§ 28-34. Municipal court building security fund.

(a)

There is hereby created and established a municipal court building security fund (the "fund") pursuant to V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure art. 102.017.

(b)

The municipal court is authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the "fee") as currently established or as hereafter adopted by resolution of the city council from time to time against all defendants convicted in a trial of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.

(c)

The municipal court clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the fee and to pay same to the city treasury. All fees so collected and paid over to the city treasury, shall be segregated in the fund.

(d)

The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of security devices and/or services for the building housing the municipal court of the city. Security devices and/or services shall include any and all items described in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure art. 102.017(d).

(e)

The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.

(Ord. No. 2010-12, § 1(24-21), 6-21-2010)