Sec. 18. (a) In each criminal action in which a person is convicted of an offense in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense, the court shall assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

     (b) For each offense described in IC 9-21-8-52(b), the court may assess a safe schools fee of at least two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

     (c) In determining the amount of the safe schools fee assessed against a person under subsection (a), a court shall consider the person’s ability to pay the fee.

     (d) The clerk shall collect the safe schools fee set by the court when a person is convicted of an offense:

(1) in which the possession or use of a firearm was an element of the offense; or

(2) described in IC 9-21-8-52(b) and the court assesses a safe schools fee under subsection (b).

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-19-6-16.3.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.144-2019, SEC.17; P.L.156-2020, SEC.123.