HB613 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Hill
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Shelby Co., court cost, additional service fee in civil cases in circuit and district court, distribution to Judicial Administration Fund, Solicitor's Fund, and Peace Officer's Annuity and Benefit Fund
Summary: HB613 raises the civil case defendant service fee in Shelby County and directs how the money is split among three funds.
What This Bill Does
In Shelby County circuit and district court civil cases, it creates a $10 service fee for each defendant beyond the first when personal service is required (or the actual cost if served by publication or registered mail). The fee must be paid at filing, unless the court approves a hardship exception. The collected fees are distributed as follows: $6 to the Judicial Administration Fund, $3 to the Shelby County District Attorneys Solicitor's Fund, and $1 to the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund. The fee is in addition to any other existing service fees and the act takes effect a few months after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Plaintiffs filing civil cases in Shelby County circuit and district courts, who must pay a $10 service fee for each additional defendant beyond the first (or the actual cost if service is by publication/registered mail), with potential hardship-based exceptions.
Defendants who are personally served, as the fee applies per defendant.
Judicial Administration Fund of the 18th Circuit (receives $6 of each fee).
Shelby County District Attorneys Solicitor's Fund (receives $3 of each fee).
Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund (receives $1 of each fee).

Key Provisions
Section 1(a): In Shelby County civil cases, for each defendant beyond the first when personal service is required, a $10 service fee is charged; if service is by publication or registered mail, the actual service cost is charged; fees are due at filing unless hardship is proven with a court-approved statement.
Section 1(b): Distribution of the fees: $6 to the Judicial Administration Fund, $3 to the Shelby County District Attorneys Solicitor's Fund, and $1 to the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund.
Section 1(c): The new service fee is in addition to, not in lieu of, any existing service fees.
Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Shelby County