§ 7282 - Assessment - Vermont Statutes

§ 7282. Assessment

(a) In addition to any penalty or fine imposed by the court or judicial bureau for a criminal offense or any civil penalty imposed for a traffic violation, including any violation of a fish and wildlife statute or regulation, violation of a motor vehicle statute, or violation of any local ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle, except violations relating to seat belts and child restraints and ordinances relating to parking violations, the clerk of the court or judicial bureau shall levy an additional fee of:

(1) $5.00 for any offense or violation committed prior to June 1, 1990.

(2) $8.00 for any offense or violation committed after May 31, 1990, but before July 1, 1991, of which $3.00 shall be deposited into a special fund account to be known as the Victims' Compensation Fund.

(3) $10.00 for any offense or violation committed after June 30, 1991, but before July 1, 1993, of which $5.00 shall be deposited into a special fund account to be known as the Victims' Compensation Fund.

(4) $17.50 for any offense or violation committed after June 30, 1993, but before July 1, 2001, of which $12.50 shall be deposited into a special fund account to be known as the Victims' Compensation Fund.

(5) $20.50 for any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2001, but before July 1, 2003, of which $13.50 shall be deposited into a special fund account to be known as the victims' compensation fund, and $2.00 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

(6) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2003, but before July 1, 2005, $21.00, of which $13.75 shall be deposited into the victims' compensation special fund, and $2.25 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

(7) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2005, but before July 1, 2006, $22.00, of which $14.75 shall be deposited into the victims' compensation special fund and $2.25 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

(8)(A) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2006, but before July 1, 2008, $26.00, of which $18.75 shall be deposited in the victims' compensation special fund and $2.25 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

(B) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2008, $36.00, of which $28.75 shall be deposited in the victims' compensation special fund and $2.25 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

(C) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2009, $41.00, of which $33.75 shall be deposited in the victims' compensation special fund, and $2.25 shall be deposited into the criminal justice training council special fund established in section 2363 of Title 20.

Subdivision (a)(9) effective until July 1, 2012; see also subdivision (a)(9) set out below.

(9) For any offense or violation committed after June 30, 2003, an amount equal to 15 percent of the fine imposed for the offense, rounded upward to the nearest whole dollar, which shall be deposited into the crime victims' restitution special fund established by section 5363 of this title.

Subdivision (a)(9) effective July 1, 2012; see also subdivision (a)(9) set out above.

(9) [Deleted.]

(b) The fees imposed by this section shall be used for the purposes set out in section 7281 of this title and shall not be waived by the court.

(c) SIU Assessment. Notwithstanding section 7281 of this title and subsection (b) of this section, in addition to any penalty or fine imposed by the court or judicial bureau for a criminal offense committed after July 1, 2009, the clerk of the court or judicial bureau shall levy an additional fee of $100.00 to be deposited with the specialized investigative unit grants board created in 24 V.S.A. § 1940(c) to be used to pay for staffing for specialized investigative units. (Added 1985, No. 182 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 109, § 9; 1989, No. 214 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. May 31, 1990; 1993, No. 88, § 1; 2001, No. 65, § 4; 2003, No. 57, § 7, eff. June 4, 2003; 2005, No. 72, § 23; 2005, No. 202 (Adj. Sess.), § 23; 2007, No. 40, § 9, eff. July 1, 2012; 2007, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2009, No. 47, § 12, eff. July 1, 2012.)