§ 46-72. Assessments imposed.

(a)

Pursuant to F.S. § 938.19, which is incorporated herein by reference into this article, a $3.00 assessment shall be charged as a court cost by both the Collier County Circuit Court and the Collier County County Court against every person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication, a violation of: a State criminal statute, or a municipal ordinance or County ordinance, or who pays a fine or civil penalty for any violation of F.S. ch. 316.

(b)

Any person whose adjudication is withheld pursuant to the provisions of F.S. §§ 318.14(9), 318.14(10), shall also be assessed the $3.00 court cost.

(c)

The $3.00 assessment for court costs shall be 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 Collier County or by Collier County in accordance with F.S. §§ 316.660 and 318.21.

(d)

The $3.00 assessment shall be specifically added to any civil penalty paid for a 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.

(e)

However, the $3.00 assessment shall not be made against a person for the 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, which are set forth in F.S. § 316.1955.

(f)

Court costs accessed pursuant to F.S. § 938.19, shall be limited to a $3.00 assessment per case. These court costs are mandatory costs and are not required to be orally announced at sentencing.

(Ord. No. 02-10, § 2, 3-12-02)