HB682 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Micky Hammon
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Morgan Co., add'l court costs, distrib. to offices of circuit clerk and District Attorney
Summary: HB682 adds new court costs in Morgan County and sets how the money is distributed to the District Attorney, Circuit Clerk, and Presiding Circuit Court Judge's offices.
What This Bill Does
It creates specific additional docket fees in Morgan County courts: $15 for district court civil cases (including child support), $20 for juvenile and quasi-criminal cases in juvenile court, $30 for criminal cases in circuit and district courts, and $30 for civil cases in circuit court. The fees are collected in cases with outcomes like delinquency, bond forfeiture, penalties, or warrants as described, and an extra $75 is added for worthless-check cases. The collected funds are distributed monthly: 15% to the District Attorney's Solicitor's Fund, 60% to the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund, and 25% to the Presiding Circuit Court Judge's Judicial Administration Fund. The costs are in addition to existing fees and are not waived unless all fees are waived. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects
People who file civil, juvenile, and criminal cases in Morgan County courts will pay the new docket fees when applicable, increasing their court costs.
Morgan County offices—the District Attorney's Solicitor's Fund, the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund, and the Presiding Circuit Court Judge's Judicial Administration Fund—will receive the new fee money to support their operations.

Key Provisions
Adds docket fees: $15 in district court civil cases; $20 in juvenile/quasi-criminal cases; $30 in criminal cases in circuit/district courts; $30 in circuit court civil cases.
Fees are collected in specified cases (e.g., delinquency, bond forfeiture, penalties, alias warrants, etc.) and in worthless-check cases an additional $75 goes to the Solicitor's Fund.
Distributes collected fees monthly: 15% to the District Attorney's Solicitor's Fund; 60% to the Circuit Clerk's Judicial Administration Fund; 25% to the Presiding Circuit Court Judge's Judicial Administration Fund.
Costs are in addition to existing fees and are not waived unless all fees are waived.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

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Subjects: Morgan County