Randolph County; booking fee, established

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is October 1, 2026, which was not included in the candidate summary but is confirmed in Section 2 of the bill text.

Randolph County Booking Fee Act

This law creates a $30 fee for defendants booked in or incarcerated at the Randolph County Jail who are convicted of or plead guilty to crimes prosecuted in that county's circuit or district courts.

What This Bill Does

• Requires court clerks to charge a $30 booking fee against each defendant incarcerated in or booked in the Randolph County Jail if they are convicted of or plead guilty in cases prosecuted in the county's circuit or district court.
• Mandates that this fee be entered on the docket sheet and collected at the same time as other court costs, added to all other fines and charges provided by law.
• States that courts cannot waive this booking fee unless they also waive all other fees, assessments, costs, fines, and charges associated with the case.
• Directs clerks to send the collected money monthly to the Sheriff of Randolph County.
• Requires the sheriff to deposit the funds into the Law Enforcement Fund created under Section 45-56-232.01 for use on law enforcement purposes in the county.

Who It Names or Affects

• Defendants who are booked or incarcerated at Randolph County Jail and are convicted of or plead guilty to crimes prosecuted in Randolph County circuit or district courts.
• The clerk of court in Randolph County, who must assess, record, collect, and remit the fee.

Terms To Know

Booking fee

A $30 charge added to a defendant's costs if they are booked or incarcerated at Randolph County Jail after being convicted of or pleading guilty in circuit or district court cases.

Law Enforcement Fund

An account created by state law (Section 45-56-232.01) where the collected fees are deposited for use on county law enforcement purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

• The fee applies only to cases prosecuted in Randolph County circuit or district courts.
• The booking fee cannot be waived by itself; it can only be removed if every other financial charge related to the case is also waived.

Official Summary Text

Randolph County; booking fee, established

Current Bill Text

HB367 ENROLLED
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HB367
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By Representative Fincher (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 03-Feb-26
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First Read: 03-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Randolph County; to provide for a booking
fee to be assessed in certain cases; and to provide for the
distribution of the revenue from the fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) In Randolph County, the clerk of court
shall assess a booking fee of thirty dollars ($30) against
each defendant incarcerated in or booked in the Randolph
County Jail if the defendant is convicted of or pleads guilty
in cases prosecuted in the circuit or district court in the
county.
(b) The clerk of the court shall enter the booking fee
on the docket sheet and collect the fee in the same manner and
at the same time as other court costs are collected. The
booking fee assessed pursuant to this section shall be in
addition to all other fines, court costs, or other charges
provided by law. The court costs provided by this section
shall not be waived by any court unless all other fees,
assessments, costs, fines, and charges associated with the
case are waived.
(c) The clerk of court shall remit the booking fees
collected pursuant to this section on a monthly basis to the
Sheriff of Randolph County to be deposited in the Law
Enforcement Fund created pursuant to Section 45-56-232.01,
Code of Alabama 1975, and used for law enforcement purposes in
the county.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 10-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 19-Feb-26 Passed
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