Section 33-37-5-18 - Safe schools fee(a) In each criminal action in which a person is convicted of an offense in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense, the court shall assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(b) For each offense described in IC 9-21-8-52(b), the court may assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(c) In determining the amount of the safe schools fee assessed against a person under subsection (a), a court shall consider the person's ability to pay the fee.(d) The clerk shall collect the safe schools fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense: (1) in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense; or(2) described in IC 9-21-8-52(b) and the court assesses a safe schools fee under subsection (b).Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-16.3.
Amended by P.L. 156-2020,SEC. 123, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 144-2019,SEC. 17, eff. 7/1/2019.As added by P.L. 98-2004, SEC.16.