HB170 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
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
Description
Currently, there is no statewide law authorizing a magistrate or judge of a municipal court to assess a warrant recall fee against a defendant in order to recall a failure to appear warrant
This bill would allow magistrates and judges of a municipal court to assess such a warrant recall fee of $100 to be paid when the warrant is recalled
This bill would provide that the proceeds of the fee would be deposited in the municipal corrections fund
Relating to municipal courts; to provide for a failure to appear warrant recall fee and to allow a magistrate or judge of a municipal court to recall under certain conditions a failure to appear warrant.
Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| February 18, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB170 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |