Constables’ Fees Generally; Exception as to Jefferson County

(a) Constables shall be entitled to the following fees for the following services in civil cases in which the amount in controversy is less than $20.00: (b) In civil cases, the fees of constables shall be the same as the sheriff’s fees on December 18, 1973, when performing the same or like services, where the amount in controversy is twenty dollars ($20) or more, except in Jefferson County where constables shall receive an administrative fee of ten dollars ($10) for each process or alias process issued to the constable and a fee of ten dollars ($10) for actual service of each process, and a gasoline allowance of ten dollars ($10) for the actual service of each process. (Code 1852, §3050; Code 1867, §3521; Code 1876, §5034; Code 1886, §3690; Code 1896, §1380; Code 1907, §3725; Code 1923, §7290; Code 1940, T. 11, §39; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-145; Acts 1979, No. 79-745, p. 1321; Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-977, p. 324; Acts 1987, No. 87-784, p. 1536; Act 99-529, p. 1155, §1; Act 2015-352, §1.)