SB254 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve LivingstonSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Jackson Co., law library, co. commission to maintain, add'l court costs to fund, presiding circuit judge to admin.
Summary: SB254 creates a Jackson County law library funded by a new $2 fee added to every Circuit and District Court case in Jackson County.
What This Bill Does
It establishes a county law library in Jackson County and provides a funding mechanism for its operations. A law library fee of $2 will be added to every case filed in the Circuit Court and District Court in Jackson County. The collected fees are handled by the circuit clerk and deposited monthly into the County Law Library Fund for the library's use. The presiding circuit judge administers the library and can authorize expenditures from the fund under existing law; this act supersedes prior local laws on the county law library and becomes effective after governor approval.

Who It Affects
People who file cases in Jackson County Circuit Court or District Court will pay a $2 law library fee per case.
Jackson County government and court staff (including the circuit clerk and the presiding circuit judge) who collect, manage, and spend the funds for the county law library.

Key Provisions
Imposes a $2 law library fee in all Jackson County Circuit and District Court cases.
Fees collected are deposited monthly into the County Law Library Fund held by the county treasury.
The presiding circuit judge administers the county law library and may authorize expenditures from the fund.
The act supersedes older local laws on the county law library and becomes effective after governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Jackson County