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There is hereby established a Court Computerization Fund in which there shall be a deposit of up to three dollars ($3.00), paid by each offender as an additional court cost of the City's Mayor's Court, which funds shall be utilized to computerize the Court and make available computerized legal research services. The funds shall be used by the City's Mayor's Court to pay only those costs it incurs in computerizing the Court, procuring and maintaining legal research services, or both, or in accordance with Ohio R.C. 1901.261(A)(1) for technological expenses of the Court.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
There is hereby established an Operating Cash Fund of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the use of the City's Mayor's Court. The Operating Cash Fund shall be returned in full to the General Fund prior to the end of the year and be automatically re-established for the following year.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
(a) Court May Require Installment Payments. Upon a plea that a person is unable to pay any fine imposed under the City Traffic Code or General Offenses Code, the Court may permit payments in monthly installments as may be agreeable to the defendant and the Court until the fine is satisfied in full.
(b) Balance Due Upon Any Default. Upon default by the defendant in the payment of any such installment, the entire balance of the fine shall immediately be due and payable by the defendant.
(c) Notice of Default. The Court shall send one notice of default to the defendant ordering the defendant to pay the balance of the fine in full or face further legal action which may include a license cancellation, a bench warrant or jail time. Such notice shall be sent to the defendant's last known address by regular mail.
(d) Maximum Imprisonment Authorized. Upon default by the defendant in the payment of any such installment, where the defendant is unable to pay the balance of the fine in full, the Court may sentence the defendant to imprisonment in the Clark County Jail or other place of legal incarceration for a term not to exceed six (6) months for any one case until the fine is fully paid.
(e) Credit for Jail Time. Such defendant shall be allowed a credit of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each day of incarceration on account of such fine.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
The Clerk of Mayor's Court shall deposit on the next business day following the day of receipt such fines and monies received which exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). If the amount of fines and monies does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), then the Clerk of Mayor's Court shall deposit the monies within a time period not to exceed three (3) business days following the day of receipt.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
(a) Any person convicted of an offense under these Codified Ordinances which results in such person's incarceration shall pay to the City the actual costs incurred by the City in housing such person in a jail facility. Such costs shall include pre-conviction and post-conviction incarceration.
(b) The Mayor's Court Magistrate may waive all or part of the incarceration costs where, because of the indigence of the person sentenced, the payment of the costs would work an unreasonable hardship on the person convicted, his or her immediate family or any other person who is dependent on such individual for financial support, or for such other reason as the Mayor's Court Magistrate may deem appropriate.
(c) In the event of nonpayment of any costs which have not been waived, the City may seek to collect payment in any manner permitted by law for enforcement of a debt.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
(a) A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished for contempt:
(1) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, .rule, judgment, or command of a court or officer;
(2) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of official duties, or in official transactions;
(3) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness, when lawfully required; or
(4) The rescue or attempted rescue of a person or of property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by the officer.
(b) If a person summoned to appear as provided in Ohio R.C. 2935.10(B)(2) fails to appear without just cause and personal service of the summons was had upon the person, he or she may be found guilty of contempt of court, and may be fined up to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for such contempt. Upon failure to appear, the Magistrate may forthwith issue a warrant for his or her arrest.
(c) Whoever violates (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) or (a)(4) hereof shall be subject to the penalties for a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) The Magistrate may summarily punish a person who is in violation of (a)(1) or (a)(2) hereof.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
The Clerk of Mayor's Court is hereby authorized to make available, upon request and suitable deposit, copies of public records in the City's Mayor's Court at the same rates as charged for copies of other public records. Such receipts shall be accounted for by the Clerk of Mayor's Court as additional funds from the Mayor's Court.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
The Clerk of Mayor's Court shall collect a processing fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for release of license forfeitures and is authorized to transmit the fees collected to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles under guidelines issued by the bureau.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
Any person who has been summoned or otherwise ordered by the City's Mayor's Court to appear before said Court, who fails to appear and for whom a warrant has been issued requiring such appearance, shall pay a warrant fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) in addition to any other cost, fine, and/or fees which may be assessed by ordinance.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)
The Clerk of Mayor's Court may accept payment by credit of fines, fees, costs, and other charges assessed by the City's Mayor's Court but such payment shall include a nonrefundable processing fee equal to three percent (3%) of the total amount paid by credit card, with the processing fee being due and payable at the time of the payment.
(Ord. 2021-19. Passed 6-21-21.)