Costs.

Oxford Code of Ordinances § 74-40

in effect

Sec. 74-40. - Costs. (a) At any time after July 1, 1995, the municipal judge may establish an order on the court docket under authority of MCA 1972, § 21-23-7, for the collection of $10.00 as a cost of court to be specifically allocated for deposit in the crime prevention and drug education fund of the city, which fund shall be a fund on deposit of a local financial institution. Upon entry of said order, the municipal judge shall impose, and the clerk shall collect, said costs as a cost of court on each and every misdemeanor conviction (including traffic offenses), unless said cost is specifically waived by the municipal judge. (b) Computerized crime prevention measures fund. (1) At any time after March 01, 2023, the municipal judge may establish and order on the court docket under the authority of MCA 1972, § 63-9-33, for the collection of $1.00 as a cost of court to be specifically allocated for deposit in the computerized crime prevention measures fund of the city, which shall be a fund on deposit of a local financial institution. Upon entry of said order, the municipal judge imposes, and the clerk shall collect, said costs as a cost of court on each violation of [MCA 1972,] Title 63 and parking violations adjudicated in municipal court. (2) The costs so collected shall be paid into the municipal treasury to the credit of the computerized crime prevention measures fund and shall be subject to budget and appropriation for lawful purposes by the mayor and board of aldermen; however, these funds as accumulated, shall be budgeted and appropriated only for the funding of certain computerized crime prevention measures and equipment. (3) The funds collected, if budgeted and appropriated, shall be disbursed only upon approval of the mayor and the board of aldermen. (4) Disbursement shall be made only for equipment that would impact favorably on the computerized crime prevention measures program by the city police department. (c) The costs so collected shall be paid into the municipal treasury to the credit of the crime prevention and drug education fund and shall be subject to budget and appropriation for lawful purposes by the mayor and board of aldermen; however, these funds as accumulated shall be budgeted and appropriated only for the promotion and funding of the program of crime prevention and alcohol and other drug education and the training of crime prevention and drug education officers of the program of crime prevention and drug education of the city police department and for no other purpose. Further, no funds accumulated in the drug education fund shall be utilized to budget for and fund items other than those covered in subsection (d) of this section and shall not be budgeted and appropriated for salary for any officer associated with the program of crime prevention or drug education. (d) The funds collected, if budgeted and appropriated, shall be disbursed only upon approval of the mayor and the board of aldermen. (e) Disbursement shall be made only for those items which would impact favorably on the program of crime prevention and alcohol and other drug education promoted by the city police department, whether those items be equipment, expenses for further education and training of the officers engaged in such program, training education materials, promotional materials, or the like. (Code 1968, § 19-52; Ord. No. 1995-8, § 2, 6-6-1995; Ord. No. 2003-21, 11-4-2003; Ord. No. 2003-21, 11-4-2003; Ord. No. 2023-2, § I, 2-7-2023)

Source: City of Oxford, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/oxford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH74OFMIPR_ARTIICRPRDREDFU_S74-40COFetched: 11/1/2026