HB587 • 2026

Talladega County, service of process fee for service by sheriff established, collection and disposition provided for

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Wood (R)
Last action: 2026-04-13
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the law becomes effective immediately but does not list a specific calendar date in the provided excerpt, though metadata indicates enactment on April 13, 2026.

New Fees for Sheriff's Document Delivery in Talladega County

This law creates new fees that the Talladega County Sheriff must charge when delivering legal documents related to cases outside Alabama or to inmates at a federal prison.

What This Bill Does

Sets a $50 fee for serving or attempting to serve legal documents in cases involving courts outside of Alabama.
Sets a $100 fee for serving or attempting to serve legal documents to an inmate at the federal correctional institution in Talladega County if the case is in a court outside of Alabama.
Requires court clerks or their staff to collect these fees and send them directly to the Sheriff's Office.
Creates a separate bank account for these funds that is not part of the county general fund budget.
Allows the sheriff to use money from this new account only for law enforcement purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

People who need legal documents served by the Talladega County Sheriff in out-of-state cases or at federal prisons, unless they are exempt entities.
The Talladega County Sheriff's Office, which receives and spends these fees.
Court clerks in Talladega County, who must collect the money from requesters.

Terms To Know

Service of process: The official delivery or attempted delivery of legal papers to a person involved in a court case.
Sheriff's official account: A separate bank account created by this law just for holding these new fees, which is not part of the general county budget.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to Talladega County and does not change rules for other counties.
The district attorney, law enforcement agencies, grand juries, Talladega County government, and all other Alabama counties do not have to pay these fees.
Money in the new account cannot replace or reduce any budget funds already given to the Sheriff's Office.

Bill History

2026-04-13 House
Enacted
2026-04-02 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1082 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-02 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-02 House
Enrolled
2026-04-02 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-01 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-04-01 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-17 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 919 (Yeas 16, Nays 0)
2026-03-17 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 47, Nays 0)
2026-03-17 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-17 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-03-12 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-12 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-03-10 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-03-10 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Talladega County, service of process fee for service by sheriff established, collection and disposition provided for

Current Bill Text

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HB587 ENROLLED
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HB587
SL62K57-2
By Representative Wood (R) (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 10-Mar-26
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First Read: 10-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Talladega County; to establish a service of
process fee for the service or attempted service of certain
documents by the Talladega County Sheriff's Office in the
civil division; and to provide for the disposition of service
of process fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act shall only apply to Talladega
County.
Section 2. (a)(1) The Talladega County Sheriff's Office
shall collect a service of process fee of fifty dollars ($50)
for service or attempted service of process by the sheriff for
matters pending or to be commenced in a court outside the
State of Alabama.
(2) The Talladega County Sheriff's Office shall collect
a service of process fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for
service or attempted service of process by the sheriff to an
inmate at the federal correctional institution in Talladega
for matters pending or to be commenced in a court outside of
the State of Alabama.
(b) The clerk of the court or other designee in
Talladega County shall collect the service of process fee
designated in subsection (a) and shall remit the fee directly
to the sheriff for deposit in the sheriff's official account.
(c) The sheriff's official account shall be an
additional account separate from the budget of the sheriff as
provided for in the county general fund. The fees deposited
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provided for in the county general fund. The fees deposited
into the sheriff's official account shall not diminish,
offset, or take the place of budgeted funds or any other
source of income established for the sheriff or for the
operation of the Talladega County Sheriff's Office. Amounts in
the sheriff's official account may be expended at the
discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes.
(d) The district attorney, law enforcement, grand
juries, Talladega County, and all other counties in the State
of Alabama shall be exempt from payment of the fees provided
for in this act.
Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately.
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Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately.
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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 17-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 02-Apr-26 Passed
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