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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-130 - Circuit and District Court Witness Fees Generally.

Section 12-19-130
Circuit and district court witness fees generally.
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.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §§16-113, 16-114; 1976, No. 564, p. 763.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-131 - Attendance and Mileage Fees Generally; Limitations in Same Case and When Attending More Than One Case.

Section 12-19-131
Attendance and mileage fees generally; limitations in same case and 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 subpoena or at the request of the party.
(b) A witness shall charge for his mileage and attendance but on one side of the same case, and a witness attending in more cases than one at the same time shall only be entitled to a fee in one case, to be selected by him while so attending; but if, after the case in which he elects to claim his fees is disposed of, his attendance is required in the other case or cases, he shall for such attendance be entitled to claim his per diem in such other case or, if more than one, in the one which he may elect to claim his fees, and so on, until all the cases in which he is required to attend are disposed of by trial, continuance or otherwise; but no witness shall receive his per diem in more than one case for the same day.
(Code 1852, §§2379, 2382; Code 1867, §§2783, 2786; Code 1876, §§3132, 3135; Code 1886, §§2841, 2844; Code 1896, §§1336, 1339; Code 1907, §§3673, 3676; Code 1923, §§7233, 7236; Code 1940, T. 11, §§44, 47.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-132 - Issuance to Witness of Certificate of Sum Entitled to for Attendance, etc.; Proof of Attendance by Witness.

Section 12-19-132
Issuance to witness of certificate of sum entitled to for attendance, 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 summoned or on whose request he attended, the number of day he attended as a witness and the sum to which he is entitled for his attendance, travel, ferriage and tolls, which he must also enter, either upon the subpoena docket or book to be kept for that purpose.
(b) The witness must prove his attendance within five days after his attendance as such witness.
(Code 1852, §§2380, 2381; Code 1867, §§2784, 2785; Code 1876, §§3133, 3134; Code 1886, §§2842, 2843; Code 1896, §§1337, 1338; Code 1907, §§3674, 3675; Code 1923, §§7234, 7235; Code 1940, T. 11, §§45, 46.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-133 - Effect of Certificate of Attendance; Obligation of Witness to Appear in Same Case When Fees Not Paid.

Section 12-19-133
Effect of certificate of attendance; obligation of witness to appear in 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 in any civil case, on demand therefor of the party, his agent or attorney, the same is not paid, the witness is not obliged to appear again as a witness in the same case until his fees are paid.
(Code 1852, §2388; Code 1867, §2793; Code 1876, §3141; Code 1886, §2850; Code 1896, §1341; Code 1907, §3678; Code 1923, §7238; Code 1940, T. 11, §49.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-134 - Taxation and Collection of Amount Proved; Limitation on Number of Witnesses to Prove Any One Matter.

Section 12-19-134
Taxation and collection of amount proved; limitation on number of 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, which must be collected by the sheriff for the use of such witnesses and be paid to the clerk issuing the execution, unless the certificate of such clerk, with the receipt of the witnesses thereon, is produced to the sheriff.
(b) Not more than two witnesses shall be taxed in any bill of costs who were called to prove any one matter of fact or, having been subpoenaed, were not examined unless the court, upon a motion to retax the costs, should, in its discretion, consider that the circumstances of the case warranted the examining or summoning of more than two witnesses for the proof of a particular fact or unless such witnesses were summoned or examined to assail or defend the reputation of a witness for veracity or to assail or to establish the character of a party when character is put in issue.
(Code 1852, §§2387, 2392; Code 1867, §§2792, 2797; Code 1876, §§3140, 3144; Code 1886, §§2849, 2853; Code 1896, §§1340, 1342; Code 1907, §§3677, 3679; Code 1923, §§7237, 7239; Code 1940, T. 11, §§48, 50.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-135 - Witness Fees in Probate Court - Generally; Inquisition Proceedings Regarding Mental Illness.

Section 12-19-135
Witness fees in probate court - Generally; inquisition proceedings 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 fees or compensation of jurors in such cases as provided by Section 12-19-113.
(Code 1907, §3681; Code 1923, §7241; Code 1940, T. 11, §52.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-136 - Witness Fees in Probate Court - Ad Quod Damnum Proceedings.

