on such rule…

The employment of all individuals covered by this article shall be contingent upon: (1) Availability of funds. (2) Need for the work to be done. (3) Compliance with all rules, policies, and procedures established in accordance with this article. (4) Completion of a satisfactory p…

Under the personnel system, the appointing authority in Barbour County shall be the Barbour County Commission. The county commission may also designate other appointing authorities. Appointing authorities shall be authorized to hire individuals to fill approved vacancies and to s…

Under the personnel system, the appointing authority in Barbour County shall be the Barbour County Commission. The county commission may also designate other appointing authorities. Appointing authorities shall be authorized to hire individuals to fill approved vacancies and to s…

(a) There is created the Barbour County Personnel Board. The personnel board shall be composed of five persons. The board members shall be registered voters and residents of the county. No member of the board, while a member of the board or for a period of one year after he or sh…

(a) The personnel board shall hear all appeals from final personnel action as requested by an affected and eligible employee. Eligible employees shall include regular status classified employees and may include other employees as authorized by the county commission so long as the…

(a) All classified employees shall be hired from a list of job applicants who meet the job related qualifications for a vacancy. Other employees will be employed in accordance with procedures established by the Barbour County Commission. (b) The judge of probate, sheriff, tax ass…

Any employee may participate in city or state political activities to the same extent that any citizen of Alabama may so participate. This activity may include endorsing a candidate and contributing to campaigns. Employees may join local political organizations, and state and nat…

For the purpose of this article, the elected offices in Barbour County are: The county commission, sheriff, tax assessor, and the tax collector. Any subsequent change in the number, scope, title, or other aspect of these offices is subsumed within this article. (Act 92-679, p. 61…

The provisions of this article shall apply to all portions of Barbour County except that portion of Barbour County which lies within the city limits of the City of Eufaula. (Act 2007-272, p. 366, §1.)