Alabama Code 12-1-19. Monthly reports of clerks of circuit, district and municipal courts as to fines, fees, etc., collected
Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-1-19
- circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- month: means a calendar month. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- preceding: means next before. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The clerks of the circuit courts and the clerks of the district and municipal courts in this state shall each prepare a monthly report on a form to be approved by the Chief Examiner of Public Accounts showing by totals the amount of fines, trial tax, district attorney fees and other fees that accrue to benefit of the state, county or municipality that were collected the preceding month. The report forms shall be prepared in triplicate. The original copy shall be furnished the State Comptroller, the duplicate copy shall be furnished the county commission, and the triplicate copy shall be retained in the office of the clerk.
All laws or parts of laws and all rules or regulations requiring reports with a detailed itemization of collections by cases are hereby repealed to the extent that they conflict with this section; provided, that nothing contained in this section shall relieve the clerks from maintaining a cashbook containing detailed entries and making detailed reports as required by the Department of Public Safety and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.