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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-507(b) | Disposition of Fines |
Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the fines imposed by and recognizances forfeited to each circuit court shall be distributed as follows: (1) 50% to the clerk + See moreof the circuit court, to be used under the direction of the judges of the circuit court to augment the court library; and (2) 5% to the clerk of the circuit court as a commission.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-102(b)(2) | Surcharge |
The State Court Administrator, as part of the Administrator's determination of the amount of fees to be charged by the Clerk of the Court of Appeals and the Clerk of + See morethe Court of Special Appeals, shall assess a surcharge that shall be: (1) $11 per case; and (2) Deposited into the Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund established under § 13-602 of this article.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-402(f)(2) | Surcharge - Baltimore Sheriffs |
The revenue generated from the surcharge on filing fees for the sheriff services under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall fund the enhancement of sheriff benefits and the increase in + See moresheriff personnel to enhance the service of domestic violence orders.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-409(e) | Circuit Court - Additional Cost |
(1) All money collected under this section shall be paid to the Comptroller of the State. (2) The Comptroller shall deposit $22.50 from each fee collected under subsection (b) of + See morethis section from a circuit court and $12.50 from each fee collected under subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11-916 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (3) The Comptroller shall deposit $2.50 from each fee collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund established under § 11-905 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (4) The Comptroller shall deposit all other moneys collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under § 11-819 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-409(e) | District Court - Additional Cost |
(1) All money collected under this section shall be paid to the Comptroller of the State. (2) The Comptroller shall deposit $22.50 from each fee collected under subsection (b) of + See morethis section from a circuit court and $12.50 from each fee collected under subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11-916 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (3) The Comptroller shall deposit $2.50 from each fee collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund established under § 11-905 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (4) The Comptroller shall deposit all other moneys collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under § 11-819 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-409(e) | Additional Cost - Conviction |
(1) All money collected under this section shall be paid to the Comptroller of the State. (2) The Comptroller shall deposit $22.50 from each fee collected under subsection (b) of + See morethis section from a circuit court and $12.50 from each fee collected under subsection (c) of this section from the District Court into the State Victims of Crime Fund established under § 11-916 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (3) The Comptroller shall deposit $2.50 from each fee collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund established under § 11-905 of the Criminal Procedure Article. (4) The Comptroller shall deposit all other moneys collected under subsections (b) and (c) of this section into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund established under § 11-819 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
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Maryland | Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-301(e); Md. Code Ann., Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 7-301(f) | Disposition of Court Costs |
The Comptroller shall annually pay from the court costs collected by the District Court under subsections (a) and (b)(1) of this section: (1) $500,000 into the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund + See moreestablished under § 11-819 of the Criminal Procedure Article; and (2) $125,000 into the Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund established under § 11-905 of the Criminal Procedure Article. The Comptroller annually shall credit the surcharges collected under this subsection as provided in this paragraph. (ii) An amount annually as set forth in the State budget shall be distributed for the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship as established in § 18-603.1 of the Education Article. (iii) An amount annually as set forth in the State budget shall be distributed to the Maryland State Firemen's Association for the Widows' and Orphans' Fund. (iv) After the distribution under subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph, $200,000 shall be distributed to the Maryland State Firemen's Association. (v) After the distribution under subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this paragraph and until a total of $20,000,000 has been distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund since the establishment of the surcharge under this subsection, the remainder shall be credited to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund to be used in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 2 of the Public Safety Article. (vi) After a total of $20,000,000 has been distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund, 100% of the remainder shall be credited to the Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund established under § 13-955 of the Transportation Article. (vii) On or before September 1 of each year until $20,000,000 has been distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund, the State Court Administrator shall submit a report to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee, in accordance with § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on the amount of revenue distributed to the Volunteer Company Assistance Fund under this paragraph.
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Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; Victim and Witness Protection and Relocation Fund; Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship; Maryland State Firemen's Association for the Widows' and Orphans' Fund; Maryland + See moreState Firemen's Association; Volunteer Company Assistance Fund; Maryland Emergency Medical System Operations Fund
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5026(2)-(3) | Two dollar surcharge for all criminal cases, funds to be deposited in inmate prisoner detainee security fund--use of moneys |
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the moneys collected by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with sections 488.010 to 488.020, and shall be payable to the treasurer of the governmental unit authorizing such surcharge.
