A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipal court which collects a penalty assessment or other state fee from a defendant pursuant to state law may retain eight cents ($0.08) of such monies and may also retain all interest accrued thereon prior to the due date for deposits as provided in state law. The fee shall be deposited as determined by the municipal governing body.
B. A municipal court in a municipality having a basic law enforcement academy approved by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training pursuant to the criteria developed by the Council for training law enforcement officers may retain as an administrative fee two percent (2%) of any penalty assessment or other state fee imposed by state statute. The two percent (2%) administrative fee shall be deducted from the portion of the penalty assessment or other state fee retained by such municipality.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 258, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 404, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.