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	State	Statute	Description/Statute Name	Statutory language	Who receives the funding	Other beneficiaries	Level of offense
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 13-2-119	Disposition of Fees	At the end of each month, all fees collected by the clerk of the supreme court during said month, except fees for admission to the bar and attorney registration fees, + See more shall be deposited by the clerk with the state treasurer, by whom the same shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds in the state treasurer's hands.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 18-1.3-507.5	Useful Public Service Cash Fund Created	(1) The useful public service cash fund, referred to within this section as the "fund", is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money collected as fees and credited + See more to the fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the judicial department for the cost of administering useful public service programs and associated costs for personal services; except that the fund is subject to the limitations on uncommitted reserves described in section 24-75-402; (2) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and may not be transferred to the general fund or to another fund; (3) In counties where the judicial department operates a useful public service program as provided in section 18-1.3-507, 18-18-432, or 42-4-1301.4, the court shall collect any money assessed as fees pursuant to such sections and transfer such money to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to the fund.	All courts	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 18-1.3-601(2)	Legislative Declaration	It is the intent of the general assembly that restitution be ordered, collected, and disbursed to the victims of crime and their immediate families. Such restitution will aid the offender + See more in reintegration as a productive member of society. This part 6 shall be liberally construed to accomplish all such purposes.	Private actors	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 18-22-103	Source of Revenues - Allocation of Moneys	(1) Each juvenile who is convicted as an adult of a violent crime shall be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in which the conviction occurs + See more in an amount equal to any fine imposed by such court. (2) The clerk of the court shall allocate the surcharge required by subsection (1) of this section as follows:(a) (I) Five percent shall be retained by the clerk for administrative costs incurred pursuant to this section. Such amount retained shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the general fund, and such amount shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the costs of such administration. (II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), on and after July 1, 2008, the portion of the surcharge that is retained under this paragraph (a) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), C.R.S. (b) Ninety-five percent shall be transferred to the state treasurer who shall credit the same to the youthful offender system surcharge fund created pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. (3) There is hereby created in the state treasury a youthful offender system surcharge fund which shall consist of moneys received by the state treasurer pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section. In accordance with section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of this fund shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys not appropriated by the general assembly shall remain in the youthful offender system surcharge fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department of corrections to cover the direct and indirect costs associated with the rehabilitation, education, and treatment of youthful offenders sentenced to a youthful offender system.	Other	The Court Clerk; The Judicial Stabilization Cash Fund.	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Colorado	C.R.S. 24-36-104(1)	Moneys to be Deposited	All moneys received by the treasury department shall be promptly deposited in such national or state banks doing business in this state as the state treasurer shall select. Accounts in + See more such depositories shall be carried in the name of "Treasurer, State of Colorado", and withdrawals therefrom shall be made and signed in such manner as the state treasurer shall direct. The state treasurer may make payments, without appropriation, of all actual and necessary charges made by such depositories for expenses related to the deposit and withdrawal of moneys received by the treasury department in accordance with the constitution or statutes of Colorado. Such payments shall be made from investment income or any other available revenues. The state treasurer shall contract for all such bank services in accordance with the provisions of the "Procurement Code", articles 101 to 112 of this title. The state treasurer shall make the criteria used in selecting a vendor for bank services available to the finance committees of both houses of the general assembly prior to the award of a contract and shall make all contracts submitted or entered into pursuant to this section available for public inspection in accordance with the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of this title.