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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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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0171 | Fines: Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Funds |
(a) A defendant convicted of an offense under Section 28.08, Penal Code, in a county court, county court at law, or district court shall pay a fine of $50 for juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti eradication.
(c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county juvenile delinquency prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to: (1) repair damage caused by the commission of offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (2) provide educational and intervention programs and materials, including printed educational materials for distribution to primary and secondary school students, designed to prevent individuals from committing offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (3) provide to the public rewards for identifying and aiding in the apprehension and prosecution of offenders who commit offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (4) provide funding for teen recognition and teen recreation programs; (5) provide funding for local teen court programs; (6) provide funding for the local juvenile probation department; and (7) provide educational and intervention programs designed to prevent juveniles from engaging in delinquent conduct. (d) The county juvenile delinquency prevention fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court. |
County | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 414.001; Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 37.073 | Definitions; Repayment of Rewards; Fines |
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 414.001(2) “Crime stoppers organization” means: (A) a private, nonprofit organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that accepts donations and expends funds for rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b); or (B) a public organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that pays rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b).
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 37.073(a) After a defendant has been convicted of a felony offense, the judge may order a defendant to pay a fine repaying all or part of a reward paid by a crime stoppers organization. |
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Public agencies, which also may act as "crime stoppers" organizations |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc.. Art. 102.017(a)-(b) | Courthouse Security Fund; Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Justice Court Building Security Fund |
(a) The courthouse security fund is a fund in the county treasury, and the municipal court building security fund is a fund in the municipal treasury. The funds consist of money allocated to the funds under Sections 134.101, 134.102, and 134.103, Local Government Code.
(b) Money deposited in a courthouse security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of district, county, or justice courts, and money deposited in a municipal court building security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of municipal courts. For purposes of this subsection, operations of a district, county, or justice court include the activities of associate judges, masters, magistrates, referees, hearing officers, criminal law magistrate court judges, and masters in chancery . . . |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0186(a),(c) | ine for Certain Child Sexual Assault and Related Convictions |
(a) A person convicted of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code, shall pay a fine of $100 on conviction of the offense. (c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county child abuse prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to fund child abuse prevention programs in the county where the court is located.
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child abuse prevention programs |
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Texas | Tex. Transp. Code Sec. 542.403(a)-(b) | Fines |
(a) In addition to other costs, the court shall order a person convicted of a misdemeanor under this subtitle to pay a fine of $3. (b) The officer who collects a fine under this section shall:
(1) deposit in the municipal treasury a fine collected in a municipal court case; and (2) deposit in the county treasury a fine collected in a justice court case or in a county court case, including a case appealed from a justice or municipal court. |
Municipality/municipal agency |
County |
Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.014(f)-(h) | Fines for Child Safety Fund in Municipalities |
(f) In a municipality with a population greater than 850,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census, the officer collecting a fine in a municipal court case shall deposit money collected under this article in the municipal child safety trust fund established as required by Chapter 106, Local Government Code.
(g) In a municipality with a population less than 850,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census, the money collected under this article in a municipal court case must be used for a school crossing guard program if the municipality operates one. If the municipality does not operate a school crossing guard program or if the money received from fines from municipal court cases exceeds the amount necessary to fund the school crossing guard program, the municipality may: (1) deposit the additional money in an interest-bearing account; (2) expend the additional money for programs designed to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention; or (3) expend the additional money for programs designed to enhance public safety and security. (h) Money collected under this article in a justice, county, or district court shall be used to fund school crossing guard programs in the county where they are collected. If the county does not operate a school crossing guard program, the county may: (1) remit fine revenues to school districts in its jurisdiction for the purpose of providing school crossing guard services; (2) fund programs the county is authorized by law to provide which are designed to enhance child safety, health, or nutrition, including child abuse prevention and intervention and drug and alcohol abuse prevention; (3) provide funding to the sheriff’s department for school-related activities; (4) provide funding to the county juvenile probation department; or (5) deposit the money in the general fund of the county. |
Municipality/municipal agency |
Local law enforcement; school districts; children; county programs; county general fund. |
Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.653(c) | Additional Monthly Fine for Certain Sex Offenders |
(c) A community supervision and corrections department shall deposit a fine collected under this article to be sent to the comptroller as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code. The comptroller shall deposit the fine in the sexual assault program fund under Section 420.008, Government Code.
