The municipal court of the village is hereby created.
(2007 Code, sec. 2-21)
The office of judge of the municipal court shall be filled by
appointment by the board of aldermen and shall perform the duties
of judge as prescribed by the laws of the state.
(2007 Code, sec. 2-22)
(a) Established.
(1) There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology
fund, herein known as the fund, pursuant to article 102.0172 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure.
(2) The fund may be maintained in an interest-bearing account and may
be maintained in the general revenue account.
(b) Assessment and collection of fee.
(1) The fee shall be in the amount of four (4) dollars.
(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.
(c) Effective date of fee.
The fee shall be collected on
conviction for an offense committed on or after March 1, 2007.
(d) Disposition of fee.
The clerk of the court shall collect
the fee and pay the fee to the municipal treasurer of the village,
who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(e) Designated use of fund.
The fund shall be used only
to finance the purchase of technology enhancements for the municipal
court of the village, including those items as specified in V.T.C.A.,
Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172.
(f) Administration.
The fund shall be administered by or
under the direction of the governing body of the village.
(2007 Code, sec. 2-23; Ordinance
adopting Code)
(a) Created; administration.
There is hereby created a municipal
court building security fund. This fund shall be administered under
the direction of the governing body of the village.
(b) Assessment of fee.
All defendants convicted of 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 the purposes of this section if a sentence is imposed on the person,
the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication,
or the person enters a plea and enters a court-authorized dismissal
program. The security fee shall be collected by the municipal court
clerk and paid to the village treasurer for deposit in the municipal
court building security fund.
(c) Designated use of fund.
The municipal court building
security fund may be used only to finance the following items when
used for the purpose of providing security services for any buildings
housing the municipal court of the village those items as specified
in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.017.
(2007 Code, sec. 2-24; Ordinance
adopting Code)