Centerville, City of; Municipal Court; charge a technology fee

Centerville court fines can carry technology fees

Centerville’s Municipal Court can add a technology fee when a criminal or quasi-criminal fine is paid. The judge sets the fee by court order, capped at $5 per fine, and the court clerk collects it. The city’s chief financial officer and court clerk must keep this money in a separate account. Spending requires the city manager’s direction and is limited to court and police technology needs. Allowed uses include buying, leasing, maintaining, and installing computer hardware, software, and imaging, scanning, fax, communications, projection, and printing equipment. The money can also reimburse the city’s information technology department for services provided to the court or police department.