SB378 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Vestavia Hills, warrant recall fee in municipal court cases, deposit of proceeds into Corrections Fund

Summary

The bill would let Vestavia Hills charge a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from municipal ordinance violations, with the money going to the city's Corrections Fund.

What This Bill Does

If passed, Vestavia Hills municipal judges or magistrates could assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant. The defendant must pay the fee at the time the warrant is recalled. Recall of warrants is not required and is at the discretion of the judge or magistrate. The collected fees would be deposited into the City of Vestavia Hills Corrections Fund and allocated under state law.

Who It Affects

• Defendants with a recallable failure-to-appear warrant for a Vestavia Hills municipal ordinance violation would have to pay a $100 recall fee when their warrant is recalled.
• Vestavia Hills municipal judges or magistrates would have the authority to impose and manage the new recall fee and the warrant recall process.
• The City of Vestavia Hills would receive the collected fees and use them for its Corrections Fund.

Key Provisions

• The Vestavia Hills municipal judge or magistrate may assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from a municipal ordinance violation.
• The defendant must pay the $100 fee at the time the warrant is recalled.
• Recall of warrants is discretionary; the city is not required to recall warrants.
• All collected fees go to the City of Vestavia Hills Corrections Fund and are allocated under Alabama Code 11-47-7.1.
• The act becomes effective immediately after governor's approval and is severable.

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Subjects

Jefferson County