SB358 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Slade Blackwell

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Arthur Orr

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Courts, circuit clerk reports to Administrative Office of Courts on quarterly basis on court cost, fees, etc., reports forwarded to Legislature and State Budget Office

Summary

SB358 requires quarterly reporting by the Administrative Director of Courts of waived or remitted court costs and fees for each circuit and district court, with the reports sent to lawmakers and budget officers.

What This Bill Does

The Administrative Director of Courts must, at the end of every fiscal quarter, provide a detailed report for each circuit and district court. The report lists the total amounts and the number of cases where court costs, docket fees, fines, and other fees were waived or remitted, broken down by civil, criminal, and traffic cases. The reports are sent to the Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Chair, the House Ways and Means General Fund Chair, the Legislative Fiscal Officer, and the State Budget Officer. The act takes effect on October 1, 2014.

Who It Affects

• Circuit and district courts, which must prepare and submit quarterly reports detailing waived/remitted amounts and case counts by type of case.
• Administrative Office of Courts, and the state legislative budget offices (Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund Chair, House Ways & Means General Fund Chair, the Legislative Fiscal Officer, and the State Budget Officer), who will receive and oversee the reports.

Key Provisions

• The Administrative Director of Courts must provide a quarterly report for each circuit and district court detailing all court costs, docket fees, fines, and other fees owed, plus any fees the Director deems appropriate that were waived or remitted.
• The quarterly report must include the total number of cases in which such amounts were waived or remitted and the total amount waived or remitted, for civil, criminal, and traffic cases, with breakdown by case type.
• The reports must be submitted to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund and the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund, as well as the Legislative Fiscal Officer and State Budget Officer.
• The act becomes effective October 1, 2014.

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Subjects

Courts