Chapter 9.15 LAW ENFORCEMENT FEES

There is hereby authorized and established a municipal service in the metropolitan police department to be called the civil fingerprinting service, designating fingerprinting services not associated with or performed in the course of a lawful arrest or criminal processing, but rather for services including but not limited to immigration processing fingerprinting or elective protective fingerprinting of minor children for parents. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.35].

9.15.020 Civil fingerprinting services bureau.

(A) In order to support the organization and administration of the civil fingerprinting service as well as carry out the collection of service charges, there is hereby established in the metropolitan police department a civil fingerprinting service bureau to be under the supervision of its administrator, who shall be the chief of police;

(B) The civil finger printing service bureau (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “bureau”) is:

(1) Hereby authorized and empowered to charge and collect on behalf of the municipality, such service charges as hereinafter may be identified and authorized for the performance of fingerprinting services to be paid by the parties desiring the service;

(2) Hereby authorized and empowered to provide such materials and forms as may be desirable and proper to efficiently administer the purposes and objects of this article including the development of a uniform application form to be used in support of the fingerprinting service, subject to applicable provisions of law; and

(3) Hereby instructed and directed to develop, compile and maintain records of the services offered, charges collected and such other information as may be desirable and to transmit a report of the activities of the bureau from time to time, to the town board of metropolitan police commissioners, the office of the clerk-treasurer and such other officers or persons who may from time to time request such reports. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.36].

9.15.030 Schedule of charges and fees.

Schedule of Charges

Civil Fingerprinting Service Bureau

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided by the bureau will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges	Resident	Nonresident
Services related to immigration processing:	$10.00 per set	$20.00 per set
Services related to employment processing:	$10.00 per set	$20.00 per set
Services related to voluntary children public safety fingerprinting:	No charge	No charge
All other services:	$10.00 per set	$20.00 per set

[Ord. 1431 § 2, 2009. Code 2000 § 51.37].

9.15.040 Charges and fees deposit protocol.

(A) All charges and amounts collected by the bureau pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited with the office of the clerk-treasurer and credited to the general fund of the municipality upon its receipt;

(B) The bureau shall not charge or collect any fee or amount for a service performed under this chapter that is not authorized or not deposited with the municipality, according to its terms. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.38].

Article II. Prospective Personnel Services Fees

9.15.050 Special application processing fee.

(A) In order to support the many tasks related to its due diligence in recruiting, screening, testing, and eventually selecting the best and most qualified candidates for appointment as police officers in the metropolitan police department of the town, there is hereby authorized and established a special user fee to be known as the prospective law enforcement personnel fee.

(B) The metropolitan police department is hereby authorized and empowered to charge and collect on behalf of the municipality such user charges as hereinafter may be identified and authorized as follows:

(1) Except as expressly otherwise provided in this chapter, the proper user fee as hereinafter identified shall be paid along with each employment application enrolled and associated with prospective appointment as a law enforcement officer in the metropolitan police department at the time filed.

(2) The proper user fee hereinafter identified must be paid at the time of the filing of the application for the application to be deemed properly filed.

(3) The town board of metropolitan police commissioners shall be empowered to reduce the fee according to and as identified in the schedule of charges and fees for such applicants who upon application to the board seek such reduction and who demonstrate such need or circumstances sufficient to support such reduction.

(4) The town board of metropolitan police commissioners shall be empowered to waive the fee according to and as identified in the schedule of charges and fees for such applicants who upon application to the board seek such waiver and who demonstrate such need or circumstances of indigence sufficient to support such waiver. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.40].

9.15.060 Schedule of charges and fees.

The service charges as set forth and contained in the following schedule of charges are hereby deemed to be reasonable and just rates and charges reasonably related to the administration of such due diligence processes as recruiting, screening, testing, and eventually selecting the best and most qualified candidates for prospective appointment as police officers in the metropolitan police department of Highland, and said schedule is hereby authorized and approved:

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges
Prospective Law Enforcement Personnel
Application and Processing Fee:	$25.00
Prospective Law Enforcement Personnel
Application and Processing Fee (Reduced)	$11.00
Prospective Law Enforcement Personnel
Application and Processing Fee (Waived)	$0.00

[Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.41].

