COURT FEES

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code tit. I, ch. 131, art. III

in effect

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 131-301 Court violations bureau user fee.

Sec. 131-301. - Court violations bureau user fee. In each case of a state infraction or local ordinance violation in which a defendant chooses to enter an admission of the violation or chooses to enter a plea of nolo contendere, and which admission or plea of nolo contendere arose from such infraction or local ordinance violation filed through the court violations bureau of the municipal court of the county, the presiding judge of the municipal court of the county, through the court violations bureau, may assess a twenty-dollar court violations bureau user fee. The collection of this court violations bureau user fee shall be in addition to any court costs or judgment amount. The monies collected shall be deposited into the court violations bureau fund, which is hereby created. (G.O. 164, 1993, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 131-302 Court violations bureau nonpayment collection fee.

Sec. 131-302. - Court violations bureau nonpayment collection fee. The presiding judge of the municipal court of the county, through its court violations bureau, may assess a ten-dollar nonpayment collection fee for each unsatisfied judgment in which an admission or nolo contendere plea was entered or in each case in which a default judgment was entered by the court on a violation of a state infraction or local ordinance violation, which judgment arose from the failure of the charged motorist to admit, plead nolo contendere, or deny such infraction or ordinance violation filed through the court violations bureau of the municipal court of the county. The collection of this nonpayment collection fee shall be in addition to any court costs, judgment or user fee. The monies collected shall be deposited into the court violations bureau fund. (G.O. 164, 1993, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 131-303 Court violations bureau fund.

Sec. 131-303. - Court violations bureau fund. (a) A court violations bureau fund is hereby created. All monies collected from the court violations bureau user fee (section 131-301) and the nonpayment collection fee (section 131-302) shall be deposited into the court violations bureau fund. Municipal court expenses incurred to collect nonpayment collection fees shall be paid out of and not exceed nonpayment collection revenues. (b) All monies deposited into the court violations bureau fund shall be appropriated by the city-county council pursuant to periodic interagency agreements entered into by and between the presiding judge of the municipal court of the county and the auditor of the county. All monies deposited into the court violations bureau fund shall be used for municipal court administrative expenses and/or costs associated with incarceration or incarceration alternatives in the county. (G.O. 164, 1993, § 1)

Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 131-304 Drug treatment diversion program fee.

Sec. 131-304. - Drug treatment diversion program fee. The executive committee of the Marion Superior Court, through its criminal courts division, may assess a drug treatment diversion program fee against persons who are deemed eligible for participation in such program operated through the Marion Superior Court. The fee shall be in the amount of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each calendar month or portion thereof during which the person participates in such program. The collection of the drug treatment diversion program fee shall be in addition to any court costs or judgment amount. The monies collected shall be deposited into a special fund to be known as the "drug treatment diversion program fund." (G.O. 159, 1998, § 1)

Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIORAD_CH131FE_ARTIIICOFEFetched: 10/27/2026