Chapter 39: Municipal Court

Section

General Provisions

   39-01   Purpose

   39-02   Definitions

Court Service Fees

   39-03   Case processing fees and penalty assessments

   39-04   Diversion program fee

   39-05   Arrest warrant fee

   39-06   DUI investigation fee

   39-07   Blood analysis fee

   39-08   [Repealed]

   39-09   Defense appointment fee

   39-10   Default fee for default judgements on civil traffic violation cases

   39-11   Dishonored check fee

   39-12   Collection fee

   39-13   Assessment and collection of fees

   39-14   Authority to waive fees

   39-15   Court technology fee

Special Judicial Officers

   39-25   Judge Pro Tempore

   39-26   Commissioners

   39-27   Hearing Officers

Marshal

   39-30   Marshals duty and training

General Provisions

§ 39-01 Purpose.

   Pursuant to the City of Yuma Charter Article III (Powers of the City) and Article XI (Municipal Court), certain fees shall be established, assessed and collected from persons using Municipal Court services in order to defray the costs of various Municipal Court related services. The Municipal Court service fees established in this chapter are reasonably calculated to recover, on average, all or part of the costs and expenses associated with each service provided or undertaken on behalf of the person assessed fees.

(Ord. O99-90, passed 12-15-99)

§ 39-02 Definitions.

   As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, unless such meanings would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the chapter or the context clearly requires otherwise.

   PROSECUTOR. An attorney or other person authorized to act as an attorney for the government who prosecutes a person for a criminal, civil traffic or petty offense in the Municipal Court of the City of Yuma, Arizona.

   MUNICIPAL COURT. The Municipal Court of the City of Yuma, Arizona as established by City of Yuma Charter Art. XI, Sec. 1.

   MUNICIPAL JUDGE. Shall include the Presiding Judge, Municipal Judge, Municipal Judge Pro Tempore, City Magistrate, and any other person authorized to adjudicate matters for or on behalf of the Municipal Court of the City of Yuma, Arizona.

   MARSHAL. A Yuma Municipal Court security officer employed by the Municipal Court as set forth in A.R.S. § 12-299.10, as amended.

(Ord. O99-90, passed 12-15-99; Ord. O2017-006, passed 3-1-17; Ord. O2023-021, passed 7-19-23)

Court Service Fees