Code of Alabama
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 12-19-46 - Liability for Receiving Unauthorized Fees - Officers.

Any officer authorized by law to take fees who knowingly receives any other or higher fees than are prescribed by law shall be liable to the party aggrieved for fourfold the fees so received, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

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Code of Alabama

Title 12 - Courts.

Chapter 19 - Court Finances.

Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases.

Division 1 - General Provisions.

Section 12-19-40 - Posting of Lists of Fees by Probate Judges and Furnishing of Copies Thereof.

Section 12-19-41 - Preparation of Bills for Fees or Costs Generally - Officers.

Section 12-19-42 - Preparation of Bills for Fees or Costs Generally - Probate Judges.

Section 12-19-43 - Payment of Fees for Services in Proceedings Before Judges of Probate; Security Deposits.

Section 12-19-44 - Allowances for Ex Officio Services.

Section 12-19-45 - Maintenance of Record Book of Fees Received by Probate Judges.

Section 12-19-46 - Liability for Receiving Unauthorized Fees - Officers.

Section 12-19-47 - Liability for Receiving Unauthorized Fees - Probate Judges.

Section 12-19-48 - Security for Costs in Suits by or for Nonresidents in Probate Courts.

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...

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.

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.

Section 12-19-52 - Recovery of Full Costs by Defendant Upon Showing of Usurious Interest.

Section 12-19-53 - Entry of Judgment for Costs When Judgment in Action Entered Against Nominal Plaintiff.

Section 12-19-54 - Proceedings for Retaxation of Excessive Costs in Probate Courts.