(a) Each person filing a motion in a post-adjudicated civil case, to include those in default and/or submitted to the Fines Fees and Restitution Enforcement (FARE) program, will pay a five dollar ($5.00) post-adjudicated civil motion filing fee. The five dollar ($5.00) filing fee shall be paid prior to acceptance and processing of the motion.
(b) Absent extraordinary circumstances the five dollar ($5.00) filing fee shall not be waived. When waving the five dollar ($5.00) filing fee, city court shall set forth the extraordinary circumstances in all orders and judgments waving the fee.
(c) The post-adjudicated civil motion filing fee provided for in this section is hereby declared to be a cost recovery measure, administrative in nature, separate from and in addition to any sentence or civil penalty previously imposed by the court.
(d) In addition to any other rights and remedies available to the city, the city attorney is authorized to institute any appropriate civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for recovery of the post adjudicated civil motion filing fee authorized under this section.
(Ord. No. 10849, § 1, 11-9-10, eff. 12-1-10)