Alabama § 45-13-233.01 Service of Process Fee

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-13-233.01 — Service of Process Fee

Alabama § 45-13-233.01

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 13Clarke County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 4Funding

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Ala. Code § 45-13-233.01 (2026).

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(a)In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the district and circuit courts of Clarke County shall assess a reasonable service of process fee for service or attempted service of process on each document requiring personal service of process by the sheriff.

(b)The fee authorized in subsection (a) shall not be assessed if a judge finds that payment of the fee will create a substantial hardship. A verified statement signed by the individual requesting service and approved by the judge attesting the substantial hardship shall be filed with the clerk of the court.

(c)Each official designated by law to collect fees pursuant to subsection (a) shall remit the fees collected to the Clarke County Commissio

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(a) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the district and circuit courts of Clarke County shall assess a reasonable service of process fee for service or attempted service of process on each document requiring personal service of process by the sheriff.
(b) The fee authorized in subsection (a) shall not be assessed if a judge finds that payment of the fee will create a substantial hardship. A verified statement signed by the individual requesting service and approved by the judge attesting the substantial hardship shall be filed with the clerk of the court.
(c) Each official designated by law to collect fees pursuant to subsection (a) shall remit the fees collected to the Clarke County Commission.
(d) The county commission shall deposit one-half of each fee collected pursuant to this section in the Circuit Clerk’s Fund and remit one-half of each fee collected pursuant to this section to the sheriff’s office for law enforcement purposes in the county.
(e) The proceeds of the fees collected pursuant to this section shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income for the county or the sheriff’s office.
(f) The district attorney and a grand jury shall be exempt from payment of the fees provided for in this section.