488.2275. Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass, and Jefferson counties), violations of county and city ordinances, exceptions--use of revenue.

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488.2275. Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass, and Jefferson counties), violations of county and city ordinances, exceptions--use of revenue.

Additional surcharge authorized for criminal cases (Greene, Cass,and Jefferson counties), violations of county and city ordinances,exceptions--use of revenue.

488.2275. 1. In addition to all other court costs prescribed by law,a surcharge of ten dollars shall be assessed as costs in each courtproceeding filed in any court in the state located within a county of thefirst classification with a population of at least two hundred thousandinhabitants which does not adjoin any other county of the firstclassification, and in any county of the first classification having apopulation of at least eighty-two thousand inhabitants, but less thaneighty-two thousand one hundred inhabitants, and in any county of the firstclassification with more than one hundred ninety-eight thousand but lessthan one hundred ninety-nine thousand two hundred inhabitants, in allcriminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or anyviolation of criminal or traffic laws of the state, including infractions,except that no such surcharge shall be collected in any proceedinginvolving a violation of an ordinance or state law in any court when theproceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs areto be paid by the state, county or municipality. For violations of thegeneral criminal laws of the state or county ordinances, no such surchargeshall be collected unless it is authorized by the county government wherethe violation occurred. For violations of municipal ordinances, no suchsurcharge shall be collected unless it is authorized by the municipalgovernment where the violation occurred. Such surcharges shall becollected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 andshall be payable to the treasurer of the county where the violationoccurred.

2. Each county shall use all funds received under this section onlyto pay for the costs associated with the operation of the county judicialfacility including, but not limited to, utilities, maintenance and buildingsecurity. The county shall maintain records identifying such operatingcosts, and any moneys not needed for the operating costs of the countyjudicial facility shall be transmitted quarterly to the general revenuefund of the county.