For purposes of sections 479.350 to 479.372 , the following terms mean: (1) "Annual general operating revenue" , revenue that can be used to pay any bill or obligation of a county, city, town, or village, including general sales tax; general use tax; general property tax; fees from licenses and permits; unrestricted user fees; fines, court costs, bond forfeitures, and penalties. Annual general operating revenue does not include designated sales or use taxes; restricted user fees; grant funds; funds expended by a political subdivision for technological assistance in collecting, storing, and disseminating criminal history record information and facilitating criminal identification activities for the purpose of sharing criminal justice-related information among political subdivisions; or other revenue designated for a specific purpose; (2) "Court costs" , costs, fees, or surcharges which are retained by a county, city, town, or village upon a finding of guilty or plea of guilty, and shall exclude any costs, fees, or surcharges disbursed to the state or other entities by a county, city, town, or village and any certified costs, not including fines added to the annual real estate tax bill or a special tax bill under section 67.398 , 67.402 , or 67.451 ; (3) "Minor traffic violation" , a municipal or county traffic ordinance violation prosecuted that does not involve an accident or injury, that does not involve the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, and for which no points are assessed by the department of revenue or the department of revenue is authorized to assess one to four points to a person's driving record upon conviction. Minor traffic violation shall include amended charges for any minor traffic violation. Minor traffic violation shall exclude a violation for exceeding the speed limit by more than nineteen miles per hour or a violation occurring within a construction zone or school zone; (4) "Municipal ordinance violation" , a municipal or county ordinance violation prosecuted for which penalties are authorized by statute under sections 64.160 , 64.200 , 64.295 , 64.487 , 64.690 , 64.895 , 67.398 , 71.285 , 89.120 , and 89.490 . Municipal ordinance violation shall include amended charges for municipal ordinance violations.
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