Article 2 — Jail Booking Fees

The Board of Supervisors finds and declares that the provisions of Government Code Section 29550 will be implemented, as per legislative intent, to partially recover revenue lost by the County due to State budget cuts.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

A justice administrative fee for the booking and processing of arrested persons in established under the authority of Government Code Section 29550.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

A criminal justice administrative fee is hereby imposed for the booking and processing of arrested persons brought to the County Jail for the booking or detention by an employee of a city, special district, school

district, community college district, college, or university, on or after July 1, 1990. Commencing January 1, 2000, the fee shall be One Hundred Forty-Eight and no/100ths ($148.00) Dollars.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

The following words and phrases whenever used in this chapter shall be construed as defined in this section.

"Arrested person" means any person arrested by an employee of a city, special district, school district, community college district, college or university, for probable cause or in obedience to an original warrant. Bookings for out-of-County warrants, remands, bail bond surrenders, en route bookings, and commitments are not subject to the fee.

"Booking and processing" means all activities necessary or appropriate for the reception and detention of arrested persons at County detention facilities, from the time the arrested person is initially presented to facility staff until the person is either released or assigned to permanent housing within the facility. In general terms, such activities include, but are not limited to, initial reception, fingerprinting, photography, criminal record screening, early release screening, classification, medical screening, data entry, personal property accounting, security, and release processing.

"City" means any incorporated city within the political boundaries of Siskiyou County.

"Special district," "school district," "community college district," "college" or "university" means any such district, which operates within the political boundaries of Siskiyou County.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

The "booking fee" shall include, but not exceed, the actual administrative costs, including applicable overhead costs as permitted by Federal Circular A-87 standards, incurred in booking and processing arrested persons.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

The fee imposed by this chapter shall be reviewed annually in July and adjusted to reflect the current actual costs incurred in booking and processing prisoners.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

Cities, special districts, colleges, or universities who bring prisoners to the County Jail, will be billed quarterly.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

Any fee required to be paid by a city, special district, school district, community college district, college or university under this chapter shall be deemed a debt owed to the county. In the event that such a fee is unpaid, the city, special district, school district, community college district, college or university shall be liable to any action brought in the name of the county for the recovery of such amount.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)

The Board of Supervisors may elect to waive the imposition of fees on a particular agency if a prior agreement has been made whereby the city, special district, school district, community college district, college or university, has provided valuable consideration in return for waiver of the fee.

(§ III, Ord. 00-09, eff. October 12, 2000)