HB367 • 2026

Randolph County; booking fee, established

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Fincher
Last action: 2026-02-25
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on financial impacts or hardship exemptions for defendants.

Randolph County Booking Fee Law

This law establishes a $30 booking fee for defendants booked into the Randolph County Jail after being convicted or pleading guilty in court cases.

What This Bill Does

Creates a $30 booking fee for each defendant incarcerated or booked into the Randolph County Jail if they are convicted of or plead guilty in circuit or district court cases.
Requires the clerk of court to collect this fee and enter it on the docket sheet along with other court costs.
States that the booking fee cannot be waived unless all other fees, fines, and charges associated with the case are also waived.
Directs the collected booking fees to be sent monthly to the Sheriff for deposit into the Law Enforcement Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

Defendants who are booked or incarcerated in Randolph County Jail after being convicted or pleading guilty in court cases.
The clerk of court responsible for collecting and entering the booking fee on the docket sheet.
The Sheriff of Randolph County, who receives the collected fees to be used for law enforcement purposes.

Terms To Know

Booking Fee: A charge imposed when a person is booked into jail after being arrested or convicted in court.
Law Enforcement Fund: A fund created to support law enforcement activities and expenses within Randolph County.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to defendants who are booked into the Randolph County Jail after being convicted or pleading guilty in court cases.
It is unclear how this fee will affect individuals financially or if there are any provisions for hardship exemptions.

Bill History

2026-02-25 House
Enacted
2026-02-19 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 462 (Yeas 25, Nays 0)
2026-02-19 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 25, Nays 0)
2026-02-19 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-02-19 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-02-19 House
Enrolled
2026-02-19 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-02-17 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-17 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-10 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 323 (Yeas 9, Nays 0)
2026-02-10 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 43, Nays 0)
2026-02-10 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-02-10 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-02-05 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-05 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-02-03 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-02-03 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Randolph County; booking fee, established

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored 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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HB367 Enrolled
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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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