Alabama § 15-12-43 - Compensation and Expenses.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 15-12-43 — Compensation and Expenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-12-43. Compensation and Expenses.
(a) The public defender shall receive a salary set by the director. The salary shall not exceed the state salary paid to a district attorney and shall be paid in the same manner as employees of the state.
(b) All salary and expenses of a public defender shall be paid by the state out of the Fair Trial Tax Fund or other funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes; except, that in counties authorized to impose a court cost for defender services, the county shall fund defender services from the revenues from the court cost, and the state shall pay a reasonable share of the cost of maintaining such office, such reasonable share to be determined by the director.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-12-43 ("Compensation and Expenses.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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