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Thursday, May 17, 2012
The cost of going to court in Alabama is going up if Gov. Robert Bentley signs a bill approved by the Legislature shortly before the final gavel of the 2012 session.
The Alabama House voted 61-37 moments before the session's end at midnight Wednesday to approve a bill raising the court fees for a traffic ticket by $26. The cost of going to civil court would go up $40 and the cost of going to civil court $45.
In a compromise with legislators who felt the court fees hike would place a burden on low income Alabama residents, lawmakers agreed to reverse the inses in three years.
The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Mike Hill of Columbiana said it would be impossible to fund the state courts without the increase.
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