HB637 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Patricia Todd
Democrat
Co-Sponsor: Dickie Drake
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Jefferson Co.,municipal judges and magistrates for municipal courts authorized to issue warrant recall fee for failure to appear for municipal ordinance or traffic violation, distrib. to municipal corrections fund
Summary: HB637 lets Irondale add a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant for municipal ordinance or traffic violations, with the money going to Irondale’s Corrections Fund.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes a municipal magistrate or judge in Irondale to assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant. The fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled, and recall is discretionary (not mandatory). Fees collected go to the City of Irondale Corrections Fund and are allocated under state law. The act becomes effective immediately after governor approval and repeals any conflicting laws.

Who It Affects
Defendants with failure-to-appear warrants for municipal ordinance or traffic violations in Irondale will incur a $100 recall fee when their warrant is recalled.
The City of Irondale Municipal Court and its judges/magistrates gain authority to assess and collect the fee and to decide whether to recall warrants.

Key Provisions
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Irondale may assess a $100 warrant recall fee to recall failure-to-appear warrants arising from municipal ordinance violations, with recall at the discretion of the judge or magistrate.
All fees received for the warrant recall are deposited into the City of Irondale Corrections Fund and allocated in accordance with the state code; the act takes effect immediately upon governor approval and repeals conflicting laws.

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Subjects: Jefferson County