The first reading of an ordinance was approved that would create a booking fee for inmates convicted of crimes.
County Attorney James Clevenger presented the ordinance to the Marshall County Commissioners on Tuesday morning. The document states that the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will charge a fee of $50 as an inmate processing fee. The processing fee shall be added to the inmate’s fine and court costs as an additional cost in the event an inmate is convicted.
The fee may be waived if the inmate is found to be indigent, the inmate is being held for another agency for a per diem payment, or if the inmate is being held for another agency.
The use of the funds collected may be spent on inmate education and counseling or equipment, education and training for the Marshall County Jail staff and jailers.
Members of the public may comment on the ordinance during the Feb. 18 meeting of the Marshall County Commissioners. They plan on scheduling the public hearing at 10 a.m. that day.
