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Ala. Code § 15-27-4: Ala. Code § 15-27-4

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute sets a $500 administrative filing fee for expungement petitions in circuit court, specifies how the fee is distributed among state and local agencies, and allows courts to waive the fee for indigent petitioners or cases with no probable cause findings.

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