1. (a) The Hale County Commission, in addition to any fees currently authorized, may set and authorize the judge of probate to collect an additional transaction fee up to the following amounts with regard to each of the following transactions in the probate office:

   1. (1) License tags: Five dollars ($5).
   2. (2) Motor vehicle titles: Two dollars ($2).
   3. (3) Mobile home titles: Two dollars ($2).
   4. (4) Driver’s licenses: One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
   5. (5) Duplicate driver’s licenses: One dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
   6. (6) Privilege licenses: Twenty-five dollar ($25) flat rate plus section codes.
   7. (7) Notary Fee: Four dollars ($4).
2. (b) The additional fees collected pursuant to subsection (a) shall be paid to the general fund of the county to be used as a first priority to fund a pay increase for county employees and thereafter to be used for the operation of the probate office or for other county purposes as determined by the county commission.

(Act 2017-142, §1.)