Ind. Porter Cnty. Local Rule LR64-CR00-4940

Pursuant to Porter County Ordinance 15-01 (February 18, 2015), Every defendant who

has been arrested, incarcerated in the Porter County Jail, and who has been convicted of a

misdemeanor or felony offense in Porter County arising from such arrest are liable for an

Inmate Processing Fee in the sum of $75.00. In the event an individual is incarcerated on

multiple criminal cases simultaneously, only one Inmate Processing Fee shall apply to that

period of incarceration. In the event an individual is incarcerated at different times on

separate cases, the fee shall apply to each case and each incarceration.

Collection of the fee shall be as follows:

(a) CASH BONDS: The Clerk of Court shall deduct $80.00 from the cash bond

($75.00 Inmate Processing Fee and $5 Death Benefit Fee) of all defendants

designated above, and this deduction shall take precedence over all other

deductions from cash bonds, unless a court shall specifically order to the

contrary, or shall waive the Inmate Processing Fee. The Sheriff shall promptly

notify the Clerk of Court of the posting of such bond.

(b) SURETY BONDS: For every case in which a surety bond is posted, whether

posted individually, or as a dual bond required by a court, an added cash bond of

$80 must be posted. The Sheriff shall promptly notify the Clerk of Court of the

posting of such bonds.

(c) RECOGNIZANCE PROMISE TO APPEAR RELEASE: The arrested

individual is responsible for payment of the fee upon conviction directly to the

Porter County Sheriff’s Department who shall issue a receipt and promptly

notify the Clerk of Court the fee has been paid and the cause number for which it

has been paid. The Clerk of Court shall note said payment on the chronological

case summary.

(d) PAYMENT AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION: An individual who has been

placed on probation and who has not paid the Inmate Processing Fee shall pay

the same as a condition of probation in a manner consistent with their financial

ability to do so. The payment shall be made to the Porter County Sheriff’s

Department who shall issue a receipt with the appropriate cause number and

notify the Clerk of Court of the payment. The Clerk of Court shall note the

payment on the chronological case summary.

(e) INMATE COMMISSARY ACCOUNT: An inmate released after conviction who

has not other paid the Inmate Processing Fee shall have deducted from the

inmate’s commissary fund at the Porter County Jail an amount up to the full

amount of the Inmate Processing Fee. The Death Benefit Fee is excluded from

this collection method. The Porter County Sheriff shall issue a receipt with the

appropriate cause number and notify the Clerk of Court of the payment. The

Clerk of Court shall note the payment on the chronological case summary.

(f) INDIGENCY: Any Defendant found to be indigent and unable to pay the Inmate

Processing Fee may apply to the Court for an Order waiving collection of the fee.