HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 10-065 ORDINANCE NO. 10-065
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ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8,
SUBSECTION 8-2(b), TO INCREASE THE FEE FOR
CONVICTION OFAJUVENILE FINE-ONLY MISDEMEANOR;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT Chapter 8, Subsection 8-2(b), of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont,
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8-2. Municipal court juvenile case manager fund.
(b) The clerk of the municipal court shall collect a five dollar ($5.00)
juvenile case manager fee from each person convicted of a fine-only
misdemeanor offense in municipal court as a cost-of-court from and afterthe
effective date of this section. This fee shall be deposited into the municipal
court juvenile case manager fund. For purposes of collection of this juvenile
case manager fee, a person is considered convicted if a sentence is
imposed on the person, the person receives deferred disposition, or the
person receives deferred adjudication from the court.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
Section 4.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont,
Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 10th day of
August, 2010.
ayor Becky Ames -
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