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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 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 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 8, "Municipal Court Building Security Fund" as set
out hereafter to read as follows:
SECTION 8: MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND
A. Definitions: For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meaning
given herein:
(1) Convicted - shall have the meaning as defined in Article 102.01 7( c) of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
(2) Fee - shall mean the municipal court building security fee established under this
section,
(3) Fund - shall mean the municipal court building security fund established under this
section.
(4) Security Devices and Security Services - shall the meaning as described in Article
102.0 17( d) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
B. Pursuant to Article 102.017 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, there
is hereby established the municipal court building security 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 shall pay a
municipal court building security fee ofthree dollars ($3.00) as a cost of court, 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 security personnel, security devices and security
services for any building housing a municipal court ofthe city.
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