{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-9-13-197","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 9-13-197","heading":"Change in Finance Charge, Fee or Assessment.","body":"Any county may, by local legislation, increase the amount of the finance charge, fee or assessment provided for in this article, but is hereby prohibited from decreasing said amount; provided, however, all local laws levying acreage assessments are repealed retroactively effective October 1, 1990, except to the extent that they exceed ten cents per acre.","path":["Title 9 Conservation and Natural Resources.","Chapter 13 Forests and Forest Products.","Article 7A State Assessment for Forest Fire Protection and Prevention."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=9-13-197","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"8dc82cb82a755de68826f9f5f80b843fc2ea9baf4d21f5cb75f838d7c279b2eb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-9-13-196","next":"us-al/ala.-code-9-13-198"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}