(A) There is hereby established a Municipal Court Technology Fund in accordance with Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Subch. A, Art. 102.0172, which shall be separate and apart from all other funds and shall be used only for the purposes hereinafter identified.
(B) Any defendant of the Municipal Court convicted of a misdemeanor offense shall pay the technology fee of $4 as a court cost.
(C) For purposes of assessing the technology fee, a person is deemed convicted and required to pay the fee if:
(1) A sentence is imposed on the person;
(2) The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or
(3) The Court defers final disposition of the person’s case.
(D) The Municipal Court Technology Fund shall be used solely for the purposes as follows with the consent of the City Council:
(1) Computer systems or networks;
(2) Computer hardware or software;
(3) Imaging systems;
(4) Electronic kiosks;
(5) Electronic ticket writers; and
(6) Docket management systems.
(E) The technology fee shall not be charged for any violation or conviction for which the offense was committed prior to 9-1-1999.
(F) This fee shall be effective for all current and future unpaid convictions of misdemeanors in Municipal Court final reading after a public hearing and publication of the final version of this section in compliance with state law.
(2012 Code, § 26-37)