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AL HB113
Bill
Status
5/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Danny Crawford
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AI Summary
HB113 Summary
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Establishes a service of process fee of up to $50 for personal service deliveries and up to $75 for out-of-state matters by the Limestone County Sheriff's Office, with amounts set by the sheriff and approved by county commission.
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Establishes a fingerprint fee of up to $60 for non-law enforcement purposes (passport, employment, etc.) and a local background check fee of up to $20, with no fees charged for law enforcement fingerprinting or pistol permit applications.
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Establishes a $30 booking fee assessed against individuals convicted of crimes after being booked into the Limestone County Jail, collected by the court clerk as court costs.
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Directs all collected fees to be deposited in the Limestone County Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund for sheriff's salaries, training, and operational expenses, with funds not reverting to the county general fund.
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Ratifies and validates all fingerprint fees, background check fees, and related expenditures collected prior to the effective date; exempts district attorney, law enforcement, grand juries, and Limestone County from paying these fees.
Legislative Description
Relating to Limestone County; to establish a service of process fee for the service or attempted service of documents by the Limestone County Sheriff's Office in the civil division of the circuit and district courts; to establish a fingerprint fee for fingerprinting certain persons and a local background check fee; to ratify and confirm fingerprint fees and local background check fees collected prior to the effective date of this act; and to provide for a booking fee to be imposed on each person booked into the Limestone County Jail and subsequently convicted of a crime, the collection of the fees, and for the distribution of the revenues derived from the fees.
Last Action
Enacted
5/4/2023