§ 13-14. Municipal court technology fund.

(a)

There is hereby created and established a municipal court technology fund which shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.

(b)

A technology fee in the amount of four dollars ($4.00) shall be assessed and collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court as a cost of court. A defendant is considered convicted if:

(1)

A sentence is imposed on the person;

(2)

The person is placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or

(3)

The court defers final disposition of the person's case.

The fee shall be collected upon conviction for an offense committed on or after September 1, 1999. The court clerk shall collect the fee and transmit the fee to the finance director of the city, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.

(c)

The fund shall be used only to finance the purchase of technological enhancements for the municipal court, including: computer systems, computer networks, computer hardware and software, imaging systems, electronic kiosks, electronic ticket writers, or docket management systems.

(d)

In accordance with Article 102-0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the assessment and collection of the municipal court technology fee shall not expire. Any money remaining in that fund shall continue to be used and administered as required by this section and for that purpose this section remains in effect.

(Ord. No. 1702 § 2, 11-9-99; Ord. No. 1970, 12-13-05)