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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-17-303 | Deposit of Fines--Collection |
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all fines imposed and collected by the court must be paid to the appropriate treasurer of the county, city, or town within 30 + See moredays of receipt. The judge shall file a copy of any receipt given for a collected fine with the appropriate county, city, or town clerk.
(2)(a) The court may contract with a private person or entity for the collection of any final judgment that requires a payment to the court.
(b) In the event that a private person or entity is retained to collect a judgment, the court may assign the judgment to the private person or entity and the private person or entity may, as an assignee, institute suit or other lawful collection procedure and other postjudgment remedies in its own name.
(c) The court, after deducting the charges provided for in 46-18-236, may pay the private person or entity a reasonable fee for collecting the judgment. The fee incurred by the court must be added to the judgment amount.
(3) If the judgment is for a fine alone, execution may issue on the judgment for any unpaid interest accrued on the judgment, costs, and fees in collecting the fine as on a judgment in a civil case.
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Florida | Fla. Stat. §817.568(12)(c) | Criminal use of personal identification information |
(12) In addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, a violation of this section, the court shall impose a surcharge of $1,001.
(c) The clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each $1,001 surcharge that he or she collects as a service charge of the clerk’s office. |
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Florida | Fla. Stat. §142.01 | Fine and forfeiture fund; disposition of revenue; clerk of the circuit court |
(1)There shall be established by the clerk of the circuit court in each county of this state a separate fund to be known as the fine and forfeiture fund for use by the clerk of the circuit court in performing court-related functions. The fund shall consist of the following:
(a) Fines and penalties pursuant to ss. 28.2402(2), 34.045(2), 316.193, 327.35, 327.72, 379.2203(1), and 775.083(1). (b) That portion of civil penalties directed to this fund pursuant to s. 318.21. (c) Court costs pursuant to ss. 28.2402(1)(b), 34.045(1)(b), 318.14(10)(b), 318.18(11)(a), 327.73(9)(a) and (11)(a), and 938.05(3). (d) Proceeds from forfeited bail bonds, unclaimed bonds, unclaimed moneys, or recognizances pursuant to ss. 321.05(4)(a), 379.2203(1), and 903.26(3)(a). (e) Fines and forfeitures pursuant to s. 34.191. (f) Filing fees received pursuant to ss. 28.241 and 34.041, unless the disposition of such fees is otherwise required by law. (g) All other revenues received by the clerk as revenue authorized by law to be retained by the clerk. (2) Notwithstanding this section, all fines and forfeitures arising from operation of s. 318.1215 shall be disbursed in accordance with that section. |
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Florida | Fla. Stat. §775.083(1) | Fines |
A person who has been convicted of an offense other than a capital felony may be sentenced to pay a fine in addition to any punishment described in s. 775.082; when specifically authorized by statute, he or she may be sentenced to pay a fine in lieu of any punishment described in s. 775.082. A person who has been convicted of a noncriminal violation may be sentenced to pay a fine . . . Fines imposed in this subsection shall be deposited by the clerk of the court in the fine and forfeiture fund established pursuant to s. 142.01, except that the clerk shall remit fines imposed when adjudication is withheld to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the General Revenue Fund.
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Florida | Fla. Stat. §28.24 | Service charges |
The clerk of the circuit court shall charge for services rendered manually or electronically by the clerk’s office in recording documents and instruments and in performing other specified duties. |
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Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106(1)-(2) | Clerk of the district court; fees; enumerated |
(1) In addition to the judges’ retirement fund fee provided in section 24-703 and the fees provided in section 33-106.03 and except as otherwise provided by law, the fees of the clerk of the district court shall be as follows: There shall be a docket fee of forty-two dollars for each civil and criminal case except (a) a case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment as hereinafter provided, (b) proceedings under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act and the Employment Security Law, when provision is made for the fees that may be charged, and (c) a criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto as hereinafter provided. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-five dollars for each case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment from another court in this state for the purpose of obtaining a lien. There shall be a docket fee of twenty-seven dollars for each criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto.
(2) In all cases, other than those appealed from an inferior court or original filings which are within jurisdictional limits of an inferior court and when a jury is demanded in district court, the docket fee shall cover all fees of the clerk, except that the clerk shall be paid for each copy or transcript ordered of any pleading, record, or other document and that the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of fifteen dollars for a records management fee which will be taxed as costs of the case. |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1616(e) | Surcharge to be assessed in certain criminal cases; paid to account |
The proceeds from the surcharge imposed by this section shall be remitted promptly by the clerk of the court to the department for deposit in the account. |
Clerk | N/A | All |
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