Alabama § 45-27-231.01 Additional Service of Process Fee

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-27-231.01 — Additional Service of Process Fee

Alabama § 45-27-231.01

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 27Escambia County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 2Funding

Subpart 1General Provisions

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Ala. Code § 45-27-231.01 (2026).

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(a)This section shall only apply to Escambia County.

(b)In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Escambia County shall collect a service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) on each document requiring personal service of process.

(c)In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Escambia County shall collect a service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) on each document requiring personal service of process.

(d)The court official designated in Escambia County by law for the respective courts shall

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(a) This section shall only apply to Escambia County.
(b) In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Escambia County shall collect a service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) on each document requiring personal service of process.
(c) In addition to all other charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Escambia County shall collect a service of process fee of thirty dollars ($30) on each document requiring personal service of process.
(d) The court official designated in Escambia County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in subsections (b) and (c) and remit the fees collected to the sheriff for deposit in the Escambia County Sheriff Service of Process Fund.
(e) The sheriff may use the money generated by this section, at his or her discretion, for law enforcement purposes in Escambia County. The funds shall not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.