Code of Alabama
Part 1 - Taxation.
Section 45-3A-30.06 - Costs of Collections; Remainder of Proceeds.

The designated collection agent shall charge and deduct from the proceeds of the tax levied, an amount equal to the cost to the agency of making the collections and the charge shall not exceed five percent of the total amount of tax collected. Following that deduction, the agent shall pay the remainder of the tax proceeds to the city general fund.