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ORDINANCE NO. 2864
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL COURT JUVENILE CASE MANAGER
FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A MUNICIPAL
COURT JUVENILE CASE MANAGER FEE; 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:
There is hereby created and established a Municipal Court Juvenile Case Manager
Fund. That Chapter 10, "Traffic Code", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
College Station, Texas, be amended to include the Juvenile Case Manager Fund,
assessment and the collection of a Municipal Court Juvenile Case Manager Fee 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.
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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Connie Hooks, City Secretary
APPROVED:
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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 9, "Juvenile Case Manager Fund" as set out
hereafter to read as follows:
SECTION 9: JUVENILE CASE MANAGER FUND
A. Definitions: For purposes ofthis section, the following words shall have the meaning
given herein:
(1) Convicted - shall have the meaning as defined in Article 102.0 174( e) of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
(2) Fee - shall mean the juvenile case manager fee established under this section,
(3) Fund - shall mean the juvenile case manager fund established under this section.
B. Pursuant to Article 102.0174 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended, there
is hereby established the juvenile case manager 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 fine-only misdemeanor offense in the municipal court
shall pay a juvenile case manager fee of five dollars ($5.00) 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 fine-only misdemeanor offense.
D. The municipal judge may waive the juvenile case manager fee in the case of financial
hardship.
E. 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 salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager
employed under Article 45.056 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended.
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