Alabama § 45-48-246 Levy and Collection of Tax

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-48-246 — Levy and Collection of Tax

Alabama § 45-48-246

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 48Marshall County

Art. 24Taxation

Part 7Tax, Severance

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Ala. Code § 45-48-246 (2026).

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(a)The Marshall County Commission may levy from each producer of coal in Marshall County a privilege or license tax to be known as a severance tax. The rate of the tax shall be established by the county commission.

(b)The tax herein levied shall be in addition to any state tax heretofore or hereafter imposed on the severance of coal, but shall be the only severance tax levied by the county on coal. The amount collected from such tax shall be deposited in the Marshall County Road and Bridge Fund to be distributed to the district from which the coal was mined.

(c)The Marshall County Commission shall require each producer of coal in such county to file with the commission a surety bond approved by the commission guaranteeing payment of the severance tax levied in accordance with this secti

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(a) The Marshall County Commission may levy from each producer of coal in Marshall County a privilege or license tax to be known as a severance tax. The rate of the tax shall be established by the county commission.
(b) The tax herein levied shall be in addition to any state tax heretofore or hereafter imposed on the severance of coal, but shall be the only severance tax levied by the county on coal. The amount collected from such tax shall be deposited in the Marshall County Road and Bridge Fund to be distributed to the district from which the coal was mined.
(c) The Marshall County Commission shall require each producer of coal in such county to file with the commission a surety bond approved by the commission guaranteeing payment of the severance tax levied in accordance with this section.
(d) The State Department of Revenue shall collect the severance tax levied by this section in addition to the severance tax levied by Chapter 13 of Title 40, as amended. The State Department of Revenue is hereby further authorized to recover all costs of collecting such severance taxes from the proceeds of such taxes collected and the department is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to facilitate the collection of the severance taxes in any county levying the tax pursuant to this section.
(e) This section shall be administered and the tax levied in accordance with this section shall be subject to and collected in accordance with all applicable definitions, exceptions, exemptions, proceedings, requirements, provisions, penalties, fines, punishments, and deductions as are provided in Chapter 13 of Title 40, as amended, except where inapplicable or where herein otherwise provided. Assessments for the tax levied in accordance with this section shall be made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 40, as amended.