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ARTICLE IX-MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY FEE
ORDINANCE NO. 95-3055
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW
CODE OF ORDINANCES, ARTICLE IX, ESTABLISHING
THE COLLECTION OF A SECURITY FEE BY MUNICIPAL
COURT; CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS
CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, The legislature of the State of Texas has provided that a municipality, by
ordinance, may authorize the collection of a security fee for the Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Court provides for a bailiff in all Court proceedings; and;
WHEREAS, a fund shall be established entitled, "Municipal Court Building Security
Fund".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of
Plainview, Texas that:
SECTION I
Sec. 2-172, Security fees:
~,~c. le~ 102.017, as amended, Codei'~}Criminal Procedure establishes,
1. A defendant convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in a municipal
court shall pay a $3.00 security fee as a cost of court.
2. In the article, a person is considered convicted if:
a) a sentence is imposed on the person;
b) the person receives community supervision, including deferred
adjudication or,
c) the court defers final disposition of the person's case.
3. The clerks of the municipal court shall collect the costs and pay them to the
municipal treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly
delegatedto the municipal treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the "Municipal
Court Building Security Fund". This fund may be used only to finance items as outlined
in Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure.
4. The municipal court building fund shall be administered by or under the direction
of the governing body of the municipality.
SECTION II
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