Alabama § 45-57-232.01 - Service of Process Fund.
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§ 45-57-232.01. Service of Process Fund.
(a) The Russell County Sheriff Service of Process Fund is created and hereinafter referred to as the fund.
(b) The Sheriff of Russell County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into an agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process.
(c)(1) 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 Russell County shall assess a service of process fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per document, and the fees shall be distributed according to this subsection.
(2) The court official designated in Russell County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in this subsection and shall remit two-thirds of the fees collected to the sheriff for deposit into the fund and one-third of the fees collected to the circuit clerk fund.
(d) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in the county, at the discretion of the sheriff, 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 division of the district or circuit court. The funds may not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.
(e) The establishment of the fund and the use of the proceeds may not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the jail.
(f) The district attorney, law enforcement, and grand juries shall be exempt from payment of the fees provided by this section.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-57-232.01 ("Service of Process Fund.") 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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