SB387 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Clyde ChamblissSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Coosa Co., judge of probate, fees for remote access of records, authorized, disposition of funds
Summary: In Coosa County, SB 387 lets the probate judge charge a remote-access fee for records and sets how the money is used.
What This Bill Does
In Coosa County, the judge of probate can charge a remote-access fee for records up to $1.50 or the higher amount of the standard photocopy fee. The collected fees go into a Probate Recording Fund and may be spent on keeping and preserving records (like archiving, scanning, and maintaining recording equipment). The fund must be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The act applies only in Coosa County and becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Individuals or businesses who access remote probate records in Coosa County, who would pay the new remote-access fee.
The Coosa County judge of probate and the probate office, which administers the fees and decides how the funds are spent on recording and preservation activities.

Key Provisions
Section 1(b): In Coosa County, the judge of probate may charge and collect fees for remote access of records up to $1.50 or the equivalent of the regularly established photocopy fees, whichever is greater.
Section 1(c): Fees collected are deposited into the Probate Recording Fund, a special fund.
Section 1(d): Funds from the Probate Recording Fund may be disbursed at the discretion of the judge of probate for records retention and archiving, records reconstruction, preservation, maintenance, including scanning, photocopying, purchasing and maintaining equipment, and protecting records from environmental decay and damage.
Section 1(e): All fees in the fund shall be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
Section 2: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor (or as otherwise becoming law).
Section 1(a): This section applies only in Coosa County.

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Subjects: Coosa County