(A) In order to support the added administration and additional paperwork, as well as the convenience provided associated with processing the receipt of cash or surety bonds connected with a charge or offense for which the posting of a bond in lieu of incarceration is a lawful option, there is hereby authorized and established a special user fee to be known as the law enforcement processing and release fee.
(B) The law enforcement processing and release fee hereinafter identified may be collected by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in each instance of providing additional processing and release services for persons charged with an offense for which the posting of a bond in lieu of incarceration is a lawful option. The fee shall be charged at the same time the bond is collected, except as provided in division (C) of this section.
(C) The law enforcement processing and release fee shall not be charged or collected in the following instances:
(1) Incidents involving a charge of driving while suspended as an infraction; and
(2) Incidents involving any charge or arrest in which the party arrested or to charged is transported to the hospital immediately following the charge(s) or arrest.
(Ord. 1333C, passed 3-30-2011)