HB447 would add a prosecutor's fee in Birmingham's municipal court for all criminal and traffic cases, with the fee going to the city's General Fund to support prosecution and law enforcement costs.
It creates a prosecutor's fee in every traffic and criminal case in the City of Birmingham's municipal court, replacing any existing solicitor or prosecutor's fee. The fee equals the docket fees or court costs assessed when a defendant is adjudged guilty (or other specified outcomes) and is collected in addition to other fees. It cannot be waived except if the judge is reasonably satisfied the defendant cannot pay in the foreseeable future. The collected funds are distributed monthly to the City's General Fund and may be used for prosecution expenses or other legitimate law enforcement purposes. The act also repeals conflicting laws and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after approval by the Governor.
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 527
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 Jefferson County Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature