The following are the recommended fines in uncontested cases
for the following offenses:
(1)
Public
intoxication: $106.00.
(2)
Minor
in possession of alcohol: $206.00.
(3)
Discharging
firearms in city: $206.00.
(4)
Resisting
arrest: $206.00.
(1996 Code, sec. 15-26)
The city shall charge and collect a fee as established by city
council when a defendant fails to appear and a warrant must be issued
and served to procure his appearance in any case which has been filed
in municipal court.
(1996 Code, sec. 15-27; Ordinance
adopting Code)
The city shall collect a special expense as established by city
council in all cases which are dismissed in accordance with section
143A, Uniform Act Regulating Traffic and Highways (Tex. Rev. Stat.,
art. 6701d), whereby a defendant is able to procure dismissal by reason
of taking a defensive driving course.
Editor’s note–Since adoption of this
provision, the regulations contained in the Uniform Act Regulating
Traffic on Highways (V.T.C.S., article 6701d) have been recodified
and are now located in V.T.C.A., Transportation Code.
(1996 Code, sec. 15-28; Ordinance
adopting Code)
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Amount of fee; assessment and collection of fee.
(1)
The fee shall be in the amount as established by city council.
(2)
The fee shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction
for a misdemeanor in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant
is considered convicted if:
(3)
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed
on or after September 8, 2000 (or for convictions of offenses committed
on or after this section is adopted). Fees may only be assessed and
collected on offenses occurring on or after September 8, 2000. The
fee may not be assessed or collected retroactively if the fund is
established at a later date than September 1, 1999.
(4)
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the
municipal treasurer or other official who discharges or performs the
duties of the treasurer of the city, who shall deposit the fee into
the municipal court technology fund.
(c)
Designated use of fund; administration.
The fund shall
be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements
for the municipal court of the city, including those items specified
in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172
(Ordinance 2000-06, secs. 1–3,
adopted 9/7/00; Ordinance adopting
Code)
(a)
Fund confirmed; administration.
A municipal court building
security fund is hereby confirmed. This fund shall be administered
under the direction of the governing body of the city.
(b)
Assessment and collection of fee.
All defendants convicted
in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall be required
to pay a security fee in the amount established by city council as
a cost of court. A person is considered convicted for purposes of
this section if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person receives
community supervision, including deferred adjudication, or the court
defers final disposition of the case. The security fee shall be collected
by the municipal court clerk and paid to the city finance officer
for deposit in the municipal court building security fund.
(c)
Purpose.
The municipal court building fund may be used
only to finance items when used for the purpose of providing security
services for any buildings housing the municipal court of the city.
Security devices and/or services shall include any and all items described
in article 102.017(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Ordinance 2006-03, secs. 1–3,
adopted 4/20/06; Ordinance adopting
Code)
