Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2019-12-10

Legal Citations

Origin:

1979 by S.B. 43, 66th Leg., R.S.

Purpose

To provide supplemental retirement and death benefits for members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas who have completed 20 or more years of service as a law enforcement or custodial officer and to pay for administration.

Receives court costs collected from defendants convicted under certain sections of the Penal Code.  Defendants convicted of a felony pay $85.  Defendants convicted of a Class A or B misdemeanor pay $147 and defendants convicted of a non-jailable misdemeanor pay $62.  This fund receives 7.2674% of total collections.

Classification Group 08: Trust Funds [?]
Depository Interest Retained in appropriated fund.
Disposition of Balance Accumulative
Appropriation Technique Not appropriated for state expenditure.

Financial Activity

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Note

Deposit of Court Costs from defendants convicted under certain sections of the Penal Code moved to this fund from GR Account - Operators and Chauffeurs License (0099) by S.B. 1664, 82nd Leg., R.S.

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 11.426% to 7.2674%.

USAS Values

USAS Title LAW ENF/CUST OFF SUPP RETMT FD
Consolidated Fund
State Fund Group 08 - TRUST FUNDS
USAS Status A
Those funds created to account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity for individuals, private organizations or other governmental entities