Alabama § 45-17-243.02 Authorization of Levy of Use Tax

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-17-243.02 — Authorization of Levy of Use Tax

Alabama § 45-17-243.02

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 17Colbert County

Art. 24Taxation

Part 4Tax, Sales and Use

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Ala. Code § 45-17-243.02 (2026).

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(a)The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to levy and impose an excise tax, at the rate of one-half of one percent of the sales price of such property, or, if applicable, such lesser rate as may then be in effect as determined by the governing body of the county pursuant to Section 45-17-243.08, on the storage, use, or other consumption in the county of tangible personal property, not including, however, materials and supplies bought for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting, repairing, or reconditioning of vessels, barges, ships, and other watercraft and commercial fishing vessels of over five tons load displacement as registered with the U. S. Coast Guard and licensed by the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, but if, and only if:

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(a) The governing body of the county is hereby authorized to levy and impose an excise tax, at the rate of one-half of one percent of the sales price of such property, or, if applicable, such lesser rate as may then be in effect as determined by the governing body of the county pursuant to Section 45-17-243.08, on the storage, use, or other consumption in the county of tangible personal property, not including, however, materials and supplies bought for use in fulfilling a contract for the painting, repairing, or reconditioning of vessels, barges, ships, and other watercraft and commercial fishing vessels of over five tons load displacement as registered with the U. S. Coast Guard and licensed by the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, but if, and only if:
(1) Such property is purchased at retail, on or after the effective date of such tax, for storage, use, or other consumption in the county on or after the effective date of such tax, and
(2) The storage, use, or other consumption of such property is subject to taxation by the state at the rate fixed under and pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 40-23-61.
(b) There are exempted from this section, and from the tax authorized to be imposed by this section, the storage, use, or other consumption of property the storage, use, or other consumption of which is presently exempted under the state use tax statutes from the state use tax. Subject to those exemptions, every person storing or using or otherwise consuming in the county tangible personal property purchased at retail on or after the effective date of such tax shall, to the extent provided hereinabove, be liable for the tax authorized to be imposed by this section, and such liability shall not be extinguished until the tax has been paid by such person.
(c) Nothing in this part shall be construed to apply the tax authorized in this section to any property, or any storage, use, or other consumption of property, that is subject to taxation by the state pursuant to Section 40-23-61 other than subsection (a) of Section 40-23-61, or pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 23 of Title 40.