Alabama § 45-58-202.03 - Collection and Disposition of Fees.

(a) Except as hereinafter provided, the county commission shall be entitled to charge and collect the same fees that are provided by law. For the performance of duties relative to the recording of the transfer of the owner-ship of motor vehicles as prescribed in this code, the county commission shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar ($1). All fees shall be the property of the county and shall be paid to the general fund of the county. Refunds for licenses issued by mistake of fact or law shall be made under the conditions and in the manner prescribed by law.

(b) The county commission shall have the right to approve and utilize methods of payment by check and other noncash methods for licenses, vehicle tags, taxes, and fees, and to approve means and methods for securing collection of any dishonored or unpaid accounts therefor.

(c) When payment is made by any noncash method approved by the county commission, the county shall have the right to charge any additional fees as are necessary to insure that the net payment actually received by the county is at least equal to the normal cash charge for the licenses, vehicle tags, taxes, fees, or other services plus any other related costs of accepting payment by any noncash method. In the event any licenses, vehicle tags, taxes, or fees are paid by check or other method or instrument other than cash, and in the further event any check or other noncash payment is not actually paid or honored by the payor’s bank or similar institution, any loss occasioned thereby, upon approval of the county commission, shall be charged against the funds available in the general fund of the county. The county shall have the right to charge an additional fee of up to thirty dollars ($30) for any check or other noncash method for which payment is dishonored, refused, or unpaid upon presentment. The county shall have the right to recover from any person, firm, or corporation, any license, vehicle tag, receipts for taxes or fees for which payment has been made by check or other noncash method or instrument when the check or other noncash method or instrument has been dishonored or payment declined or refused in any way or for any reason.