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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 356.7A COURTHOUSE SECURITY – 1 2 DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. 1 3 The county board of supervisors may adopt an ordinance 1 4 establishing a courthouse security fee not to exceed fifteen 1 5 dollars to be assessed in civil and criminal proceedings 1 6 pursuant to sections 602.8105 and 602.8106. All courthouse 1 7 security moneys collected by the clerk of the district court 1 8 pursuant to section 602.8105 or 602.8106 shall be deposited 1 9 into the county general fund and the moneys shall be used for 1 10 courthouse security purposes including equipment purchasing, 1 11 maintenance, depreciation, personnel costs, training, and 1 12 remodeling. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 602.8105, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 14 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 15 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For a first pleading by a party in a 1 16 civil or small claims case, a courthouse security fee, if 1 17 authorized, up to fifteen dollars as provided in section 1 18 356.7A. A county, municipality, or the state shall not be 1 19 assessed the courthouse security fee. 1 20 Sec. 3. Section 602.8106, subsection 1, Code 2003, is 1 21 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. For a courthouse security fee, up to 1 23 fifteen dollars, if authorized. A courthouse security fee 1 24 shall be assessed as provided in section 356.7A. A courthouse 1 25 security fee shall not be collected if the offense is a 1 26 scheduled violation that does not require a court appearance. 1 27 A county, municipality, or the state shall not be assessed the 1 28 courthouse security fee. 1 29 Sec. 4. Section 602.8107, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 1 30 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 31 d. Court costs, including correctional fees assessed 1 32 pursuant to sections 356.7 and 904.108, court-appointed 1 33 attorney fees, courthouse security fees pursuant to section 1 34 356.7A, or public defender expenses. 1 35 Sec. 5. Section 602.8108, subsection 2, Code 2003, is 2 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2 2. Except as otherwise provided, the clerk of the district 2 3 court shall report and submit to the state court 2 4 administrator, not later than the fifteenth day of each month, 2 5 the fines and fees received during the preceding calendar 2 6 month. Except as provided in subsections 4,and5, and 7, the 2 7 state court administrator shall deposit the amounts received 2 8 with the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of 2 9 the state. The state court administrator shall report to the 2 10 legislative fiscal bureau within thirty days of the beginning 2 11 of each fiscal quarter the amount received during the previous 2 12 quarter in the account established under this section. 2 13 Sec. 6. Section 602.8108, Code 2003, is amended by adding 2 14 the following new subsection: 2 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. The clerk of the district court shall 2 16 deposit all courthouse security fees collected into the county 2 17 general fund in the county where the case is being heard or 2 18 where the offense occurred and the funds shall be used as 2 19 provided in section 356.7A. 2 20 EXPLANATION 2 21 This bill relates to courthouse security and provides for a 2 22 fee. 2 23 The bill provides that a county board of supervisors may 2 24 adopt an ordinance assessing a courthouse security fee in 2 25 criminal and civil proceedings, not to exceed $15. In civil 2 26 proceedings under the bill, each party in a civil or small 2 27 claims case shall be assessed a courthouse security fee if an 2 28 ordinance has been adopted. In criminal proceedings under the 2 29 bill, the defendant shall be assessed the courthouse security 2 30 fee if an ordinance has been adopted. The bill provides that 2 31 a scheduled violation which does not require a court 2 32 appearance shall not be assessed a courthouse security fee. 2 33 The bill also provides that a county, municipality, or the 2 34 state shall not be assessed the fee. 2 35 The bill provides that the clerk of the district court 3 1 shall deposit the courthouse security fee into the county 3 2 general fund in the county where the case is being heard or 3 3 where the criminal offense occurred. The bill provides that 3 4 the moneys related to the courthouse security fee deposited 3 5 into the county general fund shall be used by the county for 3 6 courthouse security equipment purchasing, maintenance, 3 7 depreciation, personnel costs, training, and remodeling. 3 8 LSB 2465SS 80 3 9 jm/sh/8
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