2487Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on Jul
Ronald C. Covey, Mayor
ATTEST:
ED AS TO FORM: APP
ORDINANCE NO. 2487
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.88 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL COURT"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2.88 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Municipal Court" is amended as
follows:
2.88.010 Assessment of Court Costs: Whenever, in any criminal or quasi- criminal proceeding to enforce
any city ordinance, the judge finds the defendant, or defendants, guilty after trial or plea of guilty,
the judge, in addition to any penalty imposed for the ordinance violation, shall assess the
following costs as a part of the sentence imposed:
For filing the cause $100
For service of subpoenas, each $50
For service of arrest warrants, each $100
In addition to those costs for subpoenas and arrest warrants, the city shall be entitled to recover
forty-eight cents ($0.48) per mile for each mile the officers must travel in the course of serving
said warrant or subpoena.
2.88.020 Disposition: The cost assessed under Section 2.88.010, when collected by the judge, shall be
delivered to the Finance Director, to be paid into the city's current expense fund. These costs
shall not be suspended by the judge, except when the defendant is indigent.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its passage and publication
of its summary as provided by law.
Ronald R. Cone, inance Director
a es A. Whitaker, City Attorney
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