Alabama § 45-48-80.03 Solicitor’s Fee; Fair Trial Tax Fund

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-48-80.03 — Solicitor’s Fee; Fair Trial Tax Fund

Alabama § 45-48-80.03

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 48Marshall County

Art. 8Courts

Part 1Court Costs

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Ala. Code § 45-48-80.03 (2026).

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(a)In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Marshall County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly to the solicitor’s fund in the county or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor’s fee. The solicitor’s fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs which are assessed upon an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. A one dollar ($1) administrative fee from each case shall be retained by the clerk of court to pay for the operation of the clerk’s office.

(b)The solicitor’s fee shall be collected in all criminal

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(a) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in Marshall County, a docket fee, hereinafter referred to as a solicitor’s fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly to the solicitor’s fund in the county or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor’s fee. The solicitor’s fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs which are assessed upon an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. A one dollar ($1) administrative fee from each case shall be retained by the clerk of court to pay for the operation of the clerk’s office.
(b) The solicitor’s fee shall be collected in all criminal cases where the defendant is adjudged guilty, a bond forfeited, a penalty imposed, or where there is issued any alias or capias warrant of arrest. The solicitor’s fee shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other fees or costs. The solicitor’s fee shall not be waived or remitted unless the defendant proves to the reasonable satisfaction of the sentencing judge that the defendant is not capable of paying the fee within the reasonable foreseeable future.
(c) The solicitor’s fee may be expended by the district attorney for the payment of any and all expenses incurred or for any legitimate law enforcement purpose. (Act 2009-369, p. 694, §§ 1-3.)