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Alabama	Ala. Code 1975 §15-27-4(a)-(b)	Expungement of records: Administrative filling fee	(a) In addition to any cost of court or docket fee for filing the petition in circuit court, an administrative filing fee of three hundred dollars ($300) shall be paid + See more at the time the petition is filed and is a condition precedent to any ruling of the court pursuant to this chapter. The administrative filing fee shall not be waived by the court and shall be distributed as follows: (1) Seventy-five dollars ($75) to the State Judicial Administrative Fund. (2) Twenty-five dollars ($25) to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. (3) Fifty dollars ($50) to the district attorney’s office. (4) Fifty dollars ($50) to the clerk’s office of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the matter, for the use and benefit of the circuit court clerk. (5) Fifty dollars ($50) to the Public Safety Fund. (6) Fifty dollars ($50) to the general fund of the county where the arresting law enforcement agency is located if the arrest was made by the sheriff’s office to be used for law enforcement purposes, or, if the arrest was made by another law enforcement agency, to the municipality or other entity or state agency funding the law enforcement activity. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a person seeking relief under this chapter may apply for indigent status by completing an Affidavit of Substantial Hardship and Order which shall be submitted with the petition. If the court finds the petitioner is indigent, the court may set forth a payment plan for the petitioner to satisfy the filing fee over a period of time, which shall be paid in full, prior to any order granting an expungement.	State/statewide agency	N/A	Other
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 16-12-175(a)	Enforcement Actions; Collection and Report of Fines; Inspections by Law Enforcement Agencies; Annual Report	(a) The provisions of this article, inclusive, shall be enforced through actions brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the alleged + See more violation occurred as well as through administrative citations issued by special agents or enforcement officers of the state revenue commissioner. Any fine collected for a violation of said provision shall be paid to the clerk of the court of the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. Upon receipt of a fine for any violation of said provision, the clerk shall promptly notify the state revenue commissioner of the violation.	State courts	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 17-14-6(d)	Setoff of Prior Total or Partial Restitution Made to Victim; Reduction of Award from the Crime Victims Compensation Board by the Amount of Restitution; Payment of Restitution to Governmental Entities + See more that Have Compensated the Victim	The ordering authority shall order restitution be paid to the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board, other governmental entities, or any individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, or other legal entities acting on + See more behalf of a governmental entity that have compensated the victim or the victim's estate for a loss incurred by the victim to the extent of the compensation paid for that loss. The ordering authority shall also order restitution for the costs of services provided to persons or entities that have provided services to the victim as a result of the crime. Services that are subject to restitution under this subsection include, but are not limited to, shelter, food, clothing, and transportation. However, a restitution order shall require that all restitution to a victim or victim's estate under the restitution order be made before any restitution to any other person or entity under that restitution order is made.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 17-14-8	Apportionment of Payments for Fines and Restitution; Payment to Victims	(a) In any case in which a court sentences an offender to pay restitution and a fine, if the court permits the offender to pay such restitution and fine in + See more other than a lump sum, the clerk of any superior court of this state, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or other official who receives such partial payments shall apply not less than one-half of each payment to the restitution before paying any portion of such fine or any forfeitures, costs, fees, or surcharges provided for by law to any agency, department, commission, committee, authority, board, or bureau of state or local government; (b) The clerk of any court of this state, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or other official who receives partial payments for restitution shall pay the restitution amount to the victim as provided in the restitution order not later than the last day of each month, provided that the amount exceeds $100.00. If the amount does not exceed $100.00, the clerk of any court of this state, community supervision officer, county or Department of Juvenile Justice juvenile probation officer, probation officer serving pursuant to Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, or other official may allow the amount of restitution to accumulate until such time as it exceeds $100.00 or until the end of the next calendar quarter, whichever occurs first.	Other	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 47-14-50(b)	"Collecting Authority" Defined; Payments to Fund From Fines and Bonds Collected in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases; Duty of Collecting Authority to Record and Remit; Penalty For Late Payment	The sum of $2.00 shall be paid to the board from each fine collected and each bond forfeited and collected in any criminal or quasi-criminal case for violation of state + See more law if the case is tried in any court of this state in which the clerk of such court is eligible for membership in this retirement fund. The collecting authority shall pay such amounts to the board each month or at such other times as the board may provide. Such amounts shall be due on the first day of the month following the month in which they were collected but shall be deemed timely if received by the board on or before the fifteenth day of the month; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating late payment penalties, the due date shall be the first day of the month. It shall be the duty of the collecting authority to keep accurate records of the amounts due the board. Such records may be audited by the board at any time. The sums remitted to the board under this Code section shall be used for the purposes provided for in this chapter.	