HB630 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Daniel H. Boman
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Fayette Co., judge of probate, special recording and indexing fees, Sec. 45-29-83.47 am'd.
Summary: The bill raises and broadens Fayette County's probate special recording and indexing fee to fund an upgraded recording system.
What This Bill Does
It imposes a five-dollar special recording and indexing fee on each probate case filing, each real property instrument, each personal property instrument, each incorporation, each notary bond, each name change filed for record, and for marriage licenses or ceremonies handled by the judge of probate. The fee must be paid before the filing or service is provided and is in addition to other fees. The collected money goes to Fayette County to pay for an improved recording and indexing system, equipment, facilities, personnel, and operations of the probate office, and it is subject to audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved.

Who It Affects
Fayette County residents and businesses who file real or personal property instruments, probate cases, incorporations, notary bonds, name changes, or obtain marriage licenses/participate in marriages handled by the probate office; they would pay a new five-dollar fee with those filings or services.
The Fayette County judge of probate and the county government, who collect the fee, manage the funds, use them for the probate office's recording/indexing improvements, and ensure the funds are audited.

Key Provisions
Establishes a five-dollar ($5) special recording and indexing fee payable to Fayette County and collected by the judge of probate for each specified filing or service described (probate case, property instruments, incorporations, notary bonds, name changes, and marriage licenses/ceremonies).
Requires payment of the fee before the filing or service is provided; the fee is in addition to all other fees and charges.
Allocates the collected fees to be deposited and used by the judge of probate for an improved recording/indexing system, equipment, facilities, personnel, and operations of the probate office; subject to audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Effective date: the first day of the third month following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Fayette County