HB361 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ritchie WhortonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Jackson Co., service of process fee, failure to appear warrants, distrib. to sheriff for law enforcement purposes

Summary

HB361 adds a $100 fee when the Jackson County Sheriff services a failure-to-appear warrant, with the money going to the Sheriff for law enforcement use.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the act would require the Circuit Court Clerk to assess a $100 charge on the service of all failure-to-appear warrants issued and executed by the Jackson County Sheriff. The collected money would be paid to the Jackson County Sheriff and used for law enforcement purposes. The fee would be in addition to existing court costs and charges and would take effect several months after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects

• Jackson County Sheriff: will receive the $100 per warrant service to fund law enforcement purposes.
• Circuit Court Clerk: will assess and collect the $100 charge.
• Residents of Jackson County who have failure-to-appear warrants served: may incur an additional $100 fee when their warrants are serviced.

Key Provisions

• Imposes a $100 charge on the service of all failure-to-appear warrants issued and executed by the Jackson County Sheriff.
• The additional charge is to be collected by the Circuit Court Clerk and paid to the Jackson County Sheriff for use in law enforcement purposes.
• The act applies in Jackson County and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor approval (or as otherwise law).

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

Subjects

Jackson County