The proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022 seeks to amend Section 28-2.00 specifically for Etowah County. The amendment authorizes the Legislature to fix, regulate, and alter court costs and charges through general or local law, replacing the previous language that limited the Legislature's ability to impose a trial tax or charge on litigation. Additionally, the amendment ratifies and confirms all court costs and charges that have been collected in Etowah County prior to the ratification of this amendment.
The new legal language includes the insertion of provisions that allow for the establishment, equipment, maintenance, and operation of a public law library in Etowah County, while deleting the previous stipulations regarding the specific use of tax proceeds for the library's personnel salaries. The amendment will be put to a vote, and if approved by a majority of qualified electors, it will become part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.