SB422 Summary

• Creates the Russell County Sheriff Service of Process Fund to generate revenue for law enforcement purposes in Russell County.

• Establishes a $15 fee per document for civil and criminal cases in Russell County district and circuit courts, with two-thirds of collected fees going to the sheriff's fund and one-thirds to the circuit clerk fund.

• Allows the Russell County Sheriff to contract with private, public, or governmental entities for service of process, except for arrest warrants.

• Exempts the district attorney, law enforcement agencies, and grand juries from paying the service of process fees.

• Specifies that fund revenues cannot revert to the county general fund at fiscal year-end and cannot diminish other existing sources of income for the sheriff or jail operations.