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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-19-141.07

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The association may, with the consent of the affected district or districts and approval by a two-thirds majority vote of member departments in good standing, alter the boundaries of any district. The alteration may include, but not be limited to, consolidation of territory of one or more districts, creation of a new district from one or more existing districts, or exclusion of territory from a district. No alteration shall be used to relieve any department of any financial obligations incurred or made prior to the change. Municipalities may alter their districts to include or exclude the police jurisdiction, at the discretion of the governing body of each municipality, and shall notify the association, in writing, for purposes of collection and distribution of the fire protection fee.