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. 139 §§1 —
2, 4-21-1999]
A. In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the New Melle Municipal Division of the 11th 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 Subparagraph (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 Subparagraph 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. Judicial Education Fund.
a. There is hereby established the Judicial Education Fund pursuant
to Section 479.260, RSMo., and a fee in the sum of one dollar ($1.00)
shall be withheld from all fees collected and shall be charged to
those so permitted pursuant to Section 479.260, RSMo.
b. The monies collected by the Clerk of the Municipal Court of the City
of New Melle shall be paid at least monthly into said fund. Any fund
balance that exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00)
for each court employee shall be turned over quarterly to the General
Revenue Fund of the City of New Melle.
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 or costs assessed against
the City by any other 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 Section 125.320(9) hereof.
9. 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 New Melle 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 may 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.