Title 7, Consolidated Governments and Local Governmental Functions and Entities

(a) As used in this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) “Metropolitan board of public education” means the local board of education of a metropolitan government, as defined in subdivision (a)(2);(2) “Metropolitan government” means any metropolitan governmen…

A metropolitan government shall not expend funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. This prohibition includes expending funds as part of a health benefit plan or for travel to another state for the purpose of obtaining an abortion that would …

(a) (1) A metropolitan government shall not use a discriminatory preference in an effort to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion or establish or maintain an office, division, or department for such purposes. All mandates, policies, programs, activities, guidance, regulations,…

(a) The general assembly finds that local governments are at their most effective when the employees of the local government are the most highly qualified candidates for employment with the local government and that hiring decisions should be based on merit rather than any other …

(a) Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall be authorized and empowered to levy within its general services district any and every privilege tax that a county is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Event” means any activity with a paid admission fee that takes place primarily on or directly above the playing surface at the municipal stadium;(2) “Metropolitan government” means those counties and municipa…

A metropolitan government, as defined in § 7-1-101, is hereby authorized by ordinance or resolution of its governing body to direct or permit its trustee, as a convenience to its taxpayers, to prepare and send to each owner of taxable property a bill for the amount of taxes due o…

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Metropolitan government” means those counties and municipalities adopting the metropolitan form of government; and(2) “Municipal auditorium” means a structure with seats for not less than ten thousand (10,000…

Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title may issue bonds under such terms, conditions and limitations as may be prescribed by the metropolitan charter.

(1) Any metropolitan government created and established pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title may at any time:(1) Assume and take over all public functions, rights, duties, property, assets and liabilities of any utility district, sanitary district, school district or other publ…

(a) The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government under chapters 1-3 of this title shall not alter the status of the county involved as to legality of the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages. (b) Lo…

The creation and establishment of a metropolitan government pursuant to chapters 1-3 of this title shall not alter or change zoning regulations effective in the county and in the city or cities consolidated, but the zoning regulations shall continue until modified or changed by t…

In any county having a metropolitan form of government with a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the governing body of any municipality that has a metropolitan form of government may autho…

Where the charter for a metropolitan government requires purchases in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) be made on the basis of competitive bidding, “competitive bidding” means: Dollar amount of purchase: Requirement: $1,000 to $3,999.99Three (3) verbal, including telephone…

(a) Chapters 1-3 of this title shall have no effect upon the chancery courts, circuit courts and criminal courts established for or functioning in the county affected by a consolidation under chapters 1-3 of this title and it shall have no effect upon the judicial functions forme…

(a) In all counties in this state that have adopted a metropolitan form of government, or that may subsequently adopt a metropolitan form of government, the offenses enumerated in subsection (b) are declared to be state offenses, and any person arrested for violation of the offen…

(a) Counties with metropolitan forms of government in which a metropolitan airport authority has been created pursuant to § 42-4-104 are hereby authorized to establish airport noise mitigation programs to minimize the impact of noise from airport operations on surrounding propert…

(a) The legislative body of each county with a metropolitan form of government may appropriate funds for the financial aid of any nonprofit organization as defined in § 6-54-111(a)(2), or any organization otherwise meeting the definition of “nonprofit civic organization” set fort…

A municipality-owned water or sewer utility, operating within the boundaries of a metropolitan government, may participate with a local housing authority to provide services, which may include leak repairs, payment of certain water and sewer charges caused by the leak, water or s…

(a) As provided in § 38-6-103, the following fees shall be adjudged as a part of the costs in each case upon conviction of the following offenses:(1) Controlled substances, narcotics, drugs $20.00(2) Driving a motor vehicle, or operating a boat while under the influence of intoxi…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Metro Sheriffs' Restitution Act of 1978.”

The sheriff of any county having a metropolitan form of government is authorized to establish a residential restitution program for the purpose of allowing persons convicted of felony offenses and sentenced to the workhouse of such counties to reimburse the victim for the value o…

(a) When inmates are employed and participating in this program, the sheriff or the sheriff's designees shall require that inmates turn wages and salaries over to the sheriff or the sheriff's designees when received and the sheriff or the sheriff's designees shall deposit such mo…

(1) After initial payment of board, the wages and salaries of inmates shall be disbursed for the following purposes in the order set forth:(1) Reimbursement to the victims of the offense in the amounts and in the manner set forth in the contract executed between the inmate, victi…

Participating inmates shall be carefully screened and the committing courts shall be consulted before an inmate is placed in the restitution program.

When any person violates an ordinance, law or regulation of a metropolitan government, any police or peace officer of such metropolitan government or any employee of the metropolitan government authorized to enforce such ordinance, law or regulation, in whose presence the violati…

Each citation or civil warrant issued pursuant to this part shall have printed on it, in large, conspicuous block letters, the following: NOTICE: FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT ON THE DATE ASSIGNED BY THIS CITATION/WARRANT CAN RESULT IN: THE COURT ORDERING YOU TO PAY A CIVIL FINE/PEN…

If the police or peace officer or employee of a metropolitan government authorized to enforce such ordinance, law or regulation is unable to serve the citation or civil warrant issued pursuant to § 7-3-501 at the time the ordinance, law or regulation is violated, the citation or …

Service by mail of a citation or civil warrant upon the violator may be made by any employee of a metropolitan government, by any additional plaintiff, or the violator's attorney, or by any person authorized by statute. The person serving the citation or civil warrant by mail sha…

When any police or peace officer of a metropolitan government or any employee of a metropolitan government authorized to enforce ordinances, laws or regulations of the metropolitan government or charged with the duty to serve civil or criminal process, asks the violator for ident…

Injunctions or restraining orders issued by any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any ordinance, law or regulation of any metropolitan government or to restrain the violation of any ordinance, law or regulation of any metropolitan government shall not be stayed pending a…

(a) All metropolitan governments are empowered to set a penalty of up to five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each day during which the violation of ordinances, laws and regulations of such metropolitan government continues or occurs. No penalty in excess of one hundred fifty …

The powers conferred by this part are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other laws, charter or home rule provision.