HB485 Alabama 2010 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Court costs in criminal cases, solicitor's fee assessed in all counties equal to fee for Fair Trial Tax Fund, distrib. for district attorney's office and circuit clerk for administration, application to counties with a local law specified

Description

Under existing law, many counties by local law provide for the assessment and collection of a solicitor's fee in all criminal cases in an amount equal to the fees and court costs payable to the Fair Trial Tax Fund in criminal cases.

This bill would provide for a solicitor's fee to be assessed in criminal cases in each county in the state and provide for the disbursement of the funds. This bill would also provide that any county with local legislation providing for a solicitor's fee would operate pursuant to the local act.

To provide for a solicitor's fee to be assessed in criminal cases in each county in the state in an equal amount payable to the Fair Trial Tax Fund; to provide for the disbursement of the funds; and to provide that this act shall not supercede certain local laws in effect on the effective date of this act or enacted after the effective date of this act unless they are expressly repealed.

Subjects

Counties