Code of Alabama - Title 12: Courts - Section 12-19-178 - Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in district court

Section 12-19-178 - Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in district court.

(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for misdemeanor cases in district court:

(1) Seven dollars ($7) to the Police Officers' Annuity Fund.

(2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.

(3) Sixty-four dollars ($64) to the State General Fund.

(4) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.

(5) An arrest fee of five dollars ($5) to the State General Fund or to the state funds prescribed by law; except, that the arrest fee shall be paid into the county general fund in cases initiated by county law enforcement officers.

(6) Ten dollars ($10) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.

(7) Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund, except that the five dollars ($5) provided herein for the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund shall not be assessed and collected in conservation cases.

(8) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.

(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in misdemeanor cases in district court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-126; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §13; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §12; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, p. 778, §4; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021