HB398 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul W. LeeRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Taylor, municipal court, municipal judge or magistrate, authorized to issue warrant recall fee, distrib. to municipal corrections fund
Summary: The bill allows Taylor's municipal court to charge a $50 warrant recall fee to recall certain failure-to-appear warrants, with the money deposited into the City Corrections Fund.
What This Bill Does
If passed, a Taylor municipal magistrate or judge could assess a $50 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear or failure-to-comply warrant from Taylor's Municipal Court. Defendants must pay the fee at the time the warrant is recalled. The recall is discretionary and not all warrants must be recalled. The collected fees go into the City of Taylor Corrections Fund and are allocated under state law.

Who It Affects
Defendants who have warrants recalled in the City of Taylor Municipal Court would owe a $50 recall fee when their warrant is recalled.
The City of Taylor Municipal Court and the City’s Corrections Fund would receive and manage the collected fees, which are allocated under state law.

Key Provisions
Authorizes a Taylor municipal magistrate or judge to assess a $50 warrant recall fee payable by the defendant in order to recall a failure-to-appear or failure-to-comply warrant from the Municipal Court of the City of Taylor, with recall at the judge's/magistrate's discretion.
Requires all fees collected to be deposited into the City of Taylor Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1 of the Alabama Code; the act becomes effective immediately upon 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.
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