Issue Date: 2013-09-01
Revised Date: 2019-12-11

Legal Cites

Object Type

Cash — Other Revenue

Origin Date

2013, S.B. 1419, 83rd Leg., R.S.

Description

Persons convicted of certain offenses under the Penal Code shall pay, in addition to all other costs, court costs for special services as follows:

  • A defendant convicted of a felony -- $185.
  • A defendant convicted of a class A or B misdemeanor -- $147.
  • Conviction of a nonjailable misdemeanor -- $62.

GR Account 5164 -- Truancy Prevention and Diversion receives 2.5956% of total fees collected.

Appropriated only to the Governor's Office, Criminal Justice Division for distribution to local governmental entities for truancy prevention and intervention services.

Due Date

Upon conviction at the same time as other fines and court costs.

Collecting Agencies

Note

Added by S.B. 1419, 83rd Leg., R.S. Fee dedication was not exempted by funds consolidation bill (H.B. 6), therefore deposited to General Revenue (0001).

GR Account 5164 - Truancy Prevention and Diversion was re-created by S.B 1296 and H.B. 6, 84th Leg., R.S. This changed deposit of court cost from GR 0001 to GR Account 5164.

Effective 01/01/2020, S.B. 346, 86th Leg., R.S. added percentage of court costs under Local Government Code sec. 133.102. S.B. 346 repealed $2 court cost previously deposited to the account.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 20
USAS Title COURT COSTS
Receipt Category 14 – Other
Receipt Type 25 – Violations, Fines and Penalties
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES