HB218 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Dexter Grimsley
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Henry Co., sheriff, booking fee, imposed on each person booked in co. jail, collection, distrib. of
Summary: HB 218 creates a $45 booking fee for anyone booked into Henry County Jail and later convicted, with the money collected and distributed to the county’s sheriff, jail fund, and circuit clerk fund.
What This Bill Does
It adds a $45 fee to those who are convicted in Henry County. The fee is collected by the court clerk like other costs, but it is not treated as a court cost. Revenue from the fee is split: $20 to the Henry County Sheriff's Office, $15 to the Jail Fund, and $10 to the Circuit Clerk Fund. If the fee isn't paid, the circuit clerk can help collect it, the sheriff may contract for collection or withhold the fee amount from incarceration funds, and if there is no conviction the money is repaid.

Who It Affects
People booked into the Henry County Jail who are later convicted and would owe the $45 booking fee
Henry County Sheriff's Office, which receives $20 of the collected fee
Henry County Commission – Jail Fund, which receives $15 of the fee
Henry County Circuit Clerk's Office, which receives $10 of the fee
Defendants in cases that are dismissed or result in acquittal, who would be repaid the booking fee

Key Provisions
Imposes a $45 booking fee on each person booked into the Henry County Jail and subsequently convicted
The fee is collected in the same manner as court costs but is not considered a court cost for collection purposes
Revenue distribution: $20 to the Sheriff’s Office, $15 to the Jail Fund, and $10 to the Circuit Clerk Fund
If unpaid, the circuit clerk may assist in collection; the sheriff may contract for collection and may withhold the fee amount from the incarcerated person; if there is no conviction, the money is repaid
The revenues are in addition to existing funding and do not reduce other funds; the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and gubernatorial approval

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Subjects: Henry County