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Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-19-40 - Posting of Lists of Fees by Probate Judges and Furnishing of Copies Thereof. - (a) Probate judges must keep posted, in a conspicuous place...
Section 12-19-41 - Preparation of Bills for Fees or Costs Generally - Officers. - All officers entitled to fees or costs must, on demand,...
Section 12-19-42 - Preparation of Bills for Fees or Costs Generally - Probate Judges. - It shall be the duty of the several probate judges...
Section 12-19-43 - Payment of Fees for Services in Proceedings Before Judges of Probate; Security Deposits. - (a) Fees allowed by law in connection with proceedings before...
Section 12-19-44 - Allowances for Ex Officio Services. - Persons entitled to an allowance by the county commission for...
Section 12-19-45 - Maintenance of Record Book of Fees Received by Probate Judges. - The probate judges must keep constantly in their offices, free...
Section 12-19-46 - Liability for Receiving Unauthorized Fees - Officers. - Any officer authorized by law to take fees who knowingly...
Section 12-19-47 - Liability for Receiving Unauthorized Fees - Probate Judges. - (a) Any probate judge who knowingly receives any other or...
Section 12-19-48 - Security for Costs in Suits by or for Nonresidents in Probate Courts. - The probate judge must take and approve security for costs...
Section 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 "N... - (a) Prepaid fees shall be assessed as additional costs of...
Section 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. - (a) The Clerk of the Supreme Court, clerks of the...
Section 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. - If an appeal to the circuit court is taken in...
Section 12-19-52 - Recovery of Full Costs by Defendant Upon Showing of Usurious Interest. - If it shall be made to appear that usurious interest...
Section 12-19-53 - Entry of Judgment for Costs When Judgment in Action Entered Against Nominal Plaintiff. - When judgment is entered against the plaintiff in any action...
Section 12-19-54 - Proceedings for Retaxation of Excessive Costs in Probate Courts. - (a) If the taxation of costs by a probate court...
Division 2 - Court Fees.
Section 12-19-70 - Circuit and District Court Docket Fee - Creation; Collection; Waiver and Taxation as Costs at Conclusion of Case; Findings; Notice. - (a) There shall be a consolidated civil filing fee, known...
Section 12-19-71 - Circuit and District Court Filing Fee - Amount. - (a) The filing fees which shall be collected in civil...
Section 12-19-72 - Circuit and District Court Filing Fee - Distribution. - The filing fees collected in civil cases shall be distributed...
Section 12-19-73 - Circuit and District Court Defendant Service Fees. - (a) The following defendant service fees shall be collected in...
Section 12-19-74 - Circuit and District Court Fee for Service of Witness Subpoenas. - (a) In civil cases in circuit court and district court,...
Section 12-19-75 - Circuit and District Court Attachment, Garnishment, and Execution Fees. - (a) In civil cases in circuit court and district court...
Section 12-19-76 - Circuit Court Fee for Filing of Report of Sale of Abandoned Motor Vehicle. - Repealed by Act 2006-414, p. 1027, §2, effective July 1,...
Division 3 - Officers' Fees.
Section 12-19-90 - Judge of Probate - Schedule of Fees. - (a) The following fees for service provided by the probate...
Section 12-19-90.1 - Limitation on Probate Judges' Income When on Fee Basis. - Repealed by Act 2000-108, p. 148, §8, effective October 1,...
Section 12-19-91 - Clerks of Supreme Court or Courts of Appeals. - (a) The clerks of the courts of appeal shall be...
Section 12-19-92 - Constables' Fees Generally; Exception as to Jefferson County. - (a) Constables shall be entitled to the following fees for...
Section 12-19-93 - Coroners' Fees Generally. - The coroners shall be entitled to receive, for services rendered...
Section 12-19-94 - Fees Due Constables and Coroners for Services in Connection With Circuit and District Court Proceedings. - Fees due to constables and coroners for services in connection...
Section 12-19-95 - Collection, etc., of Commissions on Costs on Executions by Coroners or Constables Generally. - No coroner or constable shall collect or reserve commissions on...
Section 12-19-96 - When Coroners or Constables Entitled to Receive Full Commissions. - Coroners or constables shall not be entitled to full commissions...
Section 12-19-97 - When Coroners or Constables Entitled to Receive Only Half Commissions. - When the coroner or constable has levied execution and, before...
Section 12-19-98 - Fees, etc., for Keeping Indexes Not Allowed. - Clerks of the circuit courts and registers of the circuit...
Division 4 - Jurors' Fees.
Section 12-19-110 - Circuit Court. - Regular and tales jurors serving in the circuit court in...
Section 12-19-111 - Probate Court - Generally. - Jurors in the probate court are entitled to the same...
Section 12-19-112 - Probate Court - Ad Quod Damnum Proceedings. - The viewing jurors in cases of erection of dams and...
Section 12-19-113 - Probate Court - Proceedings to Pass Upon Soundness of Mind of Person. - Jurors summoned under the provisions of this code to pass...
Division 5 - Witnesses' Fees.
Section 12-19-130 - Circuit and District Court Witness Fees Generally. - In civil cases in circuit court and district court, witness...
Section 12-19-131 - Attendance and Mileage Fees Generally; Limitations in Same Case and When Attending More Than One Case. - (a) Witnesses shall be allowed $1.50 per day in civil...
Section 12-19-132 - Issuance to Witness of Certificate of Sum Entitled to for Attendance, etc.; Proof of Attendance by Witness. - (a) After the trial, continuance of the cause or discharge...
Section 12-19-133 - Effect of Certificate of Attendance; Obligation of Witness to Appear in Same Case When Fees Not Paid. - The certificate issued to the witness entitles him to demand,...
Section 12-19-134 - Taxation and Collection of Amount Proved; Limitation on Number of Witnesses to Prove Any One Matter. - (a) Upon the final disposition of any civil case, the...
Section 12-19-135 - Witness Fees in Probate Court - Generally; Inquisition Proceedings Regarding Mental Illness. - Witnesses in proceedings in probate court are entitled to the...
Section 12-19-136 - Witness Fees in Probate Court - Ad Quod Damnum Proceedings. - Witnesses summoned in ad quod damnum proceedings, to assess the...
Section 12-19-137 - Claims for Payment of Witness Fees to Be Presented Within Three Months From Date of Collection by Clerk; Payment of Claims. - Any person entitled to such witness fees shall present his...
Section 12-19-138 - Payment of Nondisbursed Fees to Successors and Furnishing of Statement as to Fees by Court Clerks. - All court clerks in this state, upon the expiration of...
Section 12-19-139 - Per Diem and Mileage for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Providers. - (a) A volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical service...