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ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CREATE A
MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY
FUND; REQUIRING DEFENDANTS
CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES
IN MUNICIPAL COURT TO PAY A $3.00
SECURITY FEE AS A COST OF COURT;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
SPECIFYING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, effective September 1, 1995, Texas law permits a municipality to create a
municipal court building security fund and to require a defendant convicted for a misdemeanor
offense in a municipal court to pay a $3.00 security fee as a cost of court,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances, City of Corpus Christi is amended by adding Section
29-48 as follows:
Court.
SEC. 29-48 Municipal Court Building Security Fund and Security Fee as Cost of
a) There is created a municipal court building security fund. A defendant
convicted for a misdemeanor offense in municipal court shall pay a $3.00
security fee as a cost of court. The fee shall be assessed for all misdemeanor
convictions including those processed by mail.
b) For purposes of this section 29-48, a person is considered convicted if:
1) a sentence is imposed on the person;
2) the person receives community supervision, including deferred
adjudication; or
3) the court defers final disposition of the person's case.
c) The Municipal Court Administrator shall collect this cost of court and pay it
to the city treasurer. The security fee so collected shall be deposited in a fund
to be known as the Municipal Court Building Security Fund.
d) The Municipal Court Building Security Fund may be used only to finance the
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following items when used for the purpose of providing security services for
buildings housing a municipal court:
1) the purchase or repair of X-ray machines and conveying systems;
2) hand held metal detectors;
3) walk-through metal detectors;
4) identification cards and systems;
5) electronic locking and surveillance equipment;
6) bailiffs or contract security personnel during times when they are
providing appropriate security services;
7) signage;
8) confiscated weapon inventory and tracking systems; or
9) locks, chains, or other security hardware.
SECTION 2. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase,
word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause,
phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every
section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and
effect for its purpose.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect on December 1, 1995.
SECTION 4. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the
City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance.
The City Secretary shall arrange for publication to occur before December 1, 1995.
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That the foregoing.ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
(4 day of M O 1JQ vv'.. t r , 19 615 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr.Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the 2( day
of p01R,04,zi' , 19 (4 0 , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Dr.Jack Best
Betty Black
Melody Cooper
Tony Heldenfels
Betty Jean Longoria
John Longoria
Edward A. Martin
Dr. David McNichols
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 2-k day of }3OVf,W,6tr , 19 Q5
ATTEST:
APPROVED: J
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MAYOR
/� I THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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DAY OF Pe.)- , 19
JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
By AAL l' Gr— z
Assistant City Attorney
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, } CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces } ss: Ad # 269458
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Darrell G. Coleman,
who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is Vice-Presidddltieffflinancial Officer
of the Corpus Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus Christi in said
County and State, generally circulated in Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim
Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria,
and Webb Counties, and that the publication of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO.
022425.which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus Christi Caller -Times on
the
27TH day(s) of November. 1995.
ONE(11 Time(s)
$ 35.70
Vice -President and Chief Financial Officer
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 4TH day
DECEMBER. 1995.
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
CONNIE HARALSON
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 5/14/97.