Alabama § 45-31-80.20 - Imposition of Fees.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-31-80.20 — Imposition of Fees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-31-80.20. Imposition of Fees.
(a) This section shall apply only in Geneva County.
(b) In addition to any court cost and any court document service fee now imposed by law, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 to the contrary, including, but not limited to, Sections 96, 104, and 105, and pursuant to specific state constitutional authority relating to Geneva County, the following court cost and the following court document service fee are assessed and distributed as follows:
(1) On each civil case and each criminal case, including traffic offense cases, but excluding small claims cases, filed in the Circuit Court of Geneva County, the District Court of Geneva County, and any municipal court in Geneva County, there is imposed a cost of thirty-five dollars ($35). The proceeds of the additional court cost shall be distributed to a special new county jail account in the Geneva County General Fund for the use of the county commission for the planning, design, construction, financing, furnishing, equipping, and operation of a new county jail facility.
(2) On each service of a court document for each type of case provided in subdivision (1), an additional fee of five dollars ($5) is imposed. The proceeds of the additional service fee shall be distributed to the Geneva County General Fund.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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