§ 16-28. Assessment of court costs to be used for the operation and administration of teen court programs.

(a)

The court (both county and circuit) shall assess court costs of $3.00 per case, in addition to any other authorized cost or fine, against every person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication, or adjudicated delinquent for a violation of criminal law, a delinquent act, or a municipal or county ordinance, or who pays a fine or civil penalty for any violation of F.S. ch. 316. Any person whose adjudication is withheld under F.S. § 318.14(9) or (10) shall also be assessed such cost. The assessment for court costs shall be assessed in addition to any fine or civil penalty or other court cost and may not be deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any fine or civil penalty that is received by a municipality in the county or by the county in accordance with F.S. §§ 316.660 and 318.21. The assessment shall be specifically added to any civil penalty paid for a violation of F.S. ch. 316 regardless of whether the penalty is paid by mail, paid in person without request for a hearing, or paid after hearing and determination by the court. However, the assessment may not be made against a person for a violation of any state law or municipal or county ordinance relating to the parking of vehicles, with the exception of the violation of the handicapped parking laws.

(b)

The clerk of the court shall collect the assessments for court costs collected pursuant to this section and shall remit the assessments to the teen court monthly, less five percent, which is to be retained as fee income of the office of the clerk of the circuit court. The teen court must account for all funds received under this section in a written report to the board by August 1 of each year.

(Code 1982, § 1-7-10; Ord. No. 05-026, pt. A, 8-2-2005; Ord. No. 07-047, pt. A, 9-11-2007)

State law reference

Authority for above assessment, F.S. § 938.19.