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§ 36.02 MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND.
   (A)   Fund established. There is hereby created a Municipal Court Building Security Fund. This fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the City Council.
   (B)   Fee assessed. All defendants convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in the Harker Heights Municipal Court shall be required to pay, in addition to such other fines, fees and costs assessed, a $3 security fee as cost of court. A person is considered convicted for purposes of this section if a sentence is imposed on the person, the person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication, or the court defers final disposition of the person's case. The security fee shall be collected by the Municipal Court Clerk and paid to the Harker Heights Director of Finance for deposit in the Municipal Court Building Security Fund.
   (C)   Fund purposes. The Municipal Court Building Security Fund may be used only to finance the following items when used for the purpose of providing security services for any buildings housing the Municipal Court of the city, including:
      (1)   The purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying systems;
      (2)   The purchase or repair of hand-held metal detectors;
      (3)   The purchase or repair of walk-through metal detectors;
§ 36.03 MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND.
   (A)   Fund Established. There is hereby created a Municipal Court Technology Fund. This Fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the City Council.
   (B)   Fee Assessed. All defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the Municipal Court shall be required to pay, in addition to such other fines, fees and costs as may be assessed, a $4 technology fee as cost of court. A person is considered convicted for purposes of this section if a sentence is imposed on the person, if the person is placed on community supervision (including deferred adjudication community supervision), or if the court defers final disposition of the person's case. The technology fee shall be collected by the Municipal Court Clerk and paid to the Director of Finance for deposit in the Municipal Court Technology Fund.
   (C)   Fund Purposes. The Municipal Court Technology Fund may be used only to finance the purchase of or to maintain technological enhancements for the municipal court, including without limitation:
      (1)   Computer systems, networks, hardware, and software;
      (2)   Imagining systems;
      (3)   Electronic kiosks;
      (4)   Electronic ticket writers;
      (5)   Docket management systems; and
      (6)   Any other item or service permitted by law.
(Ord. 99-19, passed 8-24-99; Am. Ord. 2004-11, passed 4-13-04)
§ 36.04 FEE FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR IN CERTAIN CASES.
   Unless a person has been acquitted of the offense for which the person failed to appear for a complaint, citation or court order to pay a fine involving a violation of a traffic law or an offense described by Texas Transportation Code § 706.002(a)(2), (3), or (4), the person shall pay an administrative fee in the amount specified by Texas Transportation Code § 706.006(a) for each violation for which the person failed to appear. Such administrative fee is in addition to any other fee required by law.
(Ord. 2001-30, passed 9-25-01)
§ 36.05 [RESERVED].
§ 36.06 EMPLOYMENT OF JUVENILE CASE MANAGERS.
   (A)   Authorized. Pursuant to Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 45.056, the City Council authorizes the employment of one or more case managers to provide services in cases involving juvenile offenders before the Municipal Court consistent with the Court's statutory powers, to assist in administering the Court's juvenile docket and in supervising its court orders in juvenile cases, and to perform any other function or service authorized by law.
   (B)   Salary and benefits. The salary and other employment benefits of each juvenile case manager may be paid from the Fund established in § 36.05.
(Ord. 2011-24, passed 8-23-11)
§ 36.07 ADDITIONAL FEE FOR COLLECTION THROUGH A PRIVATE LAW FIRM.
   In accordance with Tex. Code of Crim. Proc. Art. 103.0031, there is hereby imposed an additional fee of 30% on all municipal court debts and accounts receivable, i.e., fines, fees, court costs, restitution, and other debts that are more than 60 days past due and have been referred to a private law firm for collection.
(Ord. 2015-26, passed 12-8-15)