(A) A person convicted of a nonjailable misdemeanor offense, including a criminal violation of a city ordinance, shall pay $14 as a court cost, in addition to all other costs, on conviction.
(B) A person is considered to be convicted in a case if:
(1) A judgment, a sentence, or both a judgment and a sentence are imposed on the person;
(2) The person receives community supervision, deferred adjudication, or deferred disposition; or
(3) The court defers final disposition of the case or imposition of the judgment and sentence.
(C) The Clerk of the Mansfield Municipal Court of Record No. 1 shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the municipal treasurer of the city to deposit into the municipal treasury.
(D) Money collected for the fee on offenses committed on or after January 1, 2020, shall be allocated as follows:
(1) 35% into the municipal court building security fund;
(2) 35.7143% into the local truancy prevention and diversion fund;
(3) 28.5714% into the municipal court technology fund; and
(4) 0.7143% into the municipal jury fund.
(E) Money collected for the fee on offenses committed before January 1, 2020, shall be distributed using historical data so that each account or fund receives the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately. The historical amounts for each previously existing fund, applicable for offenses committed on or after September 1, 1999, are:
(1) Municipal Court Technology Fee - $4; and
(2) Municipal Court Building Security Fund - $3.
(Ord. OR-2303-23, passed 5-22-23)