Alabama § 45-2A-161 - Warrant Recall Fee.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-2A-161 — Warrant Recall Fee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-2A-161. Warrant Recall Fee.
(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal magistrate of the Town of Summerdale may assess a defendant with a warrant recall fee that shall be paid in order for a municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from any municipal ordinance violation against the Town of Summerdale.
(b) The warrant recall fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and is to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to require the Town of Summerdale to recall a warrant that has been issued. All orders to recall a warrant shall be issued solely in the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate.
(d) All fees received by the Town of Summerdale Municipal Court for the warrant recall shall be deposited into the Town of Summerdale Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1.
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What does Code of Alabama § 45-2A-161 cover?
Section 45-2A-161 ("Warrant Recall Fee.") 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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