Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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| Origin Date: S.B. 346 and H.B. 3317, 86th Leg., R.S. Effective January 1, 2020. |
| Issue Date: 2019-12-09 |
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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 6.4090% of total collections.
May be appropriated only to provide juror reimbursements to counties.
Any unexpended balance in the fund exceeding $10 million, is transferred to GR Account 5073 - Fair Defense.
| Classification | Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?] |
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| Depository Interest | Deposited to General Revenue Fund 0001. |
| Disposition of Balance | Accumulative. Amounts above $10 million transferred to GR Account 5073. |
| Appropriation Technique | General Appropriations Act |
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S.B. 1704, 79th Leg., R.S. added the Jury Service Fund, but the fund was not exempted by the funds consolidation bill (S.B. 1605), therefore the fund was not created.
Fund created effective 01/01/2020 by S.B. 346 and H.B. 3317, 86th Leg., R.S.
| USAS Title | JURY SERVICE FUND |
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| Consolidated Fund | |
| State Fund Group | 01 - GENERAL STATE OPERATING & DISBURSING FDS |
| USAS Status | A |