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. 1563 §1, 3-19-2007]
A.
In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the Oak Grove Municipal Division of the 16th 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 Officers 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 (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.
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.
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.
Actual costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff or other
entity or agency for apprehension or confinement in the County Jail
or other facility.
7.
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.
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.
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a.
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 City of Oak Grove 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 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.
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.
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.
11.
An additional sum of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed and added to the basic costs in Subsection (1) of this Section as authorized by Section 488.5026, RSMo., except that no such fee shall be collected when the proceedings against the defendant have been dismissed. Funds collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be deposited into the "Inmate Security Fund" for the purposes authorized by Section 488.5026, RSMo.
12.
In addition to the other costs authorized in this Section, there
shall be assessed a state court automation surcharge of seven dollars
($7.00) in all cases in which court costs are taxed. Said surcharge
shall be collected by the 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. 2015, 9-20-2021]
