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§ 3-101
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Title 3 : Municipal Court
Chapter 1 : City Court

3-102 : Alternative sentencing.

The city judge is hereby authorized to impose upon persons convicted of violating the ordinances of the City of Maryville, and who have shown proof of indigency by way of affidavit, an alternative to cash payment of fines, penalties, and costs.

  1. Upon conviction, a person may make application to the court for alternative sentencing by way of community service projects or other means of relief as may be deemed appropriate by the city judge.
  2. Such persons shall provide pertinent information to the court by way of an affidavit of indigency upon oath or affirmation.
  3. Upon approval by the municipal court, referral is made to the chief of police who schedules community service work to the extent that the individual's physical condition shall permit.
  4. The chief of police shall file with the court a report stating that the number of hours worked has satisfied the court's order based on an hourly rate equivalent to the prevailing minimum wage as prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act, being 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (1999 Code, § 3-102, modified)