A. In addition to any penalty provided by law, a surcharge shall be levied in an amount of forty-two percent on every fine, penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine, penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes, for any local ordinance relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
B. In addition to any penalty provided by law, a surcharge shall be levied in an amount of seven percent on every fine, penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine, penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes, for any local ordinance relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
C. In addition to any penalty provided by law, a surcharge shall be levied in an amount of six percent, on every fine, penalty and forfeiture imposed and collected by the courts for criminal offenses and any civil penalty imposed and collected for a civil traffic violation and fine, penalty or forfeiture for a violation of the motor vehicle statutes, for any local ordinance relating to the stopping, standing or operation of a vehicle or for a violation of the game and fish statutes in title 17.
D. If any deposit of bail or bond or deposit for an alleged civil traffic violation is to be made for a violation, the court shall require a sufficient amount to include the surcharge prescribed in this section for forfeited bail, bond or deposit. If bail, bond or deposit is forfeited, the court shall transmit the amount of the surcharge pursuant to subsection G of this section. If bail, bond or deposit is returned, the surcharge made pursuant to this article shall also be returned.
E. After addition of the surcharge, the courts may round the total amount due to the nearest one-quarter dollar.
F. The surcharge imposed by this section shall be applied to the base fine, civil penalty or forfeiture and not to any other surcharge imposed.
G. After a determination by the court of the amount due, the court shall transmit, on the last day of each month, the surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A, B, C and D of this section and a remittance report of the fines, civil penalties, assessments and surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A, B, C and D of this section to the county treasurer, except that municipal courts shall transmit the surcharges and the remittance report of the fines, civil penalties, assessments and surcharges to the city treasurer.
H. The appropriate authorities specified in subsection G of this section shall transmit the surcharge prescribed in subsection A of this section and the remittance report as required in subsection G of this section to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for deposit in the criminal justice enhancement fund established by section 41-2401.
I. The appropriate authorities specified in subsection G of this section shall transmit the seven percent surcharge prescribed in subsection B of this section and the remittance report as required in subsection G of this section to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for allocation pursuant to section 41-2421, subsection J.
J. The appropriate authorities specified in subsection G of this section shall transmit the surcharge prescribed in subsection C of this section and the remittance report as required in subsection G of this section to the state treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month for deposit in the department of public safety forensics fund established by section 41-1730.
K. Partial payments of the amount due shall be transmitted as prescribed in subsections G, H, I and J of this section and shall be divided according to the proportion that the civil penalty, fine, bail or bond and the surcharge represent of the total amount due.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case:
State v. Reyes, 307 P.3d 35 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Reyes, 307 P.3d 35 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2013).
· cites it 5× “A.R.S. §§ 12-116.01, 41 — 2401(D)(6) (West 2013).”
State v. Moreno-Medrano, 185 P.3d 135 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 2× “But the basis for finding fundamental error in Torres-Soto was the imposition of $85,500 in surcharges pursuant to AR.S. §§ 12-116.01 and 12-116.02, despite information in the presentence report suggesting the defendant was a “pauper.”
May v. McNally, 55 P.3d 768 (Ariz. 2002).
· cites it 6× “, A.R.S. § 12-116.01(A) (criminal justice enhancement fund); A.”
State v. Payne, 225 P.3d 1131 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“] § 11-539,” which establishes state aid to county attorneys fund); § 41-2421(J)(1) (over fifteen percent of monies collected pursuant to § 12-116.01(B) shall be allocated “to the state aid to county attorneys fund established by § 11-539”).”
State v. Torres-Soto, 927 P.2d 804 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
“02(A), which uses similar language to create an eleven percent penalty assessment. These surcharges are made discretionary to a limited extent by statutes which provide that the trial court may waive all or part of a penalty assessment, “the payment of which would work a…”
State v. Beltran, 942 P.2d 480 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997).
“section 12-116.01(A) provides a 47% penalty assessment.”
State v. Rogers, 251 P.3d 1042 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 13× “” Rogers acknowledges that the surcharges imposed pursuant to § 12-116.01 generally are “nonwaivable in DUI eases under A.”
Malone v. Superior Court, 889 P.2d 16 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994).
· cites it 5× “Under the new bail forfeiture provisions of A.R.S. §§ 12-116.01 and 12-116.02, the assessment percentages are now 46% and 11% respectively.”
State of Arizona v. James A. Rogers (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
· cites it 8× “” Rogers acknowledges that the surcharges imposed pursuant to § 12-116.01 generally are “nonwaivable in DUI cases 3 under A.”
State v. Aleman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 4× “§ 16-954(A), which included an additional 10% surcharge to be imposed on all criminal fines collected pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-116.01. Because A.R.S. §§ 12-116.”
State v. Rice (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 4× “See A.R.S. §§ 12-116.01(A)–(C), 12-116.02, 16-954(A).”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-116.01(A) — 8 cases
May v. McNally, 55 P.3d 768 (Ariz. 2002).
“, A.R.S. § 12-116.01(A) (criminal justice enhancement fund); A.”
State v. Torres-Soto, 927 P.2d 804 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
“02(A), which uses similar language to create an eleven percent penalty assessment. These surcharges are made discretionary to a limited extent by statutes which provide that the trial court may waive all or part of a penalty assessment, “the payment of which would work a…”
State v. Beltran, 942 P.2d 480 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997).
“section 12-116.01(A) provides a 47% penalty assessment.”
State v. Rice (Ariz. Ct. App. 2023).
“See A.R.S. §§ 12-116.01(A)–(C), 12-116.02, 16-954(A).”
State v. Aleman (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019).
“§ 16-954(A), which included an additional 10% surcharge to be imposed on all criminal fines collected pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-116.01. Because A.R.S. §§ 12-116.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-116.01(B) — 4 cases
State v. Payne, 225 P.3d 1131 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009).
“] § 11-539,” which establishes state aid to county attorneys fund); § 41-2421(J)(1) (over fifteen percent of monies collected pursuant to § 12-116.01(B) shall be allocated “to the state aid to county attorneys fund established by § 11-539”).”
May v. McNally, 55 P.3d 768 (Ariz. 2002).
“, A.R.S. § 12-116.01(A) (criminal justice enhancement fund); A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-116.01(C) — 2 cases
May v. McNally, 55 P.3d 768 (Ariz. 2002).
“, A.R.S. § 12-116.01(A) (criminal justice enhancement fund); A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-116.01(F) — 2 cases
State v. Rogers, 251 P.3d 1042 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
“” Rogers acknowledges that the surcharges imposed pursuant to § 12-116.01 generally are “nonwaivable in DUI eases under A.”
State of Arizona v. James A. Rogers (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
“” Rogers acknowledges that the surcharges imposed pursuant to § 12-116.01 generally are “nonwaivable in DUI cases 3 under A.”
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