Section 12-19-136
Witness fees in probate court - Ad quod damnum proceedings.
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.
(Code 1876, §5060; Code 1886, §3698; Code 1896, §1388; Code 1907, §3683; Code 1923, §7243; Code 1940, T. 11, §54.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-137 - Claims for Payment of Witness Fees to Be Presented Within Three Months From Date of Collection by Clerk; Payment of Claims.

Section 12-19-137
Claims for payment of witness fees to be presented within three 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 affidavit showing its loss and his right and title to the payment, and said court clerk, upon such presentation, shall pay out of state funds to the person presenting said claim the amount shown to be due him.
All claims for witness fees shall be forever barred after three months from the time such fees are collected and subject to disbursement.
(Code 1923, §7245; Acts 1939, No. 33, p. 34; Code 1940, T. 11, §56; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-146.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-138 - Payment of Nondisbursed Fees to Successors and Furnishing of Statement as to Fees by Court Clerks.

Section 12-19-138
Payment of nondisbursed fees to successors and furnishing of 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 the State Treasury and shall furnish such successor a full and complete statement showing the names of all witnesses for whom said fees were collected, the date of the collection, the amount due each of the witnesses, the court, the style of the case and the date of the final termination of the case in which such fees were collected.
After such payment to their several successors in office or to the State Treasurer, they shall be discharged from further liability in regard to all fees so paid over, either to their successors or to the State Treasurer.
(Code 1923, §7246; Acts 1939, No. 33, p. 34; Code 1940, T. 11, §57; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-147.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases. › Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees. › Section 12-19-139 - Per Diem and Mileage for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Providers.

Section 12-19-139
Per diem and mileage for volunteer firefighters and volunteer 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 witnessed or investigated in the course of his or her duties as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical service provider, upon his or her discharge as a witness, immediately shall be paid by the party requesting the subpoena the amount of seventy dollars ($70) per day, not to include travel time, or thirty-five dollars ($35) per half-day, not to include travel time.
(b) If the volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical service provider resides at a distance of greater than 10 miles from the place of the deposition or court hearing, he or she shall receive the mileage rate allowed to Alabama state employees for instate travel for each mile traveled to and from the place of the deposition or court hearing.
(Act 2010-218, p. 361, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-150 - Legislative Intent; Assessment of Fees in Criminal Cases; Submission 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.

Section 12-19-150
Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission 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 cases shall generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts. The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal process has been abused.
(b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice, following an arrest or the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant, a judge may in his or her discretion, on motion of the district attorney or upon his or her own motion, enter an order prior to trial dismissing the case. Such order may be conditioned upon the defendant's payment of the docket fee and other court costs accruing in the proceeding. It is further provided that such costs may be taxed against any person who has made a complaint upon which a warrant was issued and who subsequently requests that such case be dismissed without just cause or legal excuse. A judge may excuse payment of fees in any case wherein the defendant serves an active jail sentence.
(c) For the purpose of assessing fees in criminal cases, a case shall include all offenses arising out of the same incident. Fees shall be assessed on the basis of the most serious offense of which the defendant is convicted, provided, that the judge, in his or her discretion, may assess costs for each conviction. When two or more defendants are charged in the same indictment or complaint, fees shall be assessed against them separately, as if they had been charged separately.
(d) If an appeal is taken from the district court or the municipal court in a criminal case, the clerk, in making records available to the circuit court, shall submit a cost bill from the district court or municipal court, and the final assessment of cost will be made in circuit court, including unpaid court costs and fees from district, municipal, and circuit courts.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-118; Acts 1981, No. 81-353, p. 508; Act 2018-365, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-151 - Collection of Docket Fees and Fines Where Defendants Convicted of Misdemeanors Confess Judgment for Fees and Fines.

Section 12-19-151
Collection of docket fees and fines where defendants convicted of 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.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-119.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-152 - Distribution of Fines Collected in Misdemeanor and Felony Cases Generally.

Section 12-19-152
Distribution of fines collected in misdemeanor and felony cases 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 distributed as otherwise provided by law.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, §16-117.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-153 - Imposition of Court Costs by Municipal Courts; Collection of Municipal Court Costs, Fines, etc., by Circuit Court Clerks Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts From Municipal Courts.

