HB742 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jamie Ison
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Mobile Co., courts costs in circuit and district courts, additional, distrib. to Law Library Fund
Summary: HB742 would add a $50 court cost in Mobile County's Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and direct that money to the Mobile County Law Library Fund.
What This Bill Does
It imposes an additional $50 court cost in every case filed in circuit and district courts in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. The clerk would remit these fees monthly to the Mobile County Law Library Fund in the county treasury, to be used for operating the county law library and for other uses allowed by law. The new cost applies to cases filed 14 days after the act’s effective date and does not apply to municipal courts in Mobile County.

Who It Affects
Litigants in circuit and district court cases in Mobile County, who would be charged an additional $50 per case.
Mobile County Law Library Fund and the county judiciary (via the presiding circuit judge), which would receive the monthly remittances and determine approved uses for the funds.

Key Provisions
Adds an additional court cost fee of $50 in each case filed in circuit and district courts within the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Mobile County, in addition to existing costs.
When collected by the court clerk, the fees are remitted monthly to the Mobile County Law Library Fund in the county treasury to be used for operating the county law library and for other authorized uses.
The new costs apply to all cases filed 14 days after the act’s effective date.
Excludes municipal courts in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Mobile County from the act.
The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor, or upon it becoming law by other means.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Mobile County