A. The municipal court shall appoint legal counsel to represent indigent defendants pursuant to the Arizona rules of criminal procedure. In addition to court appointed attorney reimbursement costs, the court may order an indigent administrative assessment fee in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars.

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B. Administrative assessment fees collected pursuant to subsection A shall be paid into the general fund of the city or town where the municipal court is located and used to defray the costs of court appointed counsel.