Section 12-19-171 - Schedule and distribution of fees - Juvenile and criminal cases in district and circuit courts(a) The following docket fees shall be collected for juvenile and criminal cases in the district court and the circuit court:(1) District Court: | a. Traffic infraction | $92.00 |
| b. Issuance of alias writ | 20.00 |
| c. Misdemeanor-violation | 117.00 |
| d. Felony guilty plea | 185.00 |
| e. Preliminary hearing | 30.00 |
| f. Bond forfeiture | 65.00 |
(2) Circuit Court: | a. Issuance of alias writ | 30.00 |
| b. Misdemeanor | 117.00 |
| c. Felony | 185.00 |
| d. Bond forfeiture | 65.00 |
(3) Docket fees for cases in the juvenile division of the district court or circuit court shall be assessed at eighty-five dollars ($85) and shall be distributed as follows:a. Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.b. Forty-nine dollars ($49) to the State General Fund.c. Ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund.d. Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund.e. Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.(4) Uncollected court costs in juvenile cases may not be assessed as charges against the county.(b) A fee of eight dollars ($8) shall be collected for the issuance of each witness subpoena. Witness subpoena fees shall be in addition to docket fees. The subpoena fee shall be distributed as follows:(1) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.(2) Three dollars ($3) to the State General Fund.(c) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fees in criminal and juvenile cases shall be increased by five dollars ($5) and the additional fee shall be deposited into the Fair Trial Tax Fund.Ala. Code § 12-19-171 (1975)
Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-120; Acts 1980, No. 80-634, p. 1198, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §6; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §6; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, §1; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-824, p. 224, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.