Section 12-19-72

Circuit and district court docket fee - Distribution.

(a) The docket fees collected in civil cases shall be distributed as follows:

(1) For cases on the small claims docket of the district court, twelve dollars ($12) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund, thirteen dollars ($13) to the State General Fund, and five dollars ($5) to the county general fund.

(2) For other district court cases, sixteen dollars ($16) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund, seventy-five dollars ($75) to the State General Fund, five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund and eight dollars ($8) to the county general fund.

(3) For cases filed in circuit court, twenty dollars ($20) to the Fair Trial Tax Fund, one hundred five dollars ($105) to the State General Fund, five dollars ($5) to the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund, and ten dollars ($10) to the county general fund.

(4) Ten dollars ($10) of all sums paid pursuant to subdivision (4) of Section 12-19-71 shall be paid to the Fair Trial Tax Fund and forty dollars ($40) to the State General Fund.

(b) Effective October 1, 2000, the additional five dollars ($5) assessed and collected for civil cases in district and circuit courts shall be distributed to the Fair Trial Tax Fund.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-112; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §2; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §2; Acts 1992, No. 92-227, p. 562, §1; Act 99–427, §1.)