City of Northmoor, MO Fines and Court Costs

[Ord. No. 202-14 §1, 12-3-2002; Ord. No. 2005-01 §§1 — 2, 4-5-2005; Ord. No. 2007-07 §2, 8-14-2007; Ord. No. 2013-05, 12-3-2013; Ord. No. 2021-003, 6-8-2021; Ord. No. 2021-014, 11-4-2021[1]; Ord. No. 2021-016, 12-2-2021]

In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in any case filed in the Northmoor Municipal Division of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees authorized or required by law, there shall be assessed as costs the following:

Costs of Court in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00).

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 595.045.6, RSMo.

Five percent (5%) shall be paid to the City Treasury.

(Reserved)

Any other reasonable cost as may be otherwise provided by ordinance and permitted under the laws of the State of Missouri, 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 this Section, together with any costs associated with the analysis of any items of evidence seized as a result of an investigation by any member of the Policy Department and the subsequent analysis of said item or items.

Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.

Upon a plea or a finding of guilty for violating the provisions of an ordinance of the City of Northmoor 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.

A fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) is hereby established to cover reimbursement costs to the Police Department. The Court may reduce this cost if it determines that the costs are excessive and may increase this cost if it determines that the fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) does not cover all reasonable costs in making the arrest.

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.

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Judicial Education Fund. A fee of one dollar ($1.00) is hereby established and assessed as additional Court costs in each Court proceeding. The fine collected hereunder shall be placed in an account under the control of the Municipal Court and used for continuing education and certification required of Municipal Judges by law or Supreme Court Rule and judicial education and training for Court Administrators and Clerks of the Municipal Court. Further, Municipal Court shall retain no more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) in the fund for each Judge or Administrator or Clerk of the Municipal Court. Any excess funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the General Revenue Fund of the City of Northmoor, Missouri.

(Reserved)

(Reserved)

(Reserved)

The court costs associated with Northmoor Municipal Division cases shall include a seven dollar ($7.00) court automation fee.

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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2021-014 stated Subsection (A)(14) is effective upon the entry of an Administrative Order of the Municipal Court Judge transferring the court recording system to Show-Me courts.