§ 2.56.060. Assessment of court costs required when—Amount.

Every person who has been convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation of a metropolitan ordinance, regulation, resolution or private act in Division I of the metropolitan court of the metropolitan government, or any other metropolitan general sessions court having jurisdiction over municipal ordinances, resolutions or private acts, with the exception of moving and nonmoving traffic violations, shall, in addition to any fine imposed or assessed by such court and in addition to any fee required to be collected for and on behalf of the state or pursuant to the laws of the state, be required to pay the clerk of the metropolitan court the following costs:

A.

Where the conviction is for the violation of a metropolitan ordinance other than a traffic violation, the cost therein shall be twelve dollars and fifty cents for each such offense for which the person is convicted or pleads guilty;

B.

Should the defendant request of the court and be granted a continuance, an additional fee of five dollars for each such continuance shall be imposed. This section shall not apply to moving and nonmoving traffic violations;

C.

No cases may be retired in Division I of the metropolitan court or any other court having jurisdiction over metropolitan ordinances, regulations, resolutions or private acts, with the exception of moving and nonmoving traffic violations, until all costs have been paid;

D.

The court shall have no power to reduce, dismiss or suspend any of the costs imposed by this article.

(Prior code § 12-1-13)