(A) Any person convicted of an offense punishable by a fine of $10 or more or by incarceration, excluding parking and standing violations, or any person forfeiting bond when charged with such an offense, shall be ordered by the Court to pay $4 as a separate penalty assessment, which shall be in addition to and not in substitution for any and all fines and penalties otherwise provided for by law for such offense. The Court shall provide for separate bail for the penalty assessment. A defendant admitted to bail on an undertaking by a surety may include the amount of the penalty assessment in the undertaking.
(B) Upon conviction or bond forfeiture, the Court shall collect the penalty assessment and deposit it in an account created for that purpose. As an administrative fee for handling funds collected as a penalty assessment, the Court is authorized to retain 2% of such monies and may also retain all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as provided in this division (B). The remainder of such monies shall be forwarded quarterly by the Court Clerk to the State Treasury. Deposits shall be due July 15 for the preceding quarter ending June 30, October 15 for the preceding quarter ending September 30, June 15 for the preceding quarter ending December 31, and April 15 for the preceding quarter ending March 31.
(C) As used in this section,
CONVICTED means any final adjudication of guilt, whether pursuant to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or otherwise, and any deferred or suspended sentence or judgment.
(Prior Code, § 6-133)