MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Montgomery County judge has declined to temporarily block a new state law that adds fees to bail bonds.
Several individuals and bail bond companies filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the law, which added a $35 fee to every bail bond.
The Montgomery Advertiser (on.mgmadv.com/NB3QJd) reports that Circuit Judge Tracy McCooey denied a preliminary injunction, but still must rule on other issues in the suit.
The Legislature passed the law to provide money for Alabama's court system.
The plaintiffs say it infringes on the constitutional right to bail.
The attorney general is arguing that the fee is too small to be an impediment.
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