O-2012-3433 Municipal Court of Record

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section 543.009, and the special expenses described in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 17.04 dealing with the requisites of a personal bond and a special expense for the issuance and service of a warrant of arrest, after due notice, not to exceed $25.00, shall be collected by the municipal court and paid into the city treasury for the use and benefit of the city. Sec. 46-61. - Building security fund. (a) Creation. Pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 102.017, the city council hereby creates the municipal court building security fund. (b) Security fee. The city council hereby requires a defendant convicted in a trial for a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court to pay a security fee in the amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code as a cost of court per each such conviction. The term "convicted" means that a sentence is imposed upon the defendant by the municipal court of the city, or alternatively means that the person receives community supervision (including deferred adjudication) from the municipal court of the city, or alternatively means that the court defers final disposition of the person's case. (c) Collection of fee. The city council hereby directs the clerk of the municipal court to collect the security fee, per conviction, as a cost of court, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The clerk of the municipal court of the city shall pay such cost to the director of finance or his designated representatives. The director of finance or his designated representatives shall deposit such cost in a fund to be known as the municipal court building security fund. (d) Use of fund revenues. The municipal court building security fund may be used only to finance the following items when used for the purpose of providing security services for the city municipal court: (1) The purchase or repair of x-ray machines and conveying systems; (2) Handheld metal detectors; (3) Walk through metal detectors; (4) Identification cards and systems; (5) Electronic locking and surveillance equipment; (6) video teleconferencing systems;