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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 29, MUNICIPAL
COURTS, BY CREATING SECTION 29-51, MUNICIPAL COURT
COLLECTION FEE, TO CREATE NEW COLLECTION FEE FOR
DEFENDANTS WITH DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL COURT PAYMENT
ORDERS IN AMOUNT OF 30% OF EACH DELINQUENT PAYMENT
ORDER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;
SECTION 1. That Section 29-51 of the City Code of Ordinances is hereby created as
follows:
Sec. 29-51. Municipal court collection fee.
There is created a municipal court collection fee pursuant to Article 103.0031 of the
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. A municipal court defendant will pay a municipal court
collection fee in the amount of 30% on each debt or account receivable that is more than 60 days
past due and referred for collection to a private attorney or a public or private vendor. "Debt or
account receivable" means fines. fees. restitution. and other debts or costs other than forfeited
bonds ordered to be paid by the municipal court. A defendant is not liable for this fee if a
municipal court iudge determines that the defendant is indigent or has insufficient income or
otherwise is unable to pay all or part of the underlying fine or costs.
SECTION 2, Iffor 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. Publication shall be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi
as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi.
SECTION 4, This ordinance is effective upon publication.
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That/h~ foregoinM~d\n,;m~e_ '1:s read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the ?2fday of (}..~4""'L001, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. ~ Rex A. Kinnison
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Bill Kelly n Yu .
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That the f?l\egoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the .l.l-Jl.
Day of LA,U, ~J4.: 2001, by the following vote:
Samuel L. Neal, Jr. iliV ' Rex A. Kinnison II J 10 , "
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John Longoria _LL1:;'l'\&J '-+--
Brent Chesney
John Longoria
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Javier D. Colmenero
Jesse Noyola
Henry Garrett
Mark Scott
Brent Chesney
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Javier D. Colmenero l Jesse Noyola
Henry Garrett Qi~ -' Mark Scott
Bill Kelly ~
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ 8'~y of LtLLffwAmo 1.
ATTEST:
Annando~
Samuel L. Neal, Jr., Mayor
City of Corpus Christi
LEGAL FORM APPROVED ~+ 15;"2001
JAMES R. BRAY, JR.
CITY ATTORNEY
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Lisa Aguilar
Assistant City Attorney
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Eugenia
Cortez, who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that she is Customer
Service Manager of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, a daily newspaper
published at Corpus Christi in said City and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, 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. which the
annexed is a true copy, was inserted in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and on
the World Wide Web on the Caller-Times Interactive on the 3RD day(s) of
SEPTEMBER, 2001.
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Corpus CIuiSlI oaer.-TlnIee. MOnday, Sep\8mber 3, 20011C13
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NOTICE OF PASSAGE
OF OAOtNANCE
NO. 0:24551 OrdInance,
amertding the Code of'
Ordlnancft, _ Chapter
29, Municipal Courls
by creatinp s.ctIon 29:
51, Mumc"" Court
CoUectlon. F,e, to
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1ft for d.fOnd8nts wIfI
I delinquent t.lynlclp8l
Court> payment. ordO/tJ
in on"'!'ount 01.;10$ PI
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payn,eht ~ - - - ~ _ /'
pro'lidirtg fat".... ... ;;
effeotfve date." ,-- Of ...~ l
This, ordinance was" _~ ~ ,/
passed and &C:lPFOved 0...23-1\lV': ~.,
by the City Council of _ __ ~,...
the City of Corpus --- '.--
Christi on August 28
2001. '
101 Armondo C'-
CIIy -ry
City Of Cofpuo Christt
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Credit Customer Service Manager
Subscribed and sworn to me on the date of
SEPTEMBER 04.2001.
G?Of)j7j ~-~
Notary Public, Nueces County, Texas
ROSA MARIA FLORES
Print or Type Name of Notary Public
My commission expires on 04/23/05.