Alabama § 45-8-83 - Juvenile Court Services Fund.

§ 45-8-83. Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(a) Monthly supervision fees assessed in juvenile court cases may continue to be assessed in the manner as currently assessed by law at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fees shall be collected by the juvenile court clerk’s office and deposited into the Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(b) There is hereby established a “Juvenile Court Services Fund” for the deposit of the juvenile court supervision fees and any monies received for the benefit of the Juvenile Court Volunteer Program or the Juvenile Probation/Dependent Child Services by legislative appropriation or by grant, gift, or contribution by the county, municipalities, organizations, or individuals. The fund shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Presiding Family and Juvenile Court Judge of Calhoun County.

(c) Any monies, fees, etc., deposited in this fund shall be disbursed solely for the administration, implementation, and maintenance of juvenile court programs, for the training and education of the juvenile court staff, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Calhoun County. The expenditure of funds shall be authorized by the Presiding Family and Juvenile Court Judge of Calhoun County. At the end of each fiscal year, a report shall be made to the county commission on receipts to and expenditures from the fund.