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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Amount | Level of offense | Mandatory | Imposed by | Delegation of authority | |
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Iowa | Iowa Code § 364.22B | Collection fee |
1. As used in this section, “judgment debt” means any criminal penalty, any personal judgment for a civil penalty, or any personal or in rem judgment for the costs + See moreof abating a nuisance or other violation, owing to a city in any proceeding brought as a municipal infraction under section 364.22, or in a civil nuisance proceeding under chapter 657, or in a criminal proceeding for a misdemeanor violation under a city ordinance. 2. Judgment debt owing to a city is deemed delinquent if it is not paid within thirty days after the date it is assessed. An amount which was ordered by the court to be paid on a date fixed in the future is deemed delinquent if it is not received by the clerk of court within thirty days after the fixed date set out in the court order. If an amount was ordered to be paid in installments and an installment is not received within thirty days after the date it is due, the entire amount of the judgment debt is deemed delinquent. 3.a. A city may contract with a private collection designee for the collection of a judgment debt sixty days after the judgment debt in a case is deemed delinquent pursuant to subsection 2. b. The contract shall provide for a collection fee of up to twenty-five percent of the amount of the balance of the judgment debt in a case deemed delinquent. The collection fee shall be added to the amount of the judgment debt deemed delinquent. The amount of the judgment debt deemed delinquent and the collection fee shall be owed by and collected from the defendant. The collection fee shall be used to compensate the private collection designee.
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25% of the judgment debt
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All | Yes | Local jurisdiction | N/A |
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New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-16 | Public Defender Costs |
In all cases where it appears that the defendant has or reasonably expects to have means to meet some part, though not all, of the cost of the services rendered + See moreto him he shall be required to reimburse the office, either by a single payment or in installments, in such amounts as he can reasonably be expected to pay; but no default or failure in the making of any such payment shall in any wise affect or reduce the rendering of the services to him.
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Costs
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All | Yes | Other | N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:158A-19 |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 17.1-279.1 | Additional assessment for electronic summons system. |
Any county, city, or town, through its governing body, may assess an additional sum not in excess of $5 as part of the costs in each criminal or traffic case + See morein the district or circuit courts located where such cases are brought in which the defendant is charged with a violation of any statute or ordinance, which violation in the case of towns arose within the town. The imposition of such assessment shall be by ordinance of the governing body, which may provide for different sums in circuit courts and district courts. The assessment shall be collected by the clerk of the court in which the action is filed, remitted to the treasurer of the appropriate county, city, or town, and held by such treasurer subject to disbursements by the governing body to a local law-enforcement agency solely to fund software, hardware, and associated equipment costs for the implementation and maintenance of an electronic summons system. The imposition of a town assessment shall replace any county fee that would otherwise apply.
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$0 - $5 | All | No | Other | Delegation to municipality |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-299.2(C) | Alcohol and substance abuse screening and assessment for designated Class 1 misdemeanor convictions. |
C. If the screening indicates that the person has a substance abuse or dependence problem, an assessment shall be completed and if the assessment confirms that the person has a + See moresubstance abuse or dependence problem, as a condition of a suspended sentence and probation, the court shall order the person to complete the substance abuse education and intervention component, or both as appropriate, of the local alcohol safety action program or such other agency providing treatment programs or services, if available, such as in the opinion of the court would be best suited to the needs of the person. If the referral is to the local alcohol safety action program, the program may charge a fee for the education and intervention component, or both, not to exceed $300, based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
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$0 - $300 | All | No | Other | Delegation to local alcohol safety action program |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-160.1(D) | Boarding or riding transportation district train without lawful payment of fare; penalty. |
D. Any person who has been convicted of violating subsection C shall be civilly liable to the Commonwealth and the transportation district for all costs incurred in prosecuting such person. + See moreThe costs shall be limited to actual expenses, including the base wage of one employee acting as a witness for the Commonwealth and suit costs, but the total costs recovered shall not exceed the maximum amount of the fine that may be imposed for the offense.
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costs incurred in prosecuting, not to exceed maximum fine for the offense
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Misdemeanor | Yes | Other | N/A |
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Virginia | Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-251.01(A) | Substance abuse screening and assessment for felony convictions. |
The services agency or program may require the person entering such program or services under the provisions of this section to pay a fee for the education and treatment component, + See moreor both, based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
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a fee for the education and treatment component
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Felony | No | Other | Delegation to services agency or program |
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