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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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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.039(a)(1) | Surcharge - Felony |
In addition to any fine or other penalty prescribed by law, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, forfeits bail for, or is convicted of a(1) felony shall + See morebe assessed a surcharge of $100;
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$100.00 - $100.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.039(a)(2) | Surcharge - Enumerated Misdemeanor |
(a) In addition to any fine or other penalty prescribed by law, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, forfeits bail for, or is convicted of a(2) violation + See moreof a misdemeanor offense under AS 28.33.030, 28.33.031, AS 28.35.030, or 28.35.032, or a violation of a municipal ordinance comparable to a misdemeanor offense under AS 28.33.030, 28.33.031, AS 28.35.030, or 28.35.032 and adopted under AS 28.01.010, shall be assessed a surcharge of $75;
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$75.00 - $75.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.039(a)(3) | Surcharge - Misdemeanor with potential incarceration |
(a) In addition to any fine or other penalty prescribed by law, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, forfeits bail for, or is convicted of a(3) misdemeanor + See moreor a violation of a municipal ordinance if a sentence of incarceration may be imposed for the misdemeanor or ordinance violation, other than a provision identified in (2) of this subsection, shall be assessed a surcharge of $50;
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$50.00 - $50.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.039(a)(4) | Surcharge - Misdemeanor without potential incarceration |
(a) In addition to any fine or other penalty prescribed by law, a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, forfeits bail for, or is convicted of a(4) misdemeanor + See morefor which a sentence of incarceration may not be imposed, a violation or an infraction under state law, or a violation of a municipal ordinance imposing a penalty authorized by AS 29.25.070(a) if a sentence of incarceration may not be imposed for the ordinance violation, shall be assessed a surcharge of $10 if the fine or bail forfeiture amount for the offense is $30 or more.
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$10.00 - $10.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.041(b)(1) | Correctional Facility Surcharge - Felony |
The court shall impose a single surcharge under (a) of this section on a defendant being sentenced for one or more crimes in a single judgment. The surcharge is(1) $100 + See moreif the judgment includes a sentence for a felony;
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$100.00 - $100.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.041(b)(2) | Correctional Facility Surcharge - Non-Felony |
The court shall impose a single surcharge under (a) of this section on a defendant being sentenced for one or more crimes in a single judgment. The surcharge is(2) $50 + See moreif the judgment does not include a sentence for a felony.
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$50.00 - $50.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.041(c) | Correctional Facility Surcharge - Probation |
If the court places the defendant on probation, the court shall order that the defendant pay an additional correctional facility surcharge of $100. The additional surcharge shall be suspended but + See morelater imposed if the defendant's probation is revoked and, in connection with the probation revocation, the defendant(1) was arrested and taken to a correctional facility, regardless of whether the defendant was released or admitted to the facility; or
(2) is ordered to serve a term of imprisonment for the probation revocation.
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$100.00 - $100.00 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.50.050 | Party Seeking Witness |
The right to obtain witnesses under AS 12.50.010 - 12.50.080 in criminal proceedings shall extend to the state or a defendant. Witness fees shall be paid by the party + See morecalling the witness, except as provided in Rule 17(b), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure. If the time estimate in the certificate of the requesting court is exceeded, the nonindigent defendant shall be required to tender additional per diem or post bond to insure payment of total witness fees.The right to obtain witnesses under AS 12.50.010 - 12.50.080 in criminal proceedings shall extend to the state or a defendant. Witness fees shall be paid by the party calling the witness, except as provided in Rule 17(b), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure. If the time estimate in the certificate of the requesting court is exceeded, the nonindigent defendant shall be required to tender additional per diem or post bond to insure payment of total witness fees.
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$0.00 - $0 | All | No | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.62.160 | Release and use of criminal justice information; fees |
Notwithstanding AS 40.25, a criminal justice agency may charge fees, established by regulation or municipal ordinance, for processing requests for records under this chapter, unless the request is from a + See morecriminal justice agency or is required for purposes of discovery in a criminal case. In addition to fees charged under AS 44.41.025 for processing fingerprints through the Alaska automated fingerprint system, the department may charge fees for other services in connection with the processing of information requests, including fees for contacting other jurisdictions to determine the disposition of an out-of-state arrest or to clarify the nature of an out-of-state conviction. The department may also collect and account for fees charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing fingerprints forwarded to the bureau by the department. The annual estimated balance in the account maintained by the commissioner of administration under AS 37.05.142 may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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$0.00 - $0 | All | No | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.64.010 | Compact enacted - Fingerprint Processing Fee |
(d) Fees. A state criminal history record repository or the FBI (1) may charge a fee, in accordance with applicable law, for handling a request involving fingerprint processing for noncriminal + See morejustice purposes; and
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$0.00 - $0 | All | No | Court | N/A |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.64.010 | Compact enacted - Criminal History Record Fee |
(d) Fees. A state criminal history record repository or the FBI (2) may not charge a fee for providing criminal history records in response to an electronic request for a + See morerecord that does not involve a request to process fingerprints.
