HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-3307 - Ordinance - 01/13/2011ORDINANCE NO. 2011-3307
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE" BY ADDING
SECTION 12 "MUNCIPAL COURT CHILD SAFETY FUND", TO THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AS SET OUT
BELOW; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS:
PART 1: There is hereby created and established a MUNCIPAL COURT CHILD
SAFETY FUND. That CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE" be amended BY
ADDING SECTION 12 "MUNCIPAL COURT CHILD SAFETY FUND", to
the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas, as set out in Exhibit
"A", attached hereto and made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2: That if any provisions of any section of this ordinance shall be held to be void or
unconstitutional, such holding shall in no way effect the validity of the remaining
provisions or sections of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
effect.
PART 3: That this Ordinance becomes effective immediately upon passage by the City
Council.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this t art, day of Taruar 2011.
APPROVED:
Mayo" ~`Jf
ATTEST:
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City Secre&~
APP VED: /
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City Attorney'
Ordinance No. 2011-3307
Child Safety Fund Ordinance Page 2
EXHIBIT "A"
That CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE" SECTION 12 "MUNCIPAL COURT CHILD
SAFETY FUND", be added to-the-Code-of-Ordinances-ofthe City-of Col-:~gu 3caticn-7cxus ana
is to read as follows:
SECTION 12: MUNCIPAL COURT CHILD SAFETY FUND
A. Child Safety Fund. Pursuant to Article 102.014 (b) of the Texas Code of Criminal
Procedure, as amended, a Child Safety Fund is established.
B. Authorization for Fund. For every violation of an ordinance, regulation, or order
regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles as allowed by § 542.202, Texas
Transportation Code or Chapter 682 Texas Transportation Code in the municipal court as a cost
of court, five dollars ($5.00) shall be assessed in addition to any other fines, penalties, or court
costs and shall be collected in the same manner that other fines in the case are collected
C. Use of Money Collected. The money collected under section in a municipal court case
must be used for a school crossing guard program if the City operates one. If the City does not
operate a school crossing guard program or if the money received from court costs from
municipal court cases exceeds the amount necessary to fund the school crossing guard program,
the City may:
(1) deposit the additional money in an interest-bearing account;
(2) expend the additional money for programs designed to enhance child safety,
health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and
alcohol abuse prevention; or
(3) expend the additional money for programs designed to enhance public safety and
security.
D. The municipal clerk shall keep separate records of money collected under this section.