HB12 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Terri CollinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Real property, annexation, property with overlapped police jurisdictions, all property to be annexed with consent of all parties and affected municipalities under certain conditions, Sec. 11-42-21 am'd.

Summary

Allows annexation of all property in overlapping police jurisdictions if every property owner signs and every affected municipality approves by resolution.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 11-42-21 to let a municipality annex all property in an overlapping police-jurisdiction area only if all property owners sign a petition and all overlapping municipalities adopt an annexation resolution. If multiple annexations would be needed to cover the whole parcel, the annexing municipality may seek assent from all overlapping municipalities by resolution, and, if they approve via ordinance, the property becomes part of the annexing municipality upon publication of that ordinance. The process still requires a precise property description, a map, owner signatures, and filing of the description with the county judge of probate.

Who It Affects

• Property owners located in areas where two or more municipalities' police jurisdictions overlap; they must sign the petition for annexation and consent to the entire property being annexed.
• Municipalities whose police jurisdictions overlap with the area to be annexed; they must adopt resolutions approving the annexation for the property to be annexed into the chosen municipality.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 11-42-21 to allow annexation of all property in overlapping police jurisdictions when all property owners sign and all affected municipalities assent by resolution.
• If annexing a parcel would require multiple steps to cover the entire property, the annexing municipality may request assent from all overlapped municipalities by resolution; upon adoption of the annexing ordinance, the property becomes part of the annexing municipality.
• Petitions must include an accurate property description, a map, and signatures of all owners; governing body must file the description with the county judge of probate.

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Subjects

Annexation