6021 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

BILL NO. COUNC I[2~EMBER ADAMS 8237 ORDINANCE NO. 602t INTRODUCED BY AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF UNIVERSITY CITY, RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS, BY REPEALING SECTION 1-8.1 THEREOF, AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION TO BE KNOWN AS "SECTION 1~8.1. ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL COURT COSTS"; CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE. BE IT ©RDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 1 of the Municipal Code of the City of University City, relating to general provisions, is hereby amended by repealing Section 1-8.1 thereof, relating to assessment of court costs, and enacting in lieu thereof, a new section to be known as "Section 1-8.1, Assessment of General Court Costs," relating to the same subject, so that said section, as so amended, shall read as follows: SECTION 1-8.1. ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL COURT COSTS (a) A judge of the municipal court may assess court costs against a defendant in an amount not to exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per case for each municipal ordinance violation case filed before a municipal judge in the event the defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty, except in those cases where the defendant is found by the judge to be indigent and unable to pay the court costs. (b) The coud costs authorized in this section are in addition to service costs, witness fees and jail costs that may otherwise be authorized to be assessed, but are in lieu of other court or judge costs or fees. (c) The court costs authorized in this section shall be collected by the clerk of the municipal court and paid to an deposited not less frequently than monthly into the City treasury. Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of Section 1-8.1 nor bar the prosecution for any such violation.