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AL HB545

Bill

Status

Passed

5/4/2016

Primary Sponsor

David Faulkner

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2016

AI Summary

  • Municipal judges or magistrates in the City of Homewood, Alabama may assess defendants a $100 warrant recall fee to recall failure to appear warrants for municipal ordinance violations.

  • The recall fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.

  • Warrant recall is discretionary and the city is not required to recall any issued warrant.

  • All fees collected for warrant recalls shall be deposited into the City of Homewood Corrections Fund in accordance 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

Homewood, 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

Homewood

Last Action

Forwarded to Executive Department

5/4/2016

Committee Referrals

Local Legislation, Jefferson County4/21/2016
Jefferson County Legislation4/19/2016

Full Bill Text

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