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 15 §1702(2)(A) | Costs, prosecution | If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: A. May sentence the defendant to pay the costs of prosecution; |
Costs of prosecution
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All | No | Court | Yes |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1702(2)(B) | Costs, drug tests |
If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: ...B. May sentence the defendant to pay, as restitution, the costs of drug tests, other than tests + See moreunder Title 29-A, administered to the defendant by a law enforcement officer or medical personnel at the request of a law enforcement officer. The court shall transfer all amounts paid by a defendant under this paragraph to the municipal, county or state agency that incurred the costs;
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Costs of administration of drug test
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All | No | Court | Yes |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §1702(2)(C) | Costs, law enforcement |
If a person is convicted and the court imposes a fine, the court: ...C.Shall, if the case is prosecuted in District Court, sentence the defendant to pay a fine sufficient + See moreto cover the costs as provided in Title 4, section 173. This paragraph does not apply to defendants prosecuted for violations of Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 1-B or for violations of Title 28-A, sections 2078 and 2223.
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Costs of law enforcement related to defendant
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1341(1) | Incarceration fee |
When a person is sentenced to incarceration in a county jail, the sentencing court shall consider and may assess as part of the sentence a reimbursement fee to help defray + See morethe expenses of the offender's room and board. The fee may not exceed the cost of incarcerating the offender or $80 per day, whichever is less. Any reimbursement fee assessed must be collected by the county treasurer of the county in which the offender is incarcerated, paid into the treasury of that county and credited to the county responsible for paying for the incarceration of the offender.
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$0 - $80
Max. may also be actual amount |
All | No | Court | Yes |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 34-A §11287 | Sex Offender Registration fee |
The bureau [Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police, State Bureau of Identification.] may charge a $25 annual fee to persons required to register under this chapter [regarding sex + See moreoffender registration]. Registrants shall pay the fee at the time of initial registration and shall pay the fee on each anniversary of their initial registration. The fee must be credited to the General Fund and the Highway Fund in an amount consistent with budgeted appropriations and allocations in the fiscal year of the credit.
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$25
annual fee |
All | No | State/statewide agency | Yes |
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Maine | ME Rules of Unified Criminal Procedure, Rule 44(b) | Determination of indigency |
If the court finds that the defendant has sufficient means with which to bear a portion of the expense of the defendant's defense, it shall assign counsel to represent the + See moredefendant in accordance with subdivision (a)(1), above, but may condition its order on the defendant's paying to the court a specified portion of the counsel fees and costs of defense. When such a conditional order is issued, the court shall enter an order stating its findings.
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Portion of counsel fees and costs of defense
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 15 §284 | Sureties to keep peace |
When the accused is brought before the judge and his defense is heard, he may be ordered to recognize, with sufficient sureties, in the sum required by the judge, to + See morekeep the peace toward all persons and especially toward the person requiring the security, for a term of less than one year, and to pay the costs of prosecution; but he shall not be bound over to any court, unless he is charged with some other specific offense requiring it.
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Sureties to keep peace
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(1-A) | Probation fee |
The court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the Department of Corrections, a supervision fee of between $10 and $50 per month, as + See moredetermined by the court, for the term of probation. The supervision fee is $10 per month unless the court sets a higher amount, not to exceed $50 per month.
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$10 - $50
monthly fee |
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 17-A §1204(1-B) | Electronic monitoring fee/substance testing fee |
Upon the request of the Department of Corrections, the court shall attach as a condition of probation that the convicted person pay, through the department, an electronic monitoring fee, a + See moresubstance testing fee or both, as determined by the court, for the term of probation. In determining the amount of the fees, the court shall take into account the financial resources of the convicted person and the nature of the burden the payment imposes.
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Unspecified amount
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