Section 12-19-153
Imposition of court costs by municipal courts; collection of municipal 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 clerk of the circuit court shall collect the municipal court costs, fines and forfeitures in addition to the municipal share of the docket fee in circuit court.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-124.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-154 - Distribution of Docket Fees, Fines, etc., Collected in Municipal Ordinance Cases in District and Circuit Courts; Payment of Municipal Share of Docket Fee.

Section 12-19-154
Distribution of docket fees, fines, etc., collected in municipal 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 the State General Fund and 10 percent to the municipality; and
(2) Ninety percent of the fines and forfeitures to the municipality and 10 percent to the State General Fund.
(b) The municipal share of the docket fee is payable from that portion of the docket fee allocated to the county general fund, which allocation shall be reduced accordingly in all municipal ordinance cases.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-123.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-155 - Provisions Not to Increase Municipal Share of Docket Fees or Fees Applicable to Traffic Cases.

Section 12-19-155
Provisions not to increase municipal share of docket fees or fees 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 circuit courts. In addition, nothing in this act should be construed to increase the fees and costs applicable to traffic cases in the district courts.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §15.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 1 - General Provisions. › Section 12-19-156 - Prescribed Fees for Circuit and District Courts to Be Exclusive.

Section 12-19-156
Prescribed fees for circuit and district courts to be exclusive.
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 general law for such courts, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §16; Acts 1988, 1st Sp.Sess., No. 88-918, p. 512, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-170 - Docket Fees to Be Uniform for Criminal Cases; Exception for Conservation Cases.

Section 12-19-170
Docket fees to be uniform for criminal cases; exception for 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.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-121.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-171 - Schedule and Distribution of Fees - Juvenile and Criminal Cases in District and Circuit Courts.

Section 12-19-171
Schedule and distribution of fees - Juvenile and criminal cases in 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 guilty plea
185.00
e. Preliminary hearing
30.00
f. Bond forfeiture
65.00
(2) Circuit Court:
a. Issuance of alias writ
30.00
b. Misdemeanor
117.00
c. Felony
185.00
d. Bond forfeiture
65.00
(3) Docket fees for cases in the juvenile division of the district court or circuit court shall be assessed at eighty-five dollars ($85) and shall be distributed as follows:
a. Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
b. Forty-nine dollars ($49) to the State General Fund.
c. Ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund.
d. Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund.
e. Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(4) Uncollected court costs in juvenile cases may not be assessed as charges against the county.
(b) A fee of eight dollars ($8) shall be collected for the issuance of each witness subpoena. Witness subpoena fees shall be in addition to docket fees. The subpoena fee shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(2) Three dollars ($3) to the State General Fund.
(c) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fees in criminal and juvenile cases shall be increased by five dollars ($5) and the additional fee shall be deposited into the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-120; Acts 1980, No. 80-634, p. 1198, §1; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §6; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §6; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, §1; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-824, p. 224, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-172 - Schedule and Distribution of Fees - Municipal Ordinance Cases in Circuit and District Courts.

Section 12-19-172
Schedule and distribution of fees - Municipal ordinance cases in 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 writ
20.00
(3) Other ordinance violations
117.00
(4) Bond forfeiture
65.00
(b) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fee in municipal ordinance cases in district and circuit courts shall be increased by five dollars ($5) and the additional fee shall be deposited into the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(c) On appeals de novo to the circuit court, the docket fees in municipal ordinance cases shall be the same as those collected for misdemeanor cases.
(d) In addition to the fees now authorized by law, an additional fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be assessed in municipal courts upon conviction of a municipal ordinance violation, excluding parking violations. The fees shall be distributed as follows: Nine dollars ($9) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund; two dollars ($2) to the municipal general fund; three dollars ($3) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund; and sixteen dollars ($16) to the State General Fund. These fees shall be collected by the court clerk and remitted monthly in accordance with Rule 4 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration. The two dollars ($2) which is distributed to the municipal general fund shall be used only for equipment, training, and certification of municipal court officials and employees and the fees shall not supplant existing funds designated by municipalities for equipment, education, and training of court personnel.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-122; Acts 1980, No. 80-634, p. 1198, §2; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §7; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §7; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, §2; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-824, p. 224, §2; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-173 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Cases in Circuit and District Courts in Which Bond Forfeited.

Section 12-19-173
Distribution of docket fees - Cases in circuit and district courts in 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 Fund.
(3) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fees for bond forfeitures in district and circuit courts shall be increased by five dollars ($5) and the additional fee shall be deposited into the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-129; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §8; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §8; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-174 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Felony Cases in Circuit Court.

Section 12-19-174
Distribution of docket fees - Felony cases in circuit court.
(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 dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(5) An arrest fee of five dollars ($5) to the State General Fund or to the state funds prescribed by law; except, that in cases initiated by county law enforcement officers, the arrest fee shall be distributed to the county general fund.
(6) Thirty dollars ($30) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(7) Ten dollars ($10) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund.
(8) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in felony cases effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-131; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §9; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §9; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-175 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Misdemeanor Cases in Circuit Court.

Section 12-19-175
Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in circuit court.
(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 the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(5) Seven dollars ($7) to the Peace Officers' Annuity Fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund, except that the five dollars ($5) provided herein for the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund shall not be assessed and collected in traffic or conservation cases.
(7) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in misdemeanor cases in circuit court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-130; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §10; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §10; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, p. 778, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-176 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Felony Guilty Pleas in District Court.

Section 12-19-176
Distribution of docket fees - Felony guilty pleas in district court.
(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 Fund.
(4) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(5) An arrest fee of five dollars ($5) to the State General Fund or the state funds prescribed by law; except, that in cases initiated by county law enforcement officers, the arrest fee shall be distributed to the county general fund.
(6) Thirty dollars ($30) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(7) Ten dollars ($10) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund.
(8) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in felony guilty plea cases in district court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-127; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §11; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §11; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-177 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Preliminary Hearings in District Court.

Section 12-19-177
Distribution of docket fees - Preliminary hearings in district court.
The docket fee collected in circuit court for preliminary hearings in district court shall be remitted to the State General Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-128; 1983, No. 83-744, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-178 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Misdemeanor Cases in District Court.

Section 12-19-178
Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in district court.
(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 dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(5) An arrest fee of five dollars ($5) to the State General Fund or to the state funds prescribed by law; except, that the arrest fee shall be paid into the county general fund in cases initiated by county law enforcement officers.
(6) Ten dollars ($10) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(7) Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund, except that the five dollars ($5) provided herein for the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund shall not be assessed and collected in conservation cases.
(8) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in misdemeanor cases in district court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-126; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §13; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §12; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, p. 778, §4; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-179 - Distribution of Docket Fees - Traffic Infractions in District Court.

Section 12-19-179
Distribution of docket fees - Traffic infractions in district court.
(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for traffic infractions in district court:
(1) Three dollars ($3) to the Police Officers' Annuity Fund.
(2) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(3) Eight dollars fifty cents ($8.50) to the State Drivers' Fund.
(4) Forty-nine dollars ($49) to the State General Fund.
(5) Three dollars ($3) to the county general fund.
(6) An arrest fee of five dollars ($5) to the State General Fund or the state funds prescribed by law; except, that the arrest fee shall be paid into the county general fund in cases initiated by county law enforcement officers.
(7) Two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(8) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in traffic cases in district court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(c) Fees for issuance of alias writs from circuit and district courts shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Writs issuing from district court:
a. Two dollars ($2) to the county general fund.
b. Eighteen dollars ($18) to the State General Fund.
(2) Writs issuing from circuit court:
a. Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
b. Twenty-five dollars ($25) to the State General Fund.
(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-125; Acts 1980, No. 80-634, p. 1198, §3; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §14; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §13; Acts 1991, No. 91-438, §5; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-824, p. 224, §3; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-181 - Schedule and Distribution of Additional Fees.

