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HB468
HZBM868-1
By Representative Estes (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 20-Mar-25
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First Read: 20-Mar-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to Marion County; to create the Service of
Process Fund; to provide for service of process; and to
provide for the collection and distribution of fees associated
with service of process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) The Marion County Service of Process
Fund is created in the county treasury. The county commission
shall keep an account of all transactions associated with the
fund for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public
Accounts at the same time as the commission's other accounts
are audited.
(b) The Sheriff of Marion County may contract with a
private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of
service of process for any document other than a warrant for
arrest.
(c)(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 Marion County shall collect a
service of process fee of fifty dollars ($50) per case for
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service of process fee of fifty dollars ($50) per case for
each party requiring personal service of process by the
sheriff, which 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 Marion County shall collect a
service of process fee of fifty dollars ($50) per case for
each party requiring personal service of process by the
sheriff, which shall be paid into the fund.
(d) The Marion County Commission may use the monies
generated by this section at its discretion for any lawful
purpose.
(e) The monies generated by this section shall not
diminish or take the place of any other source of income for
the county or any subdivision of the county.
(f) The district attorney and grand juries shall be
exempt from payment of the fees provided for in this section.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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