§ 12-64. Jail costs recovery fee; factors to consider; general fund.

(a)

Jail costs recovery fee. The county justice courts shall require any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor criminal offense and sentenced to a term of incarceration in the county jail, or any other facility authorized by law, to reimburse the county for all or any part of the actual expenses the county has or will incur by reason of the incarceration. The maximum amount ordered for reimbursement under this section shall not exceed the number of days the misdemeanant is actually incarcerated, multiplied by the actual costs per day, including any part of a 24-hour period which shall be considered one day.

(b)

Factors to be considered. A justice of the peace may determine the amount of incarceration costs to be paid based on the following factors:

(1)

The per diem per person cost of incarceration incurred by the county.

(2)

The person's ability to pay all or part of the incarceration costs.

(c)

Deposit into general fund. All fees collected under this section shall be received by the justice courts in a manner consistent with the state supreme court accounting standards and deposited with the treasurer on a monthly basis for deposit into the county general fund.

( Ord. No. 1999-05 , § 4, 8-1-2009)