SB253 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Jackson Co., courts, additional court costs, proceeds to the Jackson County Judicial Employees Fund, to provide funding for employees, Act 2019-215, 2019 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: SB253 amends Jackson County law to direct additional court costs into a dedicated Judicial Employees Fund to hire staff for the circuit clerk’s office and county courts.
What This Bill Does
It requires the circuit clerk to collect the extra court costs and deposit the proceeds monthly into the Jackson County Judicial Employees Fund, established in the county treasury. The fund is administered by the circuit court clerk, and expenditures from it are limited to funding staffing for the circuit clerk’s office and Jackson County courts, as directed by the presiding circuit judge and the clerk to keep court administration timely and efficient. The change takes effect immediately upon governor’s signature.

Who It Affects
Jackson County residents who use the county courts, who may experience more timely and efficient court service due to added staff funded by the new fund.
Jackson County Circuit Clerk’s Office and the Jackson County judiciary, which will receive funding for staffing and have expenditures controlled by the presiding circuit judge and the circuit clerk.

Key Provisions
The Circuit Clerk shall collect the additional court costs as provided in Section 3 and deposit the proceeds monthly into the Jackson County Judicial Employees Fund in the county treasury.
The Jackson County Judicial Employees Fund shall be established in the county treasury and administered by the circuit court clerk.
Expenditures from the Fund are to be used solely to provide staffing for the circuit clerk’s office and the Jackson County courts, as directed by the presiding circuit judge and the circuit clerk acting jointly.

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Subjects: Jackson County