(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.
(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)