§ 38-4. Assessment of court costs to fund teen court.

(a)

This ordinance shall be known as the "Teen Court Cost Assessment Ordinance."

(b)

Consistent with F.S. § 938.19, which is incorporated herein by reference, there is hereby assessed the sum of up to $3.00 as a court cost which shall be assessed as a court cost by both the circuit court and the county court in the county against every person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication, or adjudicated delinquent for a violation of state criminal statute, a delinquent act, or a municipal or county ordinance or who pays a fine or civil penalty for any violation of F.S. ch. 316. Any person whose adjudication is withheld pursuant to the provisions of F.S. §§ 318.14(9) or (10), shall also be assessed such cost. The $3.00 assessment for court costs shall be assessed in addition to any fine, civil penalty, or other court cost and shall not be deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any fine or civil penalty which is received by a municipality in the county or by the county in accordance with F.S. §§ 316.660 and 318.21. The assessment shall specifically be added to any civil penalty paid for violation of F.S. ch. 316, whether such penalty is paid by mail, paid in person without request for hearing or paid after hearing and determination by the court. However, the assessment shall not be made against a person for violation of any state statutes, county ordinance, or municipal ordinance relating to the parking of vehicles, with the exception of a violation of the handicapped parking laws. The clerk of the court shall collect the respective assessment for court costs established in F.S. § 938.19, and herein remit the same to the teen court account monthly, less five percent, which is to be retained as fee income of the office of the clerk of the circuit court. The funds collected shall be used for administering and operating the teen court program.

(c)

The board of county commissioners will authorize a nonprofit organization, a law enforcement agency, the court administrator, the clerk of the court, or another similar agency to administer the teen court. By August 1 ^st of each year or by another date required by the board of county commissioners, the teen court must account for all funds received pursuant to this section.

(Ord. No. 2000-46, §§ 1—3, 8-29-00; Ord. No. 05-36, §§ 2, 3, 8-9-05; Ord. No. 07-37, § 1, 8-7-07)