| Issue Date: | 2019-12-09 |
|---|---|
| Revised Date: |
Legal Cites
- Local Government Code sec. 133.123
Origin:
S.B. 346 and H.B. 3317, 86th Leg., R.S. Effective January 1, 2020.
Purpose
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 0.1394% of total collections.
May be appropriated only to the Department of Public Safety to help defray the cost of collecting or analyzing DNA samples provided by defendants.
| Classification | Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?] |
|---|---|
| Depository Interest | Deposited to General Revenue Fund 0001. |
| Disposition of Balance | Accumulative |
| Appropriation Technique | General Appropriations Act |
Administering Agencies
Note
USAS Values
| USAS Title | GR ACCT - DNA 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.