HB349 creates a service of process fee in Houston County to fund a new Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund, with exemptions and a hardship waiver.
It adds a $25 service of process fee for documents that require personal service by the Houston County Sheriff's Office in county civil courts, and $50 for matters outside Alabama. The collected fees go into a new Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund to support law enforcement costs, separate from the sheriff’s regular budget. The clerk collects the fee and deposits it into the fund, and a hardship waiver can be granted if paying would cause substantial hardship with a court-approved statement. The act exempts the district attorney, law enforcement personnel, grand juries, and Houston County from paying the fee and applies only to Houston County, becoming effective three months after passage and governor approval.
Forwarded to Governor on May 19, 2015 at 4:59 p.m. on May 19, 2015.
Assigned Act No. 2015-205.
Clerk of the House Certification
Enrolled
Signature Requested
Concurred in Second House Amendment
Lee motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 822
Concurrence Requested
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 995
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 994
Beasley Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 279
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Source: Alabama Legislature