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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 331.430A COURTHOUSE SECURITY
1 2 FUND.
1 3 1. A courthouse security fund is created in each county.
1 4 The fund shall consist of receipts of courthouse security fees
1 5 taxed and collected by the clerk of the district court and
1 6 paid to the county treasurer. The fund shall be administered
1 7 by the county sheriff to provide for the salaries, benefits,
1 8 equipment, and training of security staff and for the purchase
1 9 and maintenance of security equipment for the courthouse.
1 10 Expenditures from the fund are subject to approval of the
1 11 board of supervisors.
1 12 2. Moneys in the courthouse security fund shall be used
1 13 for security-related expenditures including, but not limited
1 14 to, the purchase and maintenance of x-ray machines and
1 15 conveying systems; handheld metal detectors; walk-through
1 16 metal detectors; identification cards and systems; electronic
1 17 locking and surveillance equipment; salaries, benefits,
1 18 uniforms, firearms, training, and other necessary equipment
1 19 for the performance of duties for deputy sheriffs assigned to
1 20 courthouse security detail; signage; evidence security and
1 21 inventory systems; and security hardware and equipment
1 22 necessary or commonly used in video arraignment systems.
1 23 3. The courthouse security fee shall be taxed pursuant to
1 24 sections 625.8A and 815.14 as a court cost by the clerk of the
1 25 district court to each civil action filed in the district
1 26 court and each criminal complaint, indictment, or citation if
1 27 the defendant is convicted or pleads guilty to the offense
1 28 contained in the complaint, indictment, or citation.
1 29 4. The courthouse security fee shall not be taxed as a
1 30 court cost for a parking violation.
1 31 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 625.8A COURTHOUSE SECURITY FEE.
1 32 1. The clerk of the district court shall tax as a court
1 33 cost a fee of three dollars for each civil action filed in the
1 34 district court. Except as provided in subsection 2, the fee
1 35 shall be collected at the time that a civil action is filed.
2 1 The revenue from the fees required by this section shall be
2 2 deposited in the county's courthouse security fund created in
2 3 section 331.430A.
2 4 2. In a civil action brought by the state or a political
2 5 subdivision of the state in which the state or the political
2 6 subdivision of the state is a prevailing party, the fee shall
2 7 be taxed and collected against the party which does not
2 8 prevail. A county is not liable for payment of the courthouse
2 9 security fee.
2 10 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 815.14 COURTHOUSE SECURITY FEE.
2 11 1. The clerk of the district court shall tax as a court
2 12 cost the following fees, as applicable, to each criminal
2 13 complaint, indictment, or citation filed in the district
2 14 court, if the defendant is convicted or pleads guilty to the
2 15 offense contained in the complaint, indictment, or citation:
2 16 a. A fee of five dollars for each felony offense.
2 17 b. A fee of three dollars for each misdemeanor offense or
2 18 uniform citation and complaint issued pursuant to chapter 805
2 19 except as provided in paragraph "c".
2 20 c. A fee of one dollar for each uniform citation and
2 21 complaint issued pursuant to chapter 805 for which a court
2 22 appearance is not required or requested.
2 23 2. The revenue from the fees required by this section
2 24 shall be deposited in the county's courthouse security fund
2 25 created in section 331.430A. The fee shall not be taxed as a
2 26 court cost for a parking violation.
2 27 EXPLANATION
2 28 This bill creates a courthouse security fund in each
2 29 county. The fund is administered by the county sheriff
2 30 subject to approval of expenditures by the board of
2 31 supervisors. The fund shall be used for security personnel
2 32 and equipment including, but not limited to, x-ray machines
2 33 and conveying systems; identification cards and systems;
2 34 electronic locking and surveillance systems; salaries,
2 35 benefits, clothing, training, and weapons for security
3 1 deputies; signage; evidence security and inventory systems;
3 2 and video arraignment systems.
3 3 The courthouse security fee is $3 for each civil case filed
3 4 in the district court. However, the state or a political
3 5 subdivision of the state which prevails in a civil action is
3 6 not liable for the fee. A county is not liable for the fee in
3 7 a civil action.
3 8 In criminal actions, the fee is $5 for a felony; the fee is
3 9 $3 for misdemeanors and uniform citations and complaints
3 10 except where a court appearance is not requested or required;
3 11 and $1 for uniform citations and complaints where a court
3 12 appearance is not requested or required. The fee is not taxed
3 13 as a court cost for a parking violation.
3 14 LSB 1694SC 76
3 15 tj/cf/24
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