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Timestamp: 2017-07-28 12:56:00
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City of Knob Noster, MO Municipal Court
Fixing of Court Costs.
Judge May Commute Fines and Costs To Imprisonment — When.
§ 125.045
Community Service in Lieu of Fines or Imprisonment.
Additional Court Costs — Failure To Appear.
Section 125.045
[R.O. 2012 §125.010]
There is hereby established in the City of Knob Noster a Municipal
Court, to be known as the "Knob Noster Municipal Court, a Division of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of the State of Missouri".
In the event a Police Court existed prior to the establishment of
a Municipal Court, this Court is a continuation of the Police Court
of the City as previously established, and is termed herein "The Municipal Court". Section 125.020
[R.O. 2012 §125.020; Ord. No. 205 §1, 8-7-1961; Ord.
No. 658 §1, 10-3-2001; Ord. No. 788 §1, 11-3-2009]
In all cases before the Municipal Court of the City of Knob
Noster, Missouri, there shall be taxed costs in accordance with the
verdict and judgment of the Judge of said Court. In all cases in which
a conviction shall result, such costs shall be payable by the defendant
in each case and in all other cases as hereinafter provided.
[R.O. 2012 §125.030; Ord. No. 554 §§1—2, 2-7-1995; Ord. No. 636 §§1—2, 9-8-1999; Ord. No. 658 §2, 10-3-2001; Ord. No. 788 §2, 11-3-2009]
A. In each
case before the Municipal Court of Knob Noster, Missouri, in addition
to any fine that may be imposed by the Municipal Judge in any case
filed in the Municipal Division, and in addition to all other fees
authorized or required by law, there shall be assessed the following
of Court in the amount of twelve dollars ($12.00).
2. An additional sum of three dollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and added to basic costs of Subsection (1) of this Section, except that no such fee shall be collected when the proceeding against the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid at least monthly as follows:
dollars ($2.00) of such fees shall be deposited monthly to the City
of Knob Noster, Missouri, to be used locally for training Law Enforcement
dollar ($1.00) of such fees shall be paid to the Budget Director,
Department of Public Safety, State of Missouri for deposit into the
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission Fund, to be
used Statewide for training Law Enforcement Officers.
3. An additional sum of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50) shall be assessed and added to the basic costs in Subsection (1) of this Section, except that no such cost shall be collected in any proceeding when the proceeding against the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be paid at least monthly as follows:
a. Ninety-five
percent (95%) of such fees shall be paid to the Director of Revenue
of the State of Missouri for deposit to the Crime Victims' Compensation
(CVC) Fund and the Services to Victims Fund as provided in Section
595.045, RSMo.
percent (5%) shall be paid to the City Treasury.
4. An additional sum of two dollars ($2.00) shall be assessed and added to the basic costs in Subsection (1) of this Section, except that no such cost shall be collected when the proceeding against the defendant has been dismissed by the Court. All sums collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be deposited monthly with the Johnson County Treasurer to be used for the maintenance, upkeep and operation of the Survival House Shelter for the victims of domestic violence.
costs shall be for the issuance of a warrant, a commitment, or a summons,
as provided before the Municipal Court Judge in criminal prosecutions.
costs assessed against the City by the County Sheriff for apprehension
or confinement in the County Jail.
7. Mileage,
in the same amount as provided to the Sheriff in criminal violations,
for each mile and fraction thereof the officer must travel (both directions)
in order to serve any warrant or commitment or order of this Court.
other reasonable cost as may be otherwise provided by ordinance, including,
but not limited to, costs of confinement, including any necessary
transportation related thereto, medical costs incurred by the City
while a defendant is in City custody and costs related to the arrest
and testing of any person for any intoxication-related traffic offense.
a plea or a finding of guilty for violating the provisions of any
ordinance of the City of Knob Noster, involving alcohol- or drug-related
traffic offenses, the Court may, in addition to imposition of any
penalties provided by law, order the convicted person to reimburse
the Police Department for the costs associated with such arrest.
costs hereby authorized shall include the reasonable cost of making
the arrest, including the costs of any chemical test made as authorized
or required by law or ordinance to determine the alcohol or drug content
of the person's blood, and the costs of processing, charging, booking
and holding such person in custody.
Chief of Police shall establish a schedule of such costs hereby authorized
and shall submit the same to the Municipal Judge. However, the County
may order the costs reduced if it determines that the costs are excessive.
surcharge of three dollars ($3.00) shall be assessed and collected
payable to the Sheriffs' Retirement Fund created in Section 57.955,
[R.O. 2012 §125.040; Ord. No. 565 §1, 2-6-1996; Ord.
No. 658 §3, 10-3-2001; Ord. No. 788 §3, 11-3-2009]
When any person shall be unwilling or unable to pay any fine
costs assessed against him/her by the Judge of the Municipal Division,
the Judge shall have the power to commute such fine and costs, at
the defendant's request, to imprisonment, which shall be credited
at the rate of the current costs of confinement assessed by the correctional
facility for each twenty-four (24) hours' imprisonment.
[R.O. 2012 §125.045; Ord. No. 626 §§1—4, 3-3-1999]
Judge for the City or the person performing the duties of the Municipal
Judge may order any person who:
been convicted; or
received a suspended imposition of sentence for violating an ordinance
of the City, whether the original punishment be fine or imprisonment
or both, to perform alternative community service, as defined in this
Section, as a condition of probation or in lieu of a fine or imprisonment
community service may consist of service on the public streets, highways
and alleys or other public works or buildings or public grounds of
the City and such other service as may be authorized by resolution
of Police, City Administrator, City Inspector, Street Superintendent
and Water/Wastewater Superintendent are authorized to assign and supervise
community service. The Chief of Police or other office of the City
is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to assign work to and
supervise all persons ordered to perform alternative community service
by the Municipal Judge.
D. The Municipal
Judge may determine the number of hours of alternative community service
that a person shall perform under this Section.
[R.O. 2012 §125.050; Ord. No. 658 §4, 10-3-2001; Ord. No. 788 §4, 11-3-2009]
The Municipal Judge for the Circuit Court of the County of Johnson,
Municipal Division for the City of Knob Noster, is hereby empowered
to assess an additional Court cost in the amount of twenty-five dollars
($25.00) against any person charged with a municipal ordinance violation
who fails to appear, thus resulting in the issuance of a warrant ordering
said defendant to appear at a subsequent Court date.