The Village of Country Club, Missouri, hereby elects to have
all violations of its municipal ordinances heard and determined by
an Associate Circuit Judge in the 5th Judicial Circuit Court of the
State of Missouri.
The Division of the Circuit Court of Andrew County, Missouri,
which hears and determines violations of the ordinances of the Village
of Country Club shall be known as the "Municipal Division of the 5th
Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri".
A.Â
In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the Village of Country Club Municipal Division of
the 5th Judicial Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees
authorized or required by law, there shall be assessed as costs the
following:
1.Â
Costs of Court in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
2.Â
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.Â
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.Â
One dollar ($1.00) of each such Court cost shall be sent to the State
Treasury to the credit of the Peace Officers Standards and Training
Commission Fund created by Section 590.178, RSMo.
3.Â
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 (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.Â
There may also be assessed a two dollar ($2.00) cost per case for
each criminal case and each County or municipal ordinance violation
case for the purpose of providing operating expenses for shelters
for battered persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
5.Â
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.
6.Â
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff for
apprehension or confinement in the County Jail.
7.Â
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.
8.Â
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 Subsection (9) hereof.
9.Â
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a.Â
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty of violating the provisions of Sections 342.020 or 342.030 of this Code or any ordinance of the Village of Country Club 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.Â
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.Â
The Chief of Police shall 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.
d.Â
Upon receipt of such additional costs authorized by this Subsection,
the City Treasurer shall retain such costs in a separate fund to be
known as the "DWI/Drug Offense Cost Reimbursement Fund". Monies with
such fund shall be appropriated by the Board of Aldermen to the Police
Department in amounts equal to those costs so collected and shall
be used by such department specifically to enhance and support the
enforcement and prosecution of alcohol- and drug-related traffic laws
within the City.
10.Â
Work/construction zone. Any person who is convicted
or pleads guilty to a speeding violation or passing/overtaking a vehicle
in a work/construction zone when there was any person present performing
duties in the work/construction zone and appropriate signs were posted
stating "Warning: $250 fine for speeding or passing in this work zone"
shall be assessed a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in
addition to any other fine assessed; except that any person assessed
the two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) fine shall not also be assessed
the thirty-five dollar ($35.00) fine for any of the following offenses
in a construction or work zone: any moving violation or violation
of speeding, leaving the scene, careless and imprudent driving, operating
without a valid license, operating with a suspended or revoked license,
obtaining a license by misrepresentation, driving while intoxicated,
under the influence or BAC, any felony offense involving the use of
a vehicle, or failure to maintain financial responsibility.
[Ord. No. 396 §§1
— 3, 2-13-2007]
A.Â
Speeding Violations.
Miles per Hour Over Limit
|
Total Fine and Costs Due
| |
---|---|---|
1 to 5
|
$65.00
| |
6 to 10
|
$75.00
| |
11 to 15
|
$105.00
| |
16 to 20
|
$130.00
| |
21 or more over
|
Must appear in Court
|
B.Â
Other Violations.
Violation
|
Fine
| |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Expired or no valid operators license
|
$130.00
| |||
Careless and imprudent driving/failure to remain in single lane/U-turn/spinning
tires/burning rubber
|
$150.00
| |||
Failure to use child restraint system
|
$85.00
| |||
Improper registration
| ||||
1.
|
Expired or no plates
|
$85.00
| ||
2.
|
Improper plates
|
$85.00
| ||
ATV violations
|
$85.00
| |||
Failure to show proof of insurance
|
$75.00
| |||
Failure to dim headlights
|
$75.00
| |||
Failure to stop at stop sign or light
|
$95.00
| |||
ADD: $10.00 to all speeding and other traffic violations listed
above, if operating a motorcycle or motor tricycle
| ||||
Failure to use seat belt
|
$10.00
| |||
Failure to wear motorcycle headgear
|
$27.50
| |||
Public loitering (first offense only). Subsequent offense must
appear
|
$100.00
| |||
Dog ordinance (first offense only). Subsequent offense must
appear.
|
$65.00
| |||
Violation described as "minor offense" on summons
|
$75.00
|
C.Â
Multiple Violations. If you have received summonses
for more then one (1) of the violations listed above, contact a court
clerk for the correct amount of fine and costs.
D.Â
All violations involving a traffic accident and all not guilty pleas
require court appearance. Failure to appear on such violations or
failure to pay the amount due when appearance is not required will
result in a warrant for your arrest.