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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-251(3)(b) | Allocation of fines, costs, restitution, and other charges. |
(b) to the crime victims compensation and assistance program in the department of justice for deposit in the account provided for in 53-9-113 until the state is fully reimbursed for + See morecompensation to the victim provided pursuant to Title 53, chapter 9, part 1;
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State/statewide agency | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-317(4) | User Surcharge for Court Information Technology--Exception |
The amounts collected under this section must be forwarded to the department of revenue for deposit in the state general fund to be used for state funding of court information + See moretechnology
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State/statewide agency | The state general fund to be used for state funding of court information technology. | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 3-1-318(4) | Surcharges Upon Certain Criminal Convictions -- Exception | The amounts collected under this section must be forwarded to the department of revenue for deposit in the account created in 44-10-204. | State/statewide agency | The department of justice on behalf of the Montana law enforcement academy. | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-644 | Deposit of Funds from Fines and Forfeitures |
All fines and forfeitures collected under this part relating to snowmobiles, except those collected by a justice's court, must be transmitted to the state, as provided in 15-1-504, for deposit + See morein the state general fund.
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State/statewide agency | NA | Misdemeanor |
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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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Clerk | The appropriate county, city, or town clerk; private person or entity. | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-17-304 | Disposition of fines for city ordinance violations when appealed |
All fines obtained from a judgment in a higher court on an appeal from a city court for violation of a city ordinance, tried de novo in the higher court, + See moreshall be paid to the county treasurer, who shall, before 31 days after receipt of the sum, forward one-half of the amount to the treasurer of the city in which the action originated.
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County | Local jurisdiction | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-17-402(2) | Fees and fines--collection |
(a) The municipal court may contract with a private person or entity for the collection of any final judgment that requires a payment to the municipal court.
(b) In the event + See morethat a private person or entity is retained to collect a judgment, the municipal 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 municipal 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.
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Local jurisdiction | NA | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-235 | Disposition of money collected as fines and costs |
Except as provided in 61-8-726, the money collected by a court as a result of the imposition of fines or assessment of costs under the provisions of 46-18-231 and 46-18-232 + See moremust be paid:
(1) by the clerk of district court to: (a) the department of revenue for deposit into the state general fund; or (b) if the fine was imposed for a violation of Title 45, chapter 9 or 10, and at the court's discretion, the drug forfeiture account maintained under 44-12-213 for the law enforcement agency that made the arrest from which the conviction and fine arose; and
(2) by a justice's court pursuant to 3-10-601.
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State/statewide agency | Law enforcement; county | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 3-10-601 | Collection and disposition of fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees |
(1) Except as provided in 61-8-726 and 75-7-123, a justice's court shall collect the fees prescribed by law for justices' courts and shall pay them into the county treasury of + See morethe county in which the justice of the peace holds office, on or before the 10th day of each month, to be credited to the general fund of the county.
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County | NA | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 3-10-601 | Collection and disposition of fines, penalties, forfeitures, and fees |
(2) Except as provided in 61-8-726, 75-7-123, and subsection (4) of this section, all fines, penalties, and forfeitures that are required to be imposed, collected, or paid in a justice's + See morecourt must, for each calendar month, be paid by the justice's court on or before the 5th day of the following month to the treasurer of the county in which the justice's court is situated, except that they may be distributed as provided in 44-12-213 if imposed, collected, or paid for a violation of Title 45, chapter 9 or 10.
(3) Except as provided in 46-18-236(7), 61-8-726, and 75-7-123, the county treasurer shall, as provided in 15-1-504, distribute money received under subsection (2) as follows: (a) 50% to the department of revenue for deposit in the state general fund; and (b) 50% to the county general fund.
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County | State/statewide agency | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-603 | Disposition of fines and forfeitures |
All fines and forfeitures collected in any court except city courts must be applied to the payment of the costs of the case in which the fine is imposed or + See morethe forfeiture incurred. After those costs are paid, the remainder, if not paid to a justice's court or otherwise provided by law, must be forwarded to the department of revenue for deposit in the state general fund.
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-251 | Allocation of fines, costs, restitution, and other charges |
(2) Except as otherwise provided in 46-18-236(7)(b) and this section, if a defendant is subject to payment of restitution and any combination of fines, costs, charges under the provisions of + See more46-18-236, or other payments, 50% of all money collected from the defendant must be applied to payment of restitution and the balance must be applied to other payments in the following order: (a) payment of charges imposed pursuant to 46-18-236; (b) payment of supervisory fees imposed pursuant to 46-23-1031; (c) payment of costs imposed pursuant to 46-18-232 or 46-18-233; (d) payment of fines imposed pursuant to 46-18-231 or 46-18-233; and (e) any other payments ordered by the court.
(3) The money applied under subsection (2) to the payment of restitution must be paid in the following order: (a) to the victim until the victim's unreimbursed pecuniary loss is satisfied; (b) to the crime victims compensation and assistance program in the department of justice for deposit in the account provided for in 53-9-113 until the state is fully reimbursed for compensation to the victim provided pursuant to Title 53, chapter 9, part 1; (c) to any other government agency that has compensated the victim for the victim's pecuniary loss; and (d) to any insurance company that has compensated the victim for the victim's pecuniary loss.
(4) If any fines, costs, charges, or other payments remain unpaid after all of the restitution has been paid, any additional money collected must be applied to payment of those fines, costs, charges, or other payments. If any restitution remains unpaid after all of the fines, costs, charges, or other payments have been paid, any additional money collected must be applied toward payment of the restitution.
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Private actors | State/statewide agency | Misdemeanor |
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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 |
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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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