SB364 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Trip Pittman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Summerdale, municipal courts, warrant recall fee, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Summary

The bill allows the Town of Summerdale to charge a $100 warrant recall fee to recall a failure-to-appear warrant from municipal offenses, with the money going to a local corrections fund.

What This Bill Does

If passed, Summerdale's municipal court could assess a $100 fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant related to a municipal ordinance. The defendant must pay the fee at the time the warrant is recalled, and the recall is at the judge's discretion, not mandatory. All collected fees go into the Town of Summerdale Corrections Fund and are allocated under state law once collected; the act takes effect immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who have failure-to-appear warrants issued for Summerdale municipal offenses would pay a $100 recall fee when their warrant is recalled.
• The Town of Summerdale Municipal Court would collect and deposit the fees into the local Corrections Fund and allocate them according to state law.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes a Summerdale municipal magistrate to assess a $100 warrant recall fee for recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from a Summerdale municipal ordinance violation.
• Requires the fee to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled and makes recall discretionary by the municipal judge or magistrate.
• Specifies that recall of a warrant is not mandatory; the town is not required to recall warrants.
• Requires all warrant recall fees to be deposited into the Town of Summerdale Corrections Fund and allocated according to Section 11-47-7.1 of the Alabama Code.
• Takes effect immediately upon the governor's approval.

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

Subjects

Baldwin County