(a) In the Twelfth Judicial Circuit the fee authorized by Section restitution; collection and distribution” class=”unlinked-ref” datatype=”S” sessionyear=”2020″ statecd=”AL” title=”12″>12-17-224 to be collected by the special services division of the district attorney’s office shall be fifty dollars ($50). This fee shall be distributed by the division as follows: The amount collected by both counties of the circuit each month shall be totaled and 30 percent of the total shall be divided equally between the counties and shall be used for judicial compensation, prosecutor compensation, or other law enforcement purposes; 70 percent of the total shall be retained by the district attorney and may be used for law enforcement purposes and any other expenses of the district attorney’s office as determined by the district attorney.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-16-81.01

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
(b) In the Twelfth Judicial Circuit the special services division of the district attorney’s office is authorized to collect up to ten dollars ($10) for each worthless check the division accepts by the person who wrote or negotiated the check and the fee shall be paid to the person who received the worthless check.
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