HB80 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ron Johnson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Coosa Co., sheriff, booking fee, imposed on each person booked in co. jail, distribution of revenues
Summary: HB 80 would charge a $30 booking fee for each person booked into Coosa County Jail and later convicted, with the money split between the sheriff's department fund and jail operations.
What This Bill Does
It creates a $30 booking fee that is assessed against and collected from each person who is booked into the Coosa County Jail and subsequently convicted. The fee is collected by the court clerk at conviction, in the same manner as other court costs, but it is not considered a court cost for collection. If a defendant's sentence is commuted to time served, the booking fee is waived. Revenues from the fee are distributed as $20 to the Coosa County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund and $10 to the Coosa County General Fund to be used for jail operations; these funds are in addition to existing funding and do not replace or reduce other funding sources.

Who It Affects
People who are booked into the Coosa County Jail and later convicted, who must pay the $30 booking fee (unless their sentence is commuted to time served).
Coosa County government entities: the Sheriff’s Department (receives $20 per fee) and the Coosa County Commission for jail operations (receives $10 per fee via the General Fund).

Key Provisions
Imposes a $30 booking fee on each person booked into the Coosa County Jail and subsequently convicted, in addition to other fines or costs.
The fee is collected by the court clerk at conviction and recorded on the docket; it is not treated as a court cost for collection purposes.
The fee is waived if the defendant's sentence is commuted to time served.
Revenue split: $20 to the Coosa County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund; $10 to the Coosa County General Fund for jail operations.
Funds from the fee are in addition to existing funding and must not reduce or replace other funding sources.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and the governor's approval (per the act’s effective date provision).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Coosa County