HB583 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Hill
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Shelby Co., court costs, additional in certain civil and criminal cases, distrib. to district attorney, community corrections, and Judicial Administration Fund
Summary: HB583 adds a new $20 court cost in Shelby County (with a $5 add-on for traffic cases) and specifies how the money is split among the district attorney, Community Corrections, and the Judicial Administration Fund.
What This Bill Does
It imposes an extra $20 court cost in most civil and criminal cases within Shelby County, excluding small claims, traffic cases, and protection from abuse cases. It also imposes an extra $5 in all Shelby County traffic cases. The collected funds are distributed as 45% to the district attorney for law enforcement, 45% to the Community Corrections Fund for program expenses, and 10% to the Judicial Administration Fund for court administration. The act applies only in Shelby County and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
People involved in civil and criminal cases in Shelby County will pay the additional $20 court cost (except for small claims, traffic, and protection from abuse cases).
The district attorney's Office, the Community Corrections Fund, and the Judicial Administration Fund will receive portions of the collected costs as specified (45% to DA for law enforcement, 45% to Community Corrections for program expenses, 10% to Judicial Administration for admin expenses).

Key Provisions
Adds an additional court cost of $20 in most Shelby County civil and criminal cases, excluding small claims, traffic cases, and protection from abuse cases under Title 30, Chapter 5.
Adds an additional court cost of $5 in all Shelby County traffic cases.
Distributes the additional costs as 45% to the district attorney for law enforcement, 45% to the Community Corrections Fund for program expenses, and 10% to the Judicial Administration Fund for administrative expenses of the local court system.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval; applies only in Shelby County.

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Subjects: Shelby County