(a) This section shall apply only to Hale County.
(b) The Hale County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund is created and hereinafter referred to as the fund.
(c) The Sheriff of Hale County, except for warrants for arrest, may contract with or enter into 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 civil and criminal division of the district and circuit courts of Hale County, shall assess a service of process fee of ten dollars ($10) per document and the fees shall be paid into the fund.
(2) The court official designated in Hale County by law for the respective courts shall collect the service of process fee designated in this subsection and remit the fees collected to the sheriff for deposit into the fund.
(e) The sheriff may use the monies generated by this section for law enforcement purposes in the county, at the discretion of the sheriff, 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 may not revert to the general fund of the county at the end of the fiscal year.
(f) The establishment of the Hale County Sheriff Service of Process Serving Fund and the use of the proceeds may not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the jail.