| Issue Date: | 2003-09-01 |
|---|---|
| Revised Date: | 2022-09-21 |
Legal Citations
- Transportation Code sec. 542.4031, sec. 709.001, sec. 709.002
- Code of Criminal Procedure art. 102.0179, art. 102.0185
Object Type
Cash — Other Revenue
Origin Date
2003 by H.B. 3588, 78th Leg., R.S. and H.B. 2, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S.
Description
In addition to other state traffic fines:
- A person convicted of a traffic offense or who pleads guilty or no lo contendere shall pay a $50 state traffic fine.
- A person convicted of driving while intoxicated under Penal Code 49.09 shall pay a traffic fine between $3,000 and $6,000. Four percent may be retained by the local entity for administration and the remainder remitted to the state. Of the amount remitted, 80% is deposited to GR Fund 0001 and 20% to GR Account 5111.
- In addition to reimbursement fees imposed by art.102.018, a $100 fine shall be paid on conviction of an intoxication offense.
- A defendant convicted of a misdemeanor drug offense under the Controlled Substances Act, whose driver's license is not suspended, must pay a fine of $100.
Due Date
Quarterly
Collecting Agencies
Collected by a municipality or county and remitted to the comptroller's office.
Deposit Funds
- 0001 – General Revenue Fund 70% of item 1 and 80% of item 2.
- 0365 – Texas Mobility Fund All of $100 drug offense fine. If the deposit to General Revenue of state traffic fines (3710) exceeds $250 million, the excess is deposited to the Texas Mobility Fund.
- GR Account - 5108 – EMS, Trauma Facilities, Trauma Care Systems item 3
- GR Account - 5111 – Designated Trauma Facility and EMS 30% of item 1 and 20% of item 2.
Note
For the 2004-05 biennium, 67% to Texas Mobility Fund (No. 0365) and 33% to GR Account -- EMS and Designated Trauma Facility (No. 5111).
Program originally to expire 9-1-07.
Expiration date repealed by H.B. 2470, 79th Leg., R.S.
H.B. 2048, 86th Leg., R.S. increased the state traffic fine from $30 to $50 and changed the allocation from 67% to GR and 33% to GR Account 5111 to 70% and 30% respectively. H.B. 2048 added the DWI traffic fine.
Effective 01/01/2020, S.B. 346, 86th Leg., R.S. changed item 3 from a fee to a fine. Therefore, collection of this revenue was moved from revenue object 3704.
$100 drug offense fine added by S.B. 181 and H.B. 2896, 87th Leg., R.S.
USAS Values
| Appropriation Year | 25 |
|---|---|
| USAS Title | COURT FINES |
| 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 |