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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-709(c) Sex Offender Conviction Tax
The clerk of the court shall allocate the tax required by subsection (b) as follows:(1) Five percent (5%) of the tax paid shall be retained by the clerk for administrative
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costs incurred pursuant to this subsection (c); and (2) Ninety-five percent (95%) of the tax paid under this section shall be deemed a litigation tax imposed pursuant to § 67-4-602, and shall be includible as an amount subject to apportionment pursuant to § 67-4-606.
State courts Corrections Institute; General Revenue Fund; Crime Assistance Fund; State Treasury; Indigent Representation Fund; Sex Offender Treatment Fund; Driver Education All
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-439(b) Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Fee
All proceeds collected pursuant to subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services for deposit in the alcohol and drug addiction treatment fund
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administered by the department.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-108(a) Sexual Offense Convictions
The additional fine shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing sentence, who shall transfer it to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fine to the general
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fund. All fines so credited to the general fund shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the exclusive purpose of funding sexual assault program services pursuant to title 71, chapter 6, part 3.
State/statewide agency Sexual Assault Prevention Programs All
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-109(g) Crime Victim Assistance Fund
The victims assistance assessment shall be subject to § 8-21-401 or § 8-21-409 and shall be in addition to all other taxes, costs, and fines. The first three dollars ($3.00)
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of each assessment shall be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the assessment for processing and handling. The remaining forty-two dollars ($42.00) shall be transmitted to the county in which the offense occurred, for the exclusive use of the victims assistance program previously designated by the county legislative body.(2) Upon transmittal to the victims program in the county, all funds collected pursuant to this section shall be used to defray the costs of providing the services to victims of crime designated by the program's mission statement and guidelines
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-107(c) Criminal Injuries Compensation
There is created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the “criminal injuries compensation fund.” Moneys shall be deposited to the fund as provided by law and
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shall be invested for the benefit of the fund pursuant to § 9-4-603. Moneys in the fund shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall remain available and be appropriated exclusively for providing compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 13 and this section. The state treasurer shall annually determine the amount of awards paid to victims of drunk drivers pursuant to title 29, chapter 13, for the preceding fiscal year and shall set aside in a separate reserve within the fund an amount equal to three (3) times the awards paid during that fiscal year. The separate reserve may only be used to pay awards to victims of drunk drivers in the event current revenues to the fund are insufficient to pay awards to the victims.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-103(b) Administrative Fee - Court-Appointed Counsel
(2) The administrative fee shall be separate from and in addition to any other contribution or recoupment assessed pursuant to law for defrayal of costs associated with the provision of
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court-appointed counsel. The clerk of the court shall retain a commission of five percent (5%) of each dollar of administrative fees collected and shall transmit the remaining ninety-five percent (95%) of each dollar to the state treasurer for deposit in the state's general fund. (3) If the administrative fee is not paid prior to disposition of the case, then the fee shall be collected in the same manner as costs are collected; provided, however, that upon disposition of the case, moneys paid to the clerk, including any cash bond posted by the defendant, shall be allocated to taxes, costs and fines and then to the administrative fee and any recoupment ordered. The administrative fee and any recoupment or contribution ordered for the services of court-appointed counsel shall apply and shall be collected even if the charges against the defendant are dismissed.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-603(d)(2) Seatbelt Violation
(B) The revenue generated by fifteen dollars ($15.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fine in subdivision (d)(2)(A) for a person's first conviction shall be deposited in the state general fund without being
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designated for any specific purpose. The remaining ten dollars ($10.00) of the twenty-five-dollar fine for the person's first conviction under subdivision (d)(2)(A) shall be deposited in the state general fund and designated for the exclusive use of the division of vocational rehabilitation to assist eligible individuals with disabilities, as defined in § 49-11-602, who have been severely injured in motor vehicle accidents. (C) The revenue generated by thirty dollars ($30.00) of the fifty-dollar fine under subdivision (d)(2)(A) for a person's second or subsequent conviction shall be deposited in the state general fund without being designated for any specific purpose. The remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) of the fifty-dollar fine for the person's second or subsequent conviction under subdivision (d)(2)(A) shall be deposited in the state general fund and designated for the exclusive use of the division of vocational rehabilitation
State/statewide agency n/a Misdemeanor
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-602(g)(4) Child Passenger Restraint Systems
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (f) to the contrary, the revenue generated by ten dollars ($10.00) of the fifty-dollar fine under subdivision (g)(2) for a person's first conviction under
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this subsection (g), shall be deposited in the state general fund without being designated for any specific purpose. The remaining forty dollars ($40.00) of the fifty-dollar fine for a person's first conviction under this subsection (g) shall be deposited to the child safety fund in accordance with subsection (f).(B) The revenue generated from the person's second or subsequent conviction under this subsection (g) shall be deposited to the child safety fund in accordance with subsection (f).
