(a) The following distribution shall be made of docket fees for misdemeanors in circuit court:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-19-175

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) Sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
(2) Sixty-four dollars ($64) to the State General Fund.
(3) Ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund.
(4) Ten dollars ($10) to the District Attorney Fund or to the fund prescribed by law for district attorney fees.
(5) Seven dollars ($7) to the Peace Officers’ Annuity Fund.
(6) Five dollars ($5) to the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund, except that the five dollars ($5) provided herein for the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Fund shall not be assessed and collected in traffic or conservation cases.
(7) Five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund.
(b) The additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected in misdemeanor cases in circuit court, effective October 1, 2000, shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.
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