(a) This section shall only apply to Autauga County.
(b) The Autauga County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created and hereinafter referred to in this section as the fund.
(c) The Sheriff of Autauga County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process.
(d)(1) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Autauga County, a service of process fee of twenty dollars ($20) per document is imposed and shall be paid into the fund.
(2) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Autauga County, a service of process fee of twenty dollars ($20) per document is imposed and shall be paid into the fund.
(3) The court official designated in Autauga County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in subdivisions (1) and (2) and remit the fees collected to the sheriff for deposit in the fund.
(e) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in Autauga County, as the sheriff sees fit, including contracting with or entering into a contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for service of process of documents from the civil or criminal division of the district or circuit court. The funds shall not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.
Last modified: May 3, 2021