Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2011-09-01

Legal Citations

Origin:

1991 by S.B. 195, 72nd Leg., R.S.

Purpose

To receive court costs collected from defendants convicted under certain sections of the Penal Code. Defendants convicted of a felony pay $133, convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor pay $83 and convicted of a nonjailable misdemeanor pay $40. This account receives 9.8218 percent of total collections. The account may be used only for purposes provided by TEX. HUM. RES. CODE ANN. § 111.052.
Classification Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance At the end of each state fiscal year, the Comptroller shall transfer to the General Revenue Fund (0001) any unexpended balance exceeding $1.5 million.
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Administering Agencies

Financial Activity

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Note

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094, Government Code) by S.B. 407, § 11, 73rd Leg. R.S., H.B. 3050, 74th Leg., R.S.
Amended by H.B. 2272, 75th Leg., R.S. H.B. 2424, 78th Leg., R.S. recodified art. 102.075, Code of Criminal Procedure. R.S. 
Transferred to agency 538 by H.B. 2272, 78th Leg., R.S.
Excess transfer to General Revenue 0001 increased from $500,000 to $1.5 million per S.B. 187, 79th Leg., R.S.
Percentage increased from 5.3218% by H.B. 442, 82nd Leg., R.S.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION
Consolidated Fund 0001
State Fund Group 01 - GENERAL STATE OPERATING & DISBURSING FDS
USAS Status A
Used to make general expenditures for the daily operations of state government.