State courts	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 47-16-60(a)	Payments to Fund From Fines and Bonds Collected in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases; Duty of Collecting Authority to Record and Remit; Penalty For Late Payment	The sum of $2.00 shall be allocated to the board from each fine collected and each bond forfeited and collected in any criminal or quasi-criminal case for violation of state + See more law, including traffic laws, which case is before any court of this state in which a sheriff of a superior court or a duly authorized deputy of such sheriff acts as sheriff to such court by virtue of his office, provided that such fine or bond, which shall be construed to include costs, is at least $5.00. The clerk or other collecting authority for the court in which the fine or bond is collected shall pay such amounts to the secretary-treasurer each quarter or at such other times as the board may provide. These sums shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer before the payment of any costs or any claim whatsoever against such fine or forfeiture, provided that this shall not be construed to repeal any existing priorities established under the laws of this state. It shall be the duty of the clerk or other collecting authority for each court to keep accurate records of the amounts due to the board and to remit the amounts due promptly. Such records may be audited by the board at any time. The sums remitted to the board under this Code section shall be used only for the purposes provided for in this chapter.	Law enforcement	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 47-17-60(a);(a.1)	Payments to the Fund From Fines and Bonds Collected in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases; Duty of Collecting Authority to Record and Remit Sums Collected; Penalty	(a) A portion of each fine collected and each bond forfeited and collected in any criminal or quasi-criminal case for violation of state statutes, county ordinances, or municipal ordinances, which + See more case is before any court or tribunal in this state, shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer according to the following schedule: (1) Three dollars for any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $4.00, but not more than $25.00; (2) Four dollars for any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $25.00, but not more than $50.00; (3) Five dollars for any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $50.00, but not more than $100.00; (4) Five percent of any fine or bond forfeiture of more than $100.00. For purposes of determining amounts to be paid to the secretary-treasurer, the amount of the fine or bond collected shall be deemed to include costs. The amounts provided for shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer before the payment of any costs or any claim whatsoever against such fine or forfeiture. The collecting authority shall pay such amounts to the secretary-treasurer on the first day of the month following that in which they were collected or at such other time as the board may provide. With such payment there shall be filed an acceptable form which shows the number of cases in each of the above categories and the amounts due in each category. It shall be the duty of the collecting authority to keep accurate records of the amounts due the board so that the records may be audited or inspected at any time by any representative of the board under its direction. Sums remitted to the secretary-treasurer under this Code section shall be used as provided for elsewhere in this chapter; (a.1) Five dollars of each fee collected prior to adjudication of guilt for purposes of pretrial diversion pertaining to any criminal or quasi-criminal case for violation of state statutes, county ordinances, or municipal ordinances as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 15-18-80, which case is before any court or tribunal in this state, shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer. The clerk of court as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 15-18-80 shall pay such amounts to the secretary-treasurer on the first day of the month following that in which they were collected or at such other time as the board may provide. With such payment there shall be filed an acceptable form from the clerk of court which shows the number of cases in each of the above categories and the amounts due in each category. It shall be the duty of the clerk of court to keep accurate records of the amounts due the board so that the records may be audited or inspected at any time by any representative of the board under its direction. Sums remitted to the secretary-treasurer under this Code section shall be used as provided for elsewhere in this chapter.	Law enforcement	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-2(a)	Payment into County Treasury of Fines and Bond Forfeitures	(1) The clerks of the several courts shall pay into the county treasury of the county where the court is held all moneys arising from fines and bond forfeitures collected + See more by them and, upon failure to do so, shall be subject to rule and attachment as in the case of defaulting sheriffs; (2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to the remainder of any fines, after costs, imposed for violation of any traffic offense provided in or authorized by Chapter 6 of Title 40 on an urban interstate system if the arrest or citation in such case was made or issued by a member of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety's motorcycle enforcement unit, in which case such remainder shall be remitted to the Department of Public Safety and used for the maintenance and enhancement of the department's motorcycle enforcement program; (3) As used in this subsection, the term "urban interstate system" means a portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways which: (A) Is located entirely within any part of this state; and (B) Includes a single numbered interstate highway which forms a closed loop or perimeter. Where these conditions exist, the urban interstate system shall consist of the interstate highway constituting the closed loop or perimeter and all interstate highways or portions thereof located within such loop or perimeter, not including any portion of any interstate highway outside of the loop or perimeter.	