[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Warren County 6-18-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-19-2007; 8-18-2020]
Effective September 1, 2020 and thereafter,
there shall be assessed a sum of $20 as part of the costs in each
criminal or traffic case in the Circuit Court, the General District
Court or the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in which
the defendant is convicted of a violation of any state statute or
County ordinance. The assessment shall be collected by the clerk of
the court in which the case is heard, remitted to the treasurer of
the county and held by such treasurer to be appropriated by the governing
body to the sheriff's office. The assessment shall be used solely
for the funding of courthouse security personnel, and, if requested
by the sheriff, equipment and other personal property used in connection
with courthouse security.
[Amended 5-17-2005]
This assessment shall be collected by the Clerk
of the court in which the conviction occurs, remitted to the Treasurer
of Warren County, and held by the Treasurer subject to appropriation
by the Board of Supervisors to the Sheriff's Office for the funding
of courthouse security personnel, equipment and other personal property
used in connection with courthouse security.
The assessment provided for herein shall be
in addition to all other costs prescribed by law for criminal and
traffic cases.
[Added 12-17-2002]
A.Â
There shall be assessed a processing fee of $25 as
part of the court costs to any individual admitted to the County or
regional jails following conviction.
B.Â
This processing fee shall be collected by the Clerk
of the court in which the conviction occurs, deposited into the account
of the Treasurer, and held by the Treasurer subject to appropriation
by the Board of Supervisors to be used by the Sheriff's office to
defray the costs of processing arrested persons into local or regional
jails.
Effective August 1, 2015, and thereafter, there is hereby imposed,
in addition to any other fees prescribed by law, the sum of $5 in
each criminal and traffic case in which the defendant is charged with
a violation of any statute of the commonwealth or any ordinance of
the County filed in the District Court and the Circuit Court. The
Clerk of the court in which the action is filed shall collect the
assessment and remit it to the County Treasurer. The County Treasurer,
subject to appropriation by the Board of Supervisors, shall disburse
such funds in accordance with Virginia Code § 17.1-279.1.
The assessment shall be used solely to fund software, hardware, and
associated equipment costs for the implementation and maintenance
of an electronic summons system.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also stated that it shall take
effect 12-1-2018.
