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(a) Pursuant to Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 103.0031, the addition of collection fees in the amount of 30% is hereby authorized on each debt or account receivable, such as fines, fees, restitution and other debts or costs, (other than forfeited bonds) that is ordered to be paid by the municipal court or by a city hearing officer appointed under Tex. Transportation Code Chapter 682 and that is more than 60 days past due and that has been referred to an attorney or vendor for collection.
(b) A defendant is not liable for the collection fees under subsection (a) above if above the court or hearing officer of original jurisdiction has determined the defendant is indigent, or has insufficient resources or income or is otherwise unable to pay all or part of the underlying fine or costs.
(Ord. 15144, § 1, passed 6-25-2002, eff. 7-1-2002; Ord. 18645-06-2009, § 1, passed 6-2-2009)
There is hereby established a clerk’s record preparation fee in the amount of $25 pursuant to Tex. Government Code § 30.00014(f), as amended. This fee does not include the fee the defendant shall pay for the actual transcript of the proceedings. The clerk shall note the payment of the fee on the docket of the court. In the event that the case is reversed on appeal, the fee shall be refunded to the defendant.
(Ord. 17379, § 1, passed 1-23-2007)
(a) In accordance with Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 102.0174, there is hereby created a juvenile case manager fund (“fund”) to be a separate fund in the city treasury administered under the direction of the Fort Worth city council and to be used only to finance the salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager employed in accordance with Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45.056.
(b) (1) A defendant who is convicted of a fine-only misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall pay a juvenile case manager fee (“fee”) of $3 as a cost of court for each convicted offense.
(2) For purposes of this provision, a person is considered convicted if:
a. A sentence is imposed on the person; or
b. The person receives deferred disposition, including deferred proceedings under Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45.052 or 45.053.
(c) A judge in the municipal court may waive the fee in cases of demonstrated financial hardship.
(d) The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay it to the official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the municipal treasurer for deposit in the fund.
(Ord. 19274-08-2010, § 1, passed 8-17-2010, eff. 10-1-2010)
(a) A $5.00 court cost shall be assessed on all parking violations in accordance with Article 102.014 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The proceeds from the $5 court cost will be placed in the city’s Child Safety Fund Account to be used only to operate a school crossing guard program, or in the absence of a school crossing guard program, for programs designed to enhance child safety, health, and nutrition in accordance with Article 102.014 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) A hearing examiner or judge in the municipal court may waive the court cost in cases of demonstrated financial hardship.
(d) The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay it to the official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the municipal treasurer for deposit in the fund.
(Ord. 21887-09-2015, § 1, passed 9-15-2015, eff. 10-1-2015)
§§ 10-13—10-15 RESERVED.
Cross-reference:
Stopping, standing and parking, see §§ 22-155 et seq.
There is hereby created a parking violations bureau in and for the City of Fort Worth which shall have original jurisdiction over cases involving violations of city ordinances relating to the parking, stopping or standing of vehicles as contained in Chapter 22 (§§ 22-155 through 22-240) of the code of the City of Fort Worth (1986), as amended.
(Ord. 10107, § 2, passed 5-3-1988)
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