(a) 
There is hereby created a juvenile case manager fund for the city.
(b) 
A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court in the city shall pay a juvenile case manager fund fee as set forth in the fee schedule in the appendix of this code for each conviction as a cost of court.
(c) 
For purposes of this article, a defendant is considered convicted if:
(1) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) 
The person receives deferred disposition, including deferred proceedings under Article 45.052 or Article 45.053 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(d) 
The judge of the municipal court may waive the fees of this article in the case of financial hardship.
(e) 
The clerks of the municipal court shall collect the costs and pay them to the municipal treasurer or other official of the city, who discharges the duties delegated to the municipal treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the juvenile case manager fund.
(f) 
The juvenile case manager fund may be used only to finance the salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager employed under Article 45.056 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(Ordinance 1654, sec. 1, adopted 12/20/05)