There is hereby created a municipal child safety trust fund.
This fund shall be administered under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 2012-15 adopted 4/3/12)
(a) A person
convicted of an offense regarding the stopping, standing or parking
of vehicles as allowed by section 542.202, Texas Transportation Code
or chapter 682, Texas Transportation Code, shall pay as court costs
on each parking violation the maximum amount authorized by article
102.014 (b), Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, in addition to other
taxable court costs.
(b) A person
convicted of an offense under subtitle C, title 7, Texas Transportation
Code, when the offense occurs within a school crossing zone as defined
by section 541.302 of that Code, shall pay as court costs the maximum
amount provided for in Texas Transportation Code, section 102.014(c),
in addition to other taxable court costs.
(c) A person
convicted of an offense under section 25.093, Texas Education Code,
or section 25.094, Texas Education Code, shall pay as court costs
the maximum amount authorized by article 102.014 (d), Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure, in additional to other taxable court costs.
(d) The additional
court costs under this article shall be collected by the municipal
court clerk and paid to the official who discharges the duties of
municipal treasurer for deposit in the child safety trust fund. The
municipal court clerk shall keep separate records of money collected
under this article.
(Ordinance 2012-15 adopted 4/3/12)
A person is considered convicted for purposes of this article
if:
(2) The person
received probation or deferred adjudication; or
(3) The court
defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(Ordinance 2012-15 adopted 4/3/12)
The municipal child safety trust fund must be used for a school
crossing guard program if the city operates one. If the city does
not operate a school crossing guard program, or if the money received
from court costs exceeds the amount necessary to fund the school crossing
guard program, the city may either deposit the money in an interest
bearing account or expend it for programs designed to enhance child
safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and
intervention, drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Or any other purpose
permitted by law.
(Ordinance 2012-15 adopted 4/3/12)