Section 12-19-181
Schedule and distribution of additional fees.
(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 or adjudication of the defendant of any of the following offenses:
(1) Unlawful possession of marihuana in the second degree in violation of Section 13A-12-214 .........$40.
(2) Possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor conviction or adjudication, in violation of subsection (c) of Section 13A-12-260 ..........$40.
(3) Delivery, sale, manufacture, etc. of drug paraphernalia in violation of subsection (d) of Section 13A-12-260:
a. Misdemeanor ..............$40.
b. Felony .........................$60.
(4) Felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance in violation of Sections 13A-12-212 and 13A-12-213 ...............$60.
(5) Obtaining a controlled substance by fraud in violation of subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of Section 20-2-72............$60.
(6) Unlawful distribution, manufacture, or sale of a controlled substance in violation of Section 13A-12-211 .............$260.
(7) Trafficking in a controlled substance in violation of Section 13A-12-231 ...............$600.
(b) The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be collected by the court clerk and remitted monthly to the State Treasury in accordance with Rule 4 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration and distributed as follows:
(1) Three-eighths of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Fair Trial Tax Fund in the State Treasury and shall be used solely to pay the fees and expenses for the representation of indigent criminal defendants and other persons pursuant to Sections 15-12-21 to 15-12-23, inclusive.
(2) One-eighth of the fee collected shall be deposited in the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(3) One-fourth of the fee collected shall be deposited in the State General Fund and shall be used to provide for the statewide coordination of pro bono legal services in civil matters and for the furtherance of professionalism among members of the bench and bar.
(4) One-fourth of the fee collected shall be deposited in the State General Fund to implement the uniform judicial pay plan.
(Act 99-427, p. 759, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 2 - Court Fees. › Section 12-19-182 - Solicitor's Fee.

Section 12-19-182
Solicitor's fee.
(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 monthly as follows: Three dollars ($3) from each case to the circuit clerk of the county where collected to be used as provided by law for the operation of the office of the circuit clerk and the remainder of each fee to the solicitor's fund or district attorney's fund in the county where collected or to the fund in the county 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.
(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 in the county where it is collected for the payment of any and all expenses incurred and for any legitimate law enforcement purpose.
(d) The Legislature may continue to adopt future local laws or repeal existing local laws establishing a solicitor's fee in criminal cases. This section shall not supersede existing local legislation on July 1, 2010, or enacted after July 1, 2010, in any county providing for a solicitor's fee in criminal cases, and any county having local legislation establishing a solicitor's fee shall collect the fee according to the local act until the local act is expressly repealed. Upon repeal of a local act establishing a solicitor's fee, the county shall collect the fee pursuant to this section or pursuant to a local act enacted after July 1, 2010.
(Act 2010-438, p. 704, §§1-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 3 - Officers' Fees. › Section 12-19-190 - Attorney General.

Section 12-19-190
Attorney General.
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.
(Code 1852, §793; Code 1867, §4344; Code 1876, §5048; Code 1886, §4867; Code 1896, §4560; Code 1907, §6633; Code 1923, §3737; Code 1940, T. 11, §88.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 3 - Officers' Fees. › Section 12-19-191 - Constables.

Section 12-19-191
Constables.
(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 notice issued by a court of the Unified Judicial System ..... .50
(5) For carrying a person before a magistrate under a warrant of arrest or to jail when committed thereto, for himself and each necessary guard, to be proved by his own oath, for each mile ..... .10
(6) For carrying a prisoner to the jail of another county, when there is no sufficient jail in the proper county, the same fees that were allowed to the sheriff for similar services on December 18, 1973, to be paid in the same manner.
(7) For taking and approving each bond of undertaking ..... .50
(b) In all criminal prosecutions, the fees specified in subsection (a) of this section for the services rendered in the case shall be payable from the county treasury upon a sworn statement certified by the circuit clerk and shall not affect the collection and distribution of uniform fees.
(Code 1852, §§784, 785; Code 1867, §§4335,4336; Code 1876, §§5039, 5040; Code 1886, §§4879, 4880; Code 1896, §§4576, 4577; Code 1907, §§6653, 6654; Code 1923, §§3756, 3757; Code 1940, T. 11, §§92, 93; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §§16-150, 16-151.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 3 - Officers' Fees. › Section 12-19-192 - Coroners Generally.

Section 12-19-192
Coroners generally.
(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 summoning a jury on inquest ..... 1.00
(4) For each subpoena ..... .25
(5) For each warrant of arrest ..... .50
(6) For each bond or undertaking returned to court ..... .50
(7) For investigation and certification of the cause of death when no jury is summoned or postmortem examination made by a physician or surgeon as provided in Section 12-19-193, $.06 for each mile traveled in going and returning, and $7.50 to be paid from the county treasury.
(8) For all services performed when discharging the duty of the sheriff in cases authorized by law, the same fees that were allowed the sheriff for similar services on December 18, 1973.
(b) In no event shall the coroner be entitled in any one year to fees exceeding in the aggregate $1,200.00.
(Code 1852, §790; Code 1867, §4341; Code 1876, §5045; Code 1886, §4875; Code 1896, §4572; Code 1907, §6648; Acts 1911, No. 156, p. 144; Code 1923, §3751; Code 1940, T. 11, §94; Acts 1953, No. 761, p. 1022; Acts 1959, No. 601, p. 1490, §1; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-152.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 3 - Officers' Fees. › Section 12-19-193 - Fees for Inquest; Fees, etc., for Postmortem Examinations; Payment of Fees to Coroners for Services Rendered in Discharging Duties of Sheriff.

