The bill establishes a new provision for the City of Lake View in Tuscaloosa County, allowing the municipal judge or magistrate to recall a failure to appear or comply warrant upon the payment of a fee by the defendant. Specifically, the bill permits the assessment of a warrant recall fee, which cannot exceed $100, to be paid at the time the warrant is recalled. It clarifies that the decision to recall a warrant is at the discretion of the municipal judge or magistrate and does not obligate the city to recall any warrants issued. Additionally, all fees collected from this warrant recall process will be deposited into the City of Lake View Corrections Fund, in accordance with existing state law. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2024. The new legal language introduced in this bill is marked by and includes provisions for the fee structure and the allocation of funds, while no deletions from current law are specified.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-47-7
Enrolled: 11-47-7