HB585 Alabama 2011 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Mike HillRepublican- 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 DoesIt 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 ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- 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.
- 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
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature