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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 22.15.250 | Disposition of Fines |
When by law any fees, fines, forfeitures, or penalties are levied and collected by the district judge or magistrate, the proceeds and all other money collected shall be accounted for + See moreand transmitted to the administrative director of the Alaska Court System for transfer to the general fund of the state except as provided in AS 22.15.270.
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State/statewide agency | N/A | All |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.55.039(d) | Surcharge | Money collected under this section shall be deposited into the general fund and accounted for under AS 37.05.142. | State/statewide agency | N/A | All |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 12.25.195 | Disposition of Scheduled Offenses |
(a) If a person cited for an offense for which a scheduled amount of bail or a fine has been established does not contest the citation, the person may mail or personally deliver to the clerk of the court with appropriate jurisdiction if a bailable offense, or to the clerk of the municipality that issued the citation if a scheduled municipal fine, the amount of the bail or fine indicated on the citation for the offense together with a copy of the citation signed by the person indicating the person's waiver of court appearance, entry of plea of no contest, and forfeiture of bail or fine. The citation with the bail or fine shall be mailed or personally delivered on or before the 30th day after the date the citation was issued.
(b) When bail or a fine is forfeited under this section, a judgment of conviction shall be entered. The bail or fine paid is complete satisfaction for the offense. (c) Disposition of an offense under (a) of this section may not occur unless the person cited for the offense pays the surcharge prescribed in AS 12.55.039 in addition to the scheduled bail or fine amount. The surcharge required to be paid under this subsection shall be deposited into the general fund and accounted for under AS 37.05.142. |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. Ann. § 22.15.270 | Retention of Fines, etc., by Political Subdivisions |
All fines, penalties, and forfeitures resulting from violations of ordinances of political subdivisions shall be returned to the political subdivision whose ordinance is involved in the manner provided by rule of the supreme court. Fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed after appeals accrue to the state, unless the appeal is prosecuted by the political subdivision.
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Local jurisdiction | N/A | All |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. § 28.90.030 | Fines for Offenses Committed Within Highway Work Zones and Traffic Safety Corridors Doubled |
(b) Fines imposed and collected under this section for offenses that are committed in a traffic safety corridor shall be separately accounted for under AS 37.05.142; (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of (b) of this section and AS 37.05.142, the Alaska Court System shall deposit fines collected under this section for offenses committed in a traffic safety corridor in the general fund if the fine is collected at a court location where separate accounting for traffic safety corridor fines is not achievable.
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State/statewide agency | N/A | Traffic |
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Alaska | Alaska Stat. § 33.30.017 | Fees for Utilities Services for Prisoners |
(a) The commissioner shall establish a reasonable utility fee for electrical utilities that are used by prisoners who are confined in a state correctional facility; (b) The commissioner shall (1) charge each prisoner who possesses at least one major electrical appliance the utility fee established in (a) of this section; the commissioner may deduct the utility fee monthly from the account established for a prisoner into which money due the prisoner for labor is paid; if a prisoner is indigent, the commissioner shall make the deduction from any amount credited to the indigent inmate’s account; (2) if available from legislative appropriation, expend money deducted and collected under (1) of this subsection to offset the cost of the department’s utility expenses; the commissioner shall annually report on the amounts that are collected and expended under this paragraph.
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Law enforcement | N/A | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-507(1) | Penalty |
Violations of any section of this part, except 23-2-526(3), unless otherwise specified, are a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $15 or more than $500 + See moreor by imprisonment for a term up to 6 months, or both. All fine and bond forfeitures, except those paid to a justice's court, must be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the general fund.
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State/statewide agency | Justice's Court; Department of Revenue | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-507(2) | Penalty |
(2)(a) The offender shall pay the cost of supervising the payment of restitution, as provided in 46-18-245, by paying an amount equal to 10% of the amount of restitution ordered, but + See morenot less than $5. (b) A felony offender shall pay the restitution and cost of supervising the payment of restitution to the department of corrections until the offender has fully paid the restitution and the cost of supervising the payment of restitution. The department shall pay the restitution to the person or entity to whom the court ordered restitution to be paid. The department may contract with a government agency or private entity for the collection of the payments for restitution and the cost of collecting the payments for restitution during the period following state supervision or state custody of the offender. The department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (2)(b).
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The person or entity to whom restitution is owed; a government agency or private entity that has been contracted to collect the restitution payments and the cost of collecting the + See morerestitution payments.
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-507(2) | Penalty |
(2)(c) In a misdemeanor case, payment of restitution and of the cost of supervising the payment of restitution must be made to the court until the offender has fully paid + See morethe restitution and the cost of supervising the payment of restitution. The court shall disburse the money to the entity employing the person ordered to supervise restitution under 46-18-245, which shall disburse the restitution to the person or entity to whom the court ordered restitution to be paid.
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The court shall disburse the money to the entity employing the person ordered to supervise restitution under 46-18-245, which shall disburse the restitution to the person or entity to whom the + See morecourt ordered restitution to be paid
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-807(2) | Penalty-disposition | All fines collected under this section must be transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state general fund. | State/statewide agency | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-637(5) | Possession or consumption of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products by persons under 18 years of age prohibited--unlawful attempt to purchase--penalties |
The fines collected under subsections (2) and (4) must be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the local government that employs the arresting officer, or if the + See morearresting officer is an officer of the highway patrol, the fines must be credited to the county general fund in the county in which the arrest was made.
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Municipality/municipal agency | County general fund | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-341(3)(b) | Money Laundering | The sheriff of the county where forfeited property is located shall sell the property at auction. The proceeds of the sale must be deposited in the state general fund. | State/statewide agency | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 45-9-130 | Mandatory fine for possession and storage of dangerous drugs--disposition of proceeds |
In addition to the punishments and fines set forth in this part, the court shall fine each person found to have possessed or stored dangerous drugs 35% of the market + See morevalue of the drugs as determined by the court.
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State/statewide agency | N/A | Felony |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-1-1112(1) | Funding [of drug treatment courts] |
There is a drug treatment court federal resources account in the federal special revenue fund that is administered by the office of the supreme court administrator. Any federal money received + See morefor funding drug treatment courts must be deposited in the drug treatment court federal resources account and may be used only for purposes of this part. The money in the fund may not be transferred at the end of each year but must remain deposited to the credit of the drug treatment court federal resources account.
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Other | Drug treatment court federal resources account in the federal special revenue fund that is administered by the office of the supreme court administrator | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-1-1212(1) | Funding [of mental health treatment courts] |
There is a mental health treatment court federal resources account in the federal special revenue fund that is administered by the office of court administrator. Any federal money received for + See morefunding mental health treatment courts must be deposited in the mental health treatment court federal resources account and may be used only for purposes of this part. The money in the fund may not be transferred at the end of each year but must remain deposited to the credit of the mental health treatment court federal resources account.
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Other | Mental health treatment court federal resources account in the federal special revenue fund that is administered by the office of court administrator. | Misdemeanor |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-111(3) | Presentence investigation |
The defendant shall pay to the department of corrections a $50 fee at the time that the report is completed, unless the court determines that the defendant is not able + See moreto pay the fee within a reasonable time. The fee may be retained by the department and used to finance contracts entered into under 53-1-203(5).
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State/statewide agency | Montana corporations to operate a day reporting program as an alternate sentencing option as provided in 46-18-201 and 46-18-225 and as a sanction option under 46-23-1015. | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-236(6) | Imposition of charge upon conviction or forfeiture--administration |
(a) A city or town finance officer or treasurer may retain the charges collected under subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) by a city municipal court or a city or town court + See moreand may use that money for the payment of salaries of the city or town attorney and deputies.
(b) Each county finance officer or treasurer may retain the charges collected under subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) by district courts for crimes committed or alleged to have been committed within that county. The county finance officer or treasurer shall use the money for the payment of salaries of its deputy county attorneys and for the payment of other salaries in the office of the county attorney, and any funds not needed for those salaries may be used for the payment of any other county salaries.
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Local jurisdiction | County | Misdemeanor, Felony |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-18-236(7) | Imposition of charge upon conviction or forfeiture--administration |
(a) Except as provided in subsection (7)(b), each county, city, or town finance officer or treasurer may retain the charges collected under subsection (1)(c) for payment of the expenses of + See morea victim and witness advocate program, including a program operated by a private, nonprofit organization, that provides the services specified in Title 40, chapter 15, and Title 46, chapter 24, and that is operated or used by the county, city, or town.
(b) The appropriate county, city, or town finance officer or treasurer shall deposit $1 of each charge collected under subsection (1)(c) in the collecting court's fund for mitigation of administrative costs incurred by the court in the collection of the charge. The funds deposited under this subsection (7)(b) are not subject to allocation under 46-18-251.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (7)(b), if the county, city, or town does not operate or use a victim and witness advocate program, all charges collected under subsection (1)(c) must be paid to the crime victims compensation and assistance program in the department of justice for deposit in the account provided for in 53-9-113.
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Victim and witness advocate program; the collecting court's fund for mitigation of administrative costs incurred by the court in the collection of the charge; crime victims compensation and assistance + See moreprogram in the department of justice for deposit in the account provided for in 53-9-113.
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 46-23-1031(2) | Supervisory fees--account established |
(2)(a) There is an account in the state special revenue fund for the supervisory fees collected under the provisions of this section. (b) The department shall deposit the total supervisory + See morefees collected pursuant to subsection (1) into the state special revenue account established in subsection (2)(a).
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State/statewide agency | An account in the state special revenue fund for the supervisory fees collected under the provisions of this section. | All |
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Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 50-1-204 | Quarantine and isolation measures |
A person who does not comply with quarantine measures shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10 or more than $100. Receipts from fines, except justice's court fines, must + See morebe deposited in the state general fund.
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State/statewide agency | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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