Ala. Code § 45-2-80.20
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Section 45-2-80.20 Assessment in Domestic Violence Cases
Official statutory text
In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Baldwin County, there shall be levied and assessed a court cost of twenty-five dollars ($25) in all cases in which court costs are assessed which are determined by the judge to be domestic violence cases. The clerk of the court shall collect the court costs and shall periodically remit the proceeds to the Chief Presiding District Court Judge of Baldwin County to be used to establish and operate domestic violence shelters in Baldwin County.
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