Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2019-12-10

Legal Citations

Origin:

1971

Purpose

To receive court costs collected 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. Defendants convicted of a nonjailable misdemeanor pay $62. This account receives 8.5748% of total collections. Also receives matching monies in accordance with Public Law 90-351, Title 1, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

Classification Group 03: Federal Funds [?]
Depository Interest Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique General Appropriations Act

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.

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 12.5537% to 8.5748%.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-CRIM JUSTICE PLANNING
Consolidated Fund 0001
State Fund Group 03 - FEDERAL FUNDS
USAS Status A
Funds for which a separate accounting is required by federal law.