SB463 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Quinton Ross

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Courts, municipal, court costs, levy of additional equal to district court, deposit in Corrections Fund, use for purchase of land and equipment, retroactive effect, Sec. 11-47-7.1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a municipality may provide for the assessment of additional court costs in all cases in the municipal court in an amount not to exceed the court costs in district court for a similar case. The court costs upon collection are required to be allocated exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the municipal jail or similar facilities or court complex.

This bill would provide that the court costs may be used for the purchase of land and the construction and equipment of these facilities in addition to use for operation and maintenance. The bill would also have retroactive effect and would apply to any prior use of the funds in conformance with the amended law.

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Subjects

Municipalities