§ 9-11. Additional court costs to support law enforcement training.  


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  • (a)

    Imposition of costs. There is hereby assessed by the county in compliance with Section 938.15, Florida Statutes, and Section 318.18(11)(d), Florida Statutes, an additional two dollars ($2.00) as court costs against every person convicted for violation of state, penal or criminal statute or convicted of a municipal or county ordinance where the offense occurred within the unincorporated area of the county and where collected for violation of a municipal ordinance, said funds shall be collected for the municipality and remitted to the municipality when the municipality has passed an authorizing ordinance. In addition two dollars ($2.00) shall be deducted from every bond estreature or forfeited bail bond related to such penal statutes or ordinances. However, no such assessment shall be made against any person convicted for violation of any state statute, municipal or county ordinance relating to the parking of vehicles.

    (b)

    Collection and use of funds . All such assessments shall be collected by the appropriate court and shall be remitted to the county or the municipality and earmarked for law enforcement education and training for members of the sheriff's department or municipal police officers' training. The use and expenditure of such funds shall be in accordance with education and training programs for law enforcement personnel in accordance with Section 938.15, Florida Statutes.

(Ord. No. 2004-41, § 2, 6-15-04)