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Revenue Object 3704 – Court Costs – Emergency Radio Infrastructure
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Legal Citations:
Revenue Type: Cash — Other Revenue
Origin Date: 2011 by H.B. 442, 82nd Leg., R.S.
Issue Date: 2011-09-01
Revised Date: 2022-03-23

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 Emergency Radio Infrastructure receives 3.6913% of total fees collected.



Due Date


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



Collecting Agencies




Notes


Legal cite corrected by H.B. 2952, 86th 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 5.5904% to 3.6913%.

S.B. 41, 87th Leg., R.S. repealed Government Code Ch. 102, and index of existing court costs and fees.



USAS Values


Appropriation Year 26
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



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