Section 45-41A-40.13 – Exemption From Taxation.
Section 45-41A-40.13 Exemption from taxation. The authority formed under this part, the property and income of the authority, whether used by it or leased to others, all bonds issued by the authority, whether used by it or leased to others, all bonds issued by the authority, the income from such bonds or from any other […]
Section 45-41A-41.05 – Power and Jurisdiction of Municipal Court; Contesting Liability; Fines and Costs; Affirmative Defenses.
Section 45-41A-41.05 Power and jurisdiction of municipal court; contesting liability; fines and costs; affirmative defenses. (a) The Opelika Municipal Court is vested with the power and jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate the civil violations provided for in this part, and to issue orders imposing the civil fines and costs set out in this part. (b) […]
Section 45-41A-40.14 – Liability of City.
Section 45-41A-40.14 Liability of city. The city shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the […]
Section 45-41A-41.06 – Order of Municipal Court; Judicial Review.
Section 45-41A-41.06 Order of municipal court; judicial review. (a) Following an adjudicative hearing, the municipal court judge shall issue an order stating: (1) Whether the person charged with the civil violation is liable for the violation. (2) If charged with a civil violation the amount of the civil fine assessed against the person, along with […]
Section 45-41A-40.15 – Exemption From Usury and Interest Laws.
Section 45-41A-40.15 Exemption from usury and interest laws. The authority shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates, including, but without limitation to, Chapter 8 of Title 8, as it may at any time be amended. (Act 84-415, p. 981, §16.)
Section 45-41A-41.07 – Appellate Review.
Section 45-41A-41.07 Appellate review. The circuit court hearing an appeal shall use the procedures that apply to criminal convictions in municipal court with the following qualifications: (1) The proceedings shall retain their civil nature on appeal with the circuit court applying the preponderance of the evidence standard. (2) If the person is adjudicated by the […]
Section 45-41A-40.16 – Exemption From Competitive Bid Laws.
Section 45-41A-40.16 Exemption from competitive bid laws. The authority and all contracts made by it shall be exempt from the laws of the State of Alabama requiring competitive bids for any contract to be entered into by municipalities or public corporations authorized by them, including, but without limitation to, Article 3, commencing with Section 41-16-50, […]
Section 45-41A-41.08 – Identifying Owner of Vehicle.
Section 45-41A-41.08 Identifying owner of vehicle. In the event the evidence produced by a photographic traffic signal enforcement system does not produce an image of the license plate with sufficient clarity for a trained technician to determine the identity of the owner, and if the identity cannot otherwise be reliably established, then no notice of […]
Section 45-41A-40.17 – Freedom of the Authority From State Supervision and Control.
Section 45-41A-40.17 Freedom of the authority from state supervision and control. This part is intended to aid the state through the furtherance of the purposes of this part by providing an appropriate and independent instrumentality of the state with full and adequate powers to fulfill its functions. Except as expressly provided in this part, no […]
Section 45-41A-41.09 – Late Fees; Record of Civil Violations.
Section 45-41A-41.09 Late fees; record of civil violations. The city may provide by ordinance that late fees not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25) per month for each month after the issuance of the order imposing the civil fine shall attach to untimely paid civil fines that are authorized in this part. No person may be arrested […]