HB10 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Poole

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Courts, certain court costs and docket fees revert to the General Fund

Summary

HB10 would require court costs and docket fees collected by non-Constitution authorities to go to the General Fund, and it would stop courts from waiving or not collecting those fees.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, all such fees collected on or after October 1, 2015 would revert to the State General Fund rather than staying with local authorities. It applies to fees assessed by authorities other than the Constitution. Courts would be prohibited from waiving, setting aside, or failing to collect these fees.

Who It Affects

• Local authorities (such as counties, municipalities, or other entities that assess court costs and docket fees) would no longer keep these fees; the funds would revert to the General Fund.
• Courts and the state judiciary would be required to collect the fees and could not waive or avoid collection; this increases the importance of fee collection for the General Fund.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): All court costs and docket fees assessed by authorities other than the Constitution, collected on or after the act's effective date, revert to the General Fund.
• Section 1(b): Courts may not waive, set aside, or fail to collect these court costs or docket fees.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective October 1, 2015.

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Subjects

Courts