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Section 305.17. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM ADDITIONAL COURT <br />COSTS ON NON -CRIMINAL TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS OR VIOLATIONS PURSUANT TO <br />SECTION 318.18 (11)(d), FLORIDA STATUTES (2004). <br />P ursuant to section 318.18(11)(d), Florida Statutes (2004), the additional court cost <br />imposed under section 305.16 of this Ordinance shall be collected by the Clerk, deposited into the <br />Criminal Justice Education and Training Trust Account, and remitted to the Indian River County <br />Sheriff to help pay for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses programs in <br />accordance with section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2003). <br />S ection 305. 18. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS IMPOSED ON <br />CRIMINAL CASES PURSUANT TO SECTION 775.083, FLORIDA STATUTES (2004). <br />P ursuant to the authority set forth in section 775.083(2), Florida Statutes (2004), in addition <br />to the fines set forth in subsection (1) of section 775.083(2) Florida Statutes (2004), court costs <br />shall be assessed and collected in each instance a person pleads nolo contendere to, or is <br />convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, a felony, a misdemeanor, or a criminal traffic offense <br />under state law, or a violation of any municipal or county ordinance if the violation constitutes a <br />misdemeanor under state law. As set forth in section 775.083(2), Florida Statutes (2004), the court <br />costs imposed shall be Fifty Dollars ($50) for a felony and Twenty Dollars ($20) for any other <br />offense and shall be collected by the Clerk and remitted to Indian River County for use in <br />accordance with Section 305.18 of this Ordinance. Indian River County shall account for the <br />funds received under section 305.18 of this Ordinance separately from other Indian River County <br />funds as crime prevention funds. Indian River County, in consultation with the Indian River County <br />Sheriff, must expend such funds for crime prevention programs in Indian River County, including, <br />without limitation, safe neighborhood programs under sections 163.501-163.523, Florida Statutes <br />(2003). <br />F:\attorney\mef\courts\ORDINANCE for ARTICLE V COSTS.doc <br />10 <br />