A CHARTER ORDINANCE EXEMPTING THE CITY OF FRONTENAC, KANSAS PURSUANT TO THE HOME RULE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN ARTICLE 12, SECTION 5, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS, FROM THE PROHIBITION OF COLLECTING COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $85.00 IN ALL CASES INVOLVING A PLEA OR FINDING OF GUILT BEFORE THE FRONTENAC KANSAS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FRONTENAC, KANSAS:

Section 1. The City of Frontenac, Kansas by virtue of the power vested in it by Article 12, Section 5, of the Constitution of the State of Kansas, hereby elects to exempt itself and hereby exempts itself from the provisions of K.S.A. 12-4112 inasmuch as said statute prohibits the collection of costs for the administration of Justice in Municipal Court. The remaining portion of K.S.A. 12-4112 inasmuch as it allows for collection of witness fees and mileage shall not be affected by the passage of this Ordinance.

Section 2. In addition to any costs assessed for witness fees and mileage, the Frontenac, Kansas Municipal Court Judge shall impose, in all cases in which the defendant enters a plea or is found guilty before the Court, court costs in the amount of $85.00.

Section 3. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

(07-17-2017)