Ala. Code § 45-51-84.46
Effective immediately after June 1, 2012, a special recording and filing fee of five dollars ($5) shall be paid to and collected by the Judge of Probate of Montgomery County, with respect to each real property instrument, each personal property instrument, and each Uniform Commercial Code document that may be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and with respect to other instruments and documents in the probate office at the discretion of the judge of probate, and on and after that date, no instrument or document shall be received for record in the office of the judge of probate unless the special recording fee of five dollars ($5) is paid. The special recording fee shall be in addition to all other fees, taxes, and charges required by law to be paid upon the filing for record of any real property instrument, personal property instrument, or Uniform Commercial Code document, and for the recording of other instruments and documents in the probate office at the discretion of the judge of probate. All special recording fees collected shall be paid to a special fund in the office of the judge of probate to be designated as the Judge of Probate Fund. These funds shall be used at the discretion of the judge of probate for an improved recording, archiving, and retrieving system and other equipment, maintenance, and services necessary for the improvement of the office of the judge of probate. The judge of probate shall at the end of each fiscal year report to the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation on the use of the funds. No portion of the fees shall be used for any other purposes including any political purpose.
Ala. Code § 45-51-84.46 (1975)