HB58 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2016

Title

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

Summary

HB58 would create a $100 warrant recall fee in Fairfield to recall failure-to-appear warrants from municipal court cases, with the money going to the City's Corrections Fund.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes Fairfield's municipal judge or magistrate to assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from a Fairfield municipal ordinance violation. The fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled, and recall is at the discretion of the judge or magistrate. All collected fees go into the City of Fairfield Corrections Fund and are allocated under applicable state law. The act takes effect immediately after the governor approves it.

Who It Affects

• Defendants with failure-to-appear warrants for Fairfield municipal ordinance violations who would owe a $100 fee when their warrant is recalled.
• Fairfield Municipal Court judges and magistrates, who would have the authority to assess the fee and decide whether to recall warrants.
• City of Fairfield Corrections Fund, which would receive and allocate the collected warrant recall fees.

Key Provisions

• Allows Fairfield municipal judges or magistrates to assess a $100 warrant recall fee for recalling a failure-to-appear warrant related to Fairfield municipal ordinance violations.
• The $100 fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.
• Warrant recall is discretionary; the city is not required to recall warrants.
• All collected fees go into the City of Fairfield Corrections Fund and are allocated in conformity with Section 11-47-7.1(a) of the Alabama Code.
• The act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

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Subjects

Jefferson County