(A) There is hereby created and established a Municipal Court Building Security Fund (the “Fund”) pursuant to Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 102.017.
(B) The Municipal Court is hereby authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the “fee”) in the amount of $3 against all defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.
(C) A person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:
(1) Judgment, sentence or both are imposed on the person;
(2) The person receives deferred disposition; or
(3) The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(D) The Municipal Court Clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the fee and to pay it to the City Clerk. All fees so collected and paid over to the City Clerk shall be segregated in the Fund.
(E) The Fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of security devices and/or services for the building or buildings housing the municipal court of the city. “Security devices and/or services” shall include any and all items described in Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 102.017(d).
(Ord. 150421, passed 4-21-2015)