In Wilcox County, HB667 creates a $10 law enforcement defenders service fee for each defendant beyond the first in circuit and district court civil cases where personal service is required, with specific distribution of the collected funds.
Adds a $10 service fee for each defendant beyond the first in Wilcox County civil cases in Circuit and District Courts when personal service is needed, paid at filing (unless a hardship exception applies). A verified hardship statement can exempt payment if it would be substantially hard. The collected fees are distributed monthly to several funds: $3 to the county-generated fund, $3 to the Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund, $2 to the Solicitors Fund, $1 to the Sheriff's Fund, and the remaining balance to the State General Fund. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage/approval.
Further Consideration
Marsh Carry Over to the Call of the Chair Granted
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
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 771
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 Local Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature