Title 45

In all cases where the amount to be paid for a license to be paid depends upon the amount of capital invested or the value of goods or stock, or the amount of sales and receipts, or any other fact or condition, it shall be the duty of the person applying for the license to render…

The county license commissioner shall keep at all times an accurate record of all licenses received by him or her from the Comptroller and of the disposition made of them, and of all monies received, licenses issued by him or her, and make report thereof to the Comptroller at the…

Except as hereinafter provided, the county license commissioner shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are prescribed in the general law for like service when performed by the tax assessor, tax collector, judge of probate, or the license inspector. For the per…

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 cou…

(a) Before any vehicle can be assessed, the county license commissioner shall be furnished the tag number presently on the vehicle unless the vehicle is new, in which case the commissioner shall be furnished a bona fide bill of sale from the dealer showing when the vehicle was bo…

After the thirtieth day of September, 1980, motor vehicles shall not be included in any assessment made by any person, firm, or corporation under this code, and any such motor vehicle shall not be considered as escape property by reason of failure to include the same in any tax r…

The Comptroller, the State Department of Revenue, and the State Department of Finance are hereby required to furnish to the county license commissioner, all books, records, and blanks now or hereafter required by law to be furnished to judges of probate, tax assessors, and tax co…

The county license commissioner shall take applications for driver’s licenses or renewals thereof, temporary driver permits, and other motor vehicle operator’s licenses and give receipts for the fees paid therefor. All such applications shall be handled in every respect as prescr…

The county license commissioner shall take application for replacement of motor vehicle license tags which have been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and forward such application to the State Department of Revenue in the same manner that judges of probate or license inspectors are …

On or after the first day of August each year, and no later than the thirtieth of September, the county license commissioner shall mail a form requesting the information hereinafter specified to all owners of motor vehicles. The form shall be provided by the State Department of R…

The commissioner shall charge and collect a reasonable fee which is adequate to cover the necessary handling, packaging, and mailing expenses for each motor vehicle tag issued by mail, in addition to all other fees prescribed by law. The additional fees shall be paid by the owner…

Every purchaser of a motor vehicle, within 10 days after transfer of title to him or her, shall file such transfer with the office of the county license commissioner. Failure to do so shall result in a penalty fine of one dollar ($1). This penalty shall be remitted by the collect…

After May 17, 1979, any and all duties now or which may hereafter be required by law for judges of probate with reference to the registration, sale, and distribution of tags for motor vehicles, the issuance of motor vehicle driver’s licenses, and temporary instruction permits and…

(a) The Lauderdale County Commission is hereby authorized to appoint the Lauderdale County License Inspector, pursuant to Section 40-12-10, as amended, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The salary and the expense allowance shall be fixed by the commission. All ot…

The county license commissioner is hereby authorized to charge one dollar ($1) per page or fraction of a page, to be paid into the county general fund, for copying any document or instrument which is on record in his or her office and, if such copy is to be certified, he or she s…

The county license commissioner shall keep a pay book or ledger showing the amount of money collected each day for each service performed and such book shall be open at all times to inspection by the county governing body. On or before the tenth day of each month, the commissione…

(a) This section shall apply to Lauderdale County. (b) In cases where a personal check given for a license is found to be noncollectible for any reason, the county license commissioner shall make a reasonable attempt to retrieve the license in question. In the event that the lice…

The License Commissioner of Lauderdale County is hereby authorized to issue boat licenses pursuant to Chapter 5, Title 33, by mail and may collect an additional issuance fee in an amount not to exceed two dollars ($2) to cover the expense of mailing the license. (Act 89-385, p. 7…

(a) This section shall apply only in Lauderdale County. (b) In addition to all other fees and costs provided by law, a special transaction fee in an amount to be determined by the county commission, but not exceeding one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25), shall be paid to the Laud…

(a) The Lauderdale County Commission is hereby authorized to provide adequate parking for petit jurors, grand jurors, witnesses, and employees of the state and county having offices in the county courthouse. The commission may furnish parking through the acquisition and operation…

In Lauderdale County, the provisions of any law or the provisions of any rule, regulation, or order of the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be lawful to hunt, and to capture or kill raccoons and opossum…

(a) The following words and phrases used in this part, and others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, in the absence of clear implication herein otherwise, shall be given the following respective interpretations herein: (1) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. The resolution adopted…

(a)(1) The governing bodies of Florence and the county may form a tourism board as a public corporation pursuant to this part by each adopting a resolution that does both of the following: a. Recites that the county and the City of Florence propose to form the tourism board pursu…

