The Local Rules of the Municipal Court, on file of the office of the city clerk and made a part hereof for all purposes, are hereby adopted by reference.
(Ordinance 07-103, sec. 1, adopted 9/25/07; Ordinance adopting Code)
There is hereby authorized a collection fee in the amount of thirty (30) percent of debts and accounts receivable, such as unpaid fines, fees, court costs, forfeited bonds and restitutions, ordered paid by a municipal court serving the city and on amounts in cases in which the accused has failed to appear:
(1) 
As promised under subchapter A, chapter 543, Transportation Code, or other law;
(2) 
In compliance with a lawful written notice to appear issued under article 14.06b, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law;
(3) 
In compliance with a lawful summons issued under article 15.03b, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(4) 
In compliance with a lawful order of court serving the city when such debts, accounts receivable and amounts are more than sixty (60) days past due and have been referred to an attorney or other vendor for collection.
(Ordinance 03-079, sec. 1, adopted 10/7/03; 1978 Code, sec. 8-1)
(a) 
There is hereby established a municipal court juvenile case manager fund, the money from which may only be used for the purposes outlined in article 102.0174 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide for the salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager in the municipal court.
(b) 
The clerk of the municipal court shall collect a five dollar ($5.00) juvenile case manager fee from each person convicted of a fine-only misdemeanor offense in municipal court as a cost of court from and after the effective date of this section. This fee shall be deposited into the municipal court juvenile case manager fund. For purposes of collection of this juvenile case manager fee, a person is considered convicted if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person receives deferred disposition, or the person receives deferred adjudication from the court.
(c) 
The municipal court judge is hereby authorized to waive the fee required by this section in a case of financial hardship.
(d) 
The city manager be and he is hereby authorized to expend monies from the fund in accordance with the ordinances of the city and laws of the state.
(e) 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1.01.009 of the Code of Ordinances of the city.
(Ordinance 06-004, secs. 2–5, 7, adopted 1/24/06; 1978 Code, sec. 8-2; Ordinance 10-065, sec. 1, adopted 8/10/10)