HB310 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt SimpsonRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Saraland, municipal court, warrant recall fee authorized, distrib. to municipal corrections fund

Summary

HB310 would let the City of Satsuma charge a $100 warrant recall fee to recall certain failure-to-appear warrants, with the money goes to the city's corrections fund.

What This Bill Does

If passed, a municipal magistrate in Satsuma could assess a $100 warrant recall fee when recalling a failure-to-appear warrant from a municipal ordinance violation. The defendant must pay the fee at the time the warrant is recalled, and recall decisions remain at the judge's or magistrate's discretion. All collected fees are deposited into the City of Satsuma Corrections Fund and allocated according to state code, with the measure taking effect immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who have a failure-to-appear warrant arising from a City of Satsuma municipal ordinance violation would be responsible for paying a $100 recall fee when their warrant is recalled.
• The City of Satsuma Municipal Court and its operations would collect the fee and deposit it into the City's Corrections Fund for allocation.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): A municipal magistrate in Satsuma may assess a $100 warrant recall fee to recall a failure-to-appear warrant from municipal ordinance violations.
• Section 1(b): The $100 fee must be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.
• Section 1(c): The act does not require the city to recall any warrant; recall is discretionary for the municipal judge or magistrate.
• Section 2: All fees collected from the warrant recall fee go into the City of Satsuma Corrections Fund and are allocated per Code 11-47-7.1.
• Section 3: The act becomes effective immediately after its passage and approval by the Governor (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects

Mobile County