House Bill 367 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bob FincherRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Randolph County; booking fee, established

Summary

HB367 creates a $30 booking fee in Randolph County charged to defendants who are incarcerated or booked and later convicted or plead guilty in county circuit or district court cases, with the money going to the county's Law Enforcement Fund.

What This Bill Does

Imposes a $30 booking fee on each defendant incarcerated or booked in the Randolph County Jail who is convicted of or pleads guilty in cases prosecuted in the county's circuit or district court. The clerk of court adds the fee to the docket, collects it like other court costs, and the fee is in addition to all other fines and costs. Fees collected are remitted monthly to the Sheriff to be deposited into the Law Enforcement Fund for county law enforcement purposes. The act becomes effective on October 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who are incarcerated or booked in Randolph County Jail and later convicted or plead guilty in county circuit or district court cases will owe a $30 booking fee.
• Clerk of court personnel who assess, record, and collect the booking fee along with other court costs.
• Randolph County Sheriff and the County's Law Enforcement Fund, which will receive the collected fees for law enforcement use.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): A $30 booking fee is assessed against each defendant incarcerated or booked in the Randolph County Jail if they are convicted or plead guilty in cases prosecuted in the county's circuit or district court.
• Section 1(b): The fee is entered on the docket, collected in the same manner as other costs, and is in addition to all other fines and costs; it cannot be waived unless all other fees and costs are waived.
• Section 1(c): Collected booking fees are remitted monthly to the Randolph County Sheriff to be deposited into the Law Enforcement Fund for county use.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective October 1, 2026.

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Subjects

Randolph County