Kingdom City municipal ordinance violation cases shall be heard
and determined by Associate Circuit Judges as provided by Chapter
479, RSMo.
A.
In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the Kingdom City Municipal Division of the Associate
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.
Law Enforcement 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 Village and used to pay for Law Enforcement
Officer training as provided by Sections 590.100 to 590.180, RSMo.
The Village 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 Village. Any excess funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the
Village'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 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.
There may also be assessed a cost of up to four dollars ($4.00) for
the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered
persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
5.
There shall be assessed a surcharge of seven dollars ($7.00) for
the Statewide Court Automation 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 Village by the County Sheriff for
apprehension or confinement in the County Jail or costs assessed against
the Village 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
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 Village
while a defendant is in Village custody and costs related to the arrest
and testing of any person for any intoxication-related traffic offense
as set out in this Section.
10.
Reimbursement Of Certain Costs Of Arrest.
a.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of
Section 577.010 or 577.012, RSMo., or any ordinance of the Village
of Kingdom City 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 Law Enforcement
Agency 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 Law Enforcement Officer 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.
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.
