Indiana § 33-37-5-18 - Safe schools fee
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 33-37-5-18 — Safe schools fee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 33-37-5-18. Safe schools fee
Sec. 18. (a) In each criminal action in which a person is convicted of an offense in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense, the court shall assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) For each offense described in IC 9-21-8-52(b), the court may assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) In determining the amount of the safe schools fee assessed against a person under subsection (a), a court shall consider the person's ability to pay the fee.
(d) The clerk shall collect the safe schools fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense:
(1) in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense; or
(2) described in IC 9-21-8-52(b) and the court assesses a safe schools fee under subsection (b).
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-16.3.]
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.144-2019, SEC.17; P.L.156-2020, SEC.123.
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Section 33-37-5-18 ("Safe schools fee") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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