Opinion No. (1980)

REQUESTED BY: Dear Senator Stoney:

You have requested the opinion of this office regarding LB 894 which provides for the assessment of a `cost' in the amount of $25.00 against each defendant found guilty of a felony in district court. Said assessment would be deposited in the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund. Specifically, you have posed the following inquires:

"1. In the case of an indigent defendant proceeding in Forma Pauperis, will LB 894 require that the county pay the $25.00 fee into the Crime Victim's Reparation Fund?"

"2. If those proceeding in Forma Pauperis are not required to…