Chapter19. COURT FINANCES.  


Article 1. General Provisions.
§ 12-19-1. State responsibility for operating expenses of Unified Judicial System generally; supplementation of state expenditures by counties.
§ 12-19-2. Continuation of financial support by counties from January 16, 1977, through September 30, 1977.
§ 12-19-3. Phasing of state assumption of financial responsibility for Unified Judicial System.
§ 12-19-4. Provision and maintenance by municipalities of courtrooms and judicial and clerical facilities for certain district courts.
§ 12-19-5. Preparation of budget estimates as to state expenditures for trial courts of Unified Judicial System.
§ 12-19-6. Payment by state of salaries and expenses of personnel of Unified Judicial System.
§ 12-19-7. Establishment and filing of special procedures for payment of juror fees, witness fees, etc.
§ 12-19-8. Inventory of equipment and furniture used in operation of trial courts other than municipal and probate courts; submission of inventory to county commission for approval, etc.; finality of decision of Administrative Director of Courts as to items to be transferred to state.
§ 12-19-9. Transfer to state of title to county-owned equipment, furniture and supplies utilized in operation of judicial system.
§ 12-19-10. Local purchasing procedures.
Article 2. Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., Generally.
§ 12-19-20. Court fees in civil and criminal cases in circuit and district courts to be uniform; fees prescribed by chapter exclusive; exceptions.
§ 12-19-21. Administrative Director of Courts to prescribe procedures for collection and distribution of court fees.
§ 12-19-22. Assessment and distribution of fines, costs and fees in cases filed in circuit or district courts on or after January 16, 1977; assessment and distribution of fines, costs and fees in cases filed prior to January 16, 1977, in circuit courts and courts abolished; transfer to circuit clerks of costs, fees, etc., collected and in possession on January 15, 1977, of clerks of courts abolished.
§ 12-19-23. Fees collected from proceeds of judicial sale; payment into General Fund; application of section.
§ 12-19-25. Applicability.
§ 12-19-26. Administrative fee for periodic payments; payment to General Fund; notice of fee.
Article 3. Costs and Fees in Civil Cases.
Division 1. General Provisions.
§ 12-19-40. Posting of lists of fees by probate judges and furnishing of copies thereof.
§ 12-19-41. Preparation of bills for fees or costs generally - Officers.
§ 12-19-42. Preparation of bills for fees or costs generally - Probate judges.
§ 12-19-43. When fees allowed for services in proceedings before probate judges due.
§ 12-19-44. Allowances for ex officio services.
§ 12-19-45. Maintenance of record book of fees received by probate judges.
§ 12-19-46. Liability for receiving unauthorized fees - Officers.
§ 12-19-47. Liability for receiving unauthorized fees - Probate judges.
§ 12-19-48. Security for costs in suits by or for nonresidents in probate courts.
§ 12-19-49. Assessment of prepaid fees as costs against defendant; execution for prepaid fees assessed as costs against defendant; issuance of execution against plaintiff for unpaid fees where execution against defendant returned indicating "no property found."
§ 12-19-50. Issuance of execution against plaintiff or appellant for own costs; issuance of execution against sheriff, etc., failing to return, levy, or collect execution issued against plaintiff or appellant for costs.
§ 12-19-51. Submission of cost bill by district court clerk, payment of circuit court docket fee and making of final assessment of costs in circuit court upon appeals from district courts to circuit courts.
§ 12-19-52. Recovery of full costs by defendant upon showing of usurious interest.
§ 12-19-53. Entry of judgment for costs when judgment in action entered against nominal plaintiff.
§ 12-19-54. Proceedings for retaxation of excessive costs in probate courts.
Division 2. Court Fees.
§ 12-19-70. Circuit and district court docket fee - Creation; collection generally; waiver and taxation as costs at conclusion of case.
§ 12-19-71. Circuit and district court docket fee - Amount.
§ 12-19-72. Circuit and district court docket fee - Distribution.
§ 12-19-73. Circuit and district court defendant service fees.
§ 12-19-74. Circuit and district court fee for service of witness subpoenas.
§ 12-19-75. Circuit and district court attachment, garnishment, and execution fees.
§ 12-19-76. Circuit court fee for filing of report of sale of abandoned motor vehicle.
Division 3. Officers' Fees.
§ 12-19-90. Judge of probate - Schedule of fees.
§ 12-19-90.1. Limitation on probate judges' income when on fee basis.
§ 12-19-91. Clerks of Supreme Court or courts of appeals.
§ 12-19-92. Constables' fees generally; exception as to Jefferson County.
§ 12-19-93. Coroners' fees generally.
§ 12-19-94. Fees due constables and coroners for services in connection with circuit and district court proceedings.
§ 12-19-95. Collection, etc., of commissions on costs on executions by coroners or constables generally.
§ 12-19-96. When coroners or constables entitled to receive full commissions.
§ 12-19-97. When coroners or constables entitled to receive only half commissions.
§ 12-19-98. Fees, etc., for keeping indexes not allowed.
Division 4. Jurors' Fees.
§ 12-19-110. Circuit court.
§ 12-19-111. Probate court - Generally.
