23-1A-22. Judgment--Amount--Reduction or elimination--Defendant award--Amount of deposit.If the plaintiff prevails in a petty offense case, the plaintiff shall be granted a judgment of twenty-five dollars. However, the trial court may reduce or eliminate the award in the interest of justice. No award may be granted a defendant in a petty offense case. If a deposit is required by this chapter, it shall be the amount set by this section. Source: SL 1977, ch 193, §31; SL 1978, ch 165, §2; SL 1980, ch 26, §31; SL 1984, ch 12, §16; SL 2008, ch 113, §1; SL 2014, ch 153, §5; SL 2020, ch 124, § 5.
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