Alabama § 12-23A-10 - Functions of Administrative Office of Courts.

§ 12-23A-10. Functions of Administrative Office of Courts.

(a) To protect the privacy of an offender in accordance with federal and state confidentiality laws, treatment records shall be kept in a secure environment, separated from the court records to which the public has access.

(b) The offender shall be responsible for all fees, court costs, and restitution associated with the terms of release of the offender, supervision, treatment, and successful completion in an accountability court, unless the offender is determined to be indigent, in which event the fees may be waived in whole or in part. Determination of indigency shall be subject to continuing review by the accountability court. All fees, which do not include regular court costs normally collected by the clerk of court, shall be collected and accounted for by the accountability court in accordance with generally accepted uniform accounting principles. Accountability courts shall establish and maintain a uniform accounting system.

(c) The annual reports and all records of accounts and financial records of all funds received from fees or by grant, contract, or otherwise from state, local, or federal sources may be subject to audit by the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The audit may be performed by a licensed independent certified public accountant.

(d) All audits shall be completed as soon as practicable. One copy of each audit shall be furnished to the presiding circuit judge, the district attorney, the Administrative Director of Courts, and the Chief Examiner of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The audit report shall be considered a public writing.