Alabama § 45-14-80 - Jail Repair Fund.
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§ 45-14-80. Jail Repair Fund.
(a) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of three dollars ($3) in each civil or quasi-civil action at law, suit in equity, criminal case, quasi-criminal case, proceedings on a forfeited bail bond or proceedings on a forfeited bond given in connection with an appeal from a judgment or conviction in any inferior or municipal court of the county, in the Circuit Court of Clay County, or the District Court of Clay County, hereinafter filed in or arising in the Circuit Court of Clay County, or the District Court of Clay County, or brought by appeal, certiorari, or otherwise to the Circuit Court of Clay County, or the District Court of Clay County, which costs shall be collected as other costs in such cases are collected by the clerk, or ex officio clerk, of the courts or the Register of the Circuit Court of Clay County, as the case may be.
(b) Such fees, when collected by the clerks or other collection officers of such court, shall be paid into the General Fund of Clay County. The county governing body shall expend the funds for maintenance or repair of the county jail. A separate fund designated as “Jail Repair Fund” shall be established by the county governing body to be used for the purpose of this section.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-14-80 ("Jail Repair Fund.") 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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