HB364 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Talladega Co., booking fee, imposed on each person booked in co. jail, distribution of revenues

Summary

HB364 would impose a $30 booking fee on people booked into Talladega County Jail who are later convicted, with the money split between the sheriff's department and the district attorney's office.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the fee is added to fines and other charges and collected like court costs. Revenues are split: $15 goes to the Talladega County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund and $15 goes to the Talladega County District Attorney Fund. The District Attorney may assist in collecting unpaid fees, and the Sheriff may contract for collection and cover some collection costs. The Sheriff may withhold money from an incarcerated person equal to the booking fee to apply toward the fee; if there is no conviction, the withheld funds are repaid. The new revenue is in addition to existing funding and does not replace other funding.

Who It Affects

• People who are booked into Talladega County Jail and later convicted of a crime (they would be charged the $30 booking fee).
• Talladega County Sheriff's Department (receives $15 per booking fee for its Law Enforcement Fund).
• Talladega County District Attorney's Office (receives $15 per booking fee for its operations).
• Incarcerated individuals from whom the Sheriff may withhold funds to apply toward the booking fee, with repayment if there is no conviction.

Key Provisions

• Imposes a $30 booking fee on each person booked into Talladega County Jail who is subsequently convicted.
• The fee is collected in the same manner as court costs, but it is not considered a court cost for collection purposes.
• Revenue is allocated as $15 to the Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund and $15 to the District Attorney Fund.
• The District Attorney may assist in collecting unpaid fees; the Sheriff may contract for collection and pay a portion of the fees as collection costs.
• The Sheriff may withhold funds from an incarcerated person equal to the booking fee to apply toward payment; if there is no conviction, the withheld funds are repaid.
• The booking fee and its revenues are in addition to existing funding and do not reduce or replace other funding.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

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

Subjects

Talladega County