§ 46-1.1. Assessment of additional court costs.

(a)

Assessment of court costs. The court shall assess court costs of $3.00 per case, in addition to any other authorized cost or fine, on every person who, with respect to a charge, indictment, prosecution commenced, or petition of delinquency filed in the county or circuit court, pleads guilty, nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, or has an adjudication withheld for, a felony or misdemeanor, or a criminal traffic offense or handicapped parking violation under state law, or a violation of any municipal or county ordinance, if the violation constitutes a misdemeanor under state law.

(b)

Collection of costs and disbursement of funds by the clerk. The clerk of the circuit court shall collect the $3.00 court costs assessed by the court and deposit those funds in an appropriate, designated account established by the clerk. Pursuant to Section 775.0833, Florida Statutes, the clerk shall be entitled to five percent of the assessments collected for the costs of administering the collection of assessments. The clerk shall disburse funds to the sheriff as needed for the implementation and operation of the Collier County Juvenile Assessment Center and/or Suspension Programs.

(c)

Responsibilities of the sheriff. The sheriff shall request funds from the clerk as needed to support the implementation and operation of the Collier County Juvenile Assessment Center or Suspension Programs. The sheriff may also deposit any other funds obtained by that office for the implementation or operations of the juvenile assessment center into the designated account for disbursement to the sheriff as needed. The sheriff shall account for all funds that have been deposited into the designated account by August 1 annually in a written report, to the county juvenile justice council. The sheriff shall provide a report to the board of county commissioners at a board public meeting held during the last quarter of each fiscal year which sets forth the status of the juvenile assessment center. Said report shall describe how the juvenile assessment center is operating, including a financial accounting and an evaluation of the programs of the juvenile assessment center. The report shall be presented to the board during the last quarter of fiscal year 1997-98 and in the last quarter of each fiscal year thereafter.

(Ord. No. 97-11, §§ 1—3, 2-11-97)