SB382 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shay ShelnuttSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Fultondale,municipal judges and magistrates for municipal courts, authorized to issue warrant recall fee for failure to appear for municipal ordinance or traffic violation, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Summary

The bill lets Fultondale charge up to $100 to recall a failure-to-appear warrant for municipal ordinance or traffic violations, with the money going to the city's Corrections Fund.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes a municipal judge or magistrate in Fultondale to assess a warrant recall fee up to $100 when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant. The defendant must pay the fee at the time the warrant is recalled, but recall is not mandatory and is at the judge’s discretion. Fees collected are deposited into the City of Fultondale Corrections Fund and allocated according to state law.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who have a failure-to-appear warrant for a Fultondale municipal ordinance or traffic violation; they may owe up to $100 to recall the warrant.
• The City of Fultondale Municipal Court and the City Corrections Fund, which will receive and manage the collected recall fees for allocation under existing law.

Key Provisions

• Allows a Fultondale municipal judge or magistrate to assess a warrant recall fee of up to $100 for recalling a failure-to-appear warrant arising from municipal ordinance violations.
• The fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled; recall of the warrant is discretionary and not mandatory.
• All fees collected are deposited into the City of Fultondale Corrections Fund and allocated according to Section 11-47-7.1(a) of the Alabama Code.
• The act becomes effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor (severability clause applies).

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Subjects

Jefferson County