(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) Twenty-eight dollars ($28) for attachment;
(2) Twenty-eight dollars ($28) for garnishment; and
(3) Twenty-eight dollars ($28) for execution.
(c) The postjudgment fees collected in civil cases shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Twenty-two dollars seventy-five cents ($22.75) of the attachment fee to the State General Fund, ten dollars seventy-five cents ($10.75) of which shall be for judicial and public safety functions; five dollars twenty-five cents ($5.25) of the attachment fee to the county general fund.
(2) Twenty-two dollars seventy-five cents ($22.75) of the garnishment fee to the State General Fund, ten dollars seventy-five cents ($10.75) of which shall be for judicial and public safety functions; five dollars twenty-five cents ($5.25) of the garnishment fee to the county general fund.
(3) Twenty-one dollars forty cents ($21.40) of the execution fee to the State General Fund, sixteen dollars forty cents ($16.40) of which shall be for judicial and public safety functions; six dollars sixty cents ($6.60) of the execution fee to the county general fund.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 3 - Costs and Fees in Civil Cases.
Section 12-19-71 - Circuit and District Court Filing Fee - Amount.
Section 12-19-72 - Circuit and District Court Filing Fee - Distribution.
Section 12-19-73 - Circuit and District Court Defendant Service Fees.
Section 12-19-74 - Circuit and District Court Fee for Service of Witness Subpoenas.
Section 12-19-75 - Circuit and District Court Attachment, Garnishment, and Execution Fees.
Section 12-19-76 - Circuit Court Fee for Filing of Report of Sale of Abandoned Motor Vehicle.