SB344 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Will BarfootSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Crenshaw Co., sheriff, booking fee, imposed on each person booked in co. jail, distribution of revenues

Summary

Crenshaw County would charge a $20 booking fee to people who are booked into the jail and later convicted, with the money going to the county's sheriff's department fund.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a $20 booking fee for each person booked into Crenshaw County Jail who is convicted. The fee is assessed upon conviction and collected by the court clerk in the same way as court costs, but it is not considered a court cost for collection purposes. Revenues from the fee are deposited into the Crenshaw County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund for law enforcement use and do not replace or reduce existing funding from other sources.

Who It Affects

• Convicted individuals who are booked into Crenshaw County Jail will be charged $20 (added to other fines and costs).
• Crenshaw County Sheriff's Department, which will receive and use the fee revenues for law enforcement purposes.
• Crenshaw County Clerk of the Court (court staff), who will collect and record the fee on the docket similar to court costs.

Key Provisions

• A $20 booking fee is imposed on each person booked into Crenshaw County Jail and subsequently convicted.
• The fee is assessed at conviction, entered on the docket by the clerk, and collected in the same manner as court costs, but it is not a court cost for collection purposes.
• Revenue from the fee goes to the Crenshaw County Sheriff's Department Law Enforcement Fund for law enforcement use.
• Revenues from the fee are additional to existing funding and do not reduce or replace other funding sources.
• The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and 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

Crenshaw County