(a) Municipal courts may impose court costs pursuant to law.
(b) In cases of appeal de novo from a municipal court and conviction of the defendant in the circuit court, the clerk of the circuit court shall collect the municipal court costs, fines and forfeitures in addition to the municipal share of the docket fee in circuit court.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 4 - Costs, Fees, Fines, etc., in Criminal Cases.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-19-152 - Distribution of Fines Collected in Misdemeanor and Felony Cases Generally.
Section 12-19-153 - Imposition of Court Costs by Municipal Courts; Collection of Municipal Court Costs, Fines, etc., by Circuit Court Clerks Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts From Municipal Courts.
Section 12-19-156 - Prescribed Fees for Circuit and District Courts to Be Exclusive.