(a) In addition to any and all court costs now or hereafter authorized to be collected, there shall be assessed an additional court cost of thirty-five dollars ($35) in all civil cases filed in the Circuit Court of Coffee County and in district court the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35) excluding cases filed in small claims court. There shall also be an additional court cost of thirty-five dollars ($35) in all criminal and quasi-criminal cases brought in the Municipal, District, or Circuit Courts of Coffee County.
(b) All costs assessed pursuant to this section shall be collected by the court clerk as other court costs are collected and distributed to the county for deposit in a special fund designated as the Jail Fund. All monies paid into the Jail Fund shall be expended by the county exclusively for the payment of the cost of constructing, financing, planning, equipping, maintaining, repairing, and operating the county jail.
(c) In addition to any other court costs, any person convicted of the offense of selling or trafficking a controlled substance, or both, shall be taxed five hundred dollars ($500) upon conviction, the five hundred dollar ($500) tax to be paid to the Jail Fund, to be used for the payment of the cost of constructing, financing, planning, equipping, maintaining, repairing, and operating the county jail. These costs shall be taxed upon conviction as additional court costs.
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