(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CONVICTED. The defendant has been found guilty of a criminal charge by a municipal judge, either after trial, a plea of guilty, or a plea of “nolo contendere.”
(B) Any person convicted of violating any municipal ordinance the penalty for which carries a potential jail term or any ordinance relating to the operation of a motor vehicle shall pay to the Municipal Court, in addition to any fine or other sentence, a $3 judicial education fee.
(C) All money collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted monthly to the State Treasurer for credit to the Judicial Education Fund and shall be used for the education and training, including production of benchbooks and other written materials, of municipal judges or other Municipal Court personnel.
(Ord. 927, passed 6-24-2003; Am. Ord. 961, passed 8-11-2009)