(A) Payment of costs of confinement.
(1) Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor criminal offense in the Municipal Court and who, as a consequence, is incarcerated in the Yavapai County Jail, may as part of any sentence imposed by the Municipal Court be required to reimburse through the Municipal Court to Yavapai County for actual expenses incurred by reason of such confinement at the daily prisoner cost rate or fee imposed by Yavapai County. The fees, if collected by the Municipal Court, shall be forwarded to Yavapai County.
(2) In the event the daily prisoner cost charges, rate or fee by Yavapai County should increase or decrease following August 28, 1992, then the fee imposed herein shall similarly be increased or decreased.
(2001 Code, § 5-4-1)
(B) Waiver of costs for indigents. No person shall be required to pay the fee established by this chapter who is found by the Municipal Court to be indigent.
(2001 Code, § 5-4-2)
(C) Collection of fee. In addition to any other remedies which may be allowed by law, the Town Attorney is authorized to institute any appropriate civil suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of the fee referred to in this chapter.
(2001 Code, § 5-4-3)
(Am. Ord. 492, passed - -2002)