When a person is convicted of a violation of any ordinance of the city, the cost of prosecution shall be taxed against such person as a part of the penalty and said penalty shall be enforced as provided in this article. The governing body of the city shall have the power to specify a schedule of costs, including witness fees, to be taxed in cases wherein a violation of a city ordinance is charged.
Costs of the prosecution shall be taxed against a person when the penalty assessed said person is a deferred sentence in the same manner as costs are taxed against an individual for a violation of any other ordinance of the city.
Amended by Laws 1983, c. 293, § 7, operative Oct. 1, 1983.