AL SB382

Municipal judges or magistrates for the City of Fultondale in Jefferson County may assess defendants a warrant recall fee to recall failure to appear warrants arising from municipal ordinance violations.

The warrant recall fee shall not exceed $100 and must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.

Recall of warrants is discretionary and not mandatory; the municipal judge or magistrate has sole discretion to issue orders to recall warrants.

All fees collected for warrant recall shall be deposited into the City of Fultondale Corrections Fund and allocated according to Section 11-47-7.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.