(a) When a city court magistrate issues a warrant for failure to pay a fine or restitution, the court shall impose a warrant fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) upon the person who is the subject of the warrant, to cover the city court's administrative cost for processing such warrants. As used in this section, the term "magistrate" includes senior special magistrates, magistrates, special magistrates, and limited special magistrates.
(b) The warrant fee may be waived or suspended when such waiver would be in the interest of justice. No person who is found to be indigent by the city court shall be required to pay the warrant fee.
(c) The warrant 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 probation conditions imposed by the city court in the criminal case. The city court shall set forth the requirement and amount of such warrant fee as a separate item in all orders and judgments.
(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 warrant fee authorized under this section.
(Ord. No. 8557, § 1, 8-7-95)