Alabama § 45-32-230 - Service of Process.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-32-230 — Service of Process., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-32-230. Service of Process.
(a) This section shall only apply to Greene County.
(b) The Greene County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created and hereinafter referred to in this section as the fund.
(c) The Sheriff of Greene County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process.
(d)(1) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Greene County, shall increase the fees by twelve dollars ($12) per document for the fund.
(2) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Greene County shall increase the fees by twelve dollars ($12) per document for the fund.
(3) The court official designated in Greene County by law for the respective courts shall collect the additional service of process fee designated in subdivisions (1) and (2) and remit the fees collected to the sheriff for deposit in the fund.
(e) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in Greene County, including contracting with or entering into a contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for service of process of documents from the civil or criminal division of the district or circuit court. The funds shall not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-32-230 ("Service of Process.") 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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