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.
[Ord. No. 2365 §1, 10-1-2001; Ord. No. 2916 §2, 3-16-2009; Ord. No. 2917 §§1 — 2, 4-6-2009; Ord. No. 3002, 8-2-2010; Ord. No. 3108 §1, 8-19-2013; Ord. No. 3257, 5-15-2017; Ord. No. 3421, 6-21-2021; Ord. No. 3427, 7-19-2021]
A.
In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge
in any case filed in the 7th Municipal Division, 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.
Officer Training Fee.
a.
The official of the Municipal Court responsible for collecting
Court costs and fines may assess as Court costs up to two dollars
($2.00) for each Court proceeding filed for violations of the ordinances
of the City of Pleasant Valley, provided that no such fee shall be
collected in any proceeding in such Court when the proceeding or defendant
has been dismissed by the Court.
b.
Such fees collected as authorized in Subsection (A)(2)(a) shall be transmitted monthly to the Treasurer of the City of Pleasant Valley and shall be used for training Law Enforcement Officers.
c.
The official of the Municipal Court responsible for collecting
Court costs and fines may assess as Court costs an additional one
dollar ($1.00) for each Court proceeding filed for violations of the
ordinances of the City of Pleasant Valley, provided that no such fee
shall be collected in any proceeding in such Court when the proceeding
or defendant has been dismissed by the Court.
d.
Such fees collected as authorized in Subsection (A)(2)(c) shall be transmitted to the State Treasury to the credit of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Fund.
e.
All funds received as authorized by this Section shall be used
only to pay for the training required as provided in Sections 590.100
to 590.180, RSMo.
3.
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 no such cost shall be collected in any proceeding in such Court when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the Court.
a.
Seven dollars thirteen cents ($7.13) of such fees shall be paid
to the Director of Revenue of the State of Missouri for deposit in
the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund and the Services to Victims
Fund as provided in Section 595.045, RSMo.
b.
Thirty-seven cents ($0.37) of such fees shall be paid to the
City Treasury.
4.
There may also be assessed a one dollar ($1.00) cost for the
purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered
persons as set out in Section 479.261, RSMo.
5.
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.
6.
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff
for apprehension or confinement in the County Jail and actual costs
assessed against the City by any other public or private detention
facility for the confinement of any defendant in such detention facility.
7.
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.
8.
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 Subsection (A)(9) hereof.
9.
Reimbursement Of Certain Costs Of Arrest.
a.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty for a first offense of violating
the provisions of an ordinance of the City of Pleasant Valley 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.
The Chief of Police shall 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.
d.
Upon receipt of such additional costs authorized by this Section,
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.
A fee of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed for the Inmate
Prisoner Detainee Security Fund established and authorized by the
State Statute 488.5026.1, RSMo., except in any proceeding when the
proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. Such
fee shall be collected by the Clerk of the Court and shall be disbursed
as provided in Sections 488.010 to 488.020, RSMo. The City Treasurer
shall deposit funds generated by the surcharge into the above referenced
fund. The funds generated by such fee shall be used for such purposes
as set forth in Section 488.5026.1, Subsection 3, RSMo., specifically
to acquire and develop biometric verification systems and information
sharing to ensure that inmates, prisoner, or detainees in a holding
cell facility or other detention facility or area which holds persons
detained only for a shorter period of time after arrest or after being
formally charged can be properly identified upon booking and tracked
within the local law enforcement administration system, criminal justice
administration system, or the local jail system. Upon the installation
of the information sharing or biometric verification system, funds
in the inmate prisoner detainee security fund may also be used for
the maintenance, repair and replacement of the information sharing
or biometric verification system, and also to pay for any expenses
related to the detention, custody and housing and other expenses for
inmates, prisoners, and detainees.
11.
A State Court automation surcharge of seven dollars ($7.00)
in all cases in which Court costs are taxed. Said surcharge shall
be collected by the Municipal Court and transmitted monthly to the
Missouri Director of Revenue to the credit of the Missouri Statewide
Automation Fund, as provided in Section 488.012.3(5), RSMo., and Section
488.027.2, RSMo. Said fee shall not be collected until the Municipal
Court has begun using the Show Me Courts system.
[Ord. No. 1911 §§1 —
2, 8-4-1997]
A.
There
is hereby established in the Municipal Court, a Judicial Education
Fund in an account under the control of the Municipal Court to retain
one dollar ($1.00) of the fees and costs collected in each municipal
ordinance violation case filed before the Municipal Judge, where the
defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty and the Judge assessed
such fees or costs. The Judicial Education Fund herein created shall
be used only to pay for:
B.
The
Municipal Court shall not retain more than one thousand five hundred
dollars ($1,500.00) in the fund for each Judge or Clerk of the Municipal
Court. Any excess funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the General
Revenue Fund of the City Treasury.
