(1) In addition to the surcharges established in section 18-19-103, each drug offender and each alcohol- or drugrelated offender who is convicted, or receives a deferred sentence pursuant to section 18-1.3102, shall be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in the county in which the conviction occurs or in which the deferred sentence is entered. The surcharge shall be in an amount determined by the judge but shall be not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars.
(2) The clerk of the court shall disburse the surcharge required by subsection (1) of this section as follows:
Five percent shall be retained by the clerk for purposes of administering the disbursalof the surcharge pursuant to this subsection (2);
Ninety-five percent shall be disbursed to the state treasurer who shall credit the sameto the rural alcohol and substance abuse cash fund created in section 27-80-117 (3), C.R.S.
The minimum penalty surcharge shall be mandatory, and the court shall have nodiscretion to suspend or waive the surcharge; except that the court may suspend or waive the surcharge for a defendant determined by the court to be indigent.
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025, unless the general assemblyextends the repeal of the rural alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment program created in section 27-80-117.
Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1119), ch. 397, p. 2148, § 6, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2010: (2)(b) and (4) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 788, § 35, effective April 29. L. 2017: (4) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1393, § 40, effective May 25.