HB562 Summary

• Establishes a service of process fee not to exceed $100 in Geneva County for serving or attempting to serve documents in cases pending in courts outside Alabama.

• Fee amount is set by the Geneva County Commission and collected by the court clerk, then distributed to the Geneva County Sheriff's Service of Process Fee Fund.

• Fund created to supplement the sheriff's office budget for law enforcement vehicles, communication equipment, and other technology.

• Fee may be waived if the court finds payment would create substantial hardship upon verified statement filed by the requesting party.

• Fund operates as a separate, additional fund that does not diminish or replace existing sheriff's office budgeted funds or other income sources.