HB504 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Primary Sponsor: Joe Faust
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Alan Baker Harry Shiver Randy Davis Steve McMillan
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Silverhill, municipal courts, warrant recall fee, distrib. to municipal corrections fund
Summary: HB504 allows Silverhill's municipal court to charge a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant from a municipal ordinance violation, with the money going to the town's corrections fund.
What This Bill Does
The bill authorizes the Town of Silverhill's municipal magistrate or judge to assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from a municipal ordinance violation. The fee must be paid at the time the warrant is recalled. The recall of a warrant is discretionary and not required. All fees collected go into the Town of Silverhill Corrections Fund and are allocated under state law.

Who It Affects
Defendants who have a failure-to-appear warrant for a Silverhill municipal ordinance violation, who may be charged the $100 recall fee when the warrant is recalled.
Silverhill Municipal Court and its judges/magistrates who decide whether to recall warrants and collect the fee, and the Town of Silverhill Corrections Fund that receives the collected funds.

Key Provisions
Section 1(a): A municipal magistrate of Silverhill may assess a warrant recall fee for recalling a failure-to-appear warrant from any municipal ordinance violation against the town.
Section 1(b): The warrant recall fee is $100 and must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.
Section 1(c): The town is not required to recall a warrant; recall is at the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate.
Section 2: All fees received go to the Town of Silverhill Corrections Fund and are allocated under Section 11-47-7.1 of the Alabama Code.
Section 3: The act becomes effective immediately after approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Baldwin County