ORDINANCE NO. 8643

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS CONCERNING MUNICIPAL COURT COSTS, AMENDING CHAPTER XII, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 12-105 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2011 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

Section 1.       Chapter 12, Article 1, Section 12-105 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2011 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

12-105                 COURT COSTS.

Pursuant to Charter Ordinance No. 17, whenever any person is convicted of a violation of any provisions of this Code, the offender shall be assessed costs for the administration of their case in Municipal Court.  The court costs in each case shall be $32.50 $39.50, and when applicable, $150.00 for supervised probation; and $10.00 for fingerprinting performed in Municipal Court.  The Municipal Court Judge shall assess the jail costs the City incurs for each day or portion of a day that the convicted person serves in jail at the rate the City is charged for the jail time by Douglas County.  The current rate charged the City for jail time shall be included as an entry in the Municipal Court’s fine schedule.  In addition thereto, the Judge of the Municipal Court shall assess all State imposed fees as required by statute. 

 

Section 2.       Severability.  If any section, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance.

 

Section 3.       Chapter 12, Article 1, Section 12-105 is hereby repealed, it being the intent to replace said section with the contents herein.

 

Section 4.       This ordinance shall be effective on and after September 1, 2011, and its publication as provided by law.

 

Adopted by the governing body this               day of August, 2011.

 

 

 

           

                                                                                                                                               

                                                            Aron E. Cromwell, Mayor

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

                                                                       

Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk

 

Approved as to form:

 

 

 

                                                                                   

Toni R. Wheeler, Director of the Legal Department