Public defense administration fee
Ind. Code § 33-37-5-21.2
in effectSec. 21.2. (a) This subsection does not apply to the following:
(1) A criminal proceeding.
(2) A proceeding to enforce a statute defining an infraction.
(3) A proceeding for an ordinance violation.
In each action filed in a court described in IC 33-37-1-1 and in each small claims action in a court described in IC 33-34, the clerk shall collect a public defense administration fee of five dollars ($5).
(b) In each action in which a person is:
(1) convicted of an offense;
(2) required to pay a pretrial diversion fee;
(3) found to have committed an infraction; or
(4) found to have violated an ordinance;
the clerk shall collect a public defense administration fee of five dollars ($5).
(c) This section does not apply to a child alleged to be a delinquent child.
As added by P.L.85-2004, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.176-2005, SEC.11; P.L.1-2006, SEC.509; P.L.229-2011, SEC.259; P.L.151-2023, SEC.4.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/33Fetched: 10/17/2026