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(a) The bailiffs of the municipal court of record, under the direction and supervision of the administrative municipal judge, shall serve the municipal court of record.
(b) The bailiffs shall:
(1) be selected by the administrative municipal judge;
(2) meet all qualifications necessary to be certified as peace officers by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education; and
(3) be appointed and commissioned by the city marshal as deputy city marshals.
(c) The administrative municipal judge or his designee shall supervise the activities of bailiffs and shall have the authority to impose disciplinary action in accordance with city personnel rules. If the administrative municipal judge terminates the employment of a bailiff, the city marshal shall remove the appointment and commission of the bailiff as a deputy city marshal.
(d) Appeals from disciplinary actions taken by the administrative judge shall be to the city manager or his designee and then to the trial board in cases where that body has jurisdiction. If a bailiff whose employment has been terminated is reinstated during the appeal process, then the bailiff shall be reappointed as a bailiff by the administrative municipal judge and reappointed and recommissioned by the city marshal as a deputy city marshal. (Ord. Nos. 18477; 18837; 19802)
There is hereby created the department of Dallas municipal court, the director of which shall be the clerk of the municipal court of record who shall be known as the municipal clerk. (Ord. Nos. 18477; 19802; 22669; 32557)
(a) The municipal clerk, who also holds the position of court administrator and director of the department of Dallas municipal court, shall:
(1) prepare and maintain accurate dockets and minutes for each municipal court of record division created under this article;
(2) have custody of all documents and papers relating to the business of the municipal court of record divisions;
(3) supervise the collection of fines imposed by the municipal court of record;
(4) maintain complaints for all cases in the municipal court of record for which a complaint is required by law;
(5) supervise the administration of arrest warrants; and
(6) have all other powers and duties assigned to the municipal clerk by the city charter, other city ordinances, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code, or other state law.
(b) The municipal clerk may appoint deputy clerks who, when acting under the municipal clerk’s direction, shall have the authority to perform all acts required of the municipal clerk by the city charter, city ordinances, or state law. (Code 1941, Art. 28-1; Ord. Nos. 8215; 15603; 17029; 18477; 19802; 22669; 24946; 30994; 32557)
(Repealed by Ord. 32557)
(Repealed by Ord. 32557)
(Repealed by Ord. 32557)
(a) If a person to whom a citation has been issued for a traffic, ordinance, or misdemeanor violation desires to plead guilty and pay a fine set by the municipal judge for the violation charged, the municipal clerk shall collect the amount set by the municipal court judge for that violation.
(b) If a person to whom a citation has been issued for a traffic, ordinance, or misdemeanor violation does not plead guilty and pay a fine, the municipal clerk shall cause the case to be docketed for trial. If the person is found guilty of the violation, is assessed a fine by the municipal judge, and desires to pay the fine assessed, the municipal clerk shall collect the fine assessed.
(c) The municipal clerk is responsible for full and proper accounting of all fines collected. He shall issue a receipt to a person who pays a fine with cash money. (Code 1941, Art. 28-2; Ord. Nos. 8215; 17029; 19802)
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