HB394 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Alan BakerRandy Davis

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Baldwin Co., court costs in criminal cases and juvenile cases, increased, Sec. 45-2-80.40 am'd.

Summary

HB394 would raise Baldwin County court costs in juvenile, criminal, and related cases from $10 to $20 and direct the funds to juvenile care and detention facility costs.

What This Bill Does

In Baldwin County, an additional $20 court cost would be added in juvenile, criminal, quasi-criminal cases and bond forfeiture proceedings in most courts, excluding municipal parking violations. The money would be collected by clerks or registers and deposited into the county treasury. Initially, funds would support care, maintenance, and transportation of juvenile offenders through September 30, 1990; starting October 1, 1990, revenues would be used for planning, construction, operation, and related expenses of a county juvenile detention facility; if the facility is not built by October 1, 1991, the funds would go into a special trust account until construction is completed.

Who It Affects

• Individuals involved in Baldwin County juvenile, criminal, or quasi-criminal cases and bond forfeiture proceedings (excluding municipal parking violations) will pay an extra $10/$20 in court costs.
• Baldwin County government and the juvenile detention facility project (including the county treasury and court clerks), which will receive and manage the additional funds to support juvenile care and detention facility initiatives.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 45-2-80.40 to add a $20 cost in Baldwin County for specified cases, excluding municipal parking violations, with collection by court clerks or registers.
• Funds collected must be deposited into the county treasury and used first for juvenile care-related expenses through September 30, 1990, and beginning October 1, 1990, for planning, construction, operation, and related costs of a county juvenile detention facility; if no facility is built by October 1, 1991, funds go to a special trust account until construction is complete.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Baldwin County