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IN HB1202
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Lloyd Arnold
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AI Summary
HB 1202 Summary
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County legislative bodies may adopt ordinances requiring criminal defendants convicted of felonies or misdemeanors to pay a county public safety fee ranging from $50 to $200, with amounts set by the court based on defendant's ability to pay.
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Court clerks collect the fees and deposit them into county public safety funds established in counties that adopt the ordinance.
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County public safety funds may be used only for law enforcement systems, firefighting systems, emergency medical services, probation departments, community corrections programs, detention facilities, and medical/health expenses for jail inmates, subject to county fiscal body appropriation.
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Fund monies are administered by the county auditor, do not revert to the general fund at year-end, and any investment earnings become part of the fund.
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Effective July 1, 2015, with amendments to Indiana Code sections 33-37-5-33, 33-37-7-2, 33-37-7-8, and creation of new chapter 33-37-13.
Legislative Description
County public safety fees and funds. Allows a county legislative body to adopt an ordinance to require a defendant convicted in a criminal action in a court located in the county to pay a county public safety fee. Provides that the amount of the fee: (1) is set by the court in an amount of at least $50 and not more than $200; and (2) is based on the defendant's ability to pay the fee. Provides that fees collected by court clerks are deposited in county public safety funds established in those counties that adopt a county public safety fee
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/13/2015