(a) The tourism board shall have a board of directors composed of five directors, two of whom shall be elected by the governing body of the City of Florence, two of whom shall be elected by the governing body of the county, and one of whom shall be elected jointly by the governin…

(a) The tourism board may conduct programs and events, including, but not limited to, programs of information and publicity, sporting events, and other public events to attract tourists and visitors to the county. The tourism board may conduct programs or events in the state and …

(a) All powers of the tourism board shall be exercised, and the tourism board shall be governed, by the board or pursuant to its authorization, in accordance with this part. (b) The board, if and to the extent such action is consistent with succeeding provisions of this section, …

All agreements and obligations undertaken by the tourism board shall be solely and exclusively obligations of the tourism board and shall not create any obligation or debt of either the state, the county, or any municipality. (Act 2014-267, p. 859, §6.)

(a) The county, any municipality, and any other public agency, authority, bureau, or body that provides services of any kind or otherwise operates in the county, are authorized to transfer and convey to the tourism board, with or without consideration, both of the following: (1) …

The State Department of Revenue shall distribute the net proceeds of the county lodging tax as provided in this section: (1) Prior to the organization of the tourism board hereunder, the net proceeds of the county lodging tax collected from persons and businesses operating in the…

The tourism board shall be a public corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation, except that in the event the board determines that sufficient provision has been made for th…

The tourism board shall be exempt from all laws of the state governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but not limited to, Chapter 8 of Title 8. (Act 2014-267, p. 859, §10.)

All property of the tourism board, whether real, personal, or mixed, and the income therefrom, all notes or other evidences of indebtedness executed or issued by the tourism board and the income therefrom, and all instruments executed as security therefor, all leases made pursuan…

At any time when the tourism board does not have any debt outstanding, and when there shall be no other obligations assumed by the tourism board that are then outstanding, the board may adopt a resolution, which shall be duly entered upon its minutes, declaring that the tourism b…

Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize the organization or formation hereunder of more than one tourism board. (Act 2014-267, p. 859, §13.)

For the purposes of this part the following words shall have the following meaning: (1) CIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF APPEALS. The board created by this part. (2) COUNTY. A county having not less than 61,000 nor more than 65,000, according to the most recent federal decennial census. (3…

This part shall apply to all regularly employed deputies of the sheriff, except the chief deputy who shall not be subject to the provisions herein. Provided, however, any deputy sheriff who is promoted to the position of chief deputy shall be entitled to the right of reemployment…

(a) There shall be created a civil service board of appeals for the purpose of regulating the tenure of employment of certain deputies in the office of the sheriff. The Lauderdale County Commission shall appoint a civil service board of appeals as it relates to the Sheriff of Lau…

The civil service board of appeals shall meet in organizational session in the county courthouse within 30 days after August 26, 1965, at which time it shall elect a chair from among its members, and shall meet at such other times as the chair shall designate or on call of any fo…

No deputy sheriff to whom this part applies shall engage in partisan politics or make political contributions nor use or attempt to use any political endorsement or favor in connection with his or her employment as a deputy, nor shall any deputy use or attempt to use any official…

Any deputy, to whom this part applies, who has been given permanent status may be disciplined through suspension, demotion, or dismissal. Before any deputy may be suspended or demoted, he or she shall be given written notice at least five days in advance of such cause of action, …

Any deputy, to whom this part applies, may be dismissed for good cause by giving him or her written notice of the cause, and such deputy shall have an opportunity within a specified period of not less than seven nor more than 30 days to answer the charges made against him or her …

(a) Charges may be filed by any resident of the county as follows: The charges shall be in writing, shall set forth succinctly the matter or matters complained of, and shall be sworn to before any member of the board or before any person authorized to administer oaths. Upon the r…

Any deputy aggrieved by the decision of the civil service board of appeals may appeal the decision to the circuit court of the county within 30 days from the rendition of the decision. Review by the court shall be without a jury and be confined to the record, and to a determinati…

(a) In addition to any and all other compensation, the Sheriff of Lauderdale County shall receive a county supplement of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments from county funds. (b) In Lauderdale County, the county supplement for the sher…

In addition to any and all other compensation, the Sheriff of Lauderdale County shall receive an additional county salary supplement in the amount of eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) per annum payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. (Act 2019…

(a)(1) In lieu of the deputies and assistants heretofore authorized by law the Sheriff of Lauderdale County shall appoint: a. One chief deputy, and not less than eight nor more than 13 deputies in addition to the chief deputy, the exact number of such deputies to be determined by…