Issue Date: 1995-09-01
Revised Date: 2019-12-10

Legal Citations

Origin:

September 6, 1990

Purpose

This account is created in General Revenue to receive court costs from defendants convicted under certain sections of the Penal Code. Defendants convicted of a felony pay $185, defendants convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor pay $147 and defendants convicted of a nonjailable offense pay $62. This account receives 0.39% of total collections. Funds may be used in implementation, administration, and maintenance of the statewide breath alcohol testing program.

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.

Administration of account changed from Comptroller - State Fiscal (902) to Department of Public Safety (405) per 2000-01 GAA.

H.B. 2424, 78th Leg., R.S. recodified art. 102.075, Code of Criminal Procedure.

Effective 01/01/2020, S.B. 346, 86th Leg., R.S. increased court costs for felonies from $133 to $185, Class A or B misdemeanor from $83 to $147 and nonjailable misdemeanors from $40 to $62. S.B. 346 changed percentage from 0.5507% to 0.39%.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT - BREATH ALCOHOL TESTING
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.