488.607. Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuit courts for cities and towns having shelters for victims of domestic violence, amount, exceptions. - Missouri Statutes

Additional surcharges authorized for municipal and associate circuitcourts for cities and towns having shelters for victims of domesticviolence, amount, exceptions.

488.607. The governing body of any county or any city having ashelter for victims of domestic violence established pursuant to sections455.200 to 455.230, RSMo, or any municipality within a county which hassuch shelter, or any county or municipality whose residents are victims ofdomestic violence and are admitted to such shelters in another county, may,by order or ordinance provide for an additional surcharge in the amount oftwo dollars per case for each criminal case, including violations of anycounty or municipal ordinance. No surcharge shall be collected in anyproceeding when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the courtor when costs are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. Suchsurcharges collected by municipal clerks in municipalities electing orrequired to have violations of municipal ordinances tried before amunicipal judge pursuant to section 479.020, RSMo, or to employ judicialpersonnel pursuant to section 479.060, RSMo, shall be disbursed to the cityat least monthly, and such surcharges collected by circuit court clerksshall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to488.020. Such fees shall be payable to the city or county wherein suchfees originated. The county or city shall use such moneys only for thepurpose of providing operating expenses for shelters for battered personsas defined in sections 455.200 to 455.230, RSMo.

(L. 1991 H.B. 566, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1471 merged with S.B. 457, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision § 479.261 subsec. 1, A.L. 2001 S.B. 267, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344)

*Transferred 2000; formerly 479.261 subsec. 1