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12-19-272
Section 12-19-272 Court to award fees and costs against attorney or party who brought action
without substantial justification; voluntary dismissal. (a) Except as otherwise provided in
this article, in any civil action commenced or appealed in any court of record in this state,
the court shall award, as part of its judgment and in addition to any other costs otherwise
assessed, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs against any attorney or party, or both, who
has brought a civil action, or asserted a claim therein, or interposed a defense, that a court
determines to be without substantial justification, either in whole or part; (b) When a court
determines reasonable attorneys' fees or costs should be assessed it shall assess the payment
thereof against the offending attorneys or parties, or both, and in its discretion may allocate
among them, as it determines most just, and may assess the full amount or any portion thereof
to any offending attorney or party; (c) The court shall assess...
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13A-5-10.1
Section 13A-5-10.1 Habitual felony offenders - Proof; certified copies of case action summary
sheets, docket sheets, etc. (a) Certified copies of case action summary sheets, docket sheets
or other records of the court are admissible for the purpose of proving prior convictions
of a crime, if the prior conviction is otherwise admissible under the laws of this state.
(b) If the trial court determines that the defendant would be prejudiced by the admission
of the documents described in subsection (a) the court may admit into evidence and inform
the jury of the fact of the conviction but not allow the jury to view the prejudicial documents.
(c) If the document described in subsection (a) indicates that the defendant was represented
by an attorney, it is presumed that the attorney was present in court with the defendant at
all critical stages of the proceeding. (Acts 1987, No. 87-604, p. 1051, ยงยง1-3.)...
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45-45-82.01
Section 45-45-82.01 District attorney's fee. (a) In all cases in the municipal, juvenile, district,
and circuit courts in Madison County and the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, a docket fee,
hereinafter referred to as a district attorney's fee, shall be assessed in each case. The
fees, when collected, shall be distributed monthly to the District Attorney's Fund in the
county or to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the district attorney's
fee. The district attorney's fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs
which are assessed in cases and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. A three dollar ($3)
administrative fee from each assessed fee shall be retained by the circuit clerk pursuant
to Section 12-17-225.4(2), when the case originates in the juvenile, district, or circuit
court, or by the municipal court clerk to be deposited into a municipal court clerk fund and
used for administrative expenses when the case originates in the municipal...
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45-19-80.01
Section 45-19-80.01 Additional fee authorized; disposition of funds. (a) In addition to any
court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Coosa County, the Coosa County Commission
may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed fifty
dollars ($50) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil case and on each criminal case,
including traffic cases, but excluding small claims cases, filed in the circuit court, district
court, or any municipal court in Coosa County, as well as an additional fee not to exceed
five dollars ($5) for the service of a pleading or other document in connection with any action
or case. These fees shall not be waived by any court unless all other fees, assessments, costs,
fines, and charges associated with the case are waived. (b) The additional fees when collected
by the clerks or their collection officers of the courts shall be paid into the General Fund
of Coosa County to be used by the Coosa County Commission...
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45-28-81.02
Section 45-28-81.02 Solicitor's fee. (a)(1) In all juvenile, traffic, criminal, and quasi-criminal
cases in the juvenile, district, circuit, and municipal courts in this state, a docket fee,
hereinafter referred to as a solicitor's fee, shall be assessed in each case. The fees, when
collected, shall be distributed monthly as follows: Three dollars ($3) of the fees assessed
in each case shall be distributed to the Etowah County Law Library Fund, as prescribed by
law, and the remainder to the Solicitor's Fund or District Attorney's Fund in the county or
to the fund that may be hereafter prescribed by law for the solicitor's fee. The solicitor's
fee shall be in an amount equal to all docket fees or court costs which are assessed upon
an adjudication of guilt in a criminal case and distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund. (2)
In addition to the solicitor's fee, an additional fee of seven dollars ($7) shall be assessed
as court costs in each case to be distributed as follows: Two dollars...
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45-40-81.03
Section 45-40-81.03 Jail and courthouse. (a) In addition to any court costs and fees now or
hereafter authorized in Lawrence County, the Lawrence County Commission may impose by resolution
of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35) to
be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil case and on each criminal case, including traffic
cases, but excluding small claims cases, filed in the circuit court, district court, or any
municipal court in Lawrence County, as well as an additional fee not to exceed five dollars
($5) for the service of a pleading or other document in connection with any action or case.
These fees shall not be waived by any court unless all other fees, assessments, costs, fines,
and charges associated with the case are waived. (b) The additional fees when collected by
the clerks or their collection officers of the courts shall be paid into the General Fund
of Lawrence County to be used by the Lawrence County Commission for the...
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45-5-80.30
Section 45-5-80.30 Civil and criminal cases; service of pleadings or documents. (a) In addition
to any court costs and fees now or hereafter authorized in Blount County, the Blount County
Commission may impose by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to
exceed twenty dollars ($20) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil case and on each
criminal case, including traffic cases, but excluding small claims cases, filed in the circuit
court, district court, or any municipal court in Blount County, as well as an additional fee
not to exceed five dollars ($5) for the service of a pleading or other document in connection
with any action or case. These fees shall not be waived by any court unless all other fees,
assessments, costs, fines, and charges associated with the case are waived. (b) The additional
fees when collected by the clerks or their collection officers of the courts shall be paid
into the General Fund of Blount County to be used by the Blount...
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45-7-80
Section 45-7-80 Imposition and collection of additional fee. (a) In addition to any court costs
and fees now or hereafter authorized in Butler County, the Butler County Commission may impose
by resolution of the commission an additional fee in an amount not to exceed forty-five dollars
($45) to be assessed and taxed as costs on each civil case and on each criminal case, including
traffic cases, but excluding small claims cases, filed in the circuit court, district court,
or any municipal court in Butler County, as well as an additional fee not to exceed five dollars
($5) for the service of a pleading or other document in connection with any action or case.
These fees shall not be waived by any court unless all other fees, assessments, costs, fines,
and charges associated with the case are waived. (b) The additional fees when collected by
the clerks or their collection officers of the courts shall be paid into the General Fund
of Butler County to be used by the Butler County Commission...
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12-19-150
Section 12-19-150 Legislative intent; assessment of fees in criminal cases; submission of cost
bill by municipal or district court clerk and making of final assessment of costs in circuit
court upon appeals from municipal or district courts to circuit courts. (a) It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the state that docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall
generally be assessed only upon conviction. It is further declared to be the policy of the
state that a creditor shall not use the criminal process in order to collect civil debts.
The state does recognize that situations will arise from time to time wherein justice may
best be served by allowing a judge to enter an order dismissing a case upon the payment of
costs by the defendant or by the complainant where the judge has determined that the criminal
process has been abused. (b) Docket fees and other court costs in criminal cases shall be
assessed upon conviction; provided that, in the interest of justice,...
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26-17-636
Section 26-17-636 Order adjudicating parentage; limitation on liability for education and support;
cost, fees, and expenses. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged
or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage
must identify the child by name and date of birth, if known. (c) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (d), the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for
genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred
in a proceeding under this article, subject to the following rules: (1) Parties to proceedings
under this chapter should pay the fees and expenses of retained counsel, expert witnesses,
guardians ad litem, the costs of appropriate tests and other costs of the trial as they may,
themselves, incur. The court may order reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, guardian
ad litem fees, costs of appropriate tests and other costs of...
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