Issue Date: | 1997-09-01 |
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Revised Date: | 2022-03-23 |
Legal Citations
- Local Government Code sec. 133.102
Object Type
Cash — Other Revenue
Origin Date
September 1, 1997 by S.B. 2272, 75th Leg., R.S.
Description
Persons convicted of certain offenses under the Penal Code 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 -- Center for Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency receives 0.854% of total fees collected.
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 for remittance to Comptroller -- State Fiscal, Agency 902
Note
Deposited by Comptroller when received from custodian of municipal or county treasury, required to remit not later than last day of the month following each calendar quarter. Municipality or county may retain 10% as a service fee. Administered by Prairie View A&M University, Agency 715.
Amended by S.B. 1421 77th Leg., R.S.
Amended by H.B. 2424, 78th 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 1.2090% to 0.854%.
S.B. 41, 87th Leg., R.S. repealed Government Code Ch. 102, and index of existing court costs and fees.
USAS Values
Appropriation Year | 25 |
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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 |