Alabama § 12-19-51 Submission of Cost Bill by District Court Clerk, Payment of Circuit Court Docket Fee and Making of Final Assessment of Costs in Circuit Court Upon Appeals from District Courts to Circuit Courts

Alabama Statutes

§ 12-19-51 — Submission of Cost Bill by District Court Clerk, Payment of Circuit Court Docket Fee and Making of Final Assessment of Costs in Circuit Court Upon Appeals from District Courts to Circuit Courts

Alabama § 12-19-51

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 12Courts

Ch. 19Court Finances

Art. 3Costs and Fees in Civil Cases

Div. 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 12-19-51 (2026).

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If an appeal to the circuit court is taken in a civil case, the clerk in making records available to the circuit court shall submit a cost bill from the district court and the final assessment of cost will be made in the circuit court.
The appellant shall pay the circuit court docket fee and all unpaid court costs from both district court and circuit court will be assessed as costs on final judgment.

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If an appeal to the circuit court is taken in a civil case, the clerk in making records available to the circuit court shall submit a cost bill from the district court and the final assessment of cost will be made in the circuit court.
The appellant shall pay the circuit court docket fee and all unpaid court costs from both district court and circuit court will be assessed as costs on final judgment.