§ 31-62. Establishment of amount of the fee and assessment and collection

(a) The municipal court is hereby authorized and required to assess a municipal court building security fee (the "fee") in the amount of $3.00 against all defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense by the municipal court. Each misdemeanor conviction shall be subject to a separate assessment of the fee.

(b) A person is considered to have been convicted in a case if:

(1) Judgment, sentence or both are imposed on the person;

(2) The person receives deferred disposition; or

(3) The county defers final disposition or imposition of the judgment and sentence.

(c) The municipal court clerk is hereby authorized and required to collect the fee and to pay same to the treasury of the City of Albany, Texas. All fees so collected and paid over to the treasury of the City of Albany, Texas, shall be segregated in the fund.

(Ord. No. 12-11-2, §§ 1.A.2.—1.A.4., 11-13-2012)