§ 50-26. Judgment; amount of penalty.

(a)

If the defendant pleads guilty or is convicted after trial, the court must render judgment thereon, fixing the penalty within the limits prescribed by the applicable ordinances and imposing sentence accordingly, which penalty shall not exceed $750.00, exclusive of court costs of $30.00.

(b)

The municipal attorney may ask the court to require a person confined in a city or county jail for any offense, to pay the jail facility the costs of incarceration, before and after conviction, upon conviction or receiving a deferred sentence. The costs shall not be assessed if, in the judgment of the court, such costs would impose a manifest hardship on the person, or if, in the opinion of the court, the property of the person is needed for the maintenance and support of the immediate family.

(c)

The costs of incarceration may include booking, receiving and processing out, housing, food, clothing, medical care, dental care, and psychiatric services. The cost for incarceration may be an amount equal to the actual cost of the services and shall be determined by the chief of police for city jails. The cost of incarceration may be paid to all jail facilities where the person is held before and after conviction.

(Code 1975, § 14-28; Code 1995, § 34-51; Ord. No. 1035, § 1, 10-19-1999; Ord. No. 1051, § 1, 2-1-2000; Ord. No. 1067, § 1, 10-17-2000; Ord. No. 1093, § 1, 1-15-2002; Ord. No. 1312, § 1, 3-17-2015)