§ 20-4. Fee for municipal court building security fund.

(a)

There is hereby created and established a municipal court building security fund (the "fund") pursuant to Article 102.017 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b)

The Municipal Court of the City of Splendora, Texas (the "municipal court") is hereby authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the "fee") in the amount of $3.00 against all defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.

(c)

A person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:

(1)

Judgment, sentence, or both are imposed on the person;

(2)

The person is placed on deferred disposition; or

(3)

The court defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.

(d)

The fee shall be collected on convictions for offenses committed on or after this article is adopted.

(e)

The municipal court clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the fee and to pay same to the treasury of the City of Splendora, Texas. All Fees so collected and paid over to the treasury of the City of Splendora, Texas, shall be segregated in the fund.

(f)

The fund shall be used only for the purpose of financing the purchase of security devices and/or services for the building or buildings housing the Municipal Court of the City of Splendora, Texas. "Security devices and/or services" shall include any and all items described in V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, art. 102.017(d-1).

(g)

The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.

(Ord. No. 2018-01-15, § 2(Exh. A), 1-15-2018)