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Title 3 : Municipal Court
Chapter 2 : Court Administration

3-202 : Imposition of fines, penalties, and costs.

  1. All fines and costs shall be imposed by the city judge and recorded by the municipal court clerk on the municipal court docket.
  2. Court costs.
    1. In all cases heard and determined by him or her, the city judge shall impose court costs in the amount of one hundred three dollars and seventy five cents ($103.75). One dollar ($1.00) of the court costs shall be forwarded by the court clerk to the state treasurer in accordance to Tennessee Code Annotated, § 16-18-304(a) to be used by the administrative office of the courts for training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks.
    2. When any person has been charged with violation of a law regarding vehicle equipment (including but not limited to inoperable headlights, tail lights, brake lights or turn signals), driver licensing, or vehicle licensing and registration, the charge may be dismissed if the person charged with the violation submits evidence of compliance with such law on or before the court date; provided, however, that the city judge may establish a separate court cost not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) to be collected from the person charged with the violation. This separate court costs will be assessed in lieu of the court costs detailed in § 3-202(1) above. One dollar ($1.00) of the court costs shall be forwarded by the court clerk to the state treasurer in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, § 16-18-304(a) to be used by the administrative office of the courts for training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks.
  3. Litigation taxes. In all cases where the defendant is charged with the violation of a town ordinance or authorized state statute and is found guilty, whether by trial or plea of guilty, such defendant shall pay:
    1. The state litigation taxes as defined in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-601.
    2. In addition, pursuant to the authority granted in Tennessee Code Annotated, § 67-4-601, the Town of Bean Station adopts a local litigation tax of thirteen dollars and seventy five cents ($13.75) and the court shall levy this local litigation tax in all cases in which the state litigation tax is levied.
    3. Any other taxes and/or fees imposed pursuant to state statutes and/or city ordinances. (modified, as replaced by Ord. #11-02-2022, Dec. 2022 Ch1_05-28-24)