§40-1-46. Payment to certain certified appraisers, mappers, or tax administrators.

(a) Any appraiser, mapper, or tax administrator who successfully completes the Department of Revenue Professional Education and Training Program, and is awarded the designation "Alabama Certified Appraiser," "Alabama Certified Mapper" or "Alabama Certified Tax Administrator" shall be paid the amount of $1,200 annually by the Department of Revenue for his or her professional achievement.

(b) The department shall make such payment to a certified appraiser, mapper, or tax administrator while such individual is in the employment of the county, in the ad valorem tax field. Each individual is limited to payment for one certification. The department shall make the payments from the funds now appropriated under the provisions of Section 40-7-70. The payments made to a certified appraiser, mapper, or tax administrator shall be in addition to any other salary or compensation. Any person obtaining and retaining certified designation shall be prima facie qualified for the position designated. To receive this compensation the individual must have been certified for six months prior to October first. The Department of Revenue will provide the rules and regulations to implement payment, during the first quarter of the fiscal year.

(Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-923, p. 207.)