§ 45-31-80 — Additional Fee; Supervision Fee; Disposition of Funds

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and juvenile court cases, not including traffic, in Geneva County, a fee of five dollars ($5) shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the courts, three dollars ($3) shall be remitted monthly to the Juvenile Court Services Fund, and two dollars ($2) shall be remitted monthly to the Judicial Administration Fund.
(b) Further, a monthly supervision fee not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) per month shall be assessed in juvenile cases at the discretion of the juvenile court judge. The supervision fee shall be collected by the juvenile court office and deposited in the Juvenile Court Services Fund.
(c) There is established a Juvenile Court Services Fund for the deposit of the above described court cost monies and supervision fees. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility under the supervision of the Juvenile Court Judge of Geneva County.
(d) Any funds appropriated from this fund shall be expended solely for juvenile programs and for subsistence for the juvenile court services staff in the county, to aid the functions of the juvenile court, and for the benefit of the children of Geneva County. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Juvenile Court Judge of Geneva County.
(e) There is established a Judicial Administration Fund for the deposit of the above described court costs monies. The fund shall be maintained in an interest bearing account in a bank of known responsibility by the presiding circuit court judge.
(f) Any funds appropriated from the Judicial Administration Fund shall be expended for increasing the efficiency of judicial administration, for continuing education for the courts and clerks, and other related court and judicial purposes in Geneva county. Any funds expended shall be authorized by the Presiding Circuit Court Judge of Geneva County.

Legislative History

(Acts 98-653, p. 1430, §1.)