(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONVICTED. The defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by a municipal judge, either after trial, a plea of guilty, or a plea of “nolo contendere.”
(B) Any person convicted of violating any municipal ordinance the penalty for which carries a potential jail term or any ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle shall pay to the Municipal Court, in addition to any fine or other sentence, a $20 corrections fee.
(C) All money collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the municipal treasury and shall be used only for:
(1) Municipal jailer or juvenile detention officer training;
(2) The construction planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of a municipal jail;
(3) Paying the cost of housing municipal prisoners in other detention facilities in the state;
(4) Complying with match or contribution requirements for the receipt of federal funds relating to jails;
(5) Providing inpatient treatment or other substance abuse programs in conjunction with or as an alternative to jail sentencing;
(6) Defraying the cost of transporting prisoners to jails; or
(7) Providing electronic monitoring system.
(D) Interest collected from money deposited into the special fund pursuant to this section may be credited to the municipality’s General Fund.
(Ord. 927, passed 6-24-2003)