2006 Utah Code - 63-63b-101 — Traffic mitigation surcharge -- Application and exemptions.

     63-63b-101.   Traffic mitigation surcharge -- Application and exemptions.
     (1) (a) In addition to any surcharge imposed under Section 63-63a-1, a traffic mitigation surcharge shall be paid on all criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by a court within a county of the first class, as defined in Section 17-50-501, for any offense described in Subsection (1)(b).
     (b) The traffic mitigation surcharge is $10 upon conviction of any moving traffic violation, including a violation of county or municipal ordinances.
     (2) The traffic mitigation surcharge may not be imposed:
     (a) upon nonmoving traffic violations;
     (b) upon court orders when the offender is ordered to perform community service work in lieu of paying a fine; and
     (c) upon penalties assessed by the juvenile court as part of the nonjudicial adjustment of a case under Section 78-3a-502.
     (3) The traffic mitigation surcharge does not include amounts assessed or collected separately by juvenile courts for the Juvenile Restitution Account, which is independent of this chapter and does not affect the imposition or collection of the traffic mitigation surcharge.
     (4) The traffic mitigation surcharge under this section shall be imposed in addition to the fine charged for a criminal offense, and no reduction may be made in the fine charged due to the traffic mitigation surcharge imposition.

Amended by Chapter 318, 2000 General Session