INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE SUPERVISION OF ADULT OFFENDERS ACT - APPLICATION FEE AND COLLECTION AND USE OF APPLICATION FEE Act of Jul. 7, 2006, P.L. 716, No. 100 Cl. 71 Session of 2006 No. 2006-100 SB 775 AN ACT Amending the act of June 19, 2002 (P.L.377, No.56), entitled "An act authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders; providing for the form of the compact; imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor, the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Compact Administrator; and making a repeal," imposing an application fee; providing for the collection and the use of the application fee; and providing for definitions. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. The act of June 19, 2002 (P.L.377, No.56), known as the Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders Act, is amended by adding a section to read: Section 4.1. Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders Fee. (a) Application fee.-- (1) Any person on county probation or parole who applies for a transfer of supervision to another state through the interstate compact shall be required to pay an application fee with each application for transfer unless the court finds that the application fee should be reduced, waived or deferred based upon the person's inability to pay. All such application fees shall be collected by the county probation department or other agent designated by the county commissioners of the county with the approval of the president judge. (2) Any person on State probation or parole who applies for a transfer to another state through the interstate compact shall be required to pay an application fee to the board with each application for transfer unless the board finds that the application fee should be reduced, waived or deferred based upon the person's inability to pay. (b) Amount of application fee.--The State council shall establish the amount of the application fee, but the fee shall not exceed $150. The application fee shall be nonrefundable. The application fee shall be assessed for each application for transfer to another state. (c) Application fee collected by county.--For administrative expenses, the county shall be entitled to retain a percentage of each application fee collected under this section, which shall be deposited in the county's general fund. The percentage of the application fee that may be retained shall be determined by the State council 60 days prior to the beginning of each Commonwealth fiscal year commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30. All of the remaining portion of each application fee collected by the county shall be transmitted to the Commonwealth under subsection (d). (d) Disposition.--Moneys received from the collection of the application fee shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the general government operations of the board for expenses incurred in the administration of the compact. (e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: "Board." The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. "Interstate commission." The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. "Interstate compact." The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders. "State." A state of the United States, the District of Columbia and any other territorial possessions of the United States. "State council." The State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision. Section 2. This act shall apply to any person who applies on or after the effective date of this act for a transfer of supervision to another state. Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. APPROVED--The 7th day of July, A. D. 2006. EDWARD G. RENDELL |