3. The treasurer shall deposit funds generated by the surcharge into the “Inmate Prisoner Detainee Security Fund”. Funds deposited shall be utilized to acquire and develop biometric verification systems and information sharing to ensure that inmates, prisoners, or detainees in a holding cell facility or other detention facility or area which hold persons detained only for a shorter period of time after arrest or after being formally charged can be properly identified upon booking and tracked within the local law enforcement administration system, criminal justice administration system, or the local jail system. The funds deposited in the inmate prisoner detainee security fund shall be used only to supplement the sheriff's funding received from other county, state, or federal funds. The county commission shall not reduce any sheriff's budget as a result of any funds received within the inmate prisoner detainee security fund. Upon the installation of the information sharing or biometric verification system, funds in the inmate prisoner detainee security fund may also be used for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of the information sharing or biometric verification system, and also to pay for any expenses related to detention, custody, and housing and other expenses for inmates, prisoners, and detainees. |
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Missouri | Mo. Ann. Stat. § 479.080 | Fines and costs, where paid, deposited--supreme court may provide for uniform procedure |
1. In the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before a municipal judge, all fines and costs shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the municipal treasury.
2. In the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before an associate circuit judge, all fines shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the municipal treasury and all court costs shall be accounted for and remitted to the state treasury in the same manner as provided by law for costs in misdemeanor cases. 3. The supreme court by administrative rule may provide for uniform procedure, and reporting forms for the collection and transmittal of fines and costs. Until modified or otherwise provided by such administrative rule, the municipal judge, or associate circuit judge hearing and determining violations of municipal ordinances, shall cause the clerk serving his division, within the first ten days of every month, to make out a list of all the cases heard or tried before the judge during the preceding month, giving in each case the name of the defendant, the fine imposed, if any, the amount of costs, the names of defendants committed and the cases in which there was an application for trial de novo, respectively. Such clerk or the judge shall verify such lists and statements by affidavit, and file the same forthwith with the clerk of the municipality, who shall lay the same before the governing body or the municipality at its first session thereafter. The official collecting fines shall, within the ten days aforesaid, pay to the municipal treasurer the full amount of all fines collected by him during the preceding month if not previously paid to the municipal treasurer. |
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 484.150(1) | Division of fees forbidden, when—penalty |
It shall be unlawful for any licensed attorney in the state of Missouri to divide any fees or compensation received by him in the practice of law or in doing law business with any person not a licensed attorney or any firm not wholly composed of licensed attorneys, or any association or corporation, and any person, firm, association or corporation violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction therefor shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, which fine shall be paid into the treasury of the state of Missouri.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.026 | Surcharge for all criminal cases, amount — county ordinance defined — collection and deposit of funds |
As provided by section 56.807, there shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of four dollars in all criminal cases filed in the courts of this state, including violations of any county ordinance, any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including infractions, or against any person who has pled guilty of a violation and paid a fine through a fine collection center, but no such surcharge shall be assessed when the costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county, or municipality or when a criminal proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court. For purposes of this section, the term “county ordinance” shall include any ordinance of the City of St. Louis. The clerk responsible for collecting court costs in criminal cases shall collect and disburse such amounts as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Such funds shall be payable to the prosecuting attorneys and circuit attorneys’ retirement fund.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 570.120(5) |
Crime of passing bad checks, penalty — actual notice given, when — administrative handling costs, amount, deposit in fund — use of fund — additional costs, amount — payroll checks, + See moreaction, when — service charge may be collected — return of bad check to...
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In addition to all other costs and fees allowed by law, each prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney who takes any action pursuant to the provisions of this section shall collect from the issuer in such action an administrative handling cost. The cost shall be twenty-five dollars for checks of less than one hundred dollars, and fifty dollars for checks of one hundred dollars but less than two hundred fifty dollars. For checks of two hundred fifty dollars or more an additional fee of ten percent of the face amount shall be assessed, with a maximum fee for administrative handling costs not to exceed seventy-five dollars total. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 50.525 to 50.745, the costs provided for in this subsection shall be deposited by the county treasurer into the ‘Administrative Handling Cost Fund‘, established under section 559.100. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in addition to the administrative handling cost, the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney shall collect an additional cost of five dollars per check for deposit to the Missouri office of prosecution services fund established in subsection 2 of section 56.765. All moneys collected pursuant to this section which are payable to the Missouri office of prosecution services fund shall be transmitted at least monthly by the county treasurer to the director of revenue who shall deposit the amount collected pursuant to the credit of the Missouri office of prosecution services fund under the procedure established pursuant to subsection 2 of section 56.765.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5025 | Judgments paid on time-payment basis, additional assessment for |
2. Ten dollars of the time-payment fee collected pursuant to this section shall be payable to the clerk of the court of the county from which such fee was collected, or to such person as is designated by local circuit court rule as treasurer of said fund, and said fund shall be applied and expended under the direction and order of the court en banc of any such county to be utilized by the court to improve, maintain, and enhance the ability to collect and manage moneys assessed or received by the courts, to improve case processing, enhance court security, preservation of the record, or to improve the administration of justice. Eight dollars of the time-payment fee shall be deposited in the statewide court automation fund pursuant to section 476.055. Seven dollars of the time-payment fee shall be paid to the director of revenue, to be deposited to the general revenue fund.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5050 | Surcharges on all criminal cases, amount — deposit in general revenue fund or DNA profiling analysis fund, when — expiration date |
3. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the moneys collected by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be collected and disbursed in accordance with sections 488.010 to 488.020, and shall be payable to the state treasurer.
