[Ord. No. 99-01, 1-14-1999; Ord. No. 99-01, 1-25-1999; Ord. No. 05-17 §1, 11-3-2005]
Each "911" call originating in Cass County will be answered
by the County Sheriff's Office or by the City it is incorporated in
if that City has an existing Public Safety Answering Point.
[Ord. No. 04-10, 11-24-2004; Ord. No. 14-04, 10-23-2014; Ord. No.
18-05, 12-27-2018]
A. To
preserve order, enhance the fair administration of justice, and ensure
the safety of all persons having business in the Cass County Justice
Center, no weapon, explosive, or any item prohibited by order of the
Circuit Court shall be permitted in the Justice Center, except as
otherwise provided by Federal, State, or local law.
B. All
persons and packages entering the Justice Center shall be subject
to a limited administrative search for prohibited items.
C. All
persons entering or attempting to enter the Justice Center shall comply
with Cass County deputies enforcing this Section immediately without
resistance or argument.
D. The
Cass County Sheriff's office shall implement policies and procedures
to effectively enforce this Section.
[Ord. No. 11-02, 3-10-2011]
A. Pursuant
to Section 488.5026, RSMo., a surcharge of two dollars ($2.00) shall
be assessed as costs in each Court proceeding filed in any Court for
the County of Cass in all criminal cases, including an infraction
and violation of any ordinance of Cass County, or any State charge
prosecuted in any Court in Cass County for any violation of criminal
or traffic cases; except that no such fee shall be collected in any
proceeding in the Court when the proceeding or the defendant has been
dismissed by the Court or when costs are to be paid by the State,
County or municipality.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monies collected by the Clerk's of the Court pursuant to the provisions of Subsection
(A) of this Section shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with Sections 488.010 to 488.020, RSMo., and shall be payable to the Treasurer of Cass County.
C. The
Treasurer shall deposit funds generated by the surcharge into an account
designated the "Inmate Security Fund". Funds deposited shall be utilized
to develop biometric verification systems to ensure that inmates can
be properly identified and tracked within the local jail system. Upon
the installation of the biometric verification system, funds in the
Inmate Security Fund may be used for the maintenance of the biometric
verification system and to pay for any expenses related to custody
and housing and other expenses for prisoners.