Bill Text: MN SF2588 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Court security fees establishment and use authorization
Spectrum:
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-30 - Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety [SF2588 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2588-Introduced.html
1.2relating to courts; authorizing county boards to set and impose court security
1.3fee in civil and criminal matters; allotting fee for court security equipment and
1.4personnel;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, by adding a
1.5subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, is amended by adding a
1.8subdivision to read:
1.9 Subd. 8. Court security fees. (a) The county board may establish a court security
1.10fee and set the amount, not to exceed $15, to be collected for civil and criminal matters,
1.11including petty misdemeanor cases, in the district and conciliation courts of the county.
1.12The fee shall be set on July 1 each year and remain in effect until changed. All court
1.13security fees shall be published in the State Register.
1.14(b) In each county that approves a court security fee, the court administrator shall
1.15collect in each civil suit, action, or proceeding filed in the district and conciliation courts,
1.16in the manner in which other fees are collected, a court security fee from:
1.17(1) the plaintiff, petitioner, or other person instituting the suit, action, or proceeding
1.18at the time of the filing of the first paper; and
1.19(2) each defendant, respondent, intervenor, or other party who appears, either
1.20separately or jointly, to be collected at the time of the filing of the first paper by
1.21the defendant, respondent, intervenor, or other party, or at the time when the party's
1.22appearance is entered in the case.
1.23(c) In each county that approves a court security fee, the court shall impose and
1.24the court administrator shall collect a court security fee on every person convicted of
1.25any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor offense. When a
2.1defendant is convicted of more than one offense in a case, the court security fee shall be
2.2imposed only once in that case. The fee shall be imposed whether or not the person is
2.3sentenced to imprisonment or the sentence is stayed. The fee shall not be imposed when a
2.4person is convicted of a petty misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed or in cases in
2.5which a fine is paid without a court appearance.
2.6(d) The court security fee is a cost in the action and taxable as such, and is allotted
2.7for the following security purposes:
2.8(1) purchase, repair, upgrades, and maintenance of:
2.9(i) x-ray machines and conveying systems;
2.10(ii) handheld or walk-through metal detectors;
2.11(iii) identification cards and systems;
2.12(iv) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
2.13(v) computer systems and hardware;
2.14(vi) security signage;
2.15(vii) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
2.16(viii) bullet-proof glass and bullet-resistant soft body armor;
2.17(ix) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security devices; and
2.18(x) any other security equipment approved by the county board; and
2.19(2) personnel and training expenses related to court security.
2.20(e) The court security fee shall be paid to the county treasurer or county auditor who
2.21shall issue a receipt. The county treasurer or county auditor may disburse these funds at
2.22the direction of the county board. Funds generated from the fee must not supplant existing
2.23budgets for bailiffs or court facility operating expenses.
2.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to civil
2.25actions filed on or after that date and to offenses committed on or after that date.
1.3fee in civil and criminal matters; allotting fee for court security equipment and
1.4personnel;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, by adding a
1.5subdivision.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, is amended by adding a
1.8subdivision to read:
1.9 Subd. 8. Court security fees. (a) The county board may establish a court security
1.10fee and set the amount, not to exceed $15, to be collected for civil and criminal matters,
1.11including petty misdemeanor cases, in the district and conciliation courts of the county.
1.12The fee shall be set on July 1 each year and remain in effect until changed. All court
1.13security fees shall be published in the State Register.
1.14(b) In each county that approves a court security fee, the court administrator shall
1.15collect in each civil suit, action, or proceeding filed in the district and conciliation courts,
1.16in the manner in which other fees are collected, a court security fee from:
1.17(1) the plaintiff, petitioner, or other person instituting the suit, action, or proceeding
1.18at the time of the filing of the first paper; and
1.19(2) each defendant, respondent, intervenor, or other party who appears, either
1.20separately or jointly, to be collected at the time of the filing of the first paper by
1.21the defendant, respondent, intervenor, or other party, or at the time when the party's
1.22appearance is entered in the case.
1.23(c) In each county that approves a court security fee, the court shall impose and
1.24the court administrator shall collect a court security fee on every person convicted of
1.25any felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, or petty misdemeanor offense. When a
2.1defendant is convicted of more than one offense in a case, the court security fee shall be
2.2imposed only once in that case. The fee shall be imposed whether or not the person is
2.3sentenced to imprisonment or the sentence is stayed. The fee shall not be imposed when a
2.4person is convicted of a petty misdemeanor for which no fine is imposed or in cases in
2.5which a fine is paid without a court appearance.
2.6(d) The court security fee is a cost in the action and taxable as such, and is allotted
2.7for the following security purposes:
2.8(1) purchase, repair, upgrades, and maintenance of:
2.9(i) x-ray machines and conveying systems;
2.10(ii) handheld or walk-through metal detectors;
2.11(iii) identification cards and systems;
2.12(iv) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
2.13(v) computer systems and hardware;
2.14(vi) security signage;
2.15(vii) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
2.16(viii) bullet-proof glass and bullet-resistant soft body armor;
2.17(ix) locks, chains, alarms, or similar security devices; and
2.18(x) any other security equipment approved by the county board; and
2.19(2) personnel and training expenses related to court security.
2.20(e) The court security fee shall be paid to the county treasurer or county auditor who
2.21shall issue a receipt. The county treasurer or county auditor may disburse these funds at
2.22the direction of the county board. Funds generated from the fee must not supplant existing
2.23budgets for bailiffs or court facility operating expenses.
2.24EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to civil
2.25actions filed on or after that date and to offenses committed on or after that date.
