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(2) The court costs collected by the municipal court clerk pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) shall be transmitted monthly to the director of finance and used only to pay for training law enforcement officers required as provided in Sections 590.100 to 590.180 RSMo. (c) In addition to all other court costs: (1) A judge of the municipal court may assess a fee of up to one dollar ($1.00) as court costs against a defendant in each court proceeding for a violation of a municipal ordinance, provided that no such fee shall be collected for non-moving traffic violations, and no such fee shall be collected when the proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court. The clerk of the municipal court shall collect such court costs. (2) The court costs collected by the municipal court clerk pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) shall be disbursed to the Missouri Treasu~/ to the credit of the peace officer standards and training commission fund created in Section 590.178 RSMo. (d) In addition to all other court costs: (1) A judge of the municipal court may assess court costs against a defendant in an amount not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per case for each municipal ordinance violation case filed before a municipal judge. The judge may waive assessment of such court costs in those cases where the defendant is found by the judge to be indigent and unable to pay the court costs. The clerk of the municipal court clerk shall collect such court costs. (2) The court costs collected by the municipal court clerk pursuant to paragraph (d)(1) shall be disbursed to St. Louis County at least monthly to use only for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered persons as defined in Sections 455.200 to 455.230 RSMo. Section ?. 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 1-8.2 nor bar the prosecution for any such violation.