Chapter 1.21
COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL COURT FINES, FEES, AND COSTS

Sections:

1.21.010    Collection of Municipal Court fines, fees, and costs.

1.21.010 Collection of Municipal Court fines, fees, and costs.

The City Manager is authorized to use any lawful method of collecting fines, fees, default judgments, personal recognizance bond forfeitures, and civil penalties due from any person assessed such sums by the Municipal Court, including reasonable costs of collection. The city shall be entitled to receive the reasonable costs of collection in addition to the amounts otherwise due, and interest at the statutory rate for unpaid civil judgments. Reasonable costs of collection shall include, without limitation, the fees and costs of the City Attorney or of private counsel or a collection agency, but such fees and costs shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount collected. (Ord. 2023-4 § 1)