SB385 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Coosa Co., judge of probate, driver's license issuance fee, use for operation of office

Summary

Coosa County may add a $1 driver’s license issuance fee, with the money put into a dedicated fund to support the judge of probate’s office.

What This Bill Does

Imposes an additional $1 fee on all driver's licenses issued or renewed in Coosa County. The collected funds go into the Driver's Licensing Fund, which the judge of probate can use for reasonable and necessary expenses to improve the office’s operations, services, and training. The funds are subject to audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The measure becomes law on the first day of the third month after it passes and the governor approves it.

Who It Affects

• Coosa County residents who apply for or renew a driver's license will pay an extra $1.
• Coosa County government actors, notably the judge of probate (who manages the fund and spending) and the County Commission (authorized to establish the fee), with oversight by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Key Provisions

• An additional issuance fee of $1 may be added to driver's licenses issued and renewed in Coosa County.
• Fees are deposited into a special 'Driver's Licensing Fund' and disbursed at the sole discretion of the judge of probate for reasonable and necessary expenses to improve operations, services, training, in-service training, or other functions of the probate office.
• All fees collected and disbursed must be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
• The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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Subjects

Judge, Probate