In accordance with Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. article 103.0031, there shall be imposed an additional fee of 30 percent on all debts and accounts receivable, i.e., fines, fees, restitution, other debts, and costs that are more than 60 days past due and have been referred to an attorney for collection.
(Ordinance 1054 adopted 8/10/08; 2008 Code, sec. 30-94)
(a) 
Established.
There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund pursuant to Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. article 102.0172. The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may be maintained in the general revenue account.
(b) 
Fee imposed; applicability; collection; disposition.
(1) 
The fee shall be in the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(2) 
The fee shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant is considered convicted if:
(A) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this section is derived.
(4) 
The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the municipal treasurer or the city, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Use and administration.
(1) 
The funds shall be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements for the municipal court of the city, including those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172.
(2) 
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city commission.
(1976 Code, sec. 30-111; Ordinance 921 adopted 10/4/99; 2008 Code, sec. 30-111; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
(a) 
As authorized by Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. article 102.017, there is hereby adopted a municipal court building security fund. Each defendant convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court shall pay a security fee in the amount set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code as a court cost, which fee shall be deposited in the city treasury to the credit of the fund. A person is considered convicted for purposes of this security fee if:
(1) 
A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) 
The person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication; or
(3) 
The court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(b) 
The fund adopted in subsection (a) of this section shall be administered under the direction of the city commission and may only be used to finance security equipment and services for buildings that house a municipal court as more particularly provided by Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. article 102.017(d).
(Ordinance 1004, sec. 1, adopted 9/19/05; 2008 Code, sec. 30-112)
The municipal court may collect a special expense for services performed in cases in which the laws of this state require that the case be dismissed because of actions by or on behalf of the defendant which were subsequent to the date of the alleged offense. Such actions are limited to compliance with the provisions of Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P. article 45.0511. Such special expense shall not exceed the actual expenses incurred for the services or the maximum permitted in state law, whichever is less.
(1967 Code, sec. 8-8; 1976 Code, sec. 30-93; 2008 Code, sec. 30-93; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)