(A) This section is enacted pursuant to VA Code § 15.2-1613.1, as amended.
(B) There is levied an assessment of $25 as a part of the fees taxed in each case in the General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Circuit Court of Northampton County wherein an individual is admitted to the Northampton County Jail following conviction.
(C) The fee shall be ordered as a part of court costs collected by the Clerk of the Court in which such conviction is made and, upon collection, shall be remitted to the County Treasurer.
(D) The County Treasurer shall segregate such funds and hold same for disbursement to the Sheriff’s Office as directed by the Northampton County Board of Supervisors to defray the costs of processing arrested persons into the Northampton County Jail.
(E) The assessment provided for herein shall be in addition to any other fees prescribed by law.
(Ord. passed 6-10-2002)