Alabama § 45-16-62 Election of Coroner; Chief Deputy Coroner; Compensation and Expenses

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-16-62 — Election of Coroner; Chief Deputy Coroner; Compensation and Expenses

Alabama § 45-16-62

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 16Coffee County

Art. 6Coroner

Part 3Consolidation of Office

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Ala. Code § 45-16-62 (2026).

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(a)The coroner shall be elected at the general election and every four years thereafter, and shall serve for a term of four years.

(b)The coroner shall appoint a chief deputy coroner from the judicial circuit division of the county where the elected coroner does not reside. The chief deputy coroner shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400) per month. The coroner may appoint one deputy coroner. The deputy coroner shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The Coffee County Commission may adjust the compensation and any expense allowance for the chief deputy coroner or deputy coroner by resolution of the commission. Any compensation or expense allowance shall be paid from the county general fund by the cou

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(a) The coroner shall be elected at the general election and every four years thereafter, and shall serve for a term of four years.
(b) The coroner shall appoint a chief deputy coroner from the judicial circuit division of the county where the elected coroner does not reside. The chief deputy coroner shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400) per month. The coroner may appoint one deputy coroner. The deputy coroner shall be entitled to compensation in the amount of three hundred dollars ($300) per month. The Coffee County Commission may adjust the compensation and any expense allowance for the chief deputy coroner or deputy coroner by resolution of the commission. Any compensation or expense allowance shall be paid from the county general fund by the county commission.
(c)(1) A Coroner of Coffee County who is first elected or appointed on or after September 22, 2015, shall receive an annual base salary of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per year, which shall be paid in the same manner and at the same time as other county employees.
(2) The annual salary provided in subdivision (1) shall continue to be adjusted thereafter as authorized in Chapter 2A of Title 11.
(3) If there is a break in continuous service as coroner on or after September 22, 2015, upon reappointment or reelection as coroner, he or she shall receive the base salary as provided in subdivision (1), which may be adjusted as provided in subdivision (2).
(d) The coroner may participate in the same retirement system and the same insurance plan in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as any other employee of the county.
(e) The Coffee County Commission shall pay all expenses incurred or required by the coroner, chief deputy coroner, and deputy coroner to perform the duties of his or her office, including travel expenses, radio and paging equipment and maintenance costs, and association dues and continuing education expenses. The expenses shall be paid from the county general fund by the county commission.