Alabama § 45-23-81.20 - Juvenile Court Supervision Fee and Fund.
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§ 45-23-81.20. Juvenile Court Supervision Fee and Fund.
(a) In addition to any other costs and charges now provided by law, a monthly supervision fee, not to exceed twenty dollars ($20), shall be assessed in juvenile cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the Dale County Circuit Court Clerk and deposited into the Juvenile Court Services Fund.
(b) There is established a “Juvenile Court Services Fund” for the deposit of the juvenile court supervision fees. The fund shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the family court judge.
(c) The proceeds funds deposited in this fund shall be expended solely for juvenile and family court programs for the benefit of the children of Dale County or for subsistence for the family court or the juvenile court services staff, or both. The expenditure of the funds shall be authorized by the family court judge, with the consent and approval of the circuit court judge.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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