HB218 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Mac McCutcheon
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Mike Ball Howard Sanderford Phil Williams Jim Patterson Wayne Johnson
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Madison County, (Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit) of Alabama, Pretrial Diversion Program, fees further provided for, Act 94-392, 1994 Reg. Sess., am'd
Summary: HB218 changes Madison County's pretrial diversion program by setting and adjusting fees, allowing waivers, and directing how the money can be used.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill allows the pretrial diversion program to assess fees after approval, with specific maximum amounts based on offense type. It adds an administration and supervision fee up to $40 per week. It lets the district attorney waive or reduce fees for indigent or other just causes, and to set a payment schedule. It also directs how the collected fees can be used to fund the program, prosecutions, law enforcement, education, and other related purposes, and allows the district attorney to raise fees to match general law if a state program exists.

Who It Affects
Applicants approved for the Madison County pretrial diversion program (fees apply; possible indigency-based waivers or reductions; payment schedules established by the district attorney).
The Twenty-third Judicial Circuit District Attorney (collects and administers fees, determines indigency, sets payment schedules, can raise fees).
State and local law enforcement and prosecutors (funding and staffing implications as fees support enforcement, training, equipment, and related activities).

Key Provisions
Fees for participation: up to $1,000 for felonies, up to $750 for most misdemeanors, up to $500 for traffic offenses, and up to $250 for violations.
Administration and supervision fee: up to $40 per week during participation.
Indigency waivers or reductions allowed; indigency determinations and waiver decisions made by the district attorney; payment schedules may be established by the district attorney.
District attorney may use collected fees to fund the pretrial diversion program, prosecution of state cases, law enforcement support, crime education programs, and benefits to government agencies; funds may be used to hire staff and purchase equipment or provide training.
Fees, except court costs paid to the clerk, are collected by the district attorney's office for the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit.
The district attorney may raise fees to match any fees under general law if a state pretrial diversion program is enacted.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after 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: Madison County