§ 9-15. Collection of additional costs in civil traffic penalty cases.

(a)

Imposition of costs. Pursuant to F.S. § 318.1215, when any person, on or after the effective date of this section, is found guilty of any civil traffic penalty under the laws of this state, there shall be imposed by the court an additional cost in the case, in addition to any other fine or cost required to be imposed by law, in the sum of five dollars ($5.00).

(b)

Collection by the clerk of the court. The clerk of the court shall collect the five dollars ($5.00) and shall deposit such funds in the Lake County Traffic Education Trust Fund.

(c)

Lake County Traffic Education Trust Fund. There is hereby established the Lake County Traffic Education Trust Fund. Monies collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated and budgeted by the board of county commissioners to public and nonpublic schools to fund traffic education programs. Programs applying to receive trust fund monies shall comply with all requirements of F.S. § 318.1215. All recipients of trust fund monies shall, in seeking assistance grants from the trust fund, provide the board of county commissioners with detailed financial information and requests for expenditures.

(Ord. No. 2004-41, § 2, 6-15-04; Ord. No. 2006-38, § 2, 4-18-06; Ord. No. 2006-95, § 2, 10-20-06)

Editor's note

Section 5 of Ord. No. 2006-95 provides for an effective date retroactive to October 1, 2006.