Section 12-19-75

Circuit and district court attachment, garnishment and execution fees.

(a) In civil cases in circuit court and district court there shall be collected a fee for the initiation of each of the following postjudgment proceedings: attachment, garnishment and execution. The fee for such proceeding shall be paid at the time the proceeding is initiated.

(b) The amounts of the postjudgment fees shall be as follows:

(1) Fifteen dollars for attachment;

(2) Fifteen dollars for garnishment; and

(3) Seven dollars for execution.

(c) The postjudgment fees collected in civil cases shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Twelve dollars of the attachment fee to the State General Fund; $ 3.00 of the attachment fee to the county general fund.

(2) Twelve dollars of the garnishment fee to the State General Fund; $ 3.00 of the garnishment fee to the county general fund.

(3) Five dollars of the execution fee to the State General Fund; $2.00 of the execution fee to the county 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, §5; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §5.)