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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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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 31:39 | Purpose and Penalties | Towns may enforce the observance of the bylaws by suitable penalties not exceeding $1,000 for each offense to enure to such uses as the town may direct. | $0.00 - $1000.00 | All | No | Local jurisdiction, Court, Municipality/municipal agency | Yes |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-19-108(b) | Fees |
(b) Criminal justice agencies which fingerprint applicants at the request of noncriminal justice agencies for criminal history record information may charge a reasonable fee of not more than + See morefive dollars ($5.00) for fingerprinting. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the state general fund or to the general fund of the appropriate county or municipality.
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$5 | All | No | Other | State/Statewide Agency |
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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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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-436 | Infraction, penalties. |
Any person guilty of an infraction when a penalty is not otherwise specified shall: (1) For the first offense be fined not more than one hundred dollars; (2) upon a + See moresecond conviction for the same infraction within a two-year period be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than three hundred dollars; and (3) upon a third or subsequent conviction for the same infraction within a two-year period be fined not less than two hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars.
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$0 - $500 | All | Yes | All | Yes |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1463.06 | Property subject to forfeiture; hearing. |
In addition to the penalties provided in the Child Pornography Prevention Act, a sentencing court may order that any money, securities, negotiable instruments, firearms, conveyances, or electronic communication devices as + See moredefined in section 28-833 or any equipment, components, peripherals, software, hardware, or accessories related to electronic communication devices be forfeited as a part of the sentence imposed if it finds by clear and convincing evidence adduced at a separate hearing in the same prosecution, conducted pursuant to section 28-1601, that any or all such property was derived from, used, or intended to be used to facilitate a violation of the Child Pornography Prevention Act.
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (1) | Clerk of the district court; fees; enumerated. |
(1) In addition to the judges retirement fund fee provided in section 24-703 and the fee provided in section 33-106.03 and except as otherwise provided by law, the fees of + See morethe clerk of the district court shall be as follows: There shall be a docket fee of forty-two dollars for each civil and criminal case except (a) a case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment as hereinafter provided, (b) proceedings under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Employment Security Law, when provision is made for the fees that may be charged, and (c) a criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto as hereinafter provided. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-five dollars for each case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment from another court in this state for the purpose of obtaining a lien. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-seven dollars for each criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto.
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$42
Docket Fee |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (1) | Clerk of the district court; fees; enumerated. |
(1) In addition to the judges retirement fund fee provided in section 24-703 and the fee provided in section 33-106.03 and except as otherwise provided by law, the fees of + See morethe clerk of the district court shall be as follows: There shall be a docket fee of forty-two dollars for each civil and criminal case except (a) a case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment as hereinafter provided, (b) proceedings under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Employment Security Law, when provision is made for the fees that may be charged, and (c) a criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto as hereinafter provided. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-five dollars for each case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment from another court in this state for the purpose of obtaining a lien. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-seven dollars for each criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto.
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$27
Criminal Appeal Fee |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (2) | Clerk of the district court; fees; enumerated. |
(2) In all cases, other than those appealed from an inferior court or original filings which are within jurisdictional limits of an inferior court and when a jury is demanded + See morein district court, the docket fee shall cover all fees of the clerk, except that the clerk shall be paid for each copy or transcript ordered of any pleading, record, or other paper and that the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of fifteen dollars for making a complete record of a case.
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$15
Records Fee |
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West Virginia | W. Va. Code §25-1-3c. | Division of corrections. - Organization, institutions and corrections management - Financial responsibility program for inmates. |
(c)(1) The warden shall deduct from the earnings of each inmate, legitimate court-ordered financial obligations. The warden shall also deduct child support payments from the earnings of each inmate who + See morehas a court-ordered financial obligation. The Commissioner of the Division of Corrections shall develop a policy that outlines the formula for the distribution of the offender's income and the formula shall include a percentage deduction, not to exceed forty percent in the aggregate, for any court ordered victim restitution, court fees and child support obligations owed under a support order, including an administrative fee not to exceed one dollar, consistent with the provisions of subsection (c), section four hundred six, article fourteen, chapter forty-eight of this code, to support the Division of Correction's administration of this financial service.(2) In the event that the inmate worker's income is subject to garnishment for child support enforcement deductions, it shall be calculated on the net wages after taxes, legal financial obligations and garnishment.
(3) The Division of Corrections shall develop the necessary administrative structure to record inmates' wages and keep records of the amount inmates pay for child support.
(4) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Bureau for Child Support Enforcement of the Department of Health and Human Resources from taking collection action against an inmate's moneys, assets or property.
