476.056. Municipal court automation, duties of municipality.
Municipal court automation, duties of municipality.
476.056. 1. Any city, county, village or other municipality may providefor automation of its municipal court pursuant to subsection 3 of section476.055, in the manner provided in this section. In order to make suchprovisions, such municipality must:
(1) Adopt an ordinance imposing the surcharge in the amount allowed, andpayable in the manner provided, by section 476.053*, and sections 488.010 to488.020, RSMo;
(2) Enter into an agreement with the state courts administrator forautomation of the municipality's court. Such agreement may provide forcontinuation of the surcharge for a minimum period of time, payable to thefund established by section 476.055, or a special fund established in thestate treasury for such purpose upon expiration of section 476.055, forpayment of a guaranteed minimum annual amount in the event that payment ofsuch surcharges shall not offset the cost of the automation of themunicipality's court; and such other terms as may be agreed on between themunicipality and the state courts administrator.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 476.053*, the payment ofany surcharge provided by this section may continue for a period in excess ofthat allowed by section 476.053* for payment of surcharges in the circuitcourts. The provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, shall not apply to anyspecial fund established pursuant to this section.
(L. 1997 S.B. 248)*Transferred 2000; now 488.027