HB718 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Richard Lindsey
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Cleburne Co., court costs in traffic cases, county commission authorized to levy additional in civil and criminal cases in circuit, district, or municipal court, distrib.
Summary: HB718 lets Cleburne County add up to a $30 court cost to traffic cases to fund county services.
What This Bill Does
The county can impose an additional fee, up to $30, on each traffic case filed in circuit, district, or municipal courts in Cleburne County. The fee cannot be waived unless all other fees and charges are waived. The collected money goes to the General Fund of Cleburne County, and if a municipal court exists, those fees go to the municipality's general fund. The act takes effect immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects
Residents of Cleburne County who have traffic cases would pay an extra up-to-$30 in court costs.
Cleburne County government would receive the collected fees in its General Fund (and municipalities with their own courts would receive fees deposited into their general funds).

Key Provisions
Provision 1: Authorizes the Cleburne County Commission to impose an additional traffic case cost up to $30, to be added to each traffic case filed in the Circuit Court, District Court, or municipal court in Cleburne County; the fee shall not be waived unless all other fees, assessments, costs, fines, and charges are waived.
Provision 2: Requires the additional fees to be deposited into the General Fund of Cleburne County (or into the municipality's general fund if a municipal court exists); the act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

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Subjects: Cleburne County