Alabama § 32-2-25 - Arrest Fee; When Fees and Costs Not to Be Paid by County.
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§ 32-2-25. Arrest Fee; When Fees and Costs Not to Be Paid by County.
In all cases where arrests are made by a state trooper, an arrest fee of $5.00 for such arrest shall be collected by the proper authorities and promptly turned over to the Director of Public Safety, who shall cover the same into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund; provided, that no witness fee, arrest fee, mileage cost, or any other fees or costs shall be paid by any county out of its funds to said department and no fine and forfeiture claim shall be issued against the fine and forfeiture fund of any county to or for any such state trooper for or on account of those cases brought in any court or before any grand jury by any such officer wherein no indictment is found, the state fails to convict, or the indictment or complaint abates or is nolle prossed or is withdrawn and filed in such case.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 32-2-25 cover?
Section 32-2-25 ("Arrest Fee; When Fees and Costs Not to Be Paid by County.") 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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