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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(1) | service fee for each arrest or service of criminal process, including citations andsubpoenas | For each arrest or personal service of criminal process, including citations and subpoenas, the sum of five dollars ($5.00), to be remitted to the county wherein the arrest was made | $5 | All | No | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(2) | Facilities Fee |
For the use of the courtroom and related judicial facilities, the sum of twelve dollars ($12.00) in the district court, including cases before a magistrate, and the sum of thirty + See moredollars ($30.00) in superior court, to be remitted to the county in which the judgment is rendered. In all cases where the judgment is rendered in facilities provided by a municipality, the facilities fee shall be paid to the municipality.
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$12 - $30
+ See more12.00 dollars in district court and 30.00 dollars in superior court |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(2a) | Telecommunications fee |
For the upgrade, maintenance, and operation of the judicial and county courthouse telecommunications and data connectivity, the sum of four dollars ($4.00), to be credited to the Court Information Technology + See moreFund.
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$4 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(3) | fee for LEO Retirement/Insurance | For the retirement and insurance benefits of both State and local government law-enforcement officers, the sum of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25), to be remitted to the State Treasurer. | $6.25 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(3a) | fee for LEO Retirement/Insurance |
For the supplemental pension benefits of sheriffs, the sum of one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25) to be remitted to the Department of Justice and administered under the provisions of Article + See more12H of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes
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$1.25 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(3b) | LEO Training and Certification Fee | For the services, staffing, and operations of the Criminal Justice Education and Standards Commission, the sum of two dollars ($2.00) to be remitted to the Department of Justice. | $2 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(4) | General Court of Justice Fee |
For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of one hundred forty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($147.50) in the district court, including cases before a magistrate, and the + See moresum of one hundred fifty-four dollars and fifty cents ($154.50) in the superior court, to be remitted to the State Treasurer. For a person convicted of a felony in superior court who has madea first appearance in district court, both the district court and superior court fees shall be assessed.
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$147.50 - $154.50 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(4a) | Chapter 20 Fee (for any motor vehicle offense) |
For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) for all offenses arising under Chapter 20 of the General Statutes, to be remitted to the + See moreState Treasurer.
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$10 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(4b) | Fee for Chapter 20 improper equipment offense |
For additional support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for all offenses arising under Chapter 20 of the General Statutes and resulting in a + See moreconviction of an improper equipment offense, to be remitted to the State Treasurer.
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$50 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(5) | Fee for use of pretrial release services |
For using pretrial release services, the district or superior court judge shall, upon conviction, impose a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to be remitted to the county providing the pretrial + See morerelease services. This cost shall be assessed and collected only if the defendant had been accepted and released to thesupervision of the agency providing the pretrial release services.
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$15 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(6) | Failure to appear fee |
For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) is payable by a defendant who fails to appear to answer the charge as scheduled, + See moreunless within 20 days after the scheduled appearance, the person either appears in court to answer the charge or disposes of the charge pursuant to G.S. 7A-146, and the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) is payable by a defendant who fails to pay a fine, penalty, or costs within 40 days of the date specified in the court's judgment. Upon a showing to the court that the defendant failed to appear because of an error or omission of a judicial official, a prosecutor, or a law-enforcement officer, the court shall waive the fee for failure to appear.
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$50
$200.00 |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(7) | State Crime Lab Fee |
For the services of the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory facilities, the district or superior court judge shall, upon conviction, order payment of the sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) + See more. . . This cost shall be assessed only in cases in which, as part of the investigation leading to the defendant'sconviction, the laboratories have performed DNA analysis of the crime, tests of bodily fluids of the defendant for the presence of alcohol or controlled substances, or analysis of any controlled substance possessed by the defendant or the defendant's agent.
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(8) | Local Government Lab Fee |
For the services of any crime laboratory facility operated by a localgovernment or group of local governments, the district or superior court
judge shall, upon conviction, order payment of the sum + See moreof six hundred
dollars ($600.00) to be remitted to the general fund of the local
governmental unit that operates the laboratory to be used for law
enforcement purposes.
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(8a) | Private Hospital Lab Fee |
For the services of any private hospital performing toxicological testingunder contract with a prosecutorial district, the district or superior court
judge shall, upon conviction, order payment of the sum of six + See morehundred
dollars ($600.00) to be remitted to the State Treasurer for the support of the
General Court of Justice. The cost shall be assessed only in cases in which,
as part of the investigation leading to the defendant's conviction, the
laboratory has performed testing of bodily fluids of the defendant for the
presence of alcohol or controlled substances. The costs shall be assessed
only if the court finds that the work performed by the local hospital is the
equivalent of the same kind of work performed by the North Carolina State
Crime Laboratory under subdivision (7) of this subsection
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(9) | DNA fee |
For the support and services of the State DNA Database and DNA Databank,the sum of two dollars ($2.00). This amount is annually appropriated to the
Department of Justice for this purpose. + See moreNotwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (e) of this section, this cost does not apply to infractions.
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$2 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(10) | Chapter 20 fee for second or subsequent offense |
For support of the General Court of Justice, the sum of one hundred dollars($100.00) is payable by a defendant convicted under G.S. 20-138.1 or G.S.
20-138.2, for a second or subsequent + See moreconviction under G.S. 20-138.2A, or
for a second or subsequent conviction under G.S. 20-138.2B, to be remitted
to the State Treasurer.
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$100 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(11) | State Lab Analyst Expert Witness Fee |
For the services of an expert witness employed by the North Carolina StateCrime Laboratory who completes a chemical analysis pursuant to G.S.
20-139.1 or a forensic analysis pursuant to G.S. 8-58.20 + See moreand provides
testimony about that analysis in a defendant's trial, the district or superior
court judge shall, upon conviction of the defendant, order payment of the
sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00)
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(12) | Local Lab Analyst Expert Witness Fee |
For the services of an expert witness employed by a crime laboratoryoperated by a local government or group of local governments who
completes a chemical analysis pursuant to G.S. 20-139.1 or + See morea forensic
analysis pursuant to G.S. 8-58.20 and provides testimony about that analysis
in a defendant's trial, the district or superior court judge shall, upon
G.S. 7A-304 conviction of the defendant, order payment of the sum of six hundred dollars
($600.00) to be remitted to the general fund of the local governmental unit
that operates the laboratory to be used for local law enforcement.
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(a)(13) | Private Hospital Analyst Expert Witness Fee |
For the services of an expert witness employed by a private hospitalperforming toxicological testing under contract with a prosecutorial district
who completes a chemical analysis pursuant to G.S. 20-139.1 and provides
testimony + See moreabout that analysis in a defendant's trial, the district or superior
court judge shall, upon conviction of the defendant, order payment of the
sum of six hundred dollars ($600.00) to be remitted to the State Treasurer for
the support of the General Court of Justice.
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$600 | All | Yes | Court | N/A |
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North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 7A-304(f) | fee for paying fees on installment plan |
The court may allow a defendant owing monetary obligations under this section to either make payment in full when costs are assessed or make payment on an installment plan arranged + See morewith the court. Defendants making use of an installment plan shall pay a onetime setup fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) to cover the additional costs to the court of receiving anddisbursing installment payments. Fees collected under this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for support of the General Court of Justice.
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$20 | All | No | Court | N/A |
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