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 Pearland
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 18. MUNICIPAL COURT

  § 18-11. Juvenile case manager fee.

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  • There is hereby created a juvenile case manager fee, as authorized by V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure §§ 102.0174 and 45.056, as amended by H.B. 1575, 79 th Tex. Leg. 2005. The Juvenile Case Manager Fee shall be five dollars ($5.00).

    (1)

    Applicability . Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a defendant who is convicted of a "fine only misdemeanor offense" in municipal court shall pay the juvenile case manager fee established in section 18-11 as a cost of court. For purposes of this section, a person is considered "convicted" of an offense if:

    a.

    A sentence is imposed on the defendant by the court; or

    b.

    The defendant receives deferred disposition from the court, including deferred proceedings under V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure §§ 45.052 or 45.053.

    The municipal court judge may waive the juvenile case manager fee in cases of demonstrated financial hardship on the part of a convicted defendant if the defendant is indigent, has insufficient resources or income to pay the fee, or is otherwise unable to pay all or part of the underlying fine or costs.

    (2)

    Juvenile case manager fund .

    a.

    There is hereby created the "Juvenile Case Manager Fund." The fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the city council.

    b.

    All juvenile case manager fees collected by the municipal court shall be deposited into the juvenile case manager fund established hereunder.

    c.

    The juvenile case management fund may be used only to finance the salary and benefits of a juvenile case manager that is employed by the municipal court as authorized by section 18-11 of this Code and V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure, § 45.056(a).

    (3)

    Juvenile case manager . The city council hereby authorizes the municipal court to employ one or more full-time or part-time juvenile case managers to provide services in cases involving juvenile offenders before the court consistent with the court's statutory powers.

(Ord. No. 1404, § 1, 8-10-09; Ord. No. 1404-1, § 1, 9-23-13; Ord. No. 1404-2 , § 1, 9-12-16; Ord. No. 1404-3 , § 1, 9-25-17)