ORDINANCE NO. 230823
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Sponsor: Director of the Municipal Court
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-1464, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter, for the purpose adding a new subsection (h) to authorize an additional surcharge of $7.00, the Missouri statewide court automation program surcharge, for cases in the Kansas City Municipal Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit to be paid to the State of Missouri for participation in the statewide court automation program.
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WHEREAS, Section 476.055, RSMo, established the Statewide Court Automation Fund, provided for a court automation committee to administer the fund, and directed the committee to develop and implement a plan for a statewide court automation system; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 1.01 specifies that the Missouri court automation committee has decision-making authority for all aspects of statewide court automation, including policy, technical, financial, and other aspects of statewide court automation; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 4.01 provides that the Missouri statewide court automation system is the uniform record keeping system for the circuit courts and is mandatory as to the form, style, and maintenance of records dealing with civil, criminal, juvenile, probate, mental health, family court, traffic, and municipal cases; and
WHEREAS, Missouri Supreme Court Operating Rule 4.01 further provides that any division of the circuit court may use its existing manual or automated system, and any upgrades approved by the state judicial records committee, until such time as the statewide court automation system is available for implementation in that division; and
WHEREAS, the Office of State Courts Administrator has notified the Kansas City Municipal Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit that the statewide court automation system is ava...
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