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 Pasco County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 34. COURTS
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 34-8. Teen court.  

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  • (a)

    Mandatory court costs. Pursuant to F.S. § 938.19, the circuit and county court shall assess a sum of three dollars against every person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication, or adjudicated delinquent for a violation of a criminal law, a delinquent act or a municipal or county ordinance, or who pays a fine or civil penalty for any violation of F.S. ch. 316. Any person whose adjudication is withheld under F.S. § 318.14(9) or (10), shall also be assessed such cost.

    This assessment shall be in addition to any fine, civil penalty, or other court costs, and shall not be deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any fine or civil penalty which is received by the county in accordance with F.S. §§ 316.660 and 318.21. This assessment shall be specifically added to any civil penalty paid for a violation of F.S. ch. 316, regardless of whether the penalty is paid by mail, in person without request for hearing, or after hearing and determined by the court.

    The clerk of the circuit court shall collect the assessment for court costs established by this section and shall deposit the assessments in the designated special revenue fund on a monthly basis, less five percent which shall be retained as fee income to the office of the clerk of the circuit court.

    (b)

    Expenditures and management of funds budgeted for teen court. The board of county commissioners, in accordance with the provisions of this section and after consultation with the chief judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit through the annual budget process, shall have the authority to provide for the expenditure of funds deposited into the designated special revenue fund in accordance with F.S. § 938.19.

    (c)

    Exemption. The assessment created by this section shall not be made against any person for a violation of any state statute or county ordinance related to the parking of vehicles, with the exception of a violation of the handicapped parking laws.

(Ord. No. 99-23, § 2, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 05-25, § 1, 6-21-05; Ord. No. 07-16, § 1, 7-24-07)