(a) In addition to any court costs or docket fees for filing a petition in circuit court, the petitioner shall pay an administrative filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100) at the time of filing a petition to obtain an order of limited relief. The administrative filing fee may not be waived by the court.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-26-8

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a petitioner may apply for indigent status by completing an Affidavit of Substantial Hardship and submitting the affidavit when filing the petition. If the court finds the petitioner is indigent, the court may establish a payment plan for the petitioner to satisfy the administrative filing fee over a period of time.
(c) All administrative filing fees shall be allocated to the State Judicial Administration Fund administered by the Administrative Office of Courts.
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