[CC 1970 §7-6; CC 1947 §4-6; Ord. No. 4525 §1, 9-5-1986; Ord. No. 4887 §1, 6-9-1992; Ord. No. 5172 §1, 7-25-1995; Ord. No. 5300 §1, 12-17-1996; Ord. No. 5546 §1, 12-21-1999; Ord. No. 5645 §1, 8-28-2001; Ord. No. 5650 §1, 9-11-2001; Ord. No. 5721 §§1—2, 9-24-2002; Ord. No. 6017 §1, 6-10-2008]
A. 
Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following respective meanings:
COURT COSTS
The total of fees, miscellaneous charges and surcharges imposed in a particular case.
FEES
The amount charged for services to be performed by the Municipal Court.
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
The amount allowed by law for services provided by individuals or entities other than the Municipal Court.
SURCHARGES
Additional charges allowed by law which are allowed for specific purposes designated by law.
B. 
In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge, there shall be assessed as court costs in all cases the following:
1. 
Court fees in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00).
2. 
In addition to any other court costs, an additional surcharge in the sum of three dollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and added to the basic court fees in paragraph (1) of this Subsection, provided that no such surcharge 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 distributed as follows:
a. 
Two dollars ($2.00) of each such surcharge 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 surcharge 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. 
Other miscellaneous charges, such as for the issuance of a warrant, a commitment or a summons, as provided before the Associate Circuit Judge in criminal prosecutions.
4. 
Actual miscellaneous charges assessed against the City for apprehension or confinement in any municipal, County or State jail or prison.
5. 
Miscellaneous charges for 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.
6. 
In addition to any other court costs, an additional surcharge in the sum of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) shall be assessed and added to the basic court fees in paragraph (1) of this Subsection, provided that no such surcharge 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 distributed as follows:
a. 
Ninety-five percent (95%) of such surcharge shall be paid to the Director of Revenue of the State for deposit to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund as provided in Section 595.045, RSMo.
b. 
Five percent (5%) of such surcharge shall be paid to the City treasury.
7. 
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 Section 130.200(8) hereof.
8. 
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a. 
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 342.010 of this Code or any ordinance of the City of Clayton 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 Subparagraph, 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.
9. 
In addition to any other court costs provided in this Code pertaining to cases filed in the Clayton Municipal Division, an additional surcharge in the sum of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed in each proceeding filed in the Clayton Municipal Division for the violation of the ordinances of said City. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be distributed on a monthly basis to St. Louis County to be used only for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered persons as provided in Section 488.607, RSMo.
10. 
In addition to any other court costs, the court may assess a fee of two dollars ($2.00) pursuant to Section 488.5026, RSMo., in all cases except where the proceeding is dismissed by the Court, in order to develop and maintain biometric identification systems and for other prisoner expenses. All fees collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be transmitted monthly to the Finance Director of the City of Clayton, who shall deposit funds generated by the surcharge into the "Inmate Security Fund".
11. 
There shall be assessed to each defendant who pleads guilty, or is found guilty, in each proceeding filed in the Clayton Municipal Court for the violation of the ordinances of the City, an additional surcharge in the amount of seven dollars ($7.00) for the Statewide Court Automation Fund, provided that no such fee shall be collected in any case that has been dismissed by the Court or where costs have been waived by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid to the State Director of Revenue to the credit of the Statewide Court Automation Fund in accordance with Sections 476.056, 488.012 and 488.027, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 6578, 1-22-2019]
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State Law References—Training of peace officers, §§590.100—590.180, RSMo.