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 Tahoka.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
All defendants convicted in a trial for 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 purposes of this article if a sentence is imposed on the person,
the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication,
or the court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
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 adopting Code)
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 Tahoka:
(1) The
purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying systems;
(2) Hand-held
metal detectors;
(3) Walk-through
metal detectors;
(4) Identification
cards and systems;
(5) Electronic
locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) Bailiffs,
deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract security personal
during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(8) Confiscated
weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(9) Locks,
chains or other security hardware; and
(10) Any
other time or service permitted by law.
(Ordinance adopting Code)