A. In addition to any other fee or assessment authorized by law, a court technology enhancement fee of fifteen dollars shall be imposed by the City Court on each order or agreement to pay any fine, sanction, penalty or assessment, or to participate in any Court-authorized diversion program. The court technology enhancement fee shall not be imposed on civil parking violations. The court technology enhancement fee shall be collected by the City Court for deposit into the City Court technology enhancement fund. A judge or hearing officer may waive all or any part of the fee if payment of the fee would cause a hardship to the defendant or his or her immediate family.

B. A City Court technology enhancement fund is established for the exclusive purpose of enhancing City Court technology. Monies in the fund shall supplement, not supplant, funds provided to the City Court through the City budget process. Interest earned on the monies in the fund shall be credited to the City Court technology enhancement fund.

C. The City Court shall conduct a periodic review of the effectiveness of this ordinance at meeting the City Court’s technology needs. The City Court shall report any findings from the periodic review to the City Council. The first review shall take place no later than five years from the effective date of this ordinance. (Ord. No. G-4284, § 1, 2000; Ord. No. G-5446, § 2, 2009)