2003-040-ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 18-23(a)(3)
ORDINANCE NO. 2003-040
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING
THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE AMENDED BY
REVISING SECTION 18-23(a)(3) OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING THAT
FINES AND SPECIAL EXPENSES ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
LAW; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris. Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the
12th day ofJuly, 1999, in Ordinance No. 99-052, amend Section 18-23 ofthe Code of Ordinances
of the City of Paris to establish a municipal court technology fund and to ensure that fines and
special expenses were in compliance with State law; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Legislature did heretofore, during the 78th Regular Legislative
Session, adopt H. B. 1066, effective September 1, 2003, which repealed the sunset provision which
required the fund to expire September 1, 2005, and added as a valid use of the fund the
maintenance of technological enhancements; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 18-23(a)(3) of the Code of Ordinances ofthe City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that such shall read as follows:
"Sec. 18-23. Fines and special expenses.
(a) The municipal court is authorized and empowered to enforce by execution on
the property of the defendant, or imprisonment of the defendant, the collection of
all fines imposed by the court, not inconsistent with the laws of the state. The
following special expenses and fees are hereby established as follows:
(3) A technology fee, upon conviction of a misdemeanor offense in
municipal court of offenses committed on or after the effective date of this
ordinance in the amount of four dollars ($4.00) for the municipal court
technology fund. In accordance with Article 102.0172, Code of Criminal
Procedure, the fund may be used only to finance the purchase of or to
maintain technological enhancements for the municipal court, including:
A. Computer systems;
B. Computer networks;
C. Computer hardware;
D. Computer software;
E. Imaging systems;
F. Electronic kiosks;
G. Electronic ticket writers; and
H. Docket management systems. "
Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall become effective on October 1, 2003.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 2003.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: