(a) If
a warrant, writ of alias or capias pro fine is issued by the municipal
court against any person, firm, or corporation, the warrant officer
of the city or the person executing such warrant shall collect from
such person, firm, or corporation the sum of $10.00 as warrant fees
(capias fee or alias fee).
(b) Any
warrant officer or other law enforcement officer of the state authorized
to serve warrants, writs of alias or capias pro fines will collect
from the person, firm, or corporation the sum of 10 cents per mile
for each mile driven in serving, or attempting to serve, such warrant,
writ of alias or capias pro fine.
(Ordinance 97 adopted 10/12/61)
(a) Created.
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.
(b) Fee assessed.
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 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 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.
(c) Authorized uses.
The municipal court building fund may
be used only to finance those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code
of Criminal Procedure, article 102.017 when used for the purpose of
providing security services for any buildings housing the municipal
court of the city.
(Ordinance 323 adopted 1/25/96; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) Created.
The city secretary, acting as the municipal
treasurer for the city, shall create a fund which shall be known as
a municipal court technology fund.
(b) Authorized uses.
The fund designated by this section
may be used only to finance the purchase of technological advancements
including those items as specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure,
article 102.0172 for the municipal court or a municipal court of record,
should such be established.
(c) Administration.
The municipal court technology fund
shall be administered by or under the direction of the governing body
of the municipality.
(d) Fee assessed.
The municipal court technology fund may
receive revenues from a technology fee of four dollars ($4.00), taxed
as a cost of court, from persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense
in a municipal court, and under this section a person shall be convicted
if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person is placed on community
supervision (including deferred adjudication community supervision)
or the court defers final disposition of the person’s case as
part of a resolution of the charges.
(e) Collection of fee.
All funds collected by this technology
fee shall be collected by the municipal court clerk and paid to the
city secretary for the creation of the municipal court technology
fund.
(Ordinance 353-A adopted 8/26/99; Ordinance adopting Code)