State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Missouri > T32 > C488 > 488_2220Violation of ordinances, municipal court cases, additional courtcosts, certain cities (Kansas City and Springfield).
488.2220. 1. In addition to all other court costs for municipalordinance violations any home rule city with more than four hundredthousand inhabitants and located in more than one county and any home rulecity with more than one hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred but fewerthan one hundred fifty-one thousand six hundred inhabitants may provide foradditional court costs in an amount up to five dollars per case for eachmunicipal ordinance violation case filed before a municipal division judgeor associate circuit judge.
2. The judge may waive the assessment of the cost in those caseswhere the defendant is found by the judge to be indigent and unable to paythe costs.
3. Such cost shall be calculated by the clerk and disbursed to thecity at least monthly. The city shall use such additional costs only forthe procurement, installation, maintenance, consulting services, and upkeepof a court information and records management system.
(L. 2003 H.B. 599, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
