[Ord. No. 2007-07 §1, 8-14-2007]
When a fine or costs are assessed for violation of an ordinance,
it shall be within the discretion of the Judge assessing the fine
or costs to provide for the payment of the fine or costs on an installment
basis under such terms and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.
[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; Ord. No. 2021-016, 12-2-2021]
A. 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:
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
595.045.6, RSMo.
b. Five percent (5%) shall be paid to the City Treasury.
8. 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.
9. Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
14. The court costs associated with Northmoor Municipal Division cases
shall include a seven dollar ($7.00) court automation fee.
Notwithstanding any provision of law, Supreme Court Rule, or
Court Operating Rule, in a proceeding for a municipal ordinance violation
or any other proceeding before a Municipal Court if the charge carries
the possibility of fifteen (15) days or more in jail or confinement,
a defendant shall not be charged any fee for obtaining a police report,
probable cause statement, or any video relevant to the traffic stop
or arrest. Such police report, probable cause statement, or video
shall be provided by the prosecutor upon written request by the defendant
for discovery.