(A) Any person who is:
(1) Sentenced for a felony or a misdemeanor;
(2) Subject to lawful detention, as defined in I.C. 35-31.5-2-186, in County Jail for a period of more than 72 hours;
(3) Not a member of a family that makes less than 150% of the federal income poverty level; and
(4) Not detained as a child subject to the jurisdiction of a Juvenile Court; shall reimburse the county for the sum of the following amounts:
(a) The lesser of:
1. The per diem amount now and hereafter fixed by the County Council; or
2. Thirty dollars; multiplied by each day or part of a day that the person is lawfully detained in a County Jail or lawfully detained under I.C. 35-33-11-3 for more than six hours.
(b) The cost of collecting the amount for which the person is liable under this section.
(B) The County Sheriff shall collect the amounts due from a person under this section. If the County Sheriff does not collect the amount due to the county, the County Attorney may collect the amount due; provided, however, that any such person may satisfy that person’s obligation to reimburse the county under this section:
(1) By making payment in full within 30 days of release in the amount of $15 per day multiplied by each day or a part of the day that the person is lawfully detained in a county jail or lawfully detained under I.C. 35-33-11-3 for more than six hours; or
(2) By the timely completion of a repayment plan ordered by the court at the time of imposing sentence pursuant to I.C. 35-50-5-4.
(C) The effective date of this section shall be August 1, 1998.
(Ord. 98-07-20-AY, passed 7-20-1998)