HB584 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Hill
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Shelby Co., solicitor's fee equal to fee for Fair Trial Tax Fund, distrib. for circuit clerk and district attorney's office
Summary: HB584 creates a solicitor's fee in Shelby County civil cases equal to the docket fee, with funds split between the Circuit Clerk's Fund and the solicitor/DA fund and aligned with the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
What This Bill Does
It adds a per-case solicitor's fee in civil cases in Shelby County's district and circuit courts (excluding small claims). The fee amount matches the civil docket fee or cost and is distributed monthly: $3 goes to the Circuit Clerk's Fund for clerk operations; the remaining amount goes to the solicitor's fund or the district attorney's fund (or another prescribed fund). The district attorney may use these funds for expenses and for legitimate law enforcement purposes. The fee amount is tied to the amount distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the Governor's approval.

Who It Affects
Civil litigants in Shelby County’s district and circuit courts (excluding small claims) who pay the solicitor's fee as part of docket costs.
The Circuit Clerk’s Office and the county’s solicitor and district attorney’s office, which receive and use the collected fees for operations, expenses, and law enforcement purposes.

Key Provisions
A solicitor's fee is assessed in all civil cases in Shelby County district and circuit courts (excluding small claims).
The fee amount is the same as the docket fee or civil court cost that is distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
Disbursement: $3 from each case goes to the Circuit Clerk's Fund for clerk operations; the remainder goes to the solicitor's fund or the district attorney's fund (or another prescribed fund for solicitor's fee).
The solicitor's fee may be expended by the district attorney for expenses incurred and for legitimate law enforcement purposes.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following the Governor's approval.

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Subjects: Shelby County