Loading...
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. 27504 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. ATTEST: SECRETARY A~S~ FORM: CITY AT~ (27504) 27504