Delaware § 8505 - Court security assessment.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 8505 — Court security assessment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8505. Court security assessment.
(a) All state courts shall assess as part of court costs a supplemental court security assessment not to exceed $10 on each initial civil filing and on each criminal, traffic or delinquency charge for which there is a conviction or finding of delinquency or responsibility, or voluntary assessment paid.
(b) Court security assessment funding shall be deposited in a Court Security Fund and maintained separately from the General Fund of the State. This fund shall provide supplemental funding for personnel, equipment and/or training expenses related to judicial branch security.
(c) The Chief Justice shall submit a court security needs plan each fiscal year which shall be approved by the Office of Management and Budget and Controller General.
(d) The funds shall be distributed each fiscal year and shall be based upon the court security needs plan as approved by the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. If the plan includes additional funding for Capitol Police, the Capitol Police shall use that funding solely for the uses specified in the court security plan.
(e) There shall be no fee increases to the court security assessment pursuant to this section unless authorized by a further act of the General Assembly.
(f) The court security fund shall be supplemental to existing court security funding and nothing in this section shall diminish current ongoing budgetary and personnel allocations for judicial branch security services.
76 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 1;Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware § 8505
What does Delaware Code § 8505 cover?
Section 8505 ("Court security assessment.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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