(a) In all criminal and juvenile delinquency cases in the circuit and district courts of Madison County wherein the defendant or the juvenile is charged with a violation of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act the clerk of the respective court shall charge and collect a fee of ten dollars ($10) in addition to all other costs and charges now or hereafter provided.

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 45-45-82.03

  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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) The monies derived from the charges herein prescribed shall be remitted to the Madison County Commission and be deposited to a fund which shall be designated as the Madison County Juvenile Court Drug Abuse Prevention Fund. All funds so deposited shall be disbursed for the following purposes:

(1) Conducting drug and alcohol abuse education programs.
(2) Conducting drug and alcohol abuse counseling programs.
(3) Reimbursing any nonprofit organization approved by the juvenile court of the county for services performed for the juvenile court in providing drug and alcohol educational programs; drug and alcohol counseling services; and drug detection programs and systems, including urine analyses, relating to children under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(c) Monies paid into the fund provided for in subsection (b) shall be disbursed as directed by the Madison County Juvenile Court Advisory Board pursuant to vouchers issued by its chair and authorized by the board.
(d) No monies paid pursuant to this section for drug and alcohol abuse counseling shall be paid to anyone other than a psychologist, a licensed professional counselor, or a psychiatrist. No monies paid hereunder shall be paid to or for the benefit of any employee or elected official of the State of Alabama or Madison County.
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