(a)
A person convicted for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall be assessed a fee of three dollars ($3.00) as court costs for each said offense. The fee shall be collected by the clerk of the court for deposit to a special fund designated as the “municipal court security fund.” Money in the fund may be used only to finance items as enumerated in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 102.017, when such items are used for the purpose of providing security services for buildings housing a municipal court. The funds shall be administered under the direction of the city council pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 102.017.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-10)