A. The city court shall assess each defendant placed on probation or a period of deferred prosecution a fee of $40 per month or part of a month which the defendant remains on probation or deferred prosecution.
B. The city court shall assess each defendant, not on probation or deferred prosecution but ordered to complete education, treatment, counseling and/or screening, a one-time fee of $30.
C. The city judge may waive all or a portion of the Court Monitoring and Probation Fee established in subsections (A) and (B), after finding the defendant has a substantial financial hardship or is indigent based on sworn affidavits.
D. There is hereby created a Probation/Deferred Prosecution Administration Fund account.
E. The Probation/Deferred Prosecution Administration Fund shall be established as a designated fund account with the city treasurer. The city court shall collect said fees and deposit them in the Probation/Deferred Prosecution Administration Fund account. The city treasurer shall invest the monies in the Fund in the same manner as city funds. Interest earned on Fund monies shall be deposited in the Fund.
F. The city court shall administer the Fund and may make expenditures from the Fund for the purposes provided in this section. Monies from the Fund shall supplement monies already provided to the city court for the administration of court monitoring duties as stated in this section.
G. If the defendant pays some or all of his or her fine, surcharges, restitution, or other fees over time, the fee created herein shall be collected prior to the payment of any fine, surcharges or other fees, except restitution, the Court Enhancement Fee as established in Casa Grande Municipal Code § 2.24.110, or the Jail Cost Recovery Fee as established in Casa Grande Municipal Code § 2.24.100.
(Ord. 1397.02.09 § 5, 2006; Ord. 1397.02.06 § 1, 1999; Ord. 1397.02.04 § 1, 1998)