All Court fees and costs lawfully assessed shall be paid to the Town. If any private person complainant, in any action before the Municipal Court, requests dismissal of the prosecution of said action, or is willfully absent from trial or fails to appear at trial after being subpoenaed and said action is dismissed, the Court may enter judgment against the private person complainant for all applicable fees and costs.

A docket fee, as set forth in Appendix A of this code, shall be charged in all proceedings before the Municipal Court, which shall be paid by the defendant upon conviction or if the defendant is granted a deferred judgment and sentence or a deferred prosecution. A separate docket fee shall be charged upon the filing of a complaint alleging violation of probation or a deferred sentence and judgment.

All administrative court fees shall be approved by resolution of the Town Council upon recommendation of the Municipal Judge. These additional fees and charges are intended to recoup the cost and expenses to the Town for the handling of criminal cases, and may include, but are not limited to, jury fees, witness fees, fees and mileage for jurors, costs for the preparation of a deferred judgment and sentence or deferred prosecution, costs for preparation of appeal documents, the issuance of a bench warrant, an incarceration fee, and the cost for any returned check or a convenience fee for any alternative form of payment such as the use of a credit or debit card. (Ord. 440 §1, 2001; Amended Ord. 602 §1, 2009; Amended Ord. 714 §2, 2017; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019)