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HB585 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026
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Summary

Primary Sponsor
Mike Hill
Mike Hill
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Shelby Co., solicitor's fee, portion distrib. to municipal court clerk when case originates in municipal court, Act 2007-306, 2007 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary

HB585 changes how the solicitor's fee is distributed in Shelby County, directing $3 per case to the court clerk's fund and the rest to the Solicitor's or District Attorney's Fund, with a minimum equal to the Fair Trial Tax Fund docket fees.

What This Bill Does

It amends Act 2007-306 to specify the distribution of the solicitor's fee for juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in Shelby County's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Three dollars per case goes to the appropriate court clerk's fund (circuit or municipal); the remainder goes to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund. The fee must be at least as large as the docket fees that go to the Fair Trial Tax Fund for criminal cases. The act becomes law on the first day of the third month after approval by the Governor.

Who It Affects
  • Circuit clerk in Shelby County (Eighteenth Judicial Circuit): receives $3 per case to deposit into the circuit clerk's fund to operate the circuit court clerk's office.
  • Municipal court clerk in Shelby County: if the case originates in the municipal court, receives $3 per case to deposit into the municipal clerk's fund to operate the municipal court clerk's office.
Key Provisions
  • Defines a solicitor's fee for juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in Shelby County and sets monthly distribution rules to the circuit or municipal clerk's funds and to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund.
  • Requires the solicitor's fee to be at least equal to the total docket fees or court costs allocated to the Fair Trial Tax Fund for the cases (minimum amount).
  • Specifies that the remainder of the solicitor's fee after the $3 per-case distribution goes to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund (in the county).
  • Sets the effective date as the first day of the third month following passage and governor approval.
AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects
Shelby County

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 10:51 a.m. on May 26, 2011.

Assigned Act No. 2011-332 on 06/02/2011.

Clerk of the House Certification

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 764

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 609

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Shelby County Legislation

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 4, 2011 House Passed
Yes 39
Abstained 36
Absent 29

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 25, 2011 Senate Passed
Yes 8
Abstained 16
Absent 11

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature