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(1) Whenever the municipal court imposes a fine or orders a bail forfeiture as a penalty for violation of an ordinance, this code, or a State traffic law, except parking violations, an assessment in addition to the fine or bail forfeiture and in addition to any assessment required to be collected under State statutes shall be imposed by the court. The amount of the City assessment for costs shall be the same as and in addition to the State assessment imposed under State statutes. When any deposit of bail is made for an offense to which this section applies, the person making such deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the City assessment prescribed in this section as well as the State assessment.

(2) If bail is forfeited or a fine is imposed, the City assessment imposed by this section shall be deposited to the general fund of the City to help defray the cost of operating the municipal court. The State assessment imposed under State statutes shall be forwarded to the Department of Revenue.

If bail is returned, the assessments made shall also be returned.

[Amd. Ord. No. 4498, Nov. 19, 1981; Amd. Exh. A, Ord. No. 2021-135, Nov. 4, 2021.]