SB302 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Roger Bedford, Jr.
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Court costs in circuit, district, and municipal court, electronic citation fee in misdemeanor, traffic, municipal ordinance, or conservation cases, distribution to court clerk, use for electronic citation
Summary: SB302 would add a $6 electronic citation fee in certain court cases to help pay for establishing and maintaining electronic citation systems.
What This Bill Does
It creates a $6 electronic citation fee as court costs in traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, or conservation cases in circuit, district, or municipal courts. Sixty percent of the fee would stay with the court clerk to cover costs, and forty percent would go to the fund for the arresting law enforcement agency. All proceeds would be used only to establish and maintain electronic citations. The fee would apply only if a county or city adopts an ordinance to opt in, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after the law takes effect.

Who It Affects
Court clerks in circuit, district, and municipal courts who collect the fee and retain 60% to cover costs.
Arresting law enforcement agencies and local governments that opt in by ordinance to receive 40% of the fee to fund electronic citations.

Key Provisions
Imposes a six-dollar electronic citation fee as court costs in traffic, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, or conservation cases in circuit, district, or municipal courts.
Distributes the fee: 60% to the court clerk collecting the fee; 40% to the fund funding the arresting law enforcement agency; all proceeds used solely to defray expenses related to establishing and maintaining electronic citations.
Requires county commissions or municipal governing bodies to elect to be subject to this section by ordinance (opt-in).
Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval, or when it becomes law.
Electronic citation is defined as transmitting citations and related data electronically to a court clerk.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Court Costs