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-164(e)(2)(D) Motorcycles
The revenue generated by ten dollars ($10.00) of the fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine for a person's first conviction under this subsection (e), shall be deposited in the state general fund without
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being designated for any specific purpose. The remaining forty dollars ($40.00) of the fifty-dollar ($50.00) fine for a person's first conviction under this subsection (e) shall be deposited to the child safety fund as provided in § 55-9-602(f). (ii) The revenue generated from a person's second or subsequent conviction under this subsection (e) shall be deposited to the child safety fund as provided in § 55-9-602(f).
State/statewide agency n/a Misdemeanor
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-413(b) Fees - Additional Fee
In addition to all other criminal penalties, costs, taxes and fees now prescribed by law, any person convicted of violating § 55-10-401 will be assessed a fee of five dollars
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($5.00), to be paid into the state treasury and deposited to the credit of the fund established pursuant to § 9-4-206.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-413(c)(2) Fees- Drug Addiction Treatment
All proceeds collected pursuant to subdivision (c)(1), shall be transmitted to the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services for deposit in the special “alcohol and drug addiction treatment
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fund” administered by the department.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-413(f)(2) Fees - Blood Alcohol Concentration Test
The fee authorized in subdivision (f)(1) shall be collected by the clerks of the various courts of the counties and forwarded to the state treasurer on a monthly basis for
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deposit in the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI) toxicology unit intoxicant testing fund created as provided in subdivision (f)(3), and designated for exclusive use by the TBI for the purposes set out in subdivision (f)(3).
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 554-110(d)(1) Attachment of Plates All proceeds from the fines imposed by this subsection (d) shall be deposited in the state general fund. State/statewide agency n/a All
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-412(c) Reckless Driving
The respective counties shall be authorized to expend the funds generated by the increased fines provided for in chapter 948 of the Public Acts of 1994, by appropriations to any
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of the following:(1) Alcohol, drug, and mental health treatment facilities licensed by the department of mental health and substance abuse services; (2) Metropolitan drug commissions or other similar programs sanctioned by the governor's Drug Free Tennessee program for the purposes of chapter 948 of the Public Acts of 1994 ; (3) Organizations exempted from the payment of federal income taxes by § 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, codified in 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), whose primary mission is to educate the public on the dangers of illicit drug use, alcohol abuse, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness or to render treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness; (4) Specialized court programs and specialized court dockets that supervise offenders who suffer from alcohol and drug abuse, or the co-occurring disorder of both alcohol and drug abuse and mental illness; (5) Organizations that operate drug, alcohol, or co-occurring disorder treatment programs for the homeless or indigent; (6) Agencies or organizations for purposes of drug testing of offenders who have been placed on misdemeanor probation; and (7) The employment of a probation officer for the purposes of supervising drug and alcohol offenders.
State/statewide agency 501(c)(3) Non-Profits; Specialized Court Programs; Treatment Programs; Drug Testing Programs; Probation Officers All
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-112(c) Possession of municipal or county traffic control sign; violation
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway
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department that erected or caused to be erected the traffic control sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
State/statewide agency n/a Misdemeanor
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 54-10-113(c) Possession of municipal or county street, road or highway sign; violation
(c) In addition to the fine provided for in subsection (a), any person convicted of a violation of this section shall also be required to pay restitution to the highway
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department that erected or caused to be erected the street, road or highway sign, for the costs of replacing the sign. The highway department shall submit information documenting the costs of replacement for the judge to review. After review, the judge shall order the appropriate amount of restitution, which shall be distributed directly to the highway department.
State/statewide agency n/a Misdemeanor
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-24-106(a) Payment; State Treasury; Counties
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, fines, amercements, forfeitures and recoveries in criminal cases constitute a part of the revenue of the state, and shall be paid into the
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state treasury in the following cases: (1) All fines and forfeitures that may be recovered in any case in which the defendant is indicted for a felony, whether convicted of a felony or of an offense less than felony; and (2) All fines and forfeitures, imposed for a violation of any law regulating the business of banking.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-135 Costs; collection from defendants; refund to state
If costs are afterward collected from the defendant or the defendant's sureties, they shall be turned over to the state treasurer by the clerk of the court as fines are
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remitted.
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Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-4-137 Jailers fees; collection from defendants; refund to county
If, after the hearing of any case in any of the courts upon which the costs of jailer's fees or any part of the jailer's fees has been paid as
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provided in § 41-4-136, any of the sum is collected from the defendant, the sum collected shall be placed in the county treasury to reimburse the county.
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