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. 21-12, 6-14-2021; Ord. No. 21-30, 11-1-2021; Ord. No. 21-38, 12-13-2021; Ord. No. 23-28, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 24-04, 2-12-2024]
A.
In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in any case filed in the Fredericktown Municipal Division of the 24th 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 fifteen dollars ($15.00).
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.
3.
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. An additional sum of seven dollars and 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:
4.
Domestic Violence Shelter. There shall also be assessed a cost of four dollars ($4.00) per case for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
5.
Other costs, as provided before the Associate Circuit Judge in criminal prosecutions.
6.
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff for apprehension.
7.
(Reserved)
8.
Any other reasonable cost as may be otherwise provided by ordinance including, but not limited to, 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(A)(9) hereof.
9.
Reimbursement Of Certain Costs Of Arrest.
a.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Section 342.020 or 342.030 of this Code or any ordinance of the City of Fredericktown 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.
10.
(Reserved)
11.
Inmate Security Fund.
a.
A surcharge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed as costs in each Court proceeding filed in any Court in any City adopting such a surcharge, in all violations of any municipal ordinance; except that no such fee shall be collected in any proceeding in any Court when the proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the Court or when costs are to be paid by the City. A surcharge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed as costs in a Juvenile Court proceeding in which a child is found by the Court to come within the applicable provisions of Subdivision (3) of Subsection (1) of Section 211.031, RSMo.
b.
The Treasurer shall deposit funds generated by the surcharge into the "Inmate Security Fund." Funds deposited shall be utilized to acquire and develop biometric verification systems and information sharing to ensure that inmates, prisoners, 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 detention, custody, and housing and other expenses for inmates, prisoners, and detainees.
12.
Court Automation Fund. An additional sum of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be assessed and payable to the Director of Revenue for the Statewide Court Automation Fund.