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AL HB687

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/7/2013

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hill

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2013

AI Summary

  • A municipal magistrate of the City of Pelham in Shelby County may assess a defendant a $100 warrant recall fee to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from municipal ordinance violations.

  • The defendant must pay the warrant recall fee at the time the warrant is recalled.

  • The City of Pelham is not required to recall any warrant, and warrant recall decisions are made solely at the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate.

  • All warrant recall fees collected by the City of Pelham Municipal Court shall be deposited into the City of Pelham Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with Section 11-47-7.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

  • The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Shelby Co.,municipal judges and magistrates for municipal courts authorized to issue warrant recall fee for failure to appear for municipal ordinance or traffic violation, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Shelby County

Last Action

Died in Senate Basket.

5/20/2013

Committee Referrals

Shelby County Legislation4/30/2013

Full Bill Text

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