§ 12-23. Additional court costs to support law enforcement.

(a)

There is assessed, in compliance with F.S. § 938.15, an additional $2.00 as court costs against every person convicted for violation of a state penal or criminal statute or convicted of a municipal or county ordinance, where the offense occurred within the unincorporated areas of the county. In addition, $2.00 shall be deducted from every bond estreature of forfeited bail bond related to such penal statutes or ordinances. However, no such assessment shall be made against any person convicted for violation of any state statute or county ordinance relating to the parking of vehicles.

(b)

All such assessments shall be collected by the appropriate court and shall be remitted to the county, and earmarked for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses, including basic recruit training, for officers and employing agency support personnel of the county sheriff's department. The use and expenditure of such funds shall be in accordance with education and training programs for law enforcement personnel as determined by the county sheriff and in accordance with F.S. § 938.15.

(Code 1988, § 7-1; Ord. No. 81-8)