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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, "TRAFFIC CODE", OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS BY AMENDING
CERTAIN SECTIONS 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 I:
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended as set out in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
made a part of this ordinance for all purposes.
PART 2:
That such amendment is hereby ratified, confirmed and adopted as set out in
Exhibit "A".
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 September 1, 2005.
PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED this 26th day of January
,2006.
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EXHIBIT "A"
That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of College Station,
Texas, is hereby amended, by adding Section 10, "Municipal Court Technology Fund" as set out
hereafter to read as follows:
SECTION 10:
MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND.
A. Definitions: For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meaning
given herein:
(I) Convicted - shall have the meaning as defined in Article 102.0172(b) of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended,
(2) Fee - shall mean the municipal court technology fee established under this section.
(3) Fund - shall mean the municipal court technology fund established under this
section.
(4) Technological Enhancements- shall mean all devices and services described in
Article 102.0172(d) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
B. Pursuant to Article 102.0172 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, there
is hereby established the municipal court technology fund, which will be a separate fund in the
city treasury to be administered by or under the direction of the city council.
C. Each defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the municipal court of record
shall pay a municipal court technology fee of four dollars ($4.00) in addition to any other fines,
penalties, or court costs required by city ordinance or state or federal law. A separate fee must
be paid for each separate conviction of a misdemeanor offense.
D, The municipal clerk shall collect the fee and pay it to the city treasury for deposit in the
fund. The fund may be used only to finance the purchase of or to maintain technological
enhancements for any municipal court of the city.
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