HB472 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Jim Barton
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Mobile County, solicitor fund, established as separate fund managed by District Attorney for law enforcement and to fund activities of District Attorney of 30th Judicial Circuit, Act 100, 1955 Reg. Sess., repealed
Summary: HB472 creates a separate solicitor's fund in Mobile County, controlled by the District Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, funded by solicitor's fees, and repeals the 1955 act that authorized the old fund.
What This Bill Does
Establishes the solicitor's fund as a separate county fund in an approved bank, into which all solicitor's fees taxed and collected as part of court costs in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit are deposited. Allows the District Attorney to spend money from the fund for law enforcement purposes and duties of the office, with payments made by check signed in the DA's official capacity. Repeals Act 100, 1955, which previously created the solicitor's fund and authorized its expenditure from the county treasury. Requires the fund to be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Who It Affects
District Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit: gains formal control and spending authority over the solicitor's fund for law enforcement activities and office duties.
Mobile County residents/taxpayers: may benefit from funded law enforcement activities supported by solicitor's fees, with expenditures subject to public auditing.

Key Provisions
Solicitor's fund established as a separate fund in the county, deposited in an approved public funds depository bank, into which all solicitor's fees taxed and collected are deposited.
Money in the fund payable by order of the District Attorney, by check signed in official capacity, for expenses related to law enforcement and duties of the office.
The fund and expenditures are subject to audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Repeals Act 100, 1955 (Acts 1955, p. 344) which created the solicitor's fund and authorized expenditure of the fees from the county treasury.
Effective immediately following passage and the Governor's approval.

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Subjects: Mobile County