(a) In Coffee County, in addition to all other costs and charges in the circuit and district courts a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be charged and collected by the clerks of such courts on both civil and criminal cases. The monies derived from the charges hereinabove prescribed shall be remitted to a juvenile probation fund in a separate bank account as determined by the district judge and the probate judge. The county commission may by resolution direct that the clerks deposit all monies collected under this section be deposited into the general fund of the county. The fund shall be spent to finance the juvenile probation office, including, but not limited to, a supplemental salary for the juvenile probation officer and/or his or her staff.
(b) The district judge shall be accountable to the county commission and shall file a monthly report of fees collected and disbursed under this section. The State Examiner of Public Accounts shall make an annual audit of the fees collected and disbursed under this section.
Last modified: May 3, 2021