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! In '''I~ "" I I ..:r Cl I /--~ en -'"I o. ~"l U "~ cr: ,~ ' flS;2' -~, _JZ ,~.,1 u< /. ';.-U) '.;--' ORDINANCE 2006 - q , 'r--( I - 1-lL.. 'i, WO tr: ,.." ! AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ;- (..) ;;:! MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTIONS 2.545 AND 2.546 TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY FEE AND CREATE A MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY FUND, AND SETTING THE AMOUNT OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT SECURITY FEE; AND INCLUDING PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS. 223. :~c ~ RECITALS: 1. The City of San Marcos has the authority to create a municipal court building security fund and has the authority to levy a security fee as a cost of court for all persons convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court, under Texas Local Government Code 9 102.121(4), and Article 102.017 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. 2. The City Council desires to establish and fund a municipal court security fund. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of the San Marcos City Code is amended by adding Sections 2.545 and 2.546 to read as follows: Section 2.545. Municipal court security fee. (a) The City council establishes a municipal court security fee. The amount of the fee will be established by the council by separate ordinance. (b) The fee will 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; or (3) The court defers final disposition of the person's case. (c) The clerk of the court shall collect the fee and pay the fee to the director of finance, who shall deposit the fee into the municipal court technology fund.