(a) Each person who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty of a violation of the ordinances of the city shall be assessed costs for the administration of justice in the Municipal Court of the city. Costs shall be in the amount of $82.50 per case, plus mileage, subpoena and witness costs as provided by law.
(b) If it appears to the Court that the prosecution was instituted without probable cause and from malicious motives, the Court may require the person initiating the prosecution to appear and answer concerning the motives of such person for instituting the prosecution. If, after such hearing, the Court determines that the prosecution was instituted without probable cause and from malicious motives, all costs in the case shall be assessed against the complaining witness or person initiating the prosecution.
(Ord. 06-0814A, passed 8-14-2006; Ord. 22-1212, passed 12-12-2022; Ord. 23-0109, passed 1-9-2023)