9.15.070 Charges and fees deposit protocol.

(A) All charges and amounts collected by the metropolitan police department pursuant to this article shall be deposited with the office of the clerk-treasurer and credited to the general fund of the municipality upon its receipt.

(B) The metropolitan police department shall not charge or collect any fee or amount for a service performed under this subchapter that is not authorized or not deposited with the municipality, according to its terms. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.42].

Article III. Special Law Enforcement Processing Services

9.15.080 Impounded vehicle release services and fee.

(A) In order to support the several tasks related to its due diligence in the processing and administration associated with the claim and release of towed and impounded vehicles to the rightful owners, excluding abandoned or junk vehicles that may become property of the vehicle recovery provider, there is hereby authorized and established a special user fee to be known as impounded vehicle release fee.

(B) The impounded vehicle release fee hereinafter identified shall be collected by the Highland metropolitan police department before a vehicle is released from impound by a vehicle recovery provider duly authorized to perform vehicle towing and impound services for the department.

(1) Said impounded vehicle release fee shall not apply to any vehicles that may become property of the towing agency due to owner abandonment.

(2) The impounded vehicle release fee hereinafter identified shall be collected according to the terms of this article and then be remitted to the clerk-treasurer.

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, a vehicle claimant who fails to pay the impound vehicle release fee or any towing charge of the vehicle recovery provider imposed in consequence of services initiated by the metropolitan police department, has committed an offense which may be punishable by the imposition of a fine in addition to the payment of the fee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, a vehicle recovery provider who releases a vehicle that has been impounded by direction of the metropolitan police department without written authorization of the department has committed an offense which may be punishable by the imposition of a fine in addition to the payment of the fee and may result in disqualification as an authorized vehicle recovery provider.

(3) The town board of metropolitan police commissioners shall be empowered to make such rules as are consistent with the carrying out of the provisions of this article.

(4) The town board of metropolitan police commissioners shall be empowered and has the authority to prescribe towing agency charges, vehicle storage charges and the manner of selecting and dispatching vehicle recovery providers in consequence of services related to law enforcement. [Ord. 1512 § 1, 2012. Code 2000 § 51.50].

9.15.090 Schedule of charges and fees.

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges:
Impounded Vehicle Release Fee:	$25.00
Impounded vehicle release fee in which an arrest or arrests were involved	$50.00

[Ord. 1512 § 1, 2012. Code 2000 § 51.51].

9.15.100 Charges and fees deposit protocol.

(A) All charges and amounts remitted to the metropolitan police department pursuant to this article shall be deposited with the office of the clerk-treasurer and credited to the general fund of the municipality upon its receipt.

(B) The metropolitan police department or its qualified vehicle recovery provider shall not charge or collect any fee or amount for a service performed under this article that is not authorized or not deposited with the municipality, according to the terms herein provided. [Ord. 1512 § 1, 2012. Code 2000 § 51.52].

9.15.110 Background check services and fee.

(A) In order to support the several tasks related to its due diligence in the processing and administration associated with special requests placed by employers in consequence of preemployment screening, there is hereby authorized and established a special user fee to be known as background check services fee.

(B) The background check services fee hereinafter identified shall be collected by the Highland metropolitan police department for each instance of providing limited reviews and reviews into the backgrounds of persons identified as under consideration for prospective employment by an employer. The fee shall be charged per person about whom the limited background check is being performed. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.53].

9.15.120 Schedule of charges and fees.

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges
Background Check Services Fee	$10.00

[Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.54].

9.15.130 Charges and fees deposit protocol.

(A) All charges and amounts remitted to the metropolitan police department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited with the office of the clerk-treasurer and credited to the general fund of the municipality upon its receipt.

(B) The metropolitan police department shall not charge or collect any fee or amount for a service performed under this chapter that is not authorized or not deposited with the municipality, according to the terms herein provided. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.55].

9.15.140 Law enforcement processing and release fee.

(A) In order to support the added administration and additional paperwork, as well as the convenience provided associated with processing the receipt of cash or surety bonds connected with a charge or offense for which the posting of a bond in lieu of incarceration is a lawful option, there is hereby authorized and established a special user fee to be known as the law enforcement processing and release fee.

(B) The law enforcement processing and release fee hereinafter identified may be collected by the Highland metropolitan police department in each instance of providing additional processing and release services for persons charged with an offense for which the posting of a bond in lieu of incarceration is a lawful option. The fee shall be charged at the same time the bond is collected, except as provided in subsection (C) of this section.

(1) Incidents involving a charge of driving while suspended as an infraction;

(2) Incidents involving any charge or arrest in which the party arrested or charged is transported to the hospital immediately following the charge(s) or arrest. [Ord. 1448 § 1, 2009. Code 2000 § 51.56].

9.15.150 Schedule of charges and fees.

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges
Law Enforcement Processing and Release Fee	$25.00

[Ord. 1448 § 1, 2009. Code 2000 § 51.57].

9.15.160 Charges and fees deposit protocol.

9.15.170 Motor vehicle inspection fees.

(A) For services associated with motor vehicle inspections, there is hereby established a motor vehicle inspection fee, pursuant to IC 9-17-2-12 and 9-29-4-2. Whenever an employee of the police department performs an inspection of a motor vehicle, semi-trailer, or recreational vehicle pursuant to IC 9-17-2-12 prior to registration of the vehicle, the department shall be entitled to charge the fee authorized and identified in this chapter.

(B) Such person inspecting such vehicle shall make a record of inspection upon the prescribed form prepared by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and verify the facts set out in said application.

(1) Noncommercial applicants shall pay the inspection fee at the time of the inspection. A receipt will be issued for each fee collected. The fee shall be remitted to the town clerk-treasurer (fiscal officer) at least once each week.

(2) Commercial applicants shall be billed on a monthly basis, payable on or before the fifteenth day of the following month. All requests for inspections by auto dealerships shall be recorded on an “assist cash sheet” specifying the number of vehicles inspected. The inspection form shall contain the date, name of business, number of vehicles inspected and the signatures of the commercial representative and the inspecting officer. These forms will be turned in to the records clerk of the police department. No fee shall be collected from any commercial applicant by any employee of the police department without authorization from the chief of police. These fees shall be remitted to the town clerk-treasurer (fiscal officer) as soon as they are recorded by the police department. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.60].

9.15.180 Schedule of charges and fees.

(A) The service charges as set forth and contained in the following schedule of charges is fixed pursuant to IC 9-29-4-2, which provides that the fee may not exceed $5.00:

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges
Motor Vehicle Inspection Fee	$5.00

(B) The town clerk-treasurer (fiscal officer) shall receipt the fees into the fund defined by IC 5-2-8-2, the law enforcement continuing education and training fund. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.61].

9.15.190 Accident reports services and fees.

For services associated with the preparation and dissemination of accident reports, there is hereby established an accident report fee, pursuant to IC 9-26-2 and 9-29-11. Whenever the metropolitan police department furnishes to any person, by means of any device which produces or generates duplicates of such records, a copy of the investigator’s report of an accident to any person who has sustained any loss or damage by reason of the injury or death of any person or damage to the property caused resulting from the operation, maintenance or use of any vehicle upon any public street or highway of this town or state, the town through its metropolitan police department shall be entitled to charge a service fee hereby fixed in the amount identified in this chapter for each report. [Ord. 1411 § 1, 2008. Code 2000 § 51.63].

9.15.200 Schedule of charges and fees.

(A) The service charges as set forth and contained in the following schedule of charges is fixed pursuant to IC 9-29-11-1(a), which provides that the fee may not be less than $5.00:

Schedule of Charges

Except as may be otherwise provided, the users of services administered and provided will be charged a standard service charge based upon the list herein provided.

Service Charges
Accident report fee provided for a resident:	$20.00
Accident report fee provided for a nonresident:	$25.00
Accident report fee provided for through an online provider:	$25.00*

* The online provider may impose a fee in addition to the authorized service charge associated with providing the online access.

(B) The town clerk-treasurer (fiscal officer) shall receipt the fees into the fund defined by IC 5-2-8-2, the law enforcement continuing education and training fund. [Ord. 1454 § 1, 2010. Code 2000 § 51.64].