(A) The Municipal Court shall assess a court enhancement fee in addition to any fine, sanction or penalty imposed by the court in every case wherein the defendant is found guilty or responsible for one or more charges or where the charges against a defendant are deferred or diverted pursuant to a formal agreement presented to the Court. Court Enhancement Fees shall be collected per charge for which the defendant is found guilty or responsible. Court enhancement fees are secondary in order of collection only to restitution and time payment fees, if applicable.
(B) The court enhancement fee shall be received by the Court in a manner consistent with the state’s Supreme Court Accounting Standards and deposited with the Finance Department on a monthly basis for deposit into the Court Enhancement Fund. The Magistrate may use Court Enhancement Funds in conjunction with common project, programs or uses which may benefit the Court’s operations, but enhancement funds may not be used to supplant budgeted expenses.
(C) The Court may waive the court enhancement fee only if the Court determines that the ends of justice would otherwise be thwarted by the collection of the fee.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-7) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)