26.06.070 Fee Assessments for Funding Crime Victim Programs

The Turtle Mountain Tribal Judge(s) shall assess a fee of not less than twenty-five ($25) dollars and no more than one-hundred dollars ($100) as part of a sentence imposed on a defendant who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a crime, whether by judge or jury trial, of violating a tribal law for which the maximum penalty that may be imposed by law for the offense or violation includes imprisonment.

The fee assessed under this section is, for each criminal offense, in addition to any fine, penalty, costs and or administrative fee prescribed by law. The Tribal Judge(s)shall assess the fee when sentence is imposed or when sentence is suspended or imposition of sentence is deferred. All fees paid to the court under this section must be deposited monthly in the General Fund for allocation to one or more of the following programs as determined by the governing body:

(a) A domestic violence or sexual assault program,

(b) A victim advocacy program of which the primary function is to provide direct services of victims of crime.