Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Revenue Object 3704 – Court Costs – GR Account 5012

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 -- Crime Stoppers' Assistance receives 0.2427% of total fees collected.

One time payment up to $50 to another certified crime stopper organization not later than the 60th day after an organization is dissolved or decertified, or forwarded to the comptroller for deposit into GR Account 5012 (42A.301(20)).

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

Deposited by Comptroller when received from custodian of municipal or county treasury who is required to remit not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.

 One-time $50 crimestopper payment added September 1, 1997 by S.B. 1546, 75th Leg., R.S.

Previously collected under 3721 Court Cost/Crime Stoppers Assistance. Revenue object 3721 was closed and moved to 3704.

H.B. 2299, 84th Leg., R.S. recodified Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 42.12 to Art. 42A effective January 1, 2017.

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 02581% to 0.2427%.

S.B. 41, 87th Leg., R.S. repealed Government Code Ch. 102, and index of existing court costs and fees.