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Ordinance to Increase the City Court Fees

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Reviewed Date: June 26, 2017

Original Author: 
Norris, Margaret
Date Created: 
Aug 2, 2005


Subjects:
Courts--Municipal
Revenue sources--Fees and charges--Municipal ordinances
Revenue sources--Fees and charges

Ordinance to Increase the City Court Fees

Summary: 
An ordinance that increased city court costs from $80 to $120.

Knowledgebase-An Ordinance to Increase the City Court Fees

ORDINANCE NO. 2004-____


AN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE
THE CITY COURT FEES BY AMENDING
SECTION 3-108 OF THE CITY CODE.


WHEREAS, The City of New Johnsonville has a city court; and

WHEREAS, The City of New Johnsonville has not increased court costs in several years; and

WHEREAS, The City of New Johnsonville’s current court costs are not sufficient to cover city court expenses.


BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW JOHNSONVILLE:


Section 1. Section 3-108 of the City of New Johnsonville Code, entitled Imposition of fines and costs shall be amended by deleting the last sentence and replacing it with the following:

The cost for an individual ticket or prosecution in the municipal court for the City of New Johnsonville to be added to the fine and litigation tax or other assessment by the State of Tennessee shall be $120.00.


This Ordinance shall take effect the _____ day of _________, 2004.

Passed this _____ day of ________, 2004, on first reading.

Passed this _____ day of ________, 2004, on second reading.



__________________________________________ Mayor


__________________________________________
Recorder


Attachment(s):
PDF icon Ordinance to Increase the City Court Fees.pdf

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