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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN ADDITIONAL TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) <br />FEE AS PART OF THE ASSESSED COSTS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT AND <br />GENERAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,.TO <br />BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE <br />COURTHOUSES, JAIL, OR COURT-RELATED FACILITIES. <br /> <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. There is hereby imposed for the construction, <br />renovation or maintenance of the courthouses or jail and <br />court-related facilities an assessment in the sum of two <br />dollars ($2.00), as part of the costs incident to criminal or <br />traffic cases filed in the Circu~it Court and General District <br />Court, located within the boundaries of the City. The <br />assessment shall be collected by the Clerk of the Court in <br />which the action is filed, and remitted to the Treasurer. <br />Disbursements shall be as authorized by the City Council for <br />the construction, renovation or maintenance of courthouses or <br />3ail and court-related facilities and to defray increases in <br />the cost of heating, cooling, electricity, and ordinary <br />maintenance. <br /> <br /> The assessment provided for herein in the sum of two <br />dollars ($2.00) is in addition to the amount of Clerk's fees <br />or court costs already imposed or assessed for traffic or <br />criminal cases and shall be in addition to any other fees <br />prescribed by law. <br /> <br /> 2. The provisions of this ordinance shall ~ake effect on <br />July 1, 1990. ~ <br /> <br /> Portsmouth, <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of <br />Virginia, at a meeting held May 15, 1990. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />