SB350 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Bail bonds, fees, filing fee to be assessed on each defendant, authorize to pay filing fees by business check, money order, or cash, nonsubstantive technical revisions made to update existing code language, Sec. 12-19-311 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a filing fee is assessed
on each bail bond executed by a defendant</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the filing fee
to be assessed on each defendant, in lieu of each
bail bond executed; would allow filing fees to be
paid pursuant to a business check, money order, or
cash; and would allow a surety to pay the bail bond
posting fee simultaneously</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code
language to current style</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 12-19-311, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to bail bond fees; to provide for the filing fee to
be assessed on each defendant, in lieu of each bail bond
executed; to provide for alternative methods of payment; to
allow a surety to pay the bail bond posting fee
simultaneously; and to make nonsubstantive, technical
revisions to update the existing code language to current
style.
</p>
Subjects
Bail Bonds
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2021 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
| April 1, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 18, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 31, 2021 | Room 825 at 11:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB350 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB350 for Finance and Taxation General Fund |