AL HB491

Assess an additional court cost of $50 in all civil cases filed in Choctaw County circuit court, district court, and small claims court.

Assess an additional court cost of $50 in all criminal and quasi-criminal cases brought in Choctaw County circuit court, district court, and municipal court.

Direct court clerks to collect the assessed costs and distribute them to a special "Jail Fund" in the county treasury.

Restrict Jail Fund expenditures exclusively to maintenance, repair, and operation of the county jail and jail complex, and payment of any indebtedness incurred for jail construction.

Effective upon ratification of a local constitutional amendment authorizing the additional court costs in Choctaw County.