(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)