(A) The Municipal Court Building Security Fund is created.
(1) The city adopts a courtroom security fee as approved in Senate Bill 182.
(2) The fee shall be assessed to all defendants convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court and shall be required to pay a $3.00 fee as a cost of court.
(3) 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 person enters a plea and enters a court authorized dismissal program.
(4) The security fee shall be collected by the municipal court clerk and deposited in the Municipal Court Building Security Fund.
(B) 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 building housing the Municipal Court of the City of Mt. Pleasant:
(1) The purchase or repair of X-ray machines and conveying systems;
(2) Handheld metal detectors;
(3) Walk-through metal detectors;
(4) Identification cards and systems;
(5) Electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) Bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables or contract security personnel during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(7) Signage;
(8) Confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems;
(9) Locks, chains or other security hardware;
(10) Any other items or services permitted by law.
(C) The Municipal Court Building Security Fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the governing body of the municipality.
(Ord. 1997-11, passed 10-7-97)