The bill amends Section 2 of Act 99-219 from the 1999 Regular Session, which pertains to the fees for the service of process in civil matters by the sheriff's office in Tuscaloosa County. The new legal language specifies that, in addition to existing charges, a fee of sixty dollars ($60) will be assessed for each document personally served by the sheriff's office, replacing the previous fee increase of twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50). The bill also clarifies that this fee does not apply to civil documents issued by the circuit court or mental health documents from the probate judge. Furthermore, it establishes a distribution plan for the collected fees, with fifty percent allocated to the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund and the other fifty percent to the Solicitor's Fund of the District Attorney.

Additionally, the bill repeals Section 3 of Act 99-219, which related to contracting for service of process by the county. It introduces a new fee of eighty-five dollars ($85) for documents requested to be served by the sheriff's office from outside the state, with the same distribution of funds as outlined for in-state documents. The act is set to become effective on June 1, 2024.