Judgment--Amount--Reduction or elimination--Defendant award--Amount of deposit

If the plaintiff prevails in a petty offense case, the plaintiff shall be granted a judgment of twenty-five dollars. However, the trial court may reduce or eliminate the award in the interest of justice. No award may be granted a defendant in a petty offense case. If a deposit is required by this chapter, it shall be the amount set by this section. Source: SL 1977, ch 193 , § 31; SL 1978, ch 165 , § 2; SL 1980, ch 26 , § 31; SL 1984, ch 12 , § 16; SL 2008, ch 113 , § 1; SL 2014, ch 153 , § 5; SL 2020, ch 124 , § 5.