(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit and district court cases in Elmore County, a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court. This additional charge shall not be collected on small claims cases. When collected by the clerk of the courts, the additional three dollar ($3) fee shall be remitted monthly to the Juvenile Court Services Fund.
lawyer at desk

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-26-80

(b) In addition to any other costs and charges now provided by law, a monthly supervision fee may be assessed in juvenile court cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund.
(c) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the additional court costs levied by this section. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the juvenile court judge of Elmore County, expended solely for juvenile programs and for subsistence for the juvenile court staff in the county so as to aid the functions of the juvenile court and benefit of the children of Elmore County. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the juvenile court judge of Elmore County.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Part 1 Contents