Section 45-10-81.01 Juvenile Court Services Fund. - Alabama Statutes

Section 45-10-81.01

Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(a) In Cherokee County, a probation supervision fee may be assessed at the discretion of the judge of the juvenile court when a juvenile is placed on probation and subject to supervision by the court in any juvenile court case. The supervision fee shall be collected by the clerk of the juvenile court and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund.

(b) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the fees described in subsection (a). The fund shall be maintained in an interest-bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Cherokee County.

(c) Any funds in the Juvenile Court Services Fund may be expended solely for juvenile programs, for subsistence for the juvenile court staff in Cherokee County, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Cherokee County. Any expenditure of the funds shall be authorized by the Cherokee County Juvenile Court Judge.

(Act 2009-331, §§1-3.)