SB328 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Solicitor's fee, distrib. of portion to municipal court clerk in certain cases; to provide for a solicitor's fee in civil cases in circuit and district courts, distrib. to circuit clerk and district attorney, Sec. 12-19-182 am'd.; Act 2010-438, 2010 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Description: Existing law provides for the collection of a solicitor's fee in criminal cases in the circuit, district, juvenile, and municipal courts. Existing law also provides that a portion of the solicitor's fee is allocated to the circuit clerk to fund the operation of the office of the clerk.
This bill would provide that when a criminal case originates in the municipal court, the clerk of the municipal court would receive that portion of the solicitor's fee allocated for the circuit clerk.
This bill would also provide for the collection of a solicitor's fee in civil cases in the circuit and district courts and provide for distribution of the fee to the circuit clerk and the district attorney.
Subjects: Solicitor's Fees

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary