Section 45-40-230 – Salary; Cost-of-Living Adjustments.
Section 45-40-230 Salary; cost-of-living adjustments. (a) Effective the next term of office, the Sheriff of Lawrence County shall receive the salary the sheriff is receiving on December 28, 2001. (b) Thereafter, the sheriff shall continue to receive any cost-of-living increases granted to county employees which shall be paid in the same manner as provided in […]
Section 45-40-233.46 – Employment Criteria.
Section 45-40-233.46 Employment criteria. The board or members of the board shall endeavor to secure employment for eligible inmates under this subpart subject to the following: (1) The employment must be at a wage at least as high as the prevailing wage for similar work in the area or community where the work is performed […]
Section 45-40-230.01 – Expense Allowance.
Section 45-40-230.01 Expense allowance. THIS SECTION WAS REPEALED IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2022-282 EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The Sheriff of Lawrence County shall be entitled to receive an additional expense allowance in an amount to be set by the Lawrence County Commission. This expense […]
Section 45-40-233.47 – Participation in Program.
Section 45-40-233.47 Participation in program. The board, at its discretion, may allow any inmate, between the ages of 14 and 22 only, to participate in the release program to further the inmate’s education. Under this section the inmate must follow all the rules set forth for other inmates participating in the work release program. (Act […]
Section 45-40-231 – Clerk.
Section 45-40-231 Clerk. The Sheriff of Lawrence County is hereby authorized to employ a clerk to perform the clerical duties of the sheriff’s office. Such clerk shall receive a monthly salary of not less then four hundred seventy-five dollars ($475) nor more than eight hundred dollars ($800), the exact amount to be determined by the […]
Section 45-40-231.01 – Deputies.
Section 45-40-231.01 Deputies. (a) The County Commission of Lawrence County is hereby authorized to allow the sheriff of the county to appoint a chief deputy and as many other deputies as are needed in the discretion of the county commission. (b) Compensation of each deputy appointed pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the […]
Section 45-40-231.20 – Receipt of Badge and Pistol Upon Retirement.
Section 45-40-231.20 Receipt of badge and pistol upon retirement. Any individual employed by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office as a law enforcement officer for a period of 10 years or more who retires from the department in good standing may receive from the sheriff, at his or her discretion, without cost, a retired badge and […]
Section 45-40-232 – Sale of Abandoned, Stolen, and Unclaimed Property.
Section 45-40-232 Sale of abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property. (a) The Sheriff of Lawrence County, at public auction, shall sell any abandoned and stolen personal property recovered by the sheriff’s department which has remained unclaimed by the rightful owner for a period of six consecutive months. (b) The Sheriff of Lawrence County shall keep and […]
Section 45-40-232.01 – Law Enforcement Fund.
Section 45-40-232.01 Law enforcement fund. (a) The Sheriff of Lawrence County, Alabama, may retain the funds accruing from the pay telephones and vending machines in the county courthouse annex and jail in a special fund known as the law enforcement fund which shall be used by the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in the county. […]
Section 45-40-232.02 – Sale of Surplus Property; Lamination of Documents of Records.
Section 45-40-232.02 Sale of surplus property; lamination of documents of records. (a) The sheriff may sell surplus property of the sheriff’s department including vehicles, at a time and manner the sheriff deems best to get the greatest return from the original investment. (b) All monies received from the sale of the property shall be deposited […]