Chickasaw County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial detention facilities.

HB 1962 authorizes Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to add a new fee to criminal convictions in county courts to fund courthouse repairs and pretrial detention facility upgrades. It allows assessments of up to $25 for most convictions (or $50 for DUI convictions) on top of existing court costs, with funds specifically allocated to repair courthouses in Houston (for the First Judicial District) and Okolona (for the Second Judicial District). The bill requires the county board of supervisors to adopt a resolution to implement these assessments, which would expire on July 1, 2029. This policy directly affects individuals convicted in Chickasaw County courts by increasing their court-related fees for infrastructure improvements.