Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-26-141.03

  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

The commission is authorized to collect beginning October 1, 1995, and each successive year in all districts, a fire protection fee with respect to each dwelling and commercial building located within the boundaries of each district. The fee shall be levied, collected, and administered as closely as possible at the same time and in the same manner as state ad valorem taxes. The fee shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per dwelling and fifty dollars ($50) per commercial building, and it shall be paid by the owner of the dwelling or commercial building.