(a) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees or costs levied, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of fifteen dollars ($15) in the service of any papers or documents by the sheriff or any deputy sheriff arising out of any civil or quasi-civil proceeding at law or in equity, whether such proceeding is in any inferior court, municipal court, district court, or circuit court and whether such proceeding is filed in or arising in any of the courts, or on appeal, certiorari, or otherwise to the district court or the circuit court. The costs shall be collected in the same manner as other costs in such cases in the respective courts.

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

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-14-80.01

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees or costs levied, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of five dollars ($5) upon conviction in any criminal proceeding arising out of the commission of a misdemeanor or felony. The costs shall be collected in the same manner as other costs in such cases in the respective courts.
(c) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees or costs levied, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75) in the service of any papers or documents by the sheriff or any deputy sheriff arising out of any civil or criminal action instituted outside the State of Alabama, whether at law or equity. The costs shall be collected in the same manner as other court costs in actions instituted or arising outside the State of Alabama.
(d) In Clay County, in addition to all other fees or costs levied, there shall be taxed as costs the sum of five dollars ($5) in any criminal proceeding arising out of the violation of drug and controlled substances, whether felonious or misdemeanor, and, in any court located in the county, whether inferior court, municipal court, district court, or circuit court and whether such proceeding is filed in or arising in any of the courts, or on appeal, certiorari, or otherwise to the district court or the circuit court. The costs shall be collected in the same manner as other costs in such cases in the respective courts.
(e) All funds generated by the provisions of this section shall be paid into the General Fund of Clay County, designated for the Sheriff’s Department Fund.