(A) On and after August 1, 2009, a fee is hereby imposed upon any person whose driver’s license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is reinstated after having been suspended by the city’s Municipal Court for any of the following:
(1) Failure to timely pay costs, fines, forfeitures or penalties imposed by the municipal court; or
(2) Default on a payment plan for costs, fines, forfeitures or penalties imposed by the municipal court; provided, that on and after November 1, 2009, the fee herein imposed shall be known as an administrative fee.
(B) If the suspension of the driver’s license is for a period of time not exceeding one year, the fee hereby imposed is $25.
(C) If the suspension of the driver’s license is for a period of time exceeding one year, the fee hereby imposed is $50.
(D) The administrative fee imposed by this section shall be paid to the city before the city files with the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles the Verification of Satisfaction form that will facilitate reinstatement of the person’s drivers license or privilege to drive by the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles.
(E) All fees received by the city under the authority of this section shall be used by the city to defer the costs related to the suspension and reinstatement of licenses to operate motor vehicles in this state.
(Ord. 09-10, passed 10-20-2009)