HB296 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Alan BakerRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Escambia Co., sheriff, fingerprinting, fees for personal purposes
Summary: HB296 lets the Escambia County sheriff charge up to $50 for personal fingerprinting and uses the money to fund local law enforcement, with retroactive effect and immediate implementation after signing.
What This Bill Does
It allows the sheriff to charge up to $50 for fingerprinting for personal reasons (like passport ID or employment). There is no fee for fingerprinting done for law enforcement purposes or for pistol permit applicants. The collected fees go into the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund in Escambia County to be used for law enforcement needs, as directed by the sheriff, and the act retroactively ratifies fees and expenditures made before it took effect. The bill becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Residents and others who need fingerprinting for personal reasons in Escambia County may be charged up to $50.
The sheriff's office and the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund in Escambia County, which will receive and allocate the collected fees for law enforcement purposes.

Key Provisions
Section 1: The sheriff may charge a fee up to fifty dollars ($50) for fingerprinting persons for passport identification, employment purposes, or any other personal reason; no fee for fingerprinting done for law enforcement purposes or for pistol permit applicants.
Section 2: All collected fees are deposited into the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund in Escambia County and may be used for law enforcement purposes on requisition by the sheriff.
Section 3: The charging of a fingerprinting fee, the payment of the fees to the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund, and the expenditure of any funds for law enforcement purposes prior to the act's effective date are ratified, validated, and confirmed.
Section 4: The act becomes effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Escambia County