Section 45-8-81.04 Additional Court Costs in Domestic Violence Cases, Drug Possession Cases, and Traffic Cases.

(a) In addition to all other costs and charges in circuit, district, and municipal court cases in Calhoun County in the 7th Judicial Circuit, there shall be levied and assessed the following court costs: (1) Forty dollars ($40) in all domestic violence cases, violation of protection from abuse cases, stalking cases, or any other case which is determined by the judge to be a domestic violence case. (2) Forty dollars ($40) in all drug possession cases, to include possession of controlled substances, attempt to commit a controlled substance crime distribution of controlled substances, possession of marijuana first and second degree, trafficking of controlled substances and possession of drug paraphernalia, or any other case which is determined by the judge to be a drug possession case. (3) Twelve dollars ($12) in all traffic cases. (b) Unless remitted by the court, upon the conviction or dismissal, the clerk of the court in which the case originates shall collect the court costs. The clerk shall retain two dollars ($2) in each of the court costs listed above as an administrative cost. The remaining proceeds shall be collected and maintained by the clerk of court and remitted quarterly to the Calhoun County Commission, which shall place the monies in a designated account in the county treasury earmarked for the Calhoun County Dependency Drug Court, the Calhoun County Juvenile Drug Court, and the Calhoun County Adult Felony Drug Court. A committee composed of the judge over the Calhoun County Dependency Drug Court and the judge over the Calhoun County Adult Felony Drug Court shall determine the division of the proceeds between agencies enumerated in this subsection, with priority given to the programs with greater number of participants. The committee shall annually submit a budget to the county commission for appropriation in the next fiscal year.