Opinion No. (1985)

Dear Representative Scoville:

This opinion is in response to your question asking if defendants found to be in violation of municipal or county ordinances are to be adjudged with a $36.00 penalty under the new version of the Crime Victims' Compensation Law.

Section 595.045.1 of Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 715, Eighty-Third General Assembly, First Regular Session (corrected version) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "S.C.S.H.B. 715") provides:

1. There is established in the state treasury the "Crime Victims Compensation Fund." If a defendant is found guilty of violating a…