(a) In addition to any penalty heretofore imposed by law for the late payment of ad valorem taxes in DeKalb County, there is imposed a delinquent payment penalty in the amount of one dollar ($1) per day on that portion of ad valorem taxes due to the county as prescribed on each bill of assessment distributed, as provided by law, to property owners in the county. The additional penalty hereby imposed for late payment of the county portion of any ad valorem taxes due shall be administered and collected in the same manner as now prescribed by law for any existing delinquent payment penalties on taxes including the placement of liens on properties on which payment of such taxes may be delinquent. It is the express intent of this section that the additional penalty herein imposed shall apply only to the county portion of any ad valorem taxes due and payable as provided by law and that the additional penalty shall not be applicable to any state or local ad valorem taxes due and payable as provided by law.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-25-241

  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) The proceeds of the additional penalty on the county ad valorem taxes imposed by this, less costs of administration, shall be deposited to the credit of the DeKalb County Rural Water Authority to be expended to alleviate the water needs of citizens residing in the rural areas of the county.
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