§ 3.01.050. Court costs.
(a)
Whenever the Municipal Judge imposes any fine for any violation of a municipal ordinance, in addition to any such fine or any other sentence, the Municipal Judge may also assess the following costs:
(1)
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon the entry of a plea of guilty or upon a finding of guilty after a trial to the court;
(2)
Forty-five dollars ($45.00) plus all actual juror costs upon a finding of guilty after a trial to a jury or the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest prior to the commencement of a trial to a jury but after a jury has been summoned unless the court has been notified of the prospective plea at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the date of trial;
(3)
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon the issuance of a bench warrant for failing to appear in court, failing to pay fines and costs or failing to comply with any order of the court;
(4)
Five dollars ($5.00) for each subpoenaed Town witness who appears at trial upon a finding of guilty by the court, by the jury or upon the entry of a plea of guilty or no contest on the date of trial;
(5)
Forty dollars ($40.00) for failure to comply with terms and conditions of a deferred judgment;
(6)
Fifty dollars ($50.00) upon the entry of any deferred judgment;
(7)
Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) upon the entry of any deferred prosecution;
(8)
The court may impose a five-dollar fee for rescheduling any court appearance;
(9)
Six dollars ($6.00) for every summoned juror who serves in a trial and three dollars ($3.00) for every summoned juror who does not serve in a trial, upon a finding of guilty after a trial to a jury;
(10)
Not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in costs if a motion to set aside a conviction resulting from a deferred judgment is granted by order of the court; and
(11)
Not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in costs if a motion to set aside a default judgment or amended record is granted by order of the court.
(12)
Whenever the Municipal Judge places any person on supervision pursuant to Chapter 3.04 of this Parker Municipal Code, the Municipal Judge may also assess the following supervision costs:
a.
One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for adults who are placed on supervision for six (6) months or less.
b.
Three hundred dollars ($300.00) for adults who are placed on supervision for more than six (6) months and up to one (1) year.
c.
One hundred dollars ($100.00) for juveniles who are placed on supervision for six (6) months or less.
d.
Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for juveniles who are placed on supervision for more than six (6) months and up to one (1) year.
(b)
In addition to any fines and costs assessed by the Municipal Judge, there shall be added and separately reported a surcharge of thirty-seven percent (37%) of the fines and costs assessed, provided that the total of the fine and surcharge shall not exceed the maximum fine provided for such violation by ordinance. The moneys raised by such surcharge shall be used to establish and fund programs for law enforcement assistance services for the Town as approved by the Town Council.
(c)
For all appeals from decisions in the Municipal Court to the Douglas County District Court, the Court Clerk shall require a transcript deposit according to the following schedule:
(1)
One-hundred-fifty-dollar transcript deposit for a trial to the court; and
(2)
Two-hundred-dollar transcript deposit for a trial to a jury.
(d)
The Municipal Court Clerk shall charge the transcript preparation fee and photocopy cost prescribed by the Supreme Court of Colorado. The transcript deposit shall be applied against the preparation cost of a transcript. If the preparation cost of the transcript is less than the transcript deposit, then the balance will be refunded to the requesting party by the Court Clerk. If the preparation cost of the transcript is more than the transcript deposit, the Court Clerk shall require the requesting party to pay the additional cost to prepare the transcript. The Municipal Judge may waive the transcript deposit and transcript preparation cost in all instances of proven indigency.
(e)
Commencing in 2009, and every year thereafter, the court costs described in Paragraph (a)(1) above shall be recomputed by the Finance Director, by raising these costs in an amount equal to the percentage of change for the preceding year in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Denver-Boulder, All Items, All Consumers or its successor index. The Town Council may waive an annual increase for any particular year or years. This adjustment shall not be considered a cost increase but a method of accounting to ensure that the value of the revenue collected pursuant to this Section is maintained.
(Ord. 5.81 §1, 2018; Ord. 5.27.5 §1, 2017; Ord. 5.27.4 §1, 2012; Ord. 5.27.3 §1, 2011; Ord. 5.27.2. §§1, 2, 2008; Ord. 5.27.1 §1, 1995; Ord. 5.40 §§1, 2, 1992; Ord. 5.29 §1(5), 1990)