# Ala. Code § 37-17-5: Section 37-17-5 Permit Application Fees; Access Rates

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T37_C17_S37-17-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Ala. Code § 37-17-5
- **Heading:** Section 37-17-5 Permit Application Fees; Access Rates
- **Jurisdiction:** Alabama
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Alabama Code / Title 37 / Chapter 17 / Section 37-17-5

## Text

(a) Application fees for permits for small wireless facilities shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed the following:

(1) A five hundred dollar ($500) non-recurring fee for a single up-front application for collocation that includes up to five small wireless facilities, with an additional one hundred dollars ($100) for each small wireless facility beyond five in a consolidated application.

(2) A two hundred fifty dollar ($250) non-recurring fee for the modification or replacement of an existing pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way.

(3) A one thousand dollar ($1,000) non-recurring fee for the installation of a new pole together with the mounting or installation of an associated small wireless facility in the right-of-way.

(b) If an authority elects to charge for access to the right-of-way or collocation on poles owned or controlled by the authority in the right-of-way for small wireless facilities, the rates shall be nondiscriminatory and may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per small wireless facility per year for access to and use of the right-of-way and one hundred seventy dollars ($170) per year per small wireless facility collocated, mounted, or installed on or adjacent to poles owned or controlled by an authority.

## Nearby sections

- [Ala. Code § 37-17-1 Section 37-17-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T37_C17_S37-17-1.md)
- [Ala. Code § 37-17-2 Section 37-17-2 Rights of Authorities Regarding Small Wireless Facilities and Associated Poles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T37_C17_S37-17-2.md)
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- [Ala. Code § 37-17-4 Section 37-17-4 Collocation of Small Wireless Facilities; Performance of Make-Ready Work; Costs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AL_T37_C17_S37-17-4.md)
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