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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 302.46(1)(d); Wis. Stat. § 302.46(2) | Jail surcharge |
(1)(d) If any deposit of bail is made for a noncriminal offense to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include + See morethe jail surcharge under this section for forfeited bail. If bail is forfeited, the amount of the jail surcharge shall be transmitted to the county treasurer under this section. If bail is returned, the jail surcharge shall also be returned.
(2) Counties may make payments for construction, remodeling, repair or improvement of county jails and for costs related to providing educational and medical services to inmates from county jail funds.
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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 343.301(5) | Ignition interlock surcharge |
(5) If the court enters an order under sub. (1g), the court shall impose and the person shall pay to the clerk of court an ignition interlock surcharge of $50. + See moreThe clerk of court shall transmit the amount to the county treasurer.
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Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. § 778.15 | Payment to county treasurer |
On or before the first Monday of February in each year every such town, village and city treasurer shall pay to the treasurer of the county all moneys so collected + See moreby him or her accruing to the state, taking a receipt therefor; and at the same time shall file with the county clerk of the county a statement, upon oath, containing the names of the municipal judges of the town, village and city, respectively, the amount of moneys so collected from each, the date of collection, the name of the defendant in each case, the cause of action and date of the summons and judgment.
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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 618:4 | Paying Over to County |
Every justice of a municipal court shall pay over to the town or county to which any fine or forfeiture accrues every such fine or forfeiture received by him within 6 months after the receipt of the same. Upon default thereof, he shall forfeit double the amount of such fine or forfeiture.
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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 618:2 | For Whose Use |
Unless otherwise specially provided, all fines and forfeitures imposed by a municipal court shall be for the use of the town in which the court is established, and all other fines and forfeitures shall be for the use of the county within which the offense was committed.
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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. |
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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. 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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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. 42.038(a) | Reimbursement for Confinement Expenses |
In addition to any fine, cost, or fee authorized by law, a court that sentences a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to serve a term of confinement in county jail and orders execution of the sentence may require the defendant to reimburse the county for the defendant’s confinement at a rate of $25 a day.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.004(a),(d) | Disposition of Collected Money |
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an officer who collects recognizances, bail bonds, fines, forfeitures, judgments, jury fees, and other obligations recovered in the name of the state under any provision of this title shall deposit the money in the county treasury not later than the next regular business day after the date that the money is collected. If it is not possible for the officer to deposit the money in the county treasury by that date, the officer shall deposit the money in the county treasury as soon as possible, but not later than the fifth regular business day after the date that the money is collected.
(d) The custodian of the county treasury shall deposit money received from fees imposed under Article 102.012 in the special fund of the county treasury for the community supervision and corrections department serving the county. |
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Supervision agency; corrections. |
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Texas | Tex. Govt. Code Sec. 134.101 | Local Consolidated Fee on Conviction of Felony |
(a) A person convicted of a felony shall pay $105 as a court cost, in addition to all other costs, on conviction. 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) the clerk of the court account 38.0953 percent; (2) the county records management and preservation fund 23.8095 percent; (3) the county jury fund 0.9524 percent; (4) the courthouse security fund 9.5238 percent; (5) the county and district court technology fund 3.8095 percent; and (6) the county specialty court account 23.8095 percent. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.016 | Costs for Breath Alcohol Testing Program |
(a) The custodians of municipal and county treasuries may deposit funds collected under this article in interest-bearing accounts and retain for the municipality or county interest earned on the funds. The custodians shall keep records of funds received and disbursed under this article and shall provide a yearly report of all funds received and disbursed under this article to the comptroller, the Department of Public Safety, and to each agency in the county served by the court that participates in or maintains a certified breath alcohol testing program. The comptroller shall approve the form of the report.
(b) The custodian of a municipal or county treasury in a county that maintains a certified breath alcohol testing program but does not use the services of a certified technical supervisor employed by the department may, to defray the costs of maintaining and supporting a certified breath alcohol testing program, retain $22.50 of each court cost collected under Section 133.102, Local Government Code, on conviction of an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, other than an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor. (c) The legislature may appropriate money deposited to the credit of the breath alcohol testing account in the general revenue fund under this subsection to the Department of Public Safety for use by the department in the implementation, administration, and maintenance of the statewide certified breath alcohol testing program. |
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Texas | Tex. Gov't. Code § 76.013 | Restitution |
(a) If a judge requires a defendant to make restitution to a victim of the defendant's offense, and a restitution payment is received by a department from the defendant for transmittal to a victim of the offense, the department shall immediately deposit the payment in an interest-bearing account in the county treasury as required by Section 140.003(f), Local Government Code.
(b) If a department receives an initial restitution payment, the department shall immediately notify the victim by certified mail, mailed to the last known address of the victim, that the restitution payment has been received and shall inform the victim of how a claim for payment of restitution can be made. (b-1) If a victim makes a claim for payment of restitution with the department, the department shall promptly remit to the victim all restitution payments received by the department from the defendant for transmittal to the victim. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0121 | Fees for Certain Expenses Related to Pretrial Intervention Programs |
(a) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $500 to be used to reimburse a county for expenses, including expenses of the district attorney's, criminal district attorney's, or county attorney's office, related to a defendant's participation in a pretrial intervention program offered in that county.
(b) The district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect the fee from any defendant who participates in a pretrial intervention program administered in any part by the attorney's office. (c) 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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fund to be used solely to administer the pretrial intervention program |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.017(2) | Court Costs; Courthouse Security Fund; Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Justice Court Building Security Fund |
(2) The county treasurer shall deposit one-fourth of the cost of court collected under Subsection (b) in a justice court described by Subdivision (1) into a fund to be known as the justice court building security fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only for the purpose of providing security personnel, services, and items for a justice court located in a building that is not the county courthouse.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0178(c) | Costs Attendant to Certain Intoxication and Drug Convictions |
(c) 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, as appropriate.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0186(c) | Fine for Certain Child Sexual Assault and Related Convictions |
(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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county child abuse prevention fund |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.020(d) | Costs Related to DNA Testing |
(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.
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