4. The state treasurer shall deposit such moneys or other gifts, grants, or moneys received on a monthly basis into the “DNA Profiling Analysis Fund”, which is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department of public safety. The moneys deposited into the DNA profiling analysis fund shall be used only by the highway patrol crime lab to fulfill the purposes of the DNA profiling system pursuant to section 650.052. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. |
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5320(1),(5) | Charges in criminal cases, sheriffs and other officers |
1. Sheriffs, county marshals or other officers shall be allowed a charge for their services rendered in criminal cases and in all proceedings for contempt or attachment, as required by law, the sum of seventy-five dollars for each felony case or contempt or attachment proceeding, ten dollars for each misdemeanor case, and six dollars for each infraction, including cases disposed of by a violations bureau established pursuant to law or supreme court rule. Such charges shall be charged and collected in the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 and shall be payable to the county treasury; except that, those charges from cases disposed of by a violations bureau shall be distributed as follows: one-half of the charges collected shall be forwarded and deposited to the credit of the MODEX fund established in subsection 5 of this section for the operational cost of the Missouri data exchange (MODEX) system, and one-half of the charges collected shall be deposited to the credit of the inmate security fund, established in section 488.5026, of the county or municipal political subdivision from which the citation originated. If the county or municipal political subdivision has not established an inmate security fund, all of the funds shall be deposited in the MODEX fund.
5. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the “MODEX Fund”, which shall consist of money collected under subsection 1 of this section. The fund shall be administered by the peace officers standards and training commission established in section 590.120. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the operational support and expansion of the MODEX system. |
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5332 | Surcharge in criminal cases, when, exceptions — payment to independent living center fund |
In all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, there shall be assessed as costs a surcharge in the amount of one dollar. No such surcharge shall be collected in any proceeding involving a violation of an ordinance or state law when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. Such surcharge shall be collected and disbursed by the clerk of the court as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. Moneys collected from this surcharge shall be payable to the independent living center fund created in section 178.653.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5336 | Court costs may be increased, amount, how, exceptions, deposit — additional assessment — use of funds — amount of reimbursement |
2. Each county and municipality shall use all funds received under this section only to pay for the training required as provided in sections 590.100 to 590.180 or for the training of county coroners and their deputies provided that any excess funds not allocated to pay for such training may be used to pay for additional training of peace officers or for training of other law enforcement personnel employed or appointed by the county or municipality. No county or municipality shall retain more than one thousand five hundred dollars of such funds for each certified law enforcement officer, candidate for certification employed by that agency or a coroner and the coroner's deputies. Any excess funds shall be transmitted quarterly to the general revenue fund of the county or municipality treasury which assessed the costs.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5339 | Surcharge for crime victims’ compensation fund, exceptions — surcharge in juvenile court proceedings where child allegedly violates state law or municipal ordinance — disbursement |
1. There is created in section 595.045 the crime victims’ compensation fund. A surcharge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed pursuant to section 595.045 as costs in each court proceeding filed in any court in the state in all criminal cases including violations of any county ordinance or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of the state, including an infraction and violation of a municipal ordinance; except that no such fee shall be collected in any proceeding in any court when the proceeding or the defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. A surcharge of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be assessed pursuant to section 595.045 as costs in a juvenile court proceeding in which a child is found by the court to come within the applicable provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of section 211.031.
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.080 | Fines and costs, where paid, deposited—supreme court may provide for uniform procedure |
1. In the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before a municipal judge, all fines and costs shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the municipal treasury.
2. In the prosecution of violations of municipal ordinances before an associate circuit judge, all fines shall be paid to and deposited not less frequently than monthly into the municipal treasury and all court costs shall be accounted for and remitted to the state treasury in the same manner as provided by law for costs in misdemeanor cases. 3. . . . The official collecting fines shall, within the ten days aforesaid, pay to the municipal treasurer the full amount of all fines collected by him during the preceding month if not previously paid to the municipal treasurer. |
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Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5358 | Drug court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County) |
The court administrator of the sixteenth judicial circuit shall, pursuant to section 478.466, charge and collect a surcharge of thirty dollars in all proceedings assigned to the treatment commissioner for disposition, provided that the surcharge shall not be charged in any proceeding when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. Moneys obtained from such surcharge shall be collected and disbursed in the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 and payable to the drug commissioner for operation of the drug court.
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