§ 15-45 — Renewal dates
Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Alabama (Supp. No. 30 (codified through Ord. No. 26-196, adopted March 12, 2026) with enacted ordinances through Ord. No. 26-837 (September 24, 2026) applied from official council minutes and ordinance copies) · Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 15-45
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Sec. 15-45. - Renewal dates.
(a) Annual renewal. Each annual business license shall be due on January 1 of each year and shall be renewed on or before January 31 of each year and shall be delinquent if renewed after January 31. If the due date for payment of any business license hereunder falls on a weekend or a holiday recognized by the city from time to time, the due date shall automatically be extended until the next business day. (b) Insurance companies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, insurance company licenses shall be renewed annually on or before March 1, in accordance with Code of Ala. 1975, § 11-51-122, and the license tax due according to the license schedule shall be accompanied by the certified statement of the amount of gross premiums received during the preceding year. Failure to furnish such statement or to pay such sum shall subject the company and its agents to those penalties as prescribed for doing business without a license as provided for in this article. (c) When received. A renewal is deemed received on the day payment is actually made in the city finance department, or, if sent by the United States mail and received in the city finance department within a reasonable time, the day it is lawfully postmarked. For those business licenses which the city finance director has directed to be renewed through the inspection division, payment shall be made to the inspection division.
(Ord. No. 12-365, § 2, 5-24-2012; Ord. No. 25-388, § 5, 5-22-2025)