| 1 | 1 | | 1 HB226 |
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| 2 | 2 | | 2 215860-1 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 3 By Representative Simpson (N & P) |
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| 4 | 4 | | 4 RFD: Mobile County Legislation |
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| 5 | 5 | | 5 First Read: 02-FEB-22 |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 A BILL |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 AN ACT |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 Relating to Mobile County; to provide for the |
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| 20 | 20 | | 14 assessment and collection of additional court costs in certain |
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| 21 | 21 | | 15 criminal cases in circuit and district courts for the |
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| 22 | 22 | | 16 creation, implementation, and continued administration of a |
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| 23 | 23 | | 17 mental health diversionary program; and to provide for the |
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| 24 | 24 | | 18 distribution of proceeds. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 20 Section 1. (a) In Mobile County, in addition to any |
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| 27 | 27 | | 21 court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in the |
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| 28 | 28 | | 22 county, additional court costs in the amount of ten dollars |
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| 29 | 29 | | 23 ($10) shall be assessed and collected as costs on each |
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| 30 | 30 | | 24 criminal case, including traffic cases, filed in the circuit |
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| 31 | 31 | | 25 court and district court, except those filed in the juvenile |
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| 32 | 32 | | 26 or family court. |
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| 33 | 33 | | Page 1 1 (b) (1) The costs shall be collected as other costs |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 in cases are assessed and collected by the clerk of the court |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 and shall be paid by the clerk to the Mobile County |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 Commission. The county commission, in consultation with the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 judge assigned to the mental health diversionary program, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 shall distribute the proceeds of the court costs to the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 circuit court and the district attorney for the creation, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 implementation, and continuing administration of a mental |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 health diversionary program, to be known as the "mental health |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 court." |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 (2) The fees shall not be waived by any court unless |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 all other fees, assessments, costs, fines, and charges |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 associated with the case are waived. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 Section 2. This act shall become effective on the |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 first day of the third month following its passage and |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law. |
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