[R.O. 1992 § 165.010; Ord. No. 17-11691, 6-5-2017[1]]
A.
The Municipal Court of the City of Washington,
Missouri, is hereby abolished effective December 31, 2017.
B.
From and after January 1, 2018, all violations
of the municipal ordinances of the City of Washington, Missouri, shall
be heard and determined by an Associate Circuit Judge of the 20th
Judicial Circuit.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to this ordinance,
former Ch. 165, Municipal Court, adopted and/or amended 12-18-1978
by Ord. No. 5155 § 2, as further amended, was removed, retaining
only this Section and Section 165.240, Court Costs.
[R.O. 1992 § 165.240; Ord. No. 5155 § 2, 12-18-1978; Ord. No. 7230, 6-15-1992; Ord. No. 97-8146 § 1, 3-3-1997; Ord. No. 99-8616 § 1, 6-21-1999; Ord. No. 02-9106 § 1, 1-7-2002; Ord. No. 10-10668 § 1, 2-1-2010]
A.
In addition to any fine that may be imposed
by the Municipal Judge there shall be assessed as costs in all cases
the following:
1.
Cost of Court in the amount of fifteen
dollars ($15.00).
[Ord. No. 17-11691, 6-5-2017]
2.
In all cases, costs for the training
of Police Officers in the amount of three dollars ($3.00).
[Ord. No. 18-11839, 3-19-2018]
3.
Court cost of seven dollars and fifty
cents ($7.50) for the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund.
4.
Other costs, such as for the issuance
of a warrant, a commitment or a summons, as provided before the Associate
Circuit Judge in criminal prosecutions.
5.
Actual cost assessed against the
City by the County Sheriff for apprehension or confinement in the
County Jail.
6.
Mileage, in the same amount as provided
to the Sheriff in criminal violations, for each mile and fraction
thereof the officer must travel (both directions) in order to serve
any warrant or commitment or order of this Court.
7.
There shall be assessed, in addition
to all other costs authorized by law, jail fees against all persons
who plead guilty to, or are found guilty of, a municipal ordinance
violation when such person has been incarcerated in the City of Washington,
Missouri, Jail or the Franklin County Adult Detention Center. For
each calendar day or fraction thereof that such person is incarcerated,
the jail fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
8.
From and after January 1, 2018, there
shall be assessed, in addition to all other court costs, the sum of
seven dollars ($7.00) for the Court Automation Fund.
[Ord. No. 17-11691, 6-5-2017]
B.
Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund.
[Ord. No. 14-11275 §§ 1 —
3, 6-2-2014; Ord. No. 18-11839, 3-19-2018]
1.
There is hereby assessed a surcharge
of two dollars ($2.00) as costs in each court proceeding, including
an infraction and violation of a municipal ordinance; except that
no such fee shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding
or the defendant has been dismissed by the Court or when costs are
to be paid by the City.
2.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the moneys collected pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection
shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with Sections 488.010
to 488.020, RSMo., and shall be payable to the City Treasurer of the
City of Washington.
3.
The City Treasurer shall deposit
funds generated by the surcharge into the Inmate Prisoner Detainee
Security Fund. Funds deposited shall be utilized to acquire and develop
biometric verification systems and information sharing to ensure that
inmates, prisoners, or detainees in a holding cell facility or other
detention facility or area which hold persons detained only for a
short period of time after arrest or after being formally charged
can be properly identified upon booking and tracked within the local
law enforcement administration system, criminal justice administration
system, or the local jail system. Upon the installation of the information-sharing
or biometric-verification system, funds in the Inmate Prisoner Detainee
Security Fund may also be used for the maintenance, repair, and replacement
of the information-sharing or biometric-verification system, and also
to pay for any expenses related to detention, custody, and housing
and other expenses for inmates, prisoners, and detainees.
[R.O. 1992 § 375.030; Ord. No.
5209 §§2,4, 6-4-1979; Ord. No. 7230 , 6-15-1992; Ord. No. 02-9198 §1, 7-15-2002]
Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked or
stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by ordinance
of the City or by State law, the officer finding such vehicle shall
take its registration number and may take any other information displayed
on the vehicle which may identify its user and shall conspicuously
affix to such vehicle a uniform parking ticket for the driver to answer
to the charge against him/her within seven (7) days during the hours
and at a place specified in the parking ticket.
[R.O. 1992 § 375.070; Ord. No.
3637 §1, 7-7-1969; Ord. No. 4625 §2, 9-15-1975; Ord. No. 7230, 6-15-1992; Ord. No. 06-10036 §1, 6-19-2006]
A.
Any person charged with violation of a traffic ordinance or regulation pertaining to a non-moving violation, except for violation of Section 350.060 and except as set forth herein, upon acceptance of appearance, waiver of trial and plea of guilty shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00) without any court cost.
B.
Any
person charged with violation of Schedule V of the Code of the City
of Washington, Missouri, prohibiting stopping, parking or leaving
standing any vehicle for more than two (2) hours in certain locations
in the City of Washington, Missouri, shall upon acceptance of appearance,
waiver of trial and plea of guilty be fined ten dollars ($10.00) without
any court cost for parking between two (2) and four (4) hours, fifteen
dollars ($15.00) without any court cost for parking between four (4)
and six (6) hours, twenty dollars ($20.00) without any court cost
for parking between six (6) and eight (8) hours and twenty-five dollars
($25.00) without any court cost for parking over eight (8) hours.
C.
Any
person charged more than three (3) times within any six-month consecutive
period of violation of Schedule V of the Code of the City of Washington,
Missouri, prohibiting stopping, parking or leaving standing any vehicle
for more than two (2) hours in certain locations in the City of Washington,
Missouri, upon acceptance of appearance, waiver of trial and plea
of guilty shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) without any court
cost for the fourth and subsequent violations.