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Sexual Assault fund |
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Texas | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 133.102 | Consolidated Fees on Conviction |
(e) The comptroller shall allocate the court costs received under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:
(1) crime stoppers assistance account 0.2427 percent; (2) breath alcohol testing account 0.3900 percent; (3) Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute account 1.4741 percent; (4) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement account 3.4418 percent; (5) law enforcement and custodial officer supplement retirement trust fund 7.2674 percent; (6) criminal justice planning account 8.5748 percent; (7) an account in the state treasury to be used only for the establishment and operation of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Juvenile Crime and Delinquency at Prairie View A&M University 0.8540 percent; (8) compensation to victims of crime account 24.6704 percent; (9) emergency radio infrastructure account 3.6913 percent; (10) judicial and court personnel training account3.3224 percent; (11) an account in the state treasury to be used for the establishment and operation of the Correctional Management Institute of Texas and Criminal Justice Center Account 0.8522 percent; (12) fair defense account 17.8857 percent; (13) judicial fund 12.2667 percent; (14) DNA testing account 0.1394 percent; (15) specialty court account 1.0377 percent; (16) statewide electronic filing system account 0.5485 percent; (17) jury service fund 6.4090 percent; (18) truancy prevention and diversion account 2.5956 percent; and (19) transportation administrative fee account 4.3363 percent. (f) Of each dollar credited to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement account under Subsection (e)(4): (1) 33.3 cents may be used only to pay administrative expenses; and (2) the remainder may be used only to pay expenses related to continuing education for persons licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code. |
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Law enforcement; state courts; crime stoppers (private actors); supervision agency; victims fund. |
Felony, Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.015 | Court Costs: Truancy Prevention and Diversion Fund |
(d) Court costs under this article are collected in the same manner as other fines or costs. An officer collecting the costs shall keep separate records of the funds collected as costs under this article and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury or municipal treasury, as applicable.
(g) The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under this article to the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund to be known as the truancy prevention and diversion fund. The legislature may appropriate money from the account only to the criminal justice division of the governor’s office for distribution to local governmental entities for truancy prevention and intervention services. |
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Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.455 | Payment to Children’s Advocacy Center |
A judge who grants community supervision to a defendant charged with or convicted of an offense under Section 21.11 or 22.011(a)(2) [child sex crimes], Penal Code, may require the defendant to make one payment in an amount not to exceed $50 to a children's advocacy center established under Subchapter E, Chapter 264, Family Code..
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County - "child advocacy centers" operate at the county level |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0121(b)-(c) | Reimbursement Fees for Certain Expenses Related to Pretrial Intervention Programs |
(b) The district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect the reimbursement fee from any defendant who participates in a pretrial intervention program administered in any part by the attorney’s office.
(c) Reimbursement fees collected under this article shall be deposited in the county treasury in a special fund to be used solely to administer the pretrial intervention program. An expenditure from the fund may be made only in accordance with a budget approved by the commissioners court. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0185(f) | Fine For Intoxication Convictions: Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems |
The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under this article to the credit of the account established under Section 773.006, Health and Safety Code. |
State/statewide agency |
The Commissioner of state health services allocates the funds to county and regional emergency medical services, designated trauma facilities, and trauma care systems |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.607 | Disposition of Salary |
If a defendant who is required as a condition of community supervision to serve a term of confinement under this subchapter is not required by the judge to deliver the defendant’s salary to the restitution center director, the employer of the defendant shall deliver the salary to the director. The director shall deposit the salary into a fund to be given to the defendant on release after the director deducts:
(1) the cost to the center for the defendant’s food, housing, and supervision; (2) the necessary expense for the defendant’s travel to and from work and community service projects, and other incidental expenses of the defendant; (3) support of the defendant’s dependents; and (4) restitution to the victims of an offense committed by the defendant. |
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Victims who receive restitution (if applicable), defendant's dependents who receive child support (if applicable). |
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