When a fine is assessed for violation of an ordinance, it shall
be within the discretion of the Judge assessing the fine to provide
for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under such terms
and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.
In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the Seymour Municipal Division of the 30th Judicial
Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees authorized or required
by law, there shall be assessed as costs the following:
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
There may also be assessed a two dollar ($2.00) cost per case for
each criminal case, including violations of any County or municipal
ordinance, for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters
for battered persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
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.
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.
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.
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 125.320(9) hereof.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 342.020 or 342.030 of this Code or any ordinance of the City of Seymour 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.
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.
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.
Pursuant to the authority granted in, and subject to the provisions contained in, § 57.955, RSMo., the Municipal Court of the City shall be authorized to, and shall assess and collect a surcharge of three dollars ($3.00) as costs in each such case, except as provided in Subsection (A)(10)(b) of this Subsection.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (A)(10)(a) hereof, no such surcharge shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the Court or when costs are to be paid by the City.
The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall remit all costs collected pursuant to the provision of this Subsection (A)(10) to the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement Fund, in the manner provided by Section 57.955, RSMo.
In addition to any cost which may be assessed by the municipal division
pursuant to Statue, ordinance or Court rule, in every proceeding filed
in the municipal division for violation of an ordinance, a surcharge
of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be assessed. Such surcharge shall also
be assessed in cases in which pleas of guilty are processed in the
Violations Bureau. No such surcharge shall be collected when the proceeding
or defendant has been dismissed by the Court, when costs are waived,
or when costs are paid to the City. Such surcharge shall be collected
by the Municipal Court and transmitted monthly to the Missouri Director
of Revenue to the credit of the Missouri Statewide Court Automation
Fund as provided in Section 488.012.3(5) and Section 488.027.2, RSMo.