Miami County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

The late-fee rule applies when a defendant meets the listed offense, payment, indigency, and nonpayment conditions.

A. Pursuant to I.C. 33-37-5-22 this Rule applies in each case in which a Defendant is found to have: 1. Committed a crime, violated a statute defining an infraction; violated an ordinance of municipal corporation; or committed a delinquent act; 2. Is required to pay court costs, including fees; a fine; or a civil penalty; 3. Is not determined by the Court imposing the court costs, fine, or civil penalty to be indigent; and 4. Fails to pay the Clerk the costs, fine, or civil penalty in full before the later of the following: a. The end of the business day on which the Court enters the conviction or judgment; or b. The end of the business day on which the Court has ordered as the deadline for the payment of costs, fines and civil penalties.

CRITICAL

Fee

25

The Clerk must collect a $25 late payment fee from a Defendant described in subsection A.

D. The Clerk shall collect a late payment fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) from a Defendant described in subsection A of this Rule.

WARNING

Fee

$100

Individuals ordered to enroll in the Miami County Drug Court program must pay a $100 administration fee.

All individuals who are ordered to enroll in the Miami County Drug Court’s program shall be required to pay a drug court administration fee in the amount of $100.00

WARNING

Referral-service and treatment costs are separate from the listed fees and are the participant’s responsibility unless covered by grant funds.

The above-described fees cover maintenance and operating costs and are separate from the costs of referral services for education, counseling, or other treatment costs (including but not limited to the costs associated with the administration of drug screens). Unless grant funds have been obtained that will cover the cost of such referral services, the payment of the cost of such referral services shall be the responsibility of the individual who is participating in the Miami County Drug Court’s program.

WARNING

Fee

$50

Participants must pay a $50 monthly services fee starting in their second month, until they stop participating or their administration and services fees total $500.

as well as a drug court services fee in the amount of $50.00 per month, with the latter fee beginning on the second month of the individual’s participation in drug court and continuing each month thereafter until the first- occurring of the following: 1. The individual stops participating in drug court; or 2. The total of that individual’s drug court administration fee and monthly drug court services fees is $500.00.

WARNING

Fee

$25

An individual approved to transfer into or out of the Miami County Drug Court program must pay a $25 transfer fee in addition to any fee charged by the other county.

If an individual is approved for transfer from another county into the Miami County Drug Court’s program or is approved for transfer to another county from the Miami County Drug Court’s program, that individual shall pay a $25.00 transfer fee. Any such transfer fee shall be in addition to and separate from any transfer fee that may be charged by the drug court program in the other county.

INFO

The Court may suspend a late fee if the Defendant demonstrates good cause for failing to pay court costs, a fine, or a civil penalty on time.

C. The Court may suspend a late fee payment of the Court finds that the Defendant has demonstrated good cause for failure make a timely payment of court costs, a fine or civil penalty.