City of Pasadena Hills, MO Article III Fines and Court Costs

Section 135.310 Installment Payment of Fine.

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.

Section 135.320 Court Costs.

[R.O. 2009 §135.320; Ord. No. 588 §1, 12-14-1999; Ord. No. 627 §1, 9-11-2001; Ord. No. 658 §§1 — 2, 10-18-2002; Ord. No. 804 §1, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 942 § 1, 12-21-2016; Ord. No. 944, 2-22-2017]

A. In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in any case filed in the Pasadena Hills Municipal Division of the 21st 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 (A)(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 595.045.5, RSMo.

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

4. 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.

5. 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 for deposit into the Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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 135.320(A)(10) hereof.

10. Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.

a. 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 Pasadena Hills 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.

11. In the event that the General Assembly repeals the statute authorizing the assessment of the costs, fees, miscellaneous charges, or surcharges described in this Section or a contrary rule, order or directive is issued by the Circuit Court or Missouri Supreme Court, the Clerk of the Municipal Division shall cease collecting such costs, fees, miscellaneous charges, or surcharges so affected.

12. In the event that a Court of competent jurisdiction enters a final judgment that any of the costs, fees, miscellaneous charges, or surcharges described in this Section are unconstitutional, unauthorized, or are not to be assessed on cases filed in the municipal divisions of Courts of this State, the Clerk of the Municipal Division shall cease collecting such costs, fees, miscellaneous charges, or surcharges so affected.

13. All acts and parts of ordinances or resolutions heretofore adopted by the City in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this Section.