Alabama § 45-31-141.12 - Approval of Service Charge or Fee.
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§ 45-31-141.12. Approval of Service Charge or Fee.
(a) No service charge or fee shall be levied unless the same has first been approved by the majority of the votes cast at an election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within the proposed district.
(b) An election on the question levying a service charge or fee in a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation of the district; provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service charge or fee accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided herein. An election on the question of a service charge or fee may be held upon the board of the district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for an election as provided. The board shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service charge or fee proposed should be levied. No election shall be required to refund overpaid service charges or fees to correct errors in the assessment thereof or to terminate the assessment and collection thereof upon withdrawal of a property owner from a district as provided herein, all of which shall be effectuated by written authorization of the president of the board.
(c) The petition shall state specially the charge or fee for which it is proposed to be levied. The petition may request that an election be held on more than one proposed charge or fee. Upon the petition being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election to be held within the time provided for by this article.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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