Issue Date: 2001-08-27
Revised Date: 2019-12-10

Legal Cites

Origin:

2001 by S.B. 1421 and H.B. 3088, 77th Leg., R.S.

Purpose

Account in the General Revenue Fund for receipt of 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 misdemeanor pay $62. This account receives 0.8522% of total collections.

Used only for:

  • establishment and operation of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center.
  • costs of institute training program participants who are residents of this state, including tuition, books, room, 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

Note

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

S.B. 1313, 83rd Leg., R.S. added a new use of funds for costs of institute training program participants who are residents of this state.

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 1.2090% to 0.8522%.

USAS Values

USAS Title GR ACCT-CORR MNGMT INST & CRIM JUSTICE C
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.