IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA CRIMINAL DIVISION
IN RE: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
2003-2 – ASSESSMENT AND
COLLECTION OF
JUVENILE COURT
COSTS
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this day of June, 2003, is hereby Ordered that court costs assessed in juvenile delinquency cases shall be collected by the Clerk of Court Criminal Division. The Juvenile Probation Department shall be responsible for calculating costs and entering them into the FACTS case management system. All payments shall be made to the Clerk of Court Criminal Division.
Cost to be assessed shall include the following:
-Access to Justice Fee-ten dollars ($10.00)-Applicable to all cases.
-Victim’s Compensation Fee-twenty-five dollars ($25.00)-Applicable to all cases.
-Statutory Fee for Felony Offenses-five dollars ($5.00)-Applicable to any case where there is an adjudication of delinquency for a felony offense.
-Statutory Fee for Misdemeanor Offenses-one dollar fifty cents ($1.50)- Applicable to any case where there is an adjudication of delinquency
for any misdemeanor offense.
-DUI/Drug Fee-
1. One hundred dollars ($100.00) for Drug Related Offenses and Driving Under the Influences Offenses where the blood alcohol level is less than or equal to .15%.
2. Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for Driving Under the Influence Offenses where the blood alcohol level is greater than .15%.
-DNA Detection Act Fee-Two hundred fifty ($250.00) for all cases to which this act applies.
This Administrative Order shall become effective July 1, 2003.
BY THE COURT:
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ROBERT A. FREEDBERG, P. J.