HB143 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hill

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Bail bonds, court costs, official executing bond, collection of bond fee within 30 days, remission of fee to court clerk within 2 days, 2012-535, 2012 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 12-14-31, 12-19-311 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a bail bond fee is imposed on every bail bond, except certain minor traffic cases, in all courts of the state.

Under existing law, where multiple charges arise out of the same incident, the bail bond fee is assessed on only one charge.

This bill would define multiple charges arising out of the same incident to be acts that took place on the same date and at the same location and proximate time.

This bill would provide that the person executing a bond or the clerk of the court has 30 days from execution of the bond to collect the bail bond fee.

Under existing law, the fee must be collected within two business days by the official executing the bond.

Under existing law, the municipal judge may fine a person up to $50 for contempt of court in any case before the court.

This bill would authorize the municipal court to assess a contempt fine of up to $500 against a person who fails to pay the bail bond fee.

Under existing law, the act assessing the bail bond fee expires on September 30, 2015.

This bill would repeal the expiration date of the bail bond fee.

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Subjects

Bail Bonds