HB264 Alabama 2011 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Mike HillRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2011
- Title
- Court-ordered restitution, victim compensation assessments, fines, collection fee paid first out of funds collected, Sec. 12-17-225.4 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, the district attorney of the county and the circuit clerk administer the collection of court-ordered restitution, victim compensation assessments, fines, and other costs.
Under existing law, the district attorney must assess a collection fee of 30 percent in all cases, and the collection fee is distributed to the district attorney and the circuit clerk.
This bill would provide that the collection fee shall be distributed before all other costs, fees, fines, restitution, and other victim compensation collected. This bill would also provide that the collection fee may be remitted only by agreement between the district attorney and the circuit clerk.
- Subjects
- Court Costs
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Rereferred from Judiciary to WMGF
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature