Title 12 — Title 12

Generally; Supplementation of State Expenditures by Counties. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the operating expenses of the Unified Judicial System, exclusive of the expenses of probate courts and municipal courts, shall be paid by the state. Counties may supplement…

In order to facilitate the prompt purchase and delivery of equipment, clerical office supplies, court forms, stationery and other printed court supplies, hereinafter referred to as “clerical office supplies,” used by and in the offices of circuit judges, district judges, circuit …

Regular and tales jurors serving in the circuit court in civil cases are entitled to the same fees and allowances as provided by law for criminal cases, to be evidenced and paid in the same manner. History: (Code 1852, §794; Code 1867, §§3467, 4345; Code 1876, §§5049, 5056; Code …

Jurors in the probate court are entitled to the same pay as in the circuit court, except as otherwise provided in this article, upon the certificate of the probate judge stating the number of miles traveled and the amount of compensation to which they are entitled, to be paid in …

The viewing jurors in cases of erection of dams and establishment of public mills and all jurors summoned under writs of ad quod damnum are each entitled to $5.00 per day, to be paid by the applicant before return of verdict. History: (Code 1852, §2114; Code 1867, §2506; Code 187…

Person. Jurors summoned under the provisions of this code to pass upon the soundness of mind of a person, with a view to the appointment of a guardian, are each entitled to receive $5.00 per day of attendance, to be paid on the certificate of the probate judge in the same manner …

In civil cases in circuit court and district court, witness fees shall be collected in the amount prescribed by law and shall be distributed to witnesses pursuant to law. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §§16-113, 16-114; 1976, No. 564, p. 763.)

When Attending More Than One Case. (a) Witnesses shall be allowed $1.50 per day in civil cases; also, $.05 per mile for each mile to and from their residence by the usual traveled route and all necessary ferriage, tolls of turnpikes and toll bridges, whether attending under subpo…

Etc.; Proof of Attendance by Witness. (a) After the trial, continuance of the cause or discharge of the witness, the clerk must, on his application and upon his oath, give the witness a certificate setting forth the cause in which he was a witness, the party by whom he was summon…

Same Case When Fees Not Paid. The certificate issued to the witness entitles him to demand, of the party summoning or at whose request he attended, the amount therein stated and is presumptive evidence that such amount is due in any proceeding instituted for its recovery; and, if…

Witnesses to Prove Any One Matter. (a) Upon the final disposition of any civil case, the amount proved by the witnesses, as provided in this article, must be taxed in the bill of costs against the rightful party, setting forth the name of each witness and the amount allowed him, …

Regarding Mental Illness. Witnesses in proceedings in probate court are entitled to the same fees as in circuit court, to be taxed as costs, except in inquisition proceedings regarding mental illness, in which they shall receive $.75 per day, to be taxed and collected the same as…

Witnesses summoned in ad quod damnum proceedings, to assess the damages to real estate from taking land, are entitled to the same fees and allowances as in the circuit court, to be taxed as costs. History: (Code 1876, §5060; Code 1886, §3698; Code 1896, §1388; Code 1907, §3683; C…

Months from Date of Collection by Clerk; Payment of Claims. Any person entitled to such witness fees shall present his claim for payment to the court clerk within three months from the date of its collection by the clerk, by presenting the witness certificate or by filing an affi…

Statement as to Fees by Court Clerks. All court clerks in this state, upon the expiration of their several terms of office, shall pay over to their several successors in office all witness fees in their hands and which have been collected by them and which have not been paid into…

Emergency Medical Service Providers. (a) A volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical service provider who is subpoenaed to appear as a witness for a deposition or court hearing in connection with a civil matter regarding an event or transaction which he or she witnes…

of Cost Bill by Municipal or District Court Clerk and Making of Final Assessment of Costs in Circuit Court Upon Appeals from Municipal or District Courts to Circuit Courts. (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal …

Misdemeanors Confess Judgment for Fees and Fines. If the defendant is convicted of a misdemeanor and confesses judgment for the fees and fine, the fees set forth in Sections 12-19-170 through 12-19-172, and the applicable fine shall be collected by execution against the defendant…

Generally. Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 14 of this title, fines collected in misdemeanor and felony cases shall be remitted to the State General Fund; provided, that state funds or percentages thereof designated for use by state agencies or departments shall be distrib…

Court Costs, Fines, Etc., by Circuit Court Clerks Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts from Municipal Courts. (a) Municipal courts may impose court costs pursuant to law. (b) In cases of appeal de novo from a municipal court and conviction of the defendant in the circuit court, the cle…

Ordinance Cases in District and Circuit Courts; Payment of Municipal Share of Docket Fee. (a) Docket fees, fines and forfeitures collected in municipal ordinance cases in district court and in circuit court shall be distributed as follows: (1) Ninety percent of the docket fee to …

Applicable to Traffic Cases. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the increases in fees and costs provided in this act shall in no instance operate to increase the municipal share of the docket fees collected in municipal ordinance cases in the district and c…

Except for the law library costs provided in Section 11-25-9 and the victims compensation costs provided in Section 15-23-17, the fees and costs prescribed in this chapter for circuit and district courts shall be exclusive of all other fees and costs that are prescribed by genera…

Conservation Cases. Docket fees for criminal cases shall be uniform by court level and type of case; except, that in all conservation cases the docket fee shall be increased to include an arrest and bond fee of $7.00. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-121.)

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 gu…

Circuit and District Courts. (a) The following docket fees shall be collected for municipal ordinance cases in the district court: (1) Traffic infraction $92.00(2) Issuance of alias writ20.00(3) Other ordinance violations 117.00(4) Bond forfeiture 65.00 (b) Effective October 1, 2…

Which Bond Forfeited. (a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees in cases where the defendant forfeits bond in either the district court or circuit court: (1) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (2) Thirty-nine dollars ($39) to the State General Fun…

(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for felony cases in circuit court: (1) Ten dollars ($10) to the Peace Officers’ Annuity Fund. (2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (3) One hundred four dollars ($104) to the State General Fund. (4) Five …

(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for misdemeanors in circuit court: (1) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (2) Sixty-four dollars ($64) to the State General Fund. (3) Ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund. (4) Ten dollars ($10) to …

(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for felony guilty plea cases in district court: (1) Ten dollars ($10) to the Police Officers’ Annuity Fund. (2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (3) One hundred four dollars ($104) to the State General F…

The docket fee collected in circuit court for preliminary hearings in district court shall be remitted to the State General Fund. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-128; 1983, No. 83-744, §12.)

(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for misdemeanor cases in district court: (1) Seven dollars ($7) to the Police Officers’ Annuity Fund. (2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (3) Sixty-four dollars ($64) to the State General Fund. (4) Five…

Infractions and Boating Violations in District Court. (a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for traffic infractions and boating violations in district court: (1) Three dollars ($3) to the Police Officers’ Annuity Fund. (2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair T…

Data from Within and Without Unified Judicial System; User Fees to Be Deposited in Court Automation Fund; Section Not Bar to Public Access to Court Records. (a) In addition to all other costs, fees, or fines prescribed by law, each person convicted of a crime in a municipal, dist…

(a) In addition to any other docket fees provided by law, including, but not limited to, the docket fees provided in Sections 12-19-171 and 12-19-176, the following fees shall be automatically assessed in cases in municipal, juvenile, district, and circuit courts upon conviction …

(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in this state, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed mont…

In all criminal cases taken to the Supreme Court or Court of Criminal Appeals if judgment is there entered in favor of the state, the Attorney General is entitled to a fee of $15.00, to be taxed and collected as costs. History: (Code 1852, §793; Code 1867, §4344; Code 1876, §5048…

(a) Constables shall be entitled to the following fees in criminal cases: (1) For executing a search warrant by day ..... $1.00 (2) For executing a search warrant by night ..... 2.00 (3) For executing any other warrant or writ of arrest ..... 1.50 (4) For serving each subpoena or…

(a) Coroners shall be entitled to the following fees: (1) For going to and returning from the place where he holds an inquest, for each mile traveled ..... $.06 (2) For holding an inquest, when ordered by a judge of a court of record or by the district attorney ..... 7.50 (3) For…

Fees to Coroners for Services Rendered in Discharging Duties of Sheriff. (a) Fees for holding inquest shall be paid out of the county treasury, when the inquest has been held under the order of a judge of a court of record or district attorney, and such fees must be also certifie…

through September 30, 1977. (a) All counties shall continue from January 16, 1977, through September 30, 1977, to support court services within their respective counties at not less than the same level of expenditures for such court services during the fiscal year ending Septembe…

Be Uniform; Fees Prescribed by Chapter Exclusive; Exceptions. (a) Court fees in civil and criminal cases in the circuit court and district court shall be uniform for each type of case and each court level. (b) The fees prescribed in this chapter shall be exclusive of all other fe…

and Distribution of Court Fees. The Administrative Director of Courts shall prescribe procedures for the collection and distribution of court fees. History: (Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-132.)

(a) Regular jurors, grand and petit, shall be entitled to an expense allowance for each day’s services and an amount for each mile traveled in going to and returning from court, to be proved by the oath of the juror before the clerk of the court. (b) The Alabama Supreme Court, by…

Every person summoned for trial of a capital case under the provisions of this code or for service on a coroner’s jury and attending in obedience to the summons shall be entitled to the same per diem and mileage for their attendance as regular jurors, to be paid in the same manne…

Circuit or District Courts on or After January 16, 1977; Assessment and Distribution of Fines, Costs and Fees in Cases Filed Prior to January 16, 1977, in Circuit Courts and Courts Abolished; Transfer to Circuit Clerks of Costs, Fees, Etc., Collected and in Possession on January …

Fund; Application of Section. (a) For each judicial sale in any district or circuit court in this state a fee, which shall equal one percent of the sales price, shall be collected from the proceeds of such sale prior to any other distribution therefrom. (b) The fee provided herei…

(a) The increase in fees provided in this act shall in no instance operate to increase the municipal share of the docket fees collected in municipal ordinance cases in the district and circuit courts; any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding. (b) Except for law li…

(a) There shall be levied and imposed a tax in the amount of sixteen dollars ($16), to be called the “fair trial tax,” in each and every criminal case in any municipal court. (b) The fee shall be automatically assessed in each case upon conviction or adjudication and shall be col…

Distribution to Fair Trial Tax Fund. Repealed by Act 99-427, p. 759, §12, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 10, 1999. History: (Acts 1981, No. 81-716, p. 1203; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §15.)