AL HB173

Authorizes municipal magistrates and judges of the City of Pelham in Shelby County to assess defendants a $100 warrant recall fee to recall failure to appear warrants for municipal ordinance violations.

Warrant recall is discretionary and not mandatory; the municipal judge or magistrate has sole authority to decide whether to recall a warrant.

Defendants must pay the $100 fee at the time the warrant is recalled.

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

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