(a) By a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than one hundred eighty-three thousand one hundred (183,100), nor more than one hundred eighty-three thousand two hundred (183,200), according to the 2010 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the clerks of all special juvenile courts and all courts of general sessions having juvenile court jurisdiction may collect the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) from any person who:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-21-402

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Retirement: means withdrawal from membership with a retirement allowance granted under chapters 34-37 of this title. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1) Enters a plea of guilty;
(2) Enters a plea of nolo contendere;
(3) Is adjudicated at trial, or whose case is handled under pretrial diversion or retirement; or
(4) Is found in violation of the terms and conditions of a probationary or valid court order.
(b) The fee described in subsection (a) shall be subject to § 8-21-401 and shall be in addition to all other taxes, costs, and fines.
(c) The purpose of the fee described in subsection (a) shall be designated for construction of new facilities for juvenile courts in their respective counties. The fee shall be deposited by the clerk of the collecting court into a dedicated county fund. The fund shall not revert to the county general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall remain for the purposes set out in this subsection (c). The money collected shall be used exclusively for the creation and maintenance of new facilities for juvenile courts.
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