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ORDINANCE NO. 2148
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS that:
1,
Pursuant to powers granted by Section 2 of Article 102,017 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure, a Municipal Court Building Security Fund is hereby established for the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas,
2.
The said Fund shall be funded by a $3.00 charge on each person convicted in
trial for a misdemeanor offense in the Municipal Court of North Richland Hills. The
$3,00 fee shall be taxed as costs of court on each conviction of a misdemeanor
offense, Conviction shall include payment of a fine. imposition of community service,
imposition of probation. suspension or deferred adjudication.
3.
The Clerk of the Court will collect the costs and pay them to the office of the
City Finance Director for deposit in a fund to be known as the Municipal Court Building
Security Fund, This fund may be used only to finance the security services for the
municipal court building that are listed in subsections (1) through (9) of said Article
102,017 (d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
4,
The fund created herein shall be administered under the direction of the City
Council of the City of North Richland Hills.
5.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after October 1, 1996,
PASSED and APPROVED this 23rd day of September, 1996.
APPROVED:
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Tommy Brown, yor
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ATTEST:
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
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203, Local Government Code. No expenditures may be made 1Ì'om this fund without prior
approval of the commissioners court:.
SECTION 2. Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by Section 1,
Chapter 818, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, 1993, is amended to read as follows:
Art. 102.017. COURT COSTS; COURmOUSE SECURITY FUND; MUNICIP AT. .
COURT RUIT .nINO SF.CtJRTTY FU'Nn.q (a) A defendant convicted in a trial for a felony
offense in a district court shall pay a $5 security fee as a cost of court.
(b) A defendant convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in a county court, county
court at law, or a district court shall pay a $3 security fee as a cost of court. ~ fovemin¡ body
of a mn1'1icipa1i~ by ordina11ce ms\y create a mn11icipal conTt builrlinr sec11li~ fi1nd a1'1d m",y
require a defentfa1'1t convicted in a tTial for a misdem"~1'1or offense in a m11Tlicipal court to p~ a
$3 sec11Ti~ fee ae; :I cost of conrt.
(c) In this m-ticle. :I person is consiñererl convicted it
(1) a sentence is iT!\J)Osed on tlte person:
(7) the person receives comm1mi~ supervision. inclnñi~ ñ,.ferred adjudication:
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(3) the court rlefers final disposition of the person's t"~~.
úD The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the costs and pay them to the county
or mnnicipa 1 treasurer, ae; '\PPI'Opriate or to any other official who discharges the duties
commonly delegated to the county or m11T1icipal treasurer, :Ie; approprlM.... for deposit in a fund to
be known as the courthouse security fund or a fi11'1ñ to be Imown ae; the mn11ic~l C011Tt builrlin¡r
sec11TÌ~ fi11'1rl. :Ie; '\WI'Opriate. A [+Be] fund desifJ'1atM by this snbsection may be used only to
finance the following items when used for the purpose of providing security services for
buildings housing a district. ref] county.m m11T1icipal court ae; ~priatl'!:
(1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and conveying systems;
(2) handþ.eld metal detectors;
(3) walkthrough metal detectors;
(4) identification cards and systems;
(5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
(6) bailiffs, deputy sheriffs, deputy constables, or contract secÙìity personnel
during times when they are providing appropriate security services;
(7) signage;
(8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems; or
(9) locks, chaine;, or other security hardware.
ÚÙ [~] The courthouse security fund shall be añmini~ by or under the direction of
the commissioners court:. The mn1'1icipal court bni1dinr fi11'1rl shan be añ111.inistered by or 111'1der
tile direction of tile fOverDinV' body of the m11Tlicipa1i~.
SECTION 3. Section 118.052, Local Government Code, as am~ñed by Chapters 554
and 675, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, 1993, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 118.052. FEE SCHEDULE. Each clerk of a county court shall collect the following
fees for services rendered to any person: (1) CIVIL COURT ACTIONS
(A) Filing of Original Action (Sec. 118.0S3):
(i) Garnishment after judgment 515.00
(ü) All others $40.00
(B) Filing of Action Other than Original
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