OR 99-887 Establish a Municipal Court Technology Fund AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 99887
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 5-2 OF CHAPTER 5 TO ADD A
NEW SECTION 5-2-4 TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL COURT
TECHNOLOGY FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION OF AN
ADDITIONAL COURT COST OF FOUR DOLLARS ($4.00) FOR
PERSONS CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE IN THE
C1TY'S MUNICIPAL COURT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE AND
DISPOSITION OF MONIES DEPOSITED WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL
COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the 76th Legislature has amended Chapter 102 of the Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure to authorize by ordinance the creation of a Municipal Court Technology
Fund and the imposition of a technology fee as an additional court cost to be paid by persons
convicted of misdemeanor offenses in municipal courts, and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, finds and determines that a
Municipal Court Technology Fund should be established as provided for hereinafier.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Article 5-2, "Court Costs and Fees," of Chapter 5 of the Coppell City
Code be and is hereby amended to add Section 5-2-4, "Municipal Court Technology Fund," to
read as follows:
"ARTICLE 5-2 COURT COSTS AND FEES
See. 5-2-4 MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND
A. Them is hereby established and created a Municipal Court Technology Fund in
accordance with Article 102.0172 of Chapter 102 of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure to be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements
for the Coppell Municipal Court of Record No. 1, including:
1. Computer systems;
2. Computer networks;
3. Computer hardware;
4. Computer software;
5. Imaging systems;
6. Electronic kiosks;
7. Electronic ticket writers; and
8. Docket management systems.
B. A Defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the Coppell Municipal Court
No. 1 shall pay a technology fee of Four Dollars ($4.00) as an additional cost of
court.
C. A person is convicted in accordance with the foregoing subsection if:
1. A sentence is imposed on the person;
2. The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred
adjudication community supervision; or
3. The Court defers final disposition of the person's case.
D. The municipal court clerk or administrator shall collect the costs and pay the
funds to the municipal treasurer or other official of the City who discharges the
duties delegated to the municipal treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as
the Municipal Court Technology Fund.
E. The technology fee to be added as a cost of court shall apply only to convictions
for offenses committed on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
F. The provisions of this ordinance expire September 1, 2005."
SIgCTION 2. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is governed
by prior law and the provisions of the Coppell City Code, as amended, in effect when the offense
was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this propose.
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SECTION 3. That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section
of this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not
affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision hereof other than the part
so decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Code
of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on the 34 ~day of
.~-.~, ,1999.
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