(a) 
Established.
There is hereby created and established a municipal court building security fund (the “fund”) pursuant to article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) 
Amount of fee.
The municipal court of the city is hereby authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the “fee”) in the amount of $3.00, or as adjusted by the state, against all defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.
(c) 
Applicability of fee.
A person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:
(1) 
Judgment, sentence, or both are imposed on the person;
(2) 
The person receives deferred disposition; or
(3) 
The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(d) 
Collection and disposition of fee.
The municipal court clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the fee and to pay the same to the general revenue account of the city. All fees so collected and paid to the general revenue account of the city shall be segregated in the fund.
(e) 
Designated uses.
The fund shall be used only for the purposes of financing the purchase of security devices and/or services for the building or buildings housing the municipal court of the city. “Security devices and/or services” shall include any and all items specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.017.
(f) 
Administration.
The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 2007-15 adopted 11/27/07; Ordinance adopting Code)
(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) 
Amount of fee; assessment and collection.
(1) 
The fee shall be in the amount of $4.00, and may be adjusted as regulated by the state.
(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) 
Judgment, sentence or both are imposed on the person;
(B) 
The person is placed on deferred disposition; or
(C) 
The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(3) 
The fee shall be collected on conviction for an offense committed on or after the effective date of this section.
(4) 
The clerk of the municipal court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the city secretary, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.
(c) 
Designated uses; administration.
(1) 
The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of or to maintain technology enhancements for the municipal court of the city. “Technology enhancements” shall include any and all items specified in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, article 102.0172.
(2) 
The fund shall be administered by and under the direction of the city council.
(Ordinance 2007-16 adopted 11/27/07; Ordinance adopting Code)