SB239 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bobby D. SingletonSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Hale Co., probate office, add'l transaction fees, co. commission authorized to establish, distrib.

Summary

SB239 would authorize Hale County to add extra transaction fees at the probate office and specify how the new revenue is used.

What This Bill Does

The bill lets the Hale County Commission set additional fees for specific probate office transactions (like license tags, vehicle titles, driver's licenses, and privilege licenses) at defined amounts. The collected fees would go to the county general fund, prioritized for pay raises for county employees and then for probate office operations or other county purposes as decided by the commission. It becomes effective a few months after it is signed into law.

Who It Affects

• Residents and businesses who use the Hale County probate office for services such as license tags, titles, and licenses will pay higher fees.
• Hale County government, including the county commission and the probate office, will collect and allocate the new funds, prioritizing employee pay raises and then operations or other county uses.

Key Provisions

• Adds new maximum fees for probate office transactions: license tags $5; motor vehicle titles $2; mobile home titles $2; driver's licenses $1.50; duplicate driver's licenses $1.50; privilege licenses $25 flat rate plus section codes; notary fee $4.
• New funds go to the county general fund, first to fund county employee pay raises, then for probate office operations or other county purposes as determined by the county commission.
• Effective date: on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Hale County