{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-19-153","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-19-153","heading":"Imposition of Court Costs by Municipal Courts; Collection of Municipal Court Costs, Fines, Etc., by Circuit Court Clerks Upon Appeals to Circuit Courts from Municipal Courts.","body":"(a) Municipal courts may impose court costs pursuant to law.\n(b) In cases of appeal de novo from a municipal court and conviction of the defendant in the circuit court, the clerk of the circuit court shall collect the municipal court costs, fines and forfeitures in addition to the municipal share of the docket fee in circuit court.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 19 Court Finances.","Article 4 Costs, Fees, Fines, Etc., in Criminal Cases.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-19-153","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"bf8649fc392dbd409694f6f16d786c71bc2ccb6f3751f8b2974faba4b248a808","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-19-152","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-19-154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}