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$0 - $1 | All | Yes | Other | no |
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-47.1 | Renewal or restoration after suspension, revocation or disqualification--Time--Application--Fee--Examination. |
At the expiration of the period of revocation, suspension, or disqualification, a person may make application for license reinstatement as provided by law and shall pay a license fee of + See morefifty dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16; a license fee of seventy-five dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16 if revocation of the license was a result of a conviction for a violation of § 32-23-2; a license fee of one hundred dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16 if revocation of the license was a result of a conviction for a violation of § 32-33-18, or a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of § 32-24-1 within a period of one year; a license fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16 if revocation of the license was a result of a conviction for a violation of § 32-23-3; a license fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16 if revocation of the license was a result of a conviction for a violation of § 32-23-4, 32-23-4.6, or 32-23-4.7; or a license fee of two hundred dollars plus application fees pursuant to § 32-12-16 if revocation of the license was the result of a conviction for a violation of § 22-16-41 or 22-18-36. A person making application following a revocation shall fulfill all knowledge examination requirements of a new applicant. A person who had a restricted minor's permit, motorcycle restricted minor's permit, instruction permit, or motorcycle instruction permit, or privilege to apply for a permit or license suspended pursuant to § 32-12-15 need not pay the fee prior to reinstatement of the license unless the suspension is for a conviction of a moving traffic offense assessed six or more points by § 32-12-49.1.
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$50 - $200
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 32-12-48 | Commencement of period of revocation for driving under the influence--Reinstatement application and fee--Investigation--Restrictions imposed by court. |
If a defendant is convicted under § 32-23-2, 32-23-3, 32-23-4, 32-23-4.6, or 32-23-4.7, the period of revocation shall commence on the date the driver license was surrendered to and received + See moreby the Department of Public Safety. However, the surrender to the court at the time of conviction is considered a surrender to the department. At the conclusion of the period of revocation ordered by the court and if future proof is filed with the Department of Public Safety as required by chapter 32-35, the defendant may submit an application for a driver license, accompanied by a fee of seventy-five dollars if revocation of the license was for a conviction under § 32-23-2, one hundred twenty-five dollars if revocation of the license was for a conviction under § 32-23-3, or one hundred seventy-five dollars if revocation of the license was for a conviction under § 32-23-4, 32-23-4.6, or 32-23-4.7. The department may issue a driver license to the defendant, if, after an investigation of the character, habits and driving ability of the defendant, the department is satisfied it is safe to grant the privilege of driving a motor vehicle to the defendant. A driver license issued under the provisions of this section shall show the restrictions, if any, imposed by the court and the date when the restrictions are to cease.
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$75 - $175
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South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws § 24-11-46 | Jails -- Prisoner liable for fines, restitution and obligation |
A prisoner confined to any jail while serving a sentence is liable for court-ordered fines and restitution and any obligation incurred while under the custody of the sheriff or officer + See morehaving charge of the jail. Disbursement shall be made from a prisoner's account to defray the prisoner's obligation, regardless of the source of the prisoner's funds, including moneys in the prisoner's account from wages earned by the prisoner pursuant to § 24-11-32.
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$0.00 - $0 | All | Yes | Other | No |
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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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Louisiana | LA Rev Stat § 15:708 | Labor by prisoners permitted; workday release program; indemnificaiton |
D.(1)(a) Whenever a person is convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any state law or any parish or municipal ordinance and is sentenced to imprisonment, the sentencing court may + See moreorder the person so sentenced to report, during the term of imprisonment, to the sheriff to participate in a court-approved workday release program as established and administered by the sheriff.
(b) The person so sentenced shall pay the sum of fifty dollars to the sheriff to defray the cost of participation in the program. The payment of the costs shall be based upon the defendant's ability to pay.
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$50.00 - $50.00 | All | Yes | All | N/A |
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Louisiana | CCRP 914.1 | Designation of record; payment of costs; sanction |
(2) Except in indigent cases, the costs for preparing the transcript must be paid to the court reporter or the appropriate agency and the costs as required for filing + See morethe appeal must be paid in the appellate court, both within twenty days of the mailing of notice, including the payment of any additional costs owed upon notice.
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costs for preparing the transcript
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Louisiana | RS 13: 847 | Fees in criminal cases; exceptions |
A. The clerks of court may charge the following fees and no more in all criminal cases:
(1) For filing, docketing, and registering an affidavit, thirty-five cents.
(2) For + See morefiling appearance bond, thirty-five cents.
(3) For filing testimony, thirty-five cents.
(4) For filing a bill of information, thirty-five cents.
(5) Orders bringing accused into court and remanding from court to prison in each case for one or more accused, fifty cents.
(6) For arraignment of one or more accused and entering the several pleas, in each case, seventy-five cents.
(7) For notice of trial to principal, fifty cents.
(8) For subpoenas to witnesses, copies, and seal, forty cents.
(9) For attachments to bring witnesses, summons, subpoenas, court orders for arrest, fifty cents.
(10) For calling, presenting, swearing, and impaneling petit jury, in each case, seventy-five cents.
(11) For copy of indictment or information and jury list, to be served on accused when required by law, in each case, one dollar twenty-five cents.
(12) For swearing witnesses, thirty cents.
(13) For reading indictments or information and plea to jury, fifty cents.
(14) For receiving, reading, recording, and filing indictment of grand jury, seventy-five cents.
(15) For notice of arraignment to principals and security, fifty cents.
(16) For issuing capias, seventy-five cents.
(17) For entering sentence of judgment, seventy-five cents.
(18) For copy of sentence with certificate and seal, seventy-five cents.
(19) For calling, forfeiting, and entering judgment on appearance bond, one dollar twenty-five cents.
