HB634 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jamie KielRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Colbert Co., court cost, add'l service of process fees for service by sheriff, distrib.
Summary: The bill raises Colbert County's service-of-process fees for local and out-of-state documents and directs how the money is used.
What This Bill Does
It increases the local service-of-process fee by 17.50 per document served by the sheriff or a designee (including multiple papers served at once). It creates a new 50 per document fee for out-of-state documents served in Colbert County. The collected funds are treated as court costs and split so that $5 stays with the Clerk and the remaining amount goes to the Sheriff's Civil Process Fund, which the Sheriff can use for law enforcement purposes. The act also ratifies actions taken before it and sets an effective date after passage.

Who It Affects
Residents and parties involved in civil cases in Colbert County who will pay higher service-of-process fees (local documents).
Parties involved in Colbert County civil cases who require service of process for out-of-state documents (new $50 fee).
Colbert County Clerk's Office and Colbert County Sheriff's Office, which collect and manage the new fees and deposit funds into the Sheriff's Civil Process Fund.
The Colbert County Sheriff's Office, which may use the funds for law enforcement purposes.

Key Provisions
Section 1(a): increases the fee by $17.50 per locally originated document personally served by the sheriff's office or designee (documents considered as multiple papers served at one time).
Section 1(b): creates a $50 fee per document for out-of-state service of process served by the sheriff's office or designee.
Section 1(d): directs collection of the additional local service fee with $5 retained by the Clerk and the remaining amount deposited to the Sheriff's Civil Process Fund.
Section 1(e)/Section 2: directs that the Sheriff may use the monies generated by this act for law enforcement purposes as the sheriff sees fit.
Section 4: the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it passes and is enacted.

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