Issue Date: | 2013-09-01 |
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Revised Date: | 2019-12-11 |
Legal Cites
- Local Government Code sec. 133.102
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
- 902 – Comptroller - State Fiscal Collected by the court officer and remitted to the Comptroller.
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 S.B. 346 repealed $2 court cost previously deposited to the account.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 |
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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 |