[R.O. 2013 §135.320]
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.
[R.O. 2013 §135.330; CC 1984 §11-2; Ord. No. 713 §1, 11-3-1980; Ord. No. 1078 §1, 10-5-1992; Ord. No. 1221 §11-2, 3-6-1995; Ord. No. 1870 §1, 5-16-2011]
A.
In
addition to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in
any case filed in the Valley Park Municipal Division, and in addition
to all other fees authorized or required by law, there shall be assessed
as costs the following:
1.
Normal Court costs for appearance before the Municipal Court of the
City shall be assessed at twelve dollars ($12.00).
2.
Peace Officer training.
a.
Locally. In all municipal cases, costs for the
training of Police Officers in the amount of two dollars ($2.00).
b.
Statewide. An additional one dollar ($1.00) surcharge
on all cases of municipal violations filed in the City Court and not
dismissed at the cost of the City pursuant to Section 590.140, RSMo.,
as revised 1996. The additional one dollar ($1.00) surcharge so assessed
shall be collected and disbursed as provided in Section 514.015, RSMo.,
1994, and payable to the State Treasury to the credit of the Peace
Officer Standards and Training Commission Fund created in Section
590.178, RSMo., 1994.
3.
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 cost of up to four dollars ($4.00) per
case for each criminal case, including violations of any County or
municipal ordinance, for the purpose of providing operating expenses
for shelters for battered persons as set out in Section 488.607, RSMo.
5.
There shall be assessed as a surcharge in conformance with Section
488.5026, RSMo., the sum of two dollars ($2.00) to be deposited in
the Valley Park "Inmate Security Fund" to be used as maintenance of
a biometric verification system and pay for expenses related to custody
and housing and other expenses for prisoners.
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.
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
and permitted under the laws of the State of Missouri, 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 this Section.
10.
Reimbursement of certain costs of arrest.
a.
Upon a plea or a finding of guilty for a first (1st) offense of violating
the provisions of an ordinance of the City of Valley Park 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 Section,
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.
11.
In the event it should be necessary to issue a warrant for the appearance
of any defendant, an additional Court cost of twenty dollars ($20.00)
shall be added to the costs set forth herein.
12.
All fines and Court costs collected and amounts recovered on forfeited bonds shall be paid over to the City Treasurer, and should be a part of the general revenue of the City, except that the Court costs collected under Subsection (2) above are restricted in their use to the training of Law Enforcement Officers as set forth in said Subsection (2).
13.
In all cases where a defendant has failed to appear in Court in response
to a summons, a letter warning the defendant of the additional Court
costs and the possible issuance of a warrant shall be sent to said
defendant at his/her last place of residence.
14.
If a defendant should fail to appear in response to the warning letter described in Subsection (15) above from the Court directing said defendant to appear, then a warrant shall be issued by the Court for the arrest of said defendant.
15.
A fee of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be assessed, collected,
and set aside for the Statewide Court Automation Fund, with all such
amounts collected to be transmitted monthly to the Missouri Director
of Revenue to the credit of the Missouri Statewide Court Automation
Fund.
[Ord. No. 2024, 11-5-2018]
Notwithstanding any provision of law, Supreme Court Rule, or
Court Operating Rule, in a proceeding for a municipal ordinance violation
or any other proceeding before a Municipal Court if the charge carries
the possibility of fifteen (15) days or more in jail or confinement,
a defendant shall not be charged any fee for obtaining a police report,
probable cause statement, or any video relevant to the traffic stop
or arrest. Such police report, probable cause statement, or video
shall be provided by the prosecutor upon written request by the defendant
for discovery.
