Issue Date: 1987-09-01
Revised Date: 2003-09-01

Legal Citations

Origin:

1987 by S.B. 800, 70th 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, defendants convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor pay $83 and defendants convicted of a nonjailable misdemeanor pay $40. This account receives 2.1683% of total collections. The account is used in operating and administering the Law Enforcement Management Institute; in studies of police administration, law enforcement management and advanced technical studies relating to law enforcement; and in payment of participation costs of resident students, including tuition, books, rooms, board and travel costs.
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

Name changed (formerly Law Enforcement Management Institute Fund Account) and administration transferred effective 9-1-93 per H.B. 977, 73rd Leg., R.S.;

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094 Government Code) by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1047 § 1;

Court costs re-exempt 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-B BLACKWOOD LAW ENF MNG INST
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.