HB26 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mike Hill
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Shelby Co., probate court, recording fees, additional, for legislative delegation office, Act 248, 1975 Reg. Sess. am'd.
Summary: HB26 updates Shelby County probate recording fees by creating a $9 special recording fee and directing how the money is spent.
What This Bill Does
The bill requires a $9 special index fee for each real or personal property instrument filed in the Shelby County judge of probate’s office (and for recording of other documents) and requires payment of this fee in addition to existing fees. The collected funds go into a county fund, allocated as follows: $5 for initial equipment and operation costs of the probate office, $2 for the Shelby County Constituents’ Office, and $2 for mental health programs; any excess can be used for probate office operations at the judge’s discretion. The fund is managed by the chair of the Shelby County Legislative Delegation Office, and the act takes effect on July 1, 2016.

Who It Affects
Property owners and others who file real or personal property instruments in Shelby County must pay the $9 special recording fee.
Shelby County government and residents benefit from the new fund allocations (probate office equipment, Constituents’ Office operations, and mental health programs) and allow discretion for probate office operations.

Key Provisions
Imposes a nine-dollar special index fee on each real and personal property instrument filed for record in the Shelby County probate office and on recording of other documents.
The fee is in addition to all other recording fees and must be deposited into a county special fund managed by the Shelby County Legislative Delegation Office chair.
Allocations from the fund: $5 for initial equipment and operation costs of the probate office; $2 for the Shelby County Constituents’ Office; $2 for mental health programs; excess may be used for probate office operations at the judge of probate’s discretion.
Effective date: July 1, 2016 (first day of the third month after passage and governor’s approval).

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Subjects: Shelby County