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

Technology fees allowed on Cleveland court fines

The law allows Cleveland Municipal Court in Georgia to add a technology fee to each criminal or quasi-criminal fine paid. The judge sets the fee by formal court order, capped at $10 per fine. The money is limited to technology needs of the court and city police department. Approved uses include buying, leasing, maintaining, and installing computer hardware and software. They also include equipment and software for imaging, scanning, faxing, communications, projection, and printing. The city's chief financial officer and court clerk must keep the money in a separate account, apart from other city funds. Spending requires the city manager's direction and can reimburse the city's technology department for services provided to the court or police.