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TINA R. LIKE, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff.

OPINION ON REHEARING — FOR PUBLICATION

BROOK, Chief Judge.

We consider the State's petition for rehearing in which it argues that we erred in concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing a $125.00 criminal costs fee under Indiana Code Section 33-19-5-1(a). See Like v. State, 760 N.E.2d 1188, 1193 (Ind.Ct.App. 2002). Indiana Code Section 33-19-5-1(a) provides that "[f]or each action that results in a felony conviction under IC 35-50-2 the clerk shall collect from the defendant a criminal costs fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120)." (Emphasis added.) In our opinion, we noted that Like was convicted of a Class B felony under Indiana Code Section 35-48-4-2(a), not under Indiana Code 35-50-2, and vacated the portion of the trial court's order imposing a $125.00 criminal costs fee. See Like, 760 N.E.2d at 1193.

The State acknowledges that a defendant cannot be convicted of a felony under Indiana Code 35-50-2, which governs felony sentencing provisions, but contends that the "spirit of the statute" requires a trial court to impose the fee when a defendant has been convicted of a felony. We agree with the State's contention but nevertheless conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing a fee in excess of the statutory limit of $120.00. We therefore grant the State's petition for rehearing and remand with instructions to impose a criminal costs fee in the amount of $120.00.

Petition for rehearing granted and remanded with instructions.

MATHIAS, J., concurs.

RILEY, J., would deny rehearing.

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LIKE v. STATE
(Apr 16, 2002)