County	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-4	Distribution of Fines and Bond Forfeitures Generally; Liability of the Clerk of the Court as to Distribution	All moneys arising from fines and bond forfeitures shall, at each term of the court, be distributed by the clerk of the court under order of the court to such + See more persons and according to the priorities prescribed by law; and, upon failure to do so, the clerk shall be subject to a rule at the instance of any party aggrieved.		N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-13	Priority of Payment of Claims For Fees of Solicitors of City Courts, Sheriffs, Clerks, and District Attorneys	(a) All claims for fees of solicitors of city courts, sheriffs, clerks, and district attorneys shall be paid from the funds arising from fines imposed in criminal cases before any claim + See more or order of any claimant or distributee shall be paid; (b) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this Code section shall in any way affect the fines and bond forfeitures of any court whose officers are on salaries and where the fines and bond forfeitures are remitted to the county treasury.	Other	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-55	Disposition of Funds Remaining After Claims Against Fine and Bond Forfeiture Fund Paid or Barred by Limitation	Any surplus of funds which remain in the hands of the county treasurer or other custodian of the fine and bond forfeitures fund or in the hands of any officer + See more of court or other person as agent or representative of any officer of court after all legal claims against the fund have been paid or are barred by limitation shall be paid over into the general fund of the county treasury to be used by the county for the purpose of paying the expenses of courts, the maintenance and support of prisoners, paying sheriffs and coroners for litigation, and paying all legal demands of clerks of court, prosecuting officers, sheriffs, and other officers of court.	County	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-10-85	Fees and Costs to be Deposited Into County Treasury	All fees, costs, and other funds collected by officers of the magistrate court shall be accounted for and paid into the county treasury not less often than once a month.	County	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-3-7	Disposition of Fees	All fees coming to the clerk of the Court of Appeals shall be the property of the state and the same shall be paid into the state treasury.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 15-2-46	Disposition of Costs	The funds arising from costs in the Supreme Court shall be paid into the general funds of the state.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All
Add to Dashboard + Create New	Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. § 47-11-51	Payments Into Funds From Fines, Costs or Forfeitures	(a) In every criminal and quasi-criminal case for violating state statutes or traffic laws which is before a judge of the probate court and in which case a fine is collected + See more or a bond is forfeited, $3.00 shall be collected by the judge, clerk of court, or other collecting authority. Such bond or fine shall be construed to include costs; (b) The sum provided for shall be paid to the board before the payment of any cost or any claims whatsoever against such fine or forfeiture. It is made the duty of the judge of the probate court or other authority collecting the money to keep accurate records of the amount due the board so that the same may be audited or inspected at any time by any representative of the board at the direction of the board. Sums remitted to the board under this Code section shall be used as provided for elsewhere in this chapter; (c) (1) All moneys required to be paid to the board by this Code section shall be due on the twentieth day of the month after collection. Each judge of the probate court, clerk of court, or other collecting authority shall pay such moneys to the board no later than such due date and shall submit with such moneys a sworn statement of the number and nature of transactions for which such moneys are required to be paid and the amount due. Such sworn statement shall be on a form furnished to each judge of the probate court by the board. (2) Moneys not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum. (3) Moneys not paid within 60 days of the date they are due shall be delinquent. There shall be imposed on delinquent funds a specific penalty in the amount of 5 percent of the principal amount delinquent per month for each month such moneys remain delinquent; but such specific penalty shall not exceed 25 percent of the principal amount due. Such specific penalty shall be in addition to the 7 percent per annum interest charged on overdue moneys. (4) For failure to file the written report of transactions and amount due when due, there shall be imposed a specific penalty in the amount of $5.00 for each month such report remains overdue; but such specific penalty shall not exceed $50.00 for failure to file any one report. (5) By affirmative vote of all the members, the board, upon the payment of all overdue funds and interest and for good cause shown, may waive the specific penalties provided by paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection.	State/statewide agency	N/A	All

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