A.
The
27th Judicial Circuit Court of Benton County, Missouri, is hereby
designated as the Municipal Court of Warsaw, Missouri.
B.
Warsaw
shall transfer all of its records concerning the Warsaw Municipal
Court in a timely manner, and the court shall be established in Warsaw,
Missouri at the Benton County Circuit Courthouse, effective January
15, 2023 or soon thereafter.
[Ord. No. 487, 10-17-2022]
The jurisdiction of the Municipal Court shall extend to all
cases involving alleged violation of the ordinances of the City.
[Ord. No. 487, 10-17-2022]
It shall be the duty of an attorney designated by the City to
prosecute the violations of the City's ordinances. The salary or fees
of the attorney and his/her necessary expenses incurred in the prosecutions
shall be paid by the City.
[Ord. No. 96-823, §§1 — 4, 9-23-1996; Ord. No. 2005-3 §§1 —
2, 2-7-2005; Ord. No. 2005-12 §1, 4-5-2005; Ord. No. 2009-24 §§1 — 3, 6-1-2009; Ord. No. 2009-42 §1, 8-17-2009; Ord.
No. 117 §1, 8-19-2013; Ord. No. 117 §1, 8-19-2013; Ord. No. 398, 2-11-2020; Ord.
No. 487, 10-17-2022]
A.
So long as City Court cases are heard by the Benton County Associate
Circuit Judge, in addition to any fine that may be imposed by the
Judge filed in the Benton Municipal Division of the 27th Judicial
Circuit Court, and in addition to all other fees authorized or required
by law, there shall be assessed as costs on each case, the following:
1.
Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for Clerk fees pursuant to Sections
479.260 and 488.012, RSMo.
2.
Three dollars ($3.00) for Law Enforcement Training Fee pursuant
to Section 488.5336, RSMo. Pursuant to said Statue, two dollars ($2.00)
of each such Court cost shall be used to pay for Police Officer training.
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. One dollar ($1.00) 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.
Seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) for Crime Victim's Compensation
(CVC) Fund Surcharge pursuant to Sections 488.5339 and 595.045.6,
RSMo. Pursuant to said Statues five percent (5%) of such monies shall
be payable to the City Treasury of the City from which such funds
were collected. The remaining ninety-five percent (95%) shall be payable
to the Missouri Director of Revenue.
4.
Two dollars ($2.00) for Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund
Surcharge pursuant to Section 488.5026, RSMo., and shall be payable
to the Benton County Treasurer.
5.
Two dollars ($2.00) for Victim's of Domestic Violence pursuant
to Section 488.607, RSMo., for the purpose of providing operating
expenses for shelters for battered persons.
6.
Seven dollars (7.00) for Statewide Court Automation Fee pursuant
to Section 483.550, RSMo., and payable to the Missouri Director of
Revenue.
7.
No Court costs shall be charged in any case that has been dismissed
by the Court or when Court costs have been waived by the Court.