(20) For notice of judgment, fifty cents.
(21) For calling and continuance in each case, thirty-five cents.
(22) For each and every order of court entered on the minutes not otherwise provided for, thirty-five cents.
(23) For copies of same, and certificate with seal, forty cents.
(24) For filing return on all writs, subpoenas and notices, thirty-five cents.
(25) For each commitment, seventy-five cents.
(26) For each subpoena duces tecum, seventy-five cents.
(27) For filing plea and abatement of special plea in bar or plea in quasi information or indictment, thirty-five cents.
(28) For appointment of counsel and copy of same, seventy-five cents.
(29) For motion asking for a new trial or in arrest of judgment, and copy, fifty cents.
(30) For taking affidavit and swearing to the same, fifty cents.
(31) For issuing any other notice not provided for above, fifty cents.
(32) For filing any other pleading not provided for above, per page, fifty cents.
(33) For affixing seal on any notice, act, or copy, not provided for above, fifty cents.
(34) For microfilming any of the above mentioned pleadings necessary, fifty cents.
(35) For copies of any of the above mentioned pleadings, per page, fifty cents.
(36) For certification of any of the above mentioned, per page, fifty cents.
(37) For postage on any notices mailed, each, fifty cents.
(38) For indexing any of the above mentioned, per name, fifty cents. B. The funds derived by the clerk of court in the parish of Calcasieu from that portion of the fees collectable pursuant to this Section above the amount of such fees collectable at the rates provided by R.S. 13:847 prior to the amendment thereof at the 1981 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be expended exclusively for the payment of additional salaries of deputy clerks of court in that parish.
C. Whenever the clerk of court receives an order to make a copy of the pleadings in a criminal case which has been appealed in a federal court, the clerk shall furnish the copies requested upon receipt of payment from the appellant, except an indigent, in accordance with the fee schedule.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A, and in addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerk of court in St. Landry Parish shall be entitled to demand and receive an additional five dollars for every traffic ticket that is processed by the office of the clerk. Fifty percent of these funds shall be used to defray the operational expenses of the criminal division of the clerk of court's office. The remaining fifty percent of the fee shall be used for the St. Landry Parish Police Jury Juror and Witness Fee Fund.
E.(1) Notwithstanding Subsection A and in addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerk of court in Jefferson Parish shall be entitled to demand and receive:
(a) A two-dollar processing fee for every extension of time granted for payment of a fine for a traffic ticket.
(b) A fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for every attachment issued to bring witnesses, summons, subpoenas, and court orders for arrest.
(c) A filing and processing fee of one hundred dollars for all felony expungement proceedings filed in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 44:9, regardless of whether the expungement is filed after a conviction is set aside and the prosecution is dismissed pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893.
(d) A filing and processing fee of fifty dollars for all misdemeanor expungement proceedings filed in the First Parish Court for the parish of Jefferson, the Second Parish Court for the parish of Jefferson, and the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 44:9, regardless of whether the expungement is filed after a conviction is set aside and the prosecution is dismissed pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.
(2) These funds shall be used to defray the operational expenses of the criminal division of the clerk of court's office.
F.(1) Notwithstanding Subsection A of this Section and in addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerk of a district court in a parish with a population of between forty-two thousand eight hundred and forty-three thousand five hundred according to the latest federal decennial census shall be entitled to demand and receive:
(a) A filing and processing fee of one hundred dollars for all felony expungement proceedings filed in the district court pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 44:9, regardless of whether the expungement is filed after a conviction is set aside and the prosecution is dismissed pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893.
(b) A filing and processing fee of fifty dollars for all misdemeanor expungement proceedings filed in the district court pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 44:9, regardless of whether the expungement is filed after a conviction is set aside and the prosecution is dismissed pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.
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various fees in criminal cases
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Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 51-33 | Punishment for contempt of court |
Any court, including a family support magistrate, may punish by fine and imprisonment any person who in its presence behaves contemptuously or in a disorderly manner; but no court or + See morefamily support magistrate may impose a greater fine than one hundred dollars or a longer term of imprisonment than six months or both.
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$0 - $100
no court or family support magistrate may impose a greater fine than one hundred dollars or a longer term of imprisonment than six months or both
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Florida | Fla. Stat. §318.18(14) | Amount of penalties |
In addition to any penalties imposed for noncriminal traffic infractions under this chapter or imposed for criminal violations listed in s. 318.17, any unit of local government that is consolidated + See moreas provided by s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1968, and that is granted the authority in the State Constitution to exercise all the powers of a municipal corporation, and any unit of local government operating under a home rule charter adopted pursuant to ss. 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1968, that is granted the authority in the State Constitution to exercise all the powers conferred now or hereafter by general law upon municipalities, may impose by ordinance a surcharge of up to $15 for any infraction or violation. Revenue from the surcharge shall be transferred to such unit of local government for the purpose of replacing fine revenue deposited into the clerks fine and forfeiture fund under s. 142.01. The court may not waive this surcharge. Proceeds from the imposition of the surcharge authorized in this subsection shall not be used for the purpose of securing payment of the principal and interest on bonds.
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$0 - $15 | Traffic | No | Local jurisdiction | Local government |
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