Senate Bill NO. 2945

By Senator(s) Robertson, Thames

SECTION 1. (1) In addition to any other monetary penalties and any other penalties imposed by law, any county or municipality which participates in an intergovernmental radio communication program approved by the Department of Information Technology Services may assess an additional surcharge in an amount not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) on each person upon whom a court imposes a fine or other penalty for each violation of Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972, except offenses relating to vehicular parking or registration. The proceeds from the surcharge shall only be used by the municipality or county to fund that municipality's or county's participation in the intergovernmental radio communication program to fund public safety wireless communications systems. The proceeds from the surcharge imposed by this subsection (1) shall be paid to the municipality or county in which the violation occurred and shall be then deposited in an appropriate special account.