HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 99-059 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL
COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A FOUR ($4) DOLLAR
MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FEE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
Section 1.
WHEREAS, Article 102.0172 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures provides
for the establishment of a Municipal Court Technology Fund; and,
WHEREAS, a Four ($4) Dollar technology fee shall be collected to provide monies
for such fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
Section 2.
THAT there is hereby established a Municipal Court Technology Fund, the money from
which may only be used for the purposes outlined in Article 102.0172 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure to provide technological enhancements of Municipal Court.
Section 3.
The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall collect a Four ($4) Dollar technology fee from
each person convicted of a misdemeanor offense in Municipal Court as a cost-of-court
from and after the effective date of this Ordinance. This fee shall be deposited into the
Municipal Court Technology Fund. For purposes of collection of this technology fee a
person is considered convicted if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person
receives community supervision including deferred adjudication or the court defers final
disposition of the case.
Section 4.
The City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to expend monies from the fund
in accordance with the ordinances of the City of Beaumont and laws of the State of Texas.
Section 5.
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 6.
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.
Section 7.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the J? day
of , 1999.
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