(a) The Court of Civil Appeals Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund is created in the State Treasury. (b) The fund shall consist of all monies paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the fund through user fees, copy fees, subscriptions, service charges, and any other sources associated with the operation of the appellate court case management system or by the legislative appropriation, grant, gift, or otherwise. (c) Monies contained in the fund may be expended by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals to provide for any activities involving the administration of justice including the following purposes: (1) Expand methods and means for collection and disbursement of court-ordered monies through the use of credit cards, electronic funds transfers, or other means and provide for electronic transfer of records and storage. (2) Enhance coordination and sharing of data with local, state, and federal agencies, members of the bar, and the public. (3) Provide equipment for electronically filing cases. (4) Improve accountability for case filings and dispositions. (5) Train and educate employees and officials on the trial or appellate levels of the Unified Judicial System regarding legal and administrative policies and procedures and effective usage of the courts’ management systems. (6) Provide education materials including manuals, forms, handbooks, books, brochures, and technology for legal research and case management for appellate and trial court officials and employees and component groups of the legal community. (7) Provide staff, services, and equipment required to maintain and expand technological improvements and conduct continuing education and training in these areas. (8) Provide for any other use by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals for the general operations that further the administration of justice. (9) Pay service charges, electronic transfer fees, or any other transaction costs associated with subdivisions (1) to (8), inclusive. (d) The Administrative Office of Courts may transfer to the Court of Civil Appeals Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund established by subsection (a) any amounts on deposit in the Administrative Office of Courts Advanced Technology Data and Exchange Fund to the credit of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. (e) At the end of any fiscal year, any unexpended or unencumbered monies contributed to or deposited in the fund from any source shall remain in the fund for the use of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals. (f) All monies in the fund shall be budgeted and allotted pursuant to the Budget Management Act in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 4 and Chapter 19 of Title 41 and only in the amount provided by the Legislature in the general appropriations act or other appropriations act.
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