Court costs.

Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-195

in effect

Sec. 2-195. - Court costs. (a) Court costs in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) are hereby imposed upon each person convicted in the municipal court upon a charge brought by sworn affidavit, where an arrest warrant is served upon such person by a police officer of the city. (b) Court costs in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) are hereby imposed upon a person who, after citation or warrant is served upon him by a police officer of the city, is adjudged by the municipal court to be conducting or maintaining a nuisance and is ordered to abate the same. (c) Court costs of ten dollars ($10.00) are hereby imposed upon each person found guilty of contempt of the municipal court, after issuance and service of a citation for contempt by a police officer of the city. (d) Court costs of ten dollars ($10.00) are hereby imposed upon the convicted defendant or other nonprevailing respondent in municipal court for each witness subpoena that is issued by the court and served by a police officer of the city. (e) Where an arrest warrant is issued for nonpayment of parking tickets and is served by a police officer of the city, the person named shall pay court costs in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00). (f) Where any warrants or orders, not specified above, issue out of the municipal court and are served upon a person named as a defendant or other respondent therein and are served upon such person by a police officer of the city, there is hereby imposed against the party named in the action, if judgment be entered against him, court costs in the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). (g) Where multiple warrants, citations or orders commanding a person to appear and defend or otherwise respond to a matter in municipal court are served upon an individual on a single occasion, only one (1) ten-dollar ($10.00) sum shall be imposed as court costs, for those services. (h) No court costs herein shall be imposed or assessed against the city or any of its departments, divisions, commissions, boards, bureaus or authorities or any authorized agent acting on behalf of the same. (i) When a warrant, citation or order is issued at the request of a private citizen and the complaining citizen subsequently requests dismissal of the warrant, then court costs in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed against the complaining citizen. (j) Warrants, citations or orders imposed upon the request of private citizens, which are not served by the police officer, after reasonable efforts for a period of thirty (30) days, may be dismissed by the municipal court upon the request of the police department. The complaining citizen shall be informed of this provision upon seeking a warrant, citation or order. (Ord. No. 3764, §§ 1—8, 12-2-86; Ord. No. 3769, §§ 1, 2, 3-10-87)

Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTVIMUCO_S2-195COCOFetched: 11/1/2026