WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 446

(3) IF A COURT DETERMINES THAT A PERSON IS INDIGENT,
THE COURT MAY WAIVE THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL COST REQUIRED UNDER
THIS SUBSECTION.

(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, THE IMPOSITION OF THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL COST IS
MANDATORY AND MAY NOT BE SUSPENDED OR WAIVED.

(5) A DEPOSIT FOR BAIL MAY NOT INCLUDE A SUM

SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL COST.

(6) ALL MONEYS RECEIVED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
BE COLLECTED BY THE COURT IN WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CONVICTED
OR GRANTED PROBATION.

(7) THE MONEYS COLLECTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL
BE PAID TO THE COMPTROLLER, TO BE PLACED INTO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CORRECTIONAL TRAINING FUND, AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE 41, §
4-1301 OF THE CODE.

(a)  The court costs in a traffic case including parking and
impounding cases in which costs are imposed, are [$5.00] $10.00.
SUCH COSTS SHALL ALSO BE APPLICABLE TO THOSE CASES IN WHICH THE
DEFENDANT ELECTS TO WAIVE HIS RIGHT TO TRIAL AND PAY THE FINE OR
PENALTY DEPOSIT ESTABLISHED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT
COURT BY ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION. In an uncontested parking or
impounding case in which the fines are paid directly to a
political subdivisions or municipality, costs are $2.00, which
costs shall be paid to and retained by the political subdivision
or municipality. In an uncontested case in which the fine is
paid directly to an agency of State government authorized by law
to regulate parking of motor vehicles, the costs are $2.00. The
fine and the costs shall be paid to the agency, which shall
receive and account for these funds as in all other cases
involving sums due the State through a State agency.

(b) (1) The court costs in a criminal case in which costs
are imposed are [$5.00] $10.00."

(2) The costs shall be in addition to any costs
imposed in a criminal case under the Criminal Injuries
Compensation Act.

(c)  (1) The filing fees and costs in a civil case are those
prescribed by law subject to modification by law, rule, or
administrative regulation.

(2) The Court of Appeals may provide by rule for
waiver of prepayment of filing fees and other costs in cases of
indigency.

(d)  When a person pays court costs or a fine with a check
in any motor vehicle, criminal, or civil case in the District

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