SB470 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jerry L. Fielding
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Talladega Co., court costs, Law Library Fund and Juvenile Justice Fund established, use for court personnel, Act 90-430, 1990 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary: This act creates two Talladega County funds—the Law Library Fund and the Juvenile Justice Fund—and sets rules for how their money can be spent.
What This Bill Does
It amends existing law to specify that the Law Library Fund can be used only for buying and maintaining books, reports, periodicals, and operations, as directed by the presiding circuit court judge. It also creates a Juvenile Justice Fund with spending controlled by a committee made up of local officials for any juvenile justice or enforcement purposes. It allows, immediately upon the last amending act’s effective date, using Law Library Fund money to complete salaries for court attendants and using Juvenile Justice Fund money to pay salaries for juvenile court specialists until those positions are funded elsewhere at the 2002-03 level.

Who It Affects
Talladega County government officials (e.g., presiding circuit court judge, district attorney, sheriff, chair of the county commission, Director of the Talladega Department of Human Resources, the juvenile court judge, and the circuit clerk) who oversee and authorize expenditures from the two funds.
Talladega County residents and courthouse users, especially those involved with the juvenile justice system or who rely on the county law library, who are affected by how funds are spent and how salaries from these funds are paid.

Key Provisions
Creates the Law Library Fund and the Juvenile Justice Fund in the Talladega County treasury and sets purposes for each fund.
Law Library Fund expenditures are limited to books, reports, periodicals, and operations, as directed by the presiding circuit court judge.
Juvenile Justice Fund expenditures are limited to those authorized by the Juvenile Justice Fund Committee (consisting of the presiding circuit court judge, the district attorney, the sheriff, the chair of the county commission, the Director of the Talladega Department of Human Resources, the juvenile court judge, and the circuit clerk).
Immediately after the last amending act becomes law, Law Library Fund money may be used to pay the remainder of salaries for court attendants and Juvenile Justice Fund money may be used to pay salaries for juvenile court specialists until those positions are funded from other funds at the same 2002-2003 level, at which point the subsection becomes ineffective.
The act becomes effective immediately after its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Talladega County