Section 12-19-193
Fees for inquest; fees, etc., for postmortem examinations; payment of 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 certified by the coroner to the clerk of the circuit court of the county and must be taxed as costs against any person who is convicted for killing the person on whose body the inquest was held and be collected like other costs in criminal cases and, when collected in cases in which the county has paid the same, shall be paid to the county treasurer for the use of the county and, in other cases, to the coroner.
(b) No fees shall be paid for an inquest when it is publicly known before the jury is summoned who caused the death of the deceased or when the slayer has been arrested for the homicide; but, in such case, if the immediate cause of the death is uncertain, a physician or surgeon may be summoned to make a postmortem examination, who shall give his opinion in writing as to the cause of the death, which must be returned by the coroner as inquests are returned by him, and such coroner, physician or surgeon shall be entitled to the same fee and mileage, to be paid in the same manner as for attending an inquest.
(c) Such fees as accrue to coroners for services rendered by them in discharging duties of sheriffs must be paid in the same manner that sheriffs' fees for like services were paid on December 18, 1973.
(Code 1852, §791; Code 1867, §4342; Code 1876, §5046; Code 1886, §4876; Code 1896, §4573; Code 1907, §6649; Code 1923, §3752; Code 1940, T. 11, §95; Acts 1959, No. 601, p. 1490, §2; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-153.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 4 - Jurors' Fees. › Section 12-19-210 - Grand and Petit Jurors Generally.

Section 12-19-210
Grand and petit jurors generally.
(a) Regular jurors, grand and petit, shall be entitled to $10.00 expense allowance for each day's services, $.05 for each mile traveled in going to and returning from court and ferriage and toll, to be proved by the oath of the juror before the clerk of the court. The clerk shall give each juror a certificate, stating therein the number of days he has served, the number of miles he has traveled, the amount of ferriage and toll he has paid and the amount of expense allowance to which he is entitled. The certificate shall be payable out of the State Treasury.
(b) The provisions of this section shall be retroactive to May 23, 1977.
(Code 1852, §794; Code 1867, §4345; Code 1876, §5049; Code 1886, §4883; Code 1896, §4580; Code 1907, §6657; Acts 1919, No. 35, p. 39; Code 1923, §3760; Code 1940, T. 11, §98; Acts 1947, No. 297, p. 148; Acts 1951, No. 625, p. 1079, §3; Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-154; Acts 1977, No. 759, p. 1299; Acts 1978, No. 618, p. 878; Acts 1978, No. 821, p. 1207, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases. › Division 4 - Jurors' Fees. › Section 12-19-211 - Tales Jurors.

Section 12-19-211
Tales jurors.
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 manner. Other tales jurors are entitled to the same per diem for each day's attendance as regular jurors receive, to be paid in the same manner.
(Code 1852, §795; Code 1867, §4346; Code 1876, §5051; Code 1886, §4884; Code 1896, §4581; Code 1907, §6658; Code 1923, §3761; Code 1940, T. 11, §99.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 5 - Fair Trial Tax. › Section 12-19-250 - Imposition; Assessment, Collection.

Section 12-19-250
Imposition; assessment, collection.
(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 collected as other costs are collected.
(c) The fees charged and collected in the municipal courts pursuant to this section shall be distributed in accordance with Section 12-19-251.1.
(Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 60, p. 85, §1; Acts 1971, No. 2421, p. 3853; Act 99-427, p. 759, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 12 - Courts. › Chapter 19 - Court Finances. › Article 5 - Fair Trial Tax. › Section 12-19-250.1 - Imposition of Additional Fee on Every Case; Charge and Collection; Distribution to Fair Trial Tax Fund.

Section 12-19-250.1
Imposition of additional fee on every case; charge and collection; distribution to Fair Trial Tax Fund.
Repealed by Act 99-427, p. 759, §12, 1999 Regular Session, effective June 10, 1999.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-716, p. 1203; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §15.)