§ 135.285. Failure To Appear and Failure To Pay Fines or Court Costs.

A. 

It shall be unlawful for any person who has been charged with violating the ordinances of the City of Owensville and the charge having been set in the Municipal Court of the City of Owensville to fail to appear before such Court as required. Proof of delivery or mailing of the Court notice to the person's last known address shall establish a presumption of knowledge by that person of his or her Court date.

B. 

It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of, pled guilty to or has been found guilty of any offense in the Municipal Court of the City of Owensville and who has been sentenced to pay any fine or otherwise required by law to pay any monetary penalty or costs of Court or reimbursement of expenses associated with the investigation or prosecution of such offense to fail to pay such fine, penalty, costs or reimbursements as required by the Court.

C. 

Failure of any person to appear in the Municipal Court when required to do so and the failure to pay any fine, costs or other monetary penalty when required to do so shall be subject to the same fines, penalties and imprisonment as set forth in Section 100.050 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owensville, Missouri.

D. 

The City Court may assess an administrative fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for failure to appear and/or failing to remit fines and costs. Such charge may be assessed irrespective of any additional charge being filed under Subsections (A), (B) or (C) above.

E. 

This Section shall not apply to any "minor traffic violation," as defined by Section 300.010 of the City's Municipal Code.

[Ord. No. 1216 §3, 1-4-2016]

R.O. 2010 §135.285; Ord. No. 743 §1, 10-21-2002