In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Lauderdale County, there shall be levied and assessed a court cases in Lauderdale County, there shall be levied and assessed a court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all cases in which court costs are assessed which are determined by the judge to be domestic violence cases. The clerk of the court shall collect the court costs and shall remit the proceeds quarterly to the office of the Chief Presiding District Court Judge of Lauderdale County to be used to operate domestic violence shelters located in Lauderdale County that are in compliance with the standards for operation of the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Last modified: May 3, 2021