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ORDINANCE NO X " qo'_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE ADDITION
OF COLLECTION FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY PERCENT (30%) ON EACH DEBT
OR ACCOUNT RECEIVABLE SUCH AS FINES, FEES, RESTITUTION AND OTHER
DEBTS OR COSTS, NOT INCLUDING FORFEITED BONDS, THAT ARE MORE THAN
SIXTY DAYS PAST DUE AND THAT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO A COLLECTION
AGENCY; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EXPIRATION DATE
WHEREAS, Article 103 0031 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that the
governing body of a municipality that has entered into a contract with a private vendor for
collection services may also authorize the addition of collection fees in the amount of thirty
percent (30%) on each debt or account receivable such as fines, fees, restitution and other debts
and costs, not including forfeited bonds, that are more than sixty days past due and that have
been referred to the private vendor or collection agency, and
WHEREAS, the City of Denton currently has a contract to provide for such collection
and believes it is in the public interest to assess the additional collection fees, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 The collection of an additional thirty percent (30%) collection fee is hereby
authorized on each debt or account receivable such as fines, fees, restitution, and other debts or
costs, not including forfeited bonds, that are more than sixty days past due and that have been
referred to a private vendor or collection agency pursuant to Article 103 0031 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure
SSECTION 2 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of
this ordinance became effective which are inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or
provisions contained in this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
SECTION 3 That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word
in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION 4 That this ordinance shall become effective fourteen (14) days from the date
of its passage and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this ordinance to
be published twice in the Denton Record -Chronicle, the official newspaper of the City of
Denton, Texas, within ten (10) days of the date of its passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this the a? day of , 2001
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
By #OX
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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