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An ordinance amending the Metropolitan Code of Laws Section 5.16.075, Victims assistance assessment, to bring fees into compliance with state law.
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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Code of Laws Section 5.16.075(A) provides that, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-24-109, a forty-five-dollar ($45.00) victims assistance assessment shall be collected by the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk in specifically enumerated circumstances; and,
WHEREAS, Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-109 was recently amended on May 22, 2026, by Public Chapter No. 1115, and now provides that a one-hundred twenty-five dollar ($125.00) victims assistance assessment shall be collected by the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk; and,
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Code of Laws Section 5.16.075(A) and (F) shall be amended to reflect the increased amount provided in the state statute; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Nashville and Davidson County that the language of Section 5.16.075(A) and (F) be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 5.16.075 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws shall be amended by deleting Subsection A in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A. In accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-24-109, a one-hundred and twenty-five dollar victims assistance assessment shall be collected by the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk from any person who:
1. Enters a plea of guilty;
2. Is found guilty by a judge or jury;
3. Enters a plea of nolo contendere;
4. Enters a plea, pursuant to any of the diversionary sentencing statutes, to any criminal offense described in subsection B. of this section;
5. Is found guilty, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, to the offense of attempting or conspiring to commit any offense described in subsection B. of this section; or
6. Is found to be criminally responsible a...
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