§ 12-19-112. Probate court - Ad quod damnum proceedings.
§ 12-19-113. Probate court - Proceedings to pass upon soundness of mind of person.
Division 5. Witnesses' Fees.
§ 12-19-130. Circuit and district court witness fees generally.
§ 12-19-131. Attendance and mileage fees generally; limitations in same case and when attending more than one case.
§ 12-19-132. Issuance to witness of certificate of sum entitled to for attendance, etc.; proof of attendance by witness.
§ 12-19-133. Effect of certificate of attendance; obligation of witness to appear in same case when fees not paid.
§ 12-19-134. Taxation and collection of amount proved; limitation on number of witnesses to prove any one matter.
§ 12-19-135. Witness fees in probate court - Generally; inquisition proceedings regarding mental illness.
§ 12-19-136. Witness fees in probate court - Ad quod damnum proceedings.
§ 12-19-137. Claims for payment of witness fees to be presented within three months from date of collection by clerk; payment of claims.
§ 12-19-138. Payment of nondisbursed fees to successors and furnishing of statement as to fees by court clerks.
§ 12-19-139. Per diem and mileage for volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical service providers.
Article 4. Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases.
Division 1. General Provisions.
§ 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.
§ 12-19-151. Collection of docket fees and fines where defendants convicted of misdemeanors confess judgment for fees and fines.
§ 12-19-152. Distribution of fines collected in misdemeanor and felony cases generally.
§ 12-19-153. Imposition of court costs by municipal courts; collection of municipal court costs, fines, etc., by circuit court clerks upon appeals to circuit courts from municipal courts.
§ 12-19-154. Distribution of docket fees, fines, etc., collected in municipal ordinance cases in district and circuit courts; payment of municipal share of docket fee.
§ 12-19-155. Provisions not to increase municipal share of docket fees or fees applicable to traffic cases.
§ 12-19-156. Prescribed fees for circuit and district courts to be exclusive.
Division 2. Court Fees.
§ 12-19-170. Docket fees to be uniform for criminal cases; exception for conservation cases.
§ 12-19-171. Schedule and distribution of fees - Juvenile and criminal cases in district and circuit courts.
§ 12-19-172. Schedule and distribution of fees - Municipal ordinance cases in circuit and district courts.
§ 12-19-173. Distribution of docket fees - Cases in circuit and district courts in which bond forfeited.
§ 12-19-174. Distribution of docket fees - Felony cases in circuit court.
§ 12-19-175. Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in circuit court.
§ 12-19-176. Distribution of docket fees - Felony guilty pleas in district court.
§ 12-19-177. Distribution of docket fees - Preliminary hearings in district court.
§ 12-19-178. Distribution of docket fees - Misdemeanor cases in district court.
§ 12-19-179. Distribution of docket fees - Traffic infractions in district court.
§ 12-19-180. Criminal history processing fee; allocation of monies; access to court data from within and without Unified Judicial System; user fees to be deposited in Court Automation Fund; section not bar to public access to court records.
§ 12-19-181. Schedule and distribution of additional fees.
§ 12-19-182. Solicitor's fee.
Division 3. Officers' Fees.
§ 12-19-190. Attorney General.
§ 12-19-191. Constables.
§ 12-19-192. Coroners generally.
§ 12-19-193. Fees for inquest; fees, etc., for postmortem examinations; payment of fees to coroners for services rendered in discharging duties of sheriff.
Division 4. Jurors' Fees.
§ 12-19-210. Grand and petit jurors generally.
§ 12-19-211. Tales jurors.
Division 5. Witnesses' Fees.
Article 5. Fair Trial Tax.
§ 12-19-250. Imposition; assessment, collection.
§ 12-19-250.1. Imposition of additional fee on every case; charge and collection; distribution to Fair Trial Tax Fund.
§ 12-19-251. Remittance into Fair Trial Tax Fund.
§ 12-19-251.1. Retention of tax by municipalities when collected in municipal court; disposition of proceeds by municipalities.
§ 12-19-252. Annual appropriations; payment of share of cost of maintaining public defender offices by counties.
§ 12-19-253. Expenditures from fund subject to control and approval of Governor.
§ 12-19-254. Disposition of unexpended and unencumbered balance in fund at close of fiscal year.
Article 6. Litigation Accountability.
§ 12-19-270. Short title.
§ 12-19-271. Definitions.
§ 12-19-272. Court to award fees and costs against attorney or party who brought action without substantial justification; voluntary dismissal.
§ 12-19-273. Court to exercise sound discretion and specifically set forth reasons for award; factors to be considered.
§ 12-19-274. Attorney's fees negotiated in private; court may approve stipulations.
§ 12-19-275. Application.
§ 12-19-276. Provisions cumulative.
Article 7. Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund
§ 12-19-290. Created; purposes; payments.
Article 8. Judicial Administration Funds.
§ 12-19-310. Additional docket fees.
§ 12-19-311. Bail bond fees.
§ 12-19-312. Disposition of funds.
§ 12-19-313. Assessment of fees.
§ 12-19-314. Collection of fees.
§ 12-19-315. Jurisdiction.