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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.

AL Code § 12-19-154 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.

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