[Ord. No. 954 §§1 — 2, 10-3-1978]
A. 
The City of Rock Hill shall continue to operate its own Municipal Court which shall hear and adjudicate all violations of the ordinances of the City of Rock Hill on and after January 1, 1979. The City declines to accept the option extended to it by the Missouri Constitutional Amendment and the provisions of Sections 479.010 — 479.270, RSMo., to have all violations of its ordinances heard and adjudicated by an Associate Circuit Judge, Circuit Judge or Probate Judge of St. Louis County.
B. 
In maintaining its Municipal Court, the City will abide by the provisions of the Constitutional Amendment and Sections 479.010 — 479.270, RSMo., dealing with new judicial requirements, including Municipal Courts.
A. 
In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in any case filed in the Rock Hill Municipal Division of the 21st Judicial Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees authorized or required by law, there shall be assessed as costs the following:
1. 
Costs of Court in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00).
2. 
Police Officer training fee. A fee of three dollars ($3.00) is hereby established and assessed as additional Court costs in each Court proceeding, except that no such fee shall be collected when the proceedings against the defendant have been dismissed.
a. 
Two dollars ($2.00) of each such Court cost shall be transmitted monthly to the Treasurer of the City and used to pay for Police Officer training as provided by Sections 590.100 to 590.180, RSMo. The City shall not retain for training purposes more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) of such funds for each certified Law Enforcement Officer or candidate for certification employed by the City. Any excess funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the City's General Fund.
b. 
One dollar ($1.00) of each such Court cost shall be sent to the State Treasury to the credit of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission Fund created by Section 590.178, RSMo.
3. 
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. An additional sum of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) shall be assessed and added to the basic costs in Subsection (1) of this Section, provided that no such cost shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid at least monthly as follows:
a. 
Ninety-five percent (95%) of such fees shall be paid to the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri for deposit as provided in Section 595.045.5, RSMo.
b. 
Five percent (5%) shall be paid to the City Treasury.
4. 
There may also be assessed a two dollar ($2.00) cost per case for each criminal case and each County or municipal ordinance violation case for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
5. 
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.
6. 
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff for apprehension or confinement in the County Jail or costs assessed against the City by any other detention facility.
7. 
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.
8. 
Any other reasonable cost as may be otherwise provided by ordinance including, but not limited to, costs of confinement, including any necessary transportation related thereto, medical costs incurred by the City while a defendant is in City custody, and costs related to the arrest and testing of any person for any intoxication-related traffic offense as set out in Subsection (9) hereof.
9. 
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a. 
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 342.010 or 342.020 of this Code or any ordinance of the City of Rock Hill involving alcohol- or drug-related traffic offenses, the Court may, in addition to imposition of any penalties provided by law, order the convicted person to reimburse the Police Department for the costs associated with such arrest.
b. 
Such costs hereby authorized shall include the reasonable cost of making the arrest, including the cost of any chemical test made as authorized or required by law or ordinance to determine the alcohol or drug content of the person's blood, and the costs of processing, charging, booking and holding such person in custody.
c. 
The Chief of Police may establish a schedule of such costs hereby authorized and shall submit the same to the Municipal Judge. However, the Court may order the costs reduced if it determines that the costs are excessive.
d. 
Upon receipt of such additional costs authorized by this Subsection, the City Treasurer shall retain such costs in a separate fund to be known as the "DWI/Drug Offense Cost Reimbursement Fund". Monies with such fund shall be appropriated by the Board of Aldermen to the Police Department in amounts equal to those costs so collected and shall be used by such department specifically to enhance and support the enforcement and prosecution of alcohol- and drug-related traffic laws within the City.
10. 
State Court Automation Surcharge. In addition to any other costs authorized by law, there shall be assessed a state court automation surcharge of seven dollars ($7.00) in all cases in which court costs are taxed. Said surcharge shall be collected by the Municipal Court and transmitted monthly to the Missouri Director of Revenue to the credit of the Missouri Statewide Automation Fund as provided in Sections 488.012.3(5) and 488.027.2, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 1983, 8-20-2019]
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 135.030, Dismissal of Defendant Upon Payment of Costs, which derived from Code 1955 § 23-3; CC 1970 § 19-3; Ord. No. 1829 § 3, 9-1-2015, was repealed 12-6-2016 by § 1 of Ord. No. 1848.
[CC 1970 §19-4.1; Ord. No. 1047 §§1 — 2, 7-5-1983]
A. 
When a defendant is ordered to pay a fine and/or costs and defaults in the payment thereof or any installment, the Court on motion of the Prosecuting Attorney or upon its own motion may require him/her to show cause why his/her default should not be treated as contempt of Court, and may issue a show cause citation or a warrant of arrest for his/her appearance.
B. 
Unless the defendant shows that his/her default was not attributable to an intentional refusal to obey the order of the Court or to a failure on his/her part to make a good faith effort to make the payment, the Court may find that his/her default constitutes contempt and may order him/her committed until the fine and/or costs or a specified part thereof is paid. (L. 1976 H.B. 1095 Sec. 600.063.)