1-10-22: DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED MONIES:

   A.   Concurrent Collection: The amount of the traffic mitigation surcharge imposed in this chapter and the amount of criminal fines, penalties and forfeitures lawfully imposed by the City Justice Court shall be collected concurrently.

   B.   City Distribution Rights: As monies are collected on criminal fines, penalties and forfeitures subject to the traffic mitigation surcharge, the local governmental collecting entity shall retain all of the collected monies, if the citation was issued within the boundaries of the City.

   C.   Required Court Date Collection: The City Justice Court shall collect financial information to determine:

      1.   The total number of cases in which:

         a.   A final judgment has been rendered;

         b.   Traffic mitigation surcharges and fines are paid by partial or installment payment; and

         c.   The judgment is fulfilled by an alternative method upon the City Justice Court's order.

      2.   The total dollar amounts of traffic mitigation surcharges owed, including:

         a.   Waived traffic mitigation surcharges;

         b.   Uncollected traffic mitigation surcharges; and

         c.   Collected traffic mitigation surcharges.

   D.   Court Reporting Duty To State: The City Justice Court shall report all collected financial information monthly to the Utah Administrative Office of the Courts for cases subject to the traffic mitigation surcharge.

   E.   City Use Of Surcharge Funds: The monies from the traffic mitigation surcharge shall be used by the City to mitigate the impacts of traffic changes due to the reconstructing of Interstate 15, including priority traffic management systems or other lawful purposes. The monies from the traffic mitigation surcharge are in addition to any monies appropriated or otherwise available for each local government's traffic mitigation projects, and may not be used to supplant those monies.

   F.   Surcharge Records Public: The City shall keep a record of the income and expenditure of the surcharge monies received and used under this section. The records shall be made available for public inspection during regular office hours.

   G.   Fine Revenues: The provisions of this section may not impact the distribution and allocation of fines imposed in accordance with Utah Code Annotated sections 23-14-13 and 51-9-401, or successor provisions. (2001 Code § 34-2-122; amd. 2009 Code)