(a) The following docket fees shall be collected for juvenile and criminal cases in the district court and the circuit court:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-19-171

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) District Court:

a. Traffic infraction $92.00
b. Issuance of alias writ 20.00
c. Misdemeanor-violation 117.00
d. Felony guilty plea 185.00
e. Preliminary hearing 30.00
f. Bond forfeiture 65.00
(2) Circuit Court:

a. Issuance of alias writ 30.00
b. Misdemeanor 117.00
c. Felony 185.00
d. Bond forfeiture 65.00
(3) Docket fees for cases in the juvenile division of the district court or circuit court shall be assessed at eighty-five dollars ($85) and shall be distributed as follows:

a. Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
b. Forty-nine dollars ($49) to the State General Fund.
c. Ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund.
d. Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund.
e. Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(4) Uncollected court costs in juvenile cases may not be assessed as charges against the county.
(b) A fee of eight dollars ($8) shall be collected for the issuance of each witness subpoena. Witness subpoena fees shall be in addition to docket fees. The subpoena fee shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.
(2) Three dollars ($3) to the State General Fund.
(c) Effective October 1, 2000, the docket fees in criminal and juvenile cases shall be increased by five dollars ($5) and the additional fee shall be deposited into the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
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