ORD 1999-18TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 1999- 18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
CREATING A MUNICIPAL COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND; PROVIDING
PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE
FUND; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 601 was adopted by the Texas Legislature and becomes effective
on September 1, 1999, providing for the creation of a Municipal Court Technology Fund by a
municipality, by amending Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding
Article 102.0172; and
WHEREAS, Article 102.0172 provides that a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor offense
in a municipal court may be required to pay a technology fee not to exceed $4.00 as a cost of court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
CREATION OF FUND
Pursuant to Article 102.0172 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a Municipal Court
Technology Fund is hereby created.
SECTION 2.
COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS
The Municipal Court Clerk of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and/or his or her designee
shall collect a court technology fee in the amount of $4.00 from each and every defendant convicted
of a misdemeanor offense. A fee shall be collected for each and every separate and distinct offense
for which a defendant is convicted. Article 102.0172 states that a person is considered convicted if-.
(1) a sentence is imposed on the person; (2) the person is placed on community supervision,
including deferred adjudication community supervision; or (3) the court defers final disposition of
the person's case.
The Municipal Court Cleric of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and/or his or her designee
shall collect the costs and pay the funds to the Municipal Treasurer, or to any other official who
discharges the duties commonly delegated to the Municipal Treasurer, for deposit into a fund to be
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB ORDINANCE 1999-
5:15I-[AREILAW WPITIFFANYITROPI-IYCLIORDINANCICOURTTEC.ORD PAGE I
known as the Municipal Court Technology Fund.
The Municipal Court Technology Fund may be used only to finance the purchase of
technological enhancements for a Municipal Cour_-. including. (1) computer systems; (2) computer
networks; (3) computer hardware; (4) computer software; (5) imaging systems; (6) electronic kiosks;
(7) electronic ticket writers; and (8) docket management systems.
The Municipal Court Technology Fund shall be administered by or render the direction of the
Town Council.
SECTION 3.
SAVINGS CLAUSE
All rights and remedies of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, are expressly saved as to any
and all violations of the provisions of any other Ordinances of the Town affecting court technology,
which have secured at the time of the effective date of this Ordinance; and, as to such accrued
violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under
such Ordinances same shall not be affected by this Ordinance but may be prosecuted until final
disposition by the courts.
SECTION 4.
CUMULATIVE CLAUSE
That this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of other Ordinances and shall not
repeal any of the provisions of said Ordinances except those instances where they are in direct
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, in which event the conflicting provisions of such
Ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
SEVERABILITY
If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance, or
application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of
competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the
Ordinance, and the Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining of the
Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION b.
ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll this
Ordinance by copying the exact Caption, Publication Clause and Effective Date clause in the minutes
of the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club and by filing this Ordinance in the Ordinance
records of the Town.
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB ORDINANCE 1999-
S:1SlIAREILAW WPITIFFANYITROPI-iYCLNORDINANCICQURTTEC.OP-D PAGE 2
SECTION 7.
PUBLICATION CLAUSE
The Town Secretary of the Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to publish in the Official
newspaper of the Town of Trophy Club, the Caption, and Effective Date clause of this Ordinance
for two (2) days as required by Section 52.911 of the Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 8,
EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall apply only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 1999, and
shall be in full force and effect from and after September 1, 1999.
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED
PASSED AND APPROVED by a vote of 4 to 0 , this the 20th
day of July '1999.
Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
ATTEST:
Town Secretary
Town of Trophy dub, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB ORDINANCE 1999-
S:ISI-IAREILAW WPITIFFANYITROPIIYCUORDINANCICOURTTEC.ORD PAGE 3