There is hereby created a municipal court building security
fund. This fund shall be administered under the direction of the governing
body of the city.
(Ordinance 476 adopted 3/12/96)
All defendants convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense
in municipal court shall be required to pay a three dollar ($3.00)
security fee as a cost of court. A person is considered convicted
for purposes of this article if a sentence is imposed on the person,
the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication,
or the court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
The security fee shall be collected by the municipal court clerk and
paid to the official who discharges the duties of municipal treasurer
for deposit in the municipal court building security fund.
(Ordinance 476 adopted 3/12/96)
The municipal court building security fund may be used only
for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that
house the operations of municipal courts. For purposes of this section,
the term “security personnel, services, and items” includes:
(1) The
purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying systems;
(2) Hand-held
metal detectors;
(3) Walk-through
metal detectors;
(4) Identification
cards and systems;
(5) Electronic
locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) Bailiffs,
deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract security personal
during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(8) Confiscated
weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(9) Locks,
chains or other security hardware;
(10) The purchase or repair of bulletproof glass;
(11) Continuing education on security issues for court personnel and security
personnel;
(12) Warrant officers and related equipment; and
(13) Any other purpose authorized by state law.
(Ordinance 984-2013 adopted 6/11/13)