HB392 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Isaac Whorton

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Courts, magistrates, fees and costs, authorized to assess, duties, use of electronic communication for notification purposes authorized, Secs. 12-14-51, 12-19-150 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases may be assessed by a judge upon conviction.

This bill would allow magistrates to assess the fees and other costs upon conviction.

Existing law provides for the duties of a municipal court magistrate.

This bill would give a magistrate the discretion to use electronic communication to notify defendants of any legal process required by the court in lieu of other forms of notification required by law.

This bill would also provide a municipal court magistrate with absolute judicial immunity under certain conditions.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses