Rule 58. Fees and costs; deposit of funds

(a) Fees and costs. The fees and costs for processing traffic and criminal cases shall be as follows: a. For issuing, processing a filing a warrant or summons $ 29.50 b. For processing a voluntary assessment agreement 20.00 c. For conducting a trial or accepting a plea of guilty (including a Robinson plea) or nolo contendere 5.50 d. For preparing commitment and detention forms; each form 2.00 e. For preparing of bail, judgment and appeal bonds; each bond 2.00 f. For preparing certified transcript of the record 7.00 g. For issuing a capias 15.00 h. Capias returned by constable 25.00 i. For processing a Petition for Expungement of Record 30.00 In connection with any Justice of the Peace Court proceeding, for processing a check or credit card dishonored for insufficient funds or closed account 30.00

(b) Deposit of funds. All funds received for criminal and traffic fines, fees and costs shall be deposited by the next banking day to the account of the General Fund of the State of Delaware. The clerk shall keep an accurate and complete record of all funds received and deposited.

(c) Court Security Fund assessment. In addition to any other amounts assessed as fees or costs by any other statute, rule, or law, the clerk shall collect from the defendant, on each traffic or criminal charge for which there is a conviction, or a finding or an admission of responsibility for an infraction for which a civil penalty may be assessed, an amount equal to $10.00 as an assessment for the Court Security Fund established by 10 Del. C. § 8505(b). The amounts collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into a separate account known as the "Court Security Assessment Fund."

(d) Electronic transactions. In addition to any other amounts assessed as fees and costs for any filings or transactions above, there shall be a technology surcharge of 50 cents ($.50) for each voluntary assessment agreement paid via electronic payment and each document filed electronically with the Court. History. Amended, effective Oct. 15, 2007; July 1, 2009; July 10, 2012; Oct. 1, 2013.