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 of Panhandle.
(Ordinance 467 adopted 1/7/99)
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 article 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 official who discharges the duties of municipal treasurer for deposit in the municipal court building security fund.
(Ordinance 467 adopted 1/7/99)
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 City of Panhandle:
(1)
The purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying system;
(2)
Hand-held metal detectors;
(3)
Walk-through metal detectors;
(4)
Identifications cards and systems;
(5)
Electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
(6)
Bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract security personnel during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(7)
Signage;
(8)
Confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(9)
Locks, chains, or other security hardware; or
(10)
Continuing education on security issues for court personnel and security personnel.
(Ordinance 467 adopted 1/7/99)
(a)
Any person, firm, corporation, agent or employee thereof who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in Section 1.109 of this code for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(b)
Any violation of this article can be enjoined by a suit filed in the name of the City of Panhandle in a court of competent jurisdiction, and this remedy shall be in addition to any penal provision in this article or in the code of the City of Panhandle.
(Ordinance 467 adopted 1/7/99)