Section 12-19-74

Circuit and district court fee for service of witness subpoenas.

(a) In civil cases in circuit court and district court, for the issuance of witness subpoenas a fee of $8.00 shall be collected for each subpoena. Subpoena fees shall be paid at the time the subpoena is requested unless the court has approved an affidavit of substantial hardship on behalf of the party requesting the subpoena(s).

(b) Five dollars of each subpoena fees collected in civil cases shall be distributed to the county general fund and three dollars to the State General Fund.

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §§16-113, 16-114; Acts 1976, No. 564, p. 763; Acts 1983, No. 83-744, p. 1225, §4; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §4.)