Alabama § 45-37-233.20 - Collection and Disposition of Fee.

Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-37-233.20 — Collection and Disposition of Fee., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45-37-233.20. Collection and Disposition of Fee.

(a) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, constable, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Jefferson County shall increase the fee by ten dollars ($10) for each subpoena served and for all other documents served by the sheriff’s office, or its designee.

(b) The court official designated in Jefferson County by law for the respective courts shall collect the additional service of process fee pursuant to subsection (a) and remit the fees collected to the county general fund. Five dollars ($5) of each fee collected shall be deposited in the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Fund and used for law enforcement purposes as determined by the sheriff, two dollars ($2) of each fee collected shall be distributed to the General Fund of the City of Birmingham for public safety purposes, one dollar ($1) of each fee collected shall be distributed to defray the health insurance contributions of the employees of the sheriff’s office, one dollar ($1) shall be distributed evenly to the other municipalities, excluding Birmingham, in Jefferson County, and one dollar ($1) shall be distributed proportionately based on population based on the last federal census to the other municipalities, excluding Birmingham, in Jefferson County.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 45-37-233.20 ("Collection and Disposition of 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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