Issue Date: 1995-09-01
Revised Date: 2003-09-01

Legal Citations

Origin:

September 6, 1990

Purpose

Created to receive court costs from defendants convicted under certain sections of the Penal Code. Defendants convicted of a felony pay $133, defendants convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor pay $83 and defendants convicted of a nonjailable offense pay $40. This account receives 0.2581% of total collections. 10% of the amounts deposited used for operation of toll-free telephone services under Section 414.012, Government Code and remainder distributed to local crime stoppers organizations. Not later than the 60th day after a crime stoppers organization is dissolved or decertified, the organization shall forward all unexpended money to the comptroller for deposit to this account.
Classification Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

Administering Agencies

Financial Activity

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Note

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094, Government Code) by 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.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT - CRIME STOPPERS ASSISTANCE
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.