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§ 33.19 CREDIT/CHECK/DEBIT CARD SERVICE FEE.
   (A)   The Municipal Court shall assess a service fee to cover the costs associated with the processing of payments to the court, by credit, check or debit card.
   (B)   Such fee shall be reflected in those costs and charges assessed by the credit card processing center, as well as the costs of maintenance and operation by the town’s Finance Department.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-5) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)
§ 33.20 PUBLIC SAFETY RECOVERY FEE.
   (A)   A public safety recovery fee shall be collected from a defendant found guilty or responsible of any criminal or civil violation, other than a parking violation, on a per charge basis.
   (B)   (1)   The Finance Director shall establish a Public Safety Recovery Fee Account for the purpose of enhancing public safety.
      (2)   These funds shall not supplant budgeted expenditures and may only be used in a manner that enhances public safety.
   (C)   The Court may waive the public safety recovery fee if the Court determines that the ends of justice would otherwise be thwarted by the collection of the fee.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-6) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)
§ 33.21 COURT ENHANCEMENT FEES.
   (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)
§ 33.22 LATE FEES.
   (A)   A late fee shall be paid to the Municipal Court for every payment against any fine, sanction, fee, assessment, restitution or court cost (including sanctions paid through community work service) paid after the date required by a time-payment agreement between the Court and the defendant.
   (B)   This fee is a recurring fee and shall be assessed for every late payment.
   (C)   This fee is in addition to the fee required under A.R.S. § 12-116(A).
   (D)   Exceptions may be made for bond forfeitures to fines when the bond has not been received by the Court or when a defendant is in custody and receives a sentence of time-served.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-8) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)
§ 33.23 TIME PAYMENT FEES.
   (A)   A time-payment fee shall be assessed in every case in which the defendant enters an agreement to pay a fine, fee, assessment, court cost, restitution or to perform community work service over time.
   (B)   The Court may waive the time payment fee if the Court determines that the ends of justice would otherwise be thwarted by the collection of the fee.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-9) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)
§ 33.24 FUND ESTABLISHED.
   (A)   The Finance Director shall ensure that a fund is established for a Court Enhancement Fund.
   (B)   Fees collected in accordance with this chapter not required by law to be deposited elsewhere shall be placed in the Court Enhancement Fund.
   (C)   The Municipal Court shall administer, through the annual budget process of the town, and may make expenditures from the fund for the purposes of enhancing the Municipal Court. Moneys from this fund shall supplement moneys already provided for the operation of the Municipal Court.
(Prior Code, § 5-4-10) (Ord. 11-14, passed - -2011; Ord. 13-03, passed - -2013)