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AL HB662

Bill

Status

Passed

6/2/2011

Primary Sponsor

Mike Ball

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

  • Amends Act 2007-471 to assess a District Attorney's Fee (docket fee) in all cases in municipal, juvenile, district, and circuit courts in Madison County and the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit.

  • Requires collected fees to be distributed monthly to the District Attorney's Fund in the county, with the fee amount equal to all docket fees or court costs assessed in cases and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.

  • Allows circuit clerks to retain $3 from each assessed fee for administrative expenses when cases originate in juvenile, district, or circuit court, pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975 Section 12-17-225.4(2).

  • Allows municipal court clerks to retain $3 from each assessed fee and deposit it into a municipal court clerk fund for administrative expenses when cases originate in municipal court.

  • Effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Madison Co., district attorney, fee assessed in municipal court, distrib. to circuit and municipal clerks and district attorney, Act 2007-471, 2007 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Madison County

Last Action

Delivered to Governor at 2:15 p.m. on June 2, 2011.

6/2/2011

Committee Referrals

Local Legislation No. 45/26/2011
Madison County Legislation5/24/2011

Full Bill Text

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