Alabama § 45-13-81 - Compensation; Office Space, Personnel, Equipment; Chief Clerk.
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§ 45-13-81. Compensation; Office Space, Personnel, Equipment; Chief Clerk.
(a) The Probate Judge of Clarke County shall be entitled to receive total compensation in the form of an annual salary in the amount of forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($47,500) per annum. Such salary shall be paid in lieu of all other fees, allowances, and percentages heretofore provided by law, and shall be paid in equal biweekly installments out of the general fund of the county as county employees are paid.
(b) All fees, commissions, allowances, percentages, and other charges heretofore collected for the use of the judge of probate, hereafter shall be collected and paid into the general fund of the county.
(c) Upon the recommendation of the judge of probate, the governing body of Clarke County shall provide the probate office with such office personnel, clerks, deputies, and such quarters, books, stationery, furniture, equipment, and other such conveniences and supplies as are necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of such office. The judge of probate shall appoint a chief clerk who shall have the same power as the judge of probate, except the power to preside in a contested cause. Compensation of any personnel so provided shall be fixed by the county governing body and shall be paid in equal biweekly installments out of the general fund of the county, as other county employees are paid.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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