SB448 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Dick Brewbaker
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Elmore Co., court costs, criminal cases in circuit and district courts, booking fee for convicted defendants booked or incarcerated in county jail, distrib. to county general fund
Summary: SB448 creates a $25 booking fee added to court costs in Elmore County for defendants jailed after conviction or guilty plea, with the revenue going to the county to support the Sheriff’s Office and law enforcement.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the clerk of the court must add a $25 booking fee to court costs for defendants incarcerated in the Elmore County Jail who are convicted or plead guilty in circuit or district court. The fee is collected with other court costs and cannot be waived separately from other fees unless all fees are waived. The collected funds are remitted monthly to the Elmore County Commission and deposited into the county general fund to be used for sheriff’s office operations, additional vehicles, IT equipment, and other law enforcement purposes. The measure becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is enacted and approved.

Who It Affects
Defendants who are convicted or plead guilty and are incarcerated in Elmore County Jail (they incur the $25 booking fee).
Clerk of the court (responsible for adding, recording, collecting the fee and remittance).
Elmore County Commission and the county general fund (receives the fees for sheriff’s office and law enforcement use).
Elmore County Sheriff's Office (benefits from the funds for operations, vehicles, and IT).

Key Provisions
Booking fee of $25 assessed as court costs against each defendant incarcerated in or booked in the Elmore County Jail when convicted or pleading guilty in circuit or district court.
Fee is added to and collected with existing court costs; it cannot be waived separately unless all other fees and charges are waived.
Fees collected are remitted monthly to the Elmore County Commission and deposited into the county general fund for sheriff's office operations, vehicles, IT equipment, and other law enforcement purposes.
Effective date: the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

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Subjects: Elmore County