(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipal judge or a municipal magistrate of the City of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, may assess a defendant with a warrant recall fee that shall be paid in order for a municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear warrant arising from any municipal ordinance violation against the City of Muscle Shoals.

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
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-17A-52

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(b) The warrant recall fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and is to be paid by the defendant at the time the warrant is recalled.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to require the City of Muscle Shoals to recall a warrant that has been issued. All orders to recall a warrant shall be issued solely in the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate.
(d) All fees received by the City of Muscle Shoals Municipal Court for the warrant recall fee shall be deposited into the City of Muscle Shoals Corrections Fund and allocated in conformity with subsection (a) of Section 11-47-7.1.
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