HB510 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Lesley Vance
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Russell Co., judge of probate, recording fees, deposit in bank instead of co. depository, Act 2006-360, 2006 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: HB510 adds a $5 recording fee for Russell County probate records and marriage licenses, with the money deposited in a local bank account to modernize probate records.
What This Bill Does
It creates a recording fee of five dollars ($5) that must be paid to the county by the judge of probate for each instrument filed for record in the probate office and for each marriage license issued. The fee is in addition to any other fees, taxes, and charges required by law and is collected by the judge of probate. All recording fees collected must be deposited into an account at a bank or other financial institution doing business in Russell County and managed by the judge of probate, to be used for modernizing the probate office’s records and record-keeping. The funds cannot be used to offset the county general fund unless the judge determines there are excess amounts needed for modernization; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Residents and others who file instruments for record in the Russell County probate office and those who obtain marriage licenses; they will pay a new $5 fee for each instrument or license.
The judge of probate and probate office staff; they collect the fee, deposit it into a local bank account, and manage the funds for modernization at their discretion.

Key Provisions
A recording fee of five dollars ($5) is added for each instrument filed for record in the probate office and for each marriage license issued, to be paid to Russell County and collected by the judge of probate, in addition to existing fees.
All recording fees must be deposited into a bank or other financial institution in Russell County, in an account managed by the judge of probate, and used to modernize the probate office’s records and record keeping; funds may not be used to offset general county costs unless the judge determines excess needs for modernization, with the act effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Russell County