Sec. 34-81[Fees assessed.]
Needs a look
This fee raises what every defendant pays, and if it isn't authorized it could have to be refunded. See the fix
Plain English: what this chapter covers
This chapter lays out how Ashburn's municipal court runs: when it meets, how tickets and summonses get served, what happens if you miss court, and how bonds work. It also sets up the court-appointed defense lawyer and city prosecutor positions, and the extra charges added on top of fines. If you ever get a city citation, this is the chapter that explains the process.
At their first regular official meeting of each calendar year the mayor and council shall, by the method hereinafter set forth, establish a fee to be added as costs in every criminal case disposed of by the court, whether by trial or by plea, and in every bond forfeiture declared by the court, and it shall be the duty of the judge of the to add said costs in every case as above provided in addition to all other costs, fines, fees and forfeitures. The amount of said cost, to be fixed each year as above provided, shall be determined as follows: The total amounts paid to the prosecutor and to indigent defense counsel during the preceding calendar year shall be divided by the total number of all criminal cases processed by the court for the preceding calendar year, including trials, pleas, and bond forfeitures, and the result of that computation shall be the fee to be added as costs as hereinbefore provided during the ensuing calendar year.
History: (Ord. No. 04-08, § 4 [6], 7-1-2003)
This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. The official code is on Municode and at City Hall. Our copy is from April 30, 2026.
Online: https://jamesburgessleads.com/city-code/PTIICOOR_CH34CO_ARTIIIINDECOOFPR_S34-81FEAS
Official version: https://library.municode.com/GA/Ashburn/codes/Code_of_Ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH34CO_ARTIIIINDECOOFPR_S34-81FEAS
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