HB480 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Hill
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Shelby Co., probate court, recording fees, additional, for legislative delegation office, Act 248, 1975 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary: HB480 would add an $8 special recording fee in Shelby County for real and personal property instruments, with the funds split to probate office equipment, the Shelby County Constituents' Office, and county mental health programs, and any excess used by the probate office.
What This Bill Does
Implements an $8 special index fee for each real or personal property instrument filed in the Shelby County judge of probate office. The fee is in addition to existing recording fees and must be paid. Collected funds go into a dedicated county fund and are allocated as $4 for probate office equipment and installation, $2 for the Shelby County Constituents' Office operating expenses, and $2 for county mental health programs administered by the probate judge; any excess may be used for probate office operations. The act becomes effective the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Property owners and others who file real property or personal property instruments in the Shelby County probate office would pay an additional $8 per instrument.
Shelby County government and residents, including the Probate Office, the Shelby County Constituents' Office, and county mental health programs, will be affected by new funding flows and program funding from the collected fees.

Key Provisions
Adds a special index fee of $8 to be paid to the county and collected by the judge of probate for each real property instrument, each personal property instrument filed for record, and for recording other instruments and documents in the probate office, as determined by the county governing body.
The $8 fee is in addition to all other fees, taxes, and charges; all collected fees go into the county treasury credited to a dedicated special fund.
Of the collected fees: $4 is designated for initial installation costs and future equipment for the probate office; $2 is designated for operating expenses of the Shelby County Constituents' Office; $2 is designated for the operation of county mental health programs administered by the judge of probate.
Any excess funds beyond what is needed to implement the act may be used for the operations of the probate office at the discretion of the judge of probate.
Effective date: the first day of the third month following the act's passage and governor's approval.
The act amends Section 7 of Act 248 of the 1975 Regular Session (as last amended by Act 2010-530) to provide for the new fee and its distribution.

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Subjects: Shelby County