When a fine is assessed for violation of an ordinance, it shall
be within the discretion of the Judge assessing the fine to provide
for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under such terms
and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.
[Ord. No. 130.300 §1, 9-16-2013]
A.
In addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge
in any case filed in the Chaffee Municipal Division of the 33rd Judicial
Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees authorized or required
by law, there shall be assessed as costs the following:
1.
Costs of Court in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00).
2.
Police Officer training fee. A fee of three
dollars ($3.00) is hereby established and assessed as additional Court
costs in each Court proceeding, except that no such fee shall be collected
when the proceedings against the defendant have been dismissed.
a.
Two dollars ($2.00) of each such Court cost shall be transmitted
monthly to the Treasurer of the City and used to pay for Police Officer
training as provided by Sections 590.100 to 590.180, RSMo. The City
shall not retain for training purposes more than one thousand five
hundred dollars ($1,500.00) of such funds for each certified Law Enforcement
Officer or candidate for certification employed by the City. Any excess
funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the City's General Fund.
b.
One dollar ($1.00) of each such Court cost shall be sent to
the State Treasury to the credit of the Peace Officer Standards and
Training Commission Fund created by Section 590.178, RSMo.
3.
Crime Victims' Compensation Fund. An additional sum of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) shall be assessed and added to the basic costs in Subsection (A)(1) of this Section, provided that no such cost shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid at least monthly as follows:
4.
Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund. A fee
of two dollars ($2.00) is hereby established and assessed as additional
Court costs in each Court proceeding, except that no such fee shall
be collected when the proceedings against the defendant have been
dismissed. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be
solely utilized for the purposes of identification of prisoners or
detainees and expenses related to detention, custody and housing and
other expenses for inmates, prisoners and detainees.
5.
Court Automation Fund In addition to the other
costs authorized in this Section, there shall be assessed a State
automation surcharge of seven dollars ($7.00) in all cases in which
Court costs are taxed. Said surcharge shall be collected by the Municipal
Court and transmitted monthly to the Missouri Director of Revenue
to the credit of the Missouri Statewide Automation Fund, as provided
in Section 488.012.3(5), RSMo., and Section 488.027.2, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 130.300, 10-4-2021]
6.
Other costs, such as for the issuance of a warrant, a commitment
or a summons, as provided before the Associate Circuit Judge in criminal
prosecutions.
7.
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff
for apprehension or confinement in the County Jail or costs assessed
against the City by any other detention facility.
8.
Mileage, in the same amount as provided to the Sheriff in criminal
violations, for each mile and fraction thereof the officer must travel
(both directions) in order to serve any warrant or commitment or order
of this Court.
9.
Any other reasonable cost as may be otherwise provided by ordinance, including, but not limited to, costs of confinement, including any necessary transportation related thereto, medical costs incurred by the City while a defendant is in City custody, and costs related to the arrest and testing of any person for any intoxication-related traffic offense as set out in Section 130.300(A)(8) hereof.
10.
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Section 342.020 or 342.030 of this Code or any ordinance of the City of Chaffee involving alcohol- or drug-related traffic offenses, the Court may, in addition to imposition of any penalties provided by law, order the convicted person to reimburse the Police Department for the costs associated with such arrest.
b.
Such costs hereby authorized shall include the reasonable cost
of making the arrest, including the cost of any chemical test made
as authorized or required by law or ordinance to determine the alcohol
or drug content of the person's blood, and the costs of processing,
charging, booking and holding such person in custody.
c.
The Chief of Police may establish a schedule of such costs hereby
authorized and shall submit the same to the Municipal Judge. However,
the Court may order the costs reduced if it determines that the costs
are excessive.
[CC 1978 §120.270]
The costs of any action may be assessed against the prosecuting
witness and judgment to be rendered against him/her that he/she pay
the same and stand committed until paid in any case where it appears
to the satisfaction of the Municipal Judge that the prosecution was
commenced without probable cause and from malicious motives.
