HB332 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Poole

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Courts, certain court costs and docket fees revert to the General Fund

Summary

HB332 would require that court costs and docket fees collected by authorities other than the Alabama Constitution revert to the General Fund, and would prevent courts from waiving or failing to collect those fees; the changes take effect October 1, 2013.

What This Bill Does

Starting with the act’s effective date, all court costs and docket fees collected by any authority other than the Constitution shall revert to the General Fund. The bill also bans courts from waiving, setting aside, or otherwise not collecting any of these fees that were previously authorized and are now subject to this act.

Who It Affects

• Local governments and other authorities that assess and collect court costs and docket fees will have those revenues redirected to the General Fund.
• Courts in Alabama will be required to collect these fees and cannot waive or avoid collection of any that are now subject to this act.

Key Provisions

• All court costs and docket fees authorized by authorities other than the Constitution shall revert to the General Fund of Alabama, for amounts collected on or after the act’s effective date.
• A court may not waive, set aside, or fail to collect court costs or docket fees previously authorized and now subject to this act.
• Effective date: October 1, 2013.

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Subjects

Courts