Section 45-26-231.30 Fund Established; Fees.

In Elmore County, this section creates a sheriff’s fund, increases certain court fees by $20 per document, and sets rules for collecting, using, auditing, and exempting those fees.

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county fund court fees service of process

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AI-assisted research summary: In Elmore County, this section creates a sheriff’s fund, increases certain court fees by $20 per document, and sets rules for collecting, using, auditing, and exempting those fees.

(a) This section shall only apply to Elmore County. (b) The Elmore County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created in the county treasury and hereinafter referred to in this section as the sheriffs fund. (c) The Sheriff of Elmore County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for the purpose of service of process. (d)(1) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Elmore County shall increase the fees by twenty dollars ($20) per document for the fund. (2) In addition to all existing charges, fees, judgments, and costs of court, the clerk, sheriff, or other appropriate court official in the civil division of the district and circuit courts of Elmore County shall increase the fees by twenty dollars ($20) per document for the fund. (3) The court official designated in Elmore County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in subdivisions (1) and (2) and remit the fees collected for deposit in the sheriff’s fund. The money in the fund shall be expended pursuant to agreement between the sheriff and the county commission. The sheriff’s fund shall be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts in the same manner as other county funds. (4) The district attorney, law enforcement, and grand juries shall be exempt from payment of the fee. (e) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in Elmore County, as the sheriff sees fit, including contracting with or entering into a contract or agreement with a private, public, or governmental entity for service of process of documents from the civil or criminal division of the district or circuit court. The funds shall not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.

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Section 45-26-231.30 Fund Established; Fees.

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