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THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS
ORD I NANCE NO. 18' ;2..
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CODE OF
PROCEDURE FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF
BEL AIRE, KANSAS AS AUTHORIZED BY
CHARTER ORDINANCE NUMBER 6; PROVIDING
FOR COST TO BE ASSESSED AND ENFORCEMENT
THEREOF; AND AMENDING SECTION 1 OF
ORDINANCE NUMBER 137.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE,
KANSAS:
Section 1.
Amending Section 1 of Ordinance Number 137
Section 1 of Ordinance Number 137 of the City of Bel Aire,
Kansas is amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. Pursuant to the authority of Charter Ordinance
Number 6, the following schedule of court costs are established:
(A) A cost of $14.50 shall be assessed against each accused
person who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or is found
guilty of any violation contained in any city ordinance of the City
of Bel Aire, Kansas except seat belt and parking violations.
(B) The Judge of the Municipal Court may fix, by
Administrative Order, miscellaneous costs for processing records,
photocopies, certificates, etc. All funds collected from any cost
imposed shall be paid into the General Fund of the City of Bel
Aire, Kansas.
(C) Any person convicted of violating any provisions of this
or other ordinances of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas and sentenced
to pay any fine, penalty or costs, who shall fail or refuse to pay
the same, or any person sentenced to imprisonment, shall stand
committed to be confined pursuant to the direction of the Court or
until such fine, penalty or costs are paid or until such sentence
has been served.
(D) If it appears to the Court that a prosecution was
instituted without probable cause and with malicious motives, the
Court may require the complaining witness or other person
instituting the prosecution appear and answer concerning his
motives for instituting the prosecution. If, upon hearing, the
Court determines that prosecution was instituted without probable
cause and with malicious motives, all costs of the case shall be
assessed against the complaining witness or other person
instituting the prosecution.
(E) At the conclusion of each municipal court case, the Court
shall, where applicable, assess the costs to the person responsible
for payment and shall cause to be delivered to such responsible
party a complete statement of the costs specifying each item of
service and the fee assessed for each service."
All other sections of Ordinance Number 137, not previously
amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 2.
Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and
after its publication in the official city newspaper.
Passed by the City Counci 1 this t;2 /
1991.
day of
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, 1991.
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