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State | Statute | Description/Statute Name | Statutory language | Who receives the funding | Other beneficiaries | Level of offense | |
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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. § 46-17-402(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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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-314(c)(3); Ark. Code Ann. § 27-22-103(c) | Additional Penalties -- Disposition of Funds |
If the arresting officer is a municipal law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited into that municipal fund used for the purchase and maintenance of:(A) The following: (i) Rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles; (ii) Communications equipment; (iii) Animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies; and (iv) Life-saving medical apparatus; and (B) Law enforcement apparatus to be used for the purposes set out in subdivision (c)(3)(A) of this section.
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Local jurisdiction | N/A | Traffic |
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 27-34-108 | Public Safety Fund -- Creation |
(a) A town or city that collects fines pursuant to this subchapter shall retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the fines collected and deposit them into a fund called the public safety fund, to be used solely for the promotion of public safety. (b) A district court that is funded solely by the county and collects fines pursuant to this chapter shall retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the fines collected and deposit them into the fund, to be used solely for the promotion of public safety.
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Local jurisdiction | N/A | All |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-6-204 | Fines and penalties to be paid to city treasurer; report of cases; failure to comply with section |
All fines and penalties collected and arising from a breach of a city ordinance shall be deposited with the city treasurer, and the municipal judge shall report at the end of each calendar month a list of all cases for violations of city ordinances instituted in his court, and the disposition thereof, with a statement of the fines, penalties and costs received. At the end of each month the judge shall deposit with the city treasurer all fines, penalties and costs received. If the municipal judge fails to report and deposit all fines, penalties and costs for a period of twenty-five (25) days, his office shall be declared vacant. If a city enacts an ordinance prescribing a court automation fee as provided in W.S. 5-6-108(a)(i), up to ten dollars ($10.00) of the fee may be retained by the city solely for the purpose of defraying costs and expenses related to establishing and maintaining an electronic citation system. The system shall collect and submit data in a form and manner prescribed by the supreme court to comply with the requirements of the judicial systems automation account under W.S. 5-2-120. The remaining portion of the fee shall be remitted to the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5-2-120. If a city enacts an ordinance prescribing the indigent civil legal services fee as provided in W.S. 5-6-108(a)(ii), the fee shall be remitted to the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5-2-121.
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Local jurisdiction |
judicial systems automation account |
Misdemeanor |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-6-303 | Disposition of fines and penalties |
All fines and penalties collected, arising from a breach of the ordinances of the town, shall be paid into the town treasury. If a town enacts an ordinance prescribing a court automation fee as provided in W.S. 5 6 108(a)(i), up to one half (1/2) of the fee may be retained by the town solely for the purpose of defraying costs and expenses related to establishing and maintaining an electronic citation system. The system shall collect and submit data in a form and manner prescribed by the supreme court to comply with the requirements of the judicial systems automation account under W.S. 5 2 120. The remaining portion of the fee shall be remitted to the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5 2 120. If a town enacts an ordinance prescribing an indigent civil legal services fee as provided in W.S. 5 6 108(a)(ii), the fee shall be remitted to the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5 2 121.
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Local jurisdiction |
judicial systems automation account; indigent civil legal services account |
Misdemeanor |
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 5-55-107(a)(2) | Restitution and Collection |
(a) In addition to any other fine that may be levied, any person found guilty of or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to Medicaid fraud as described in this subchapter is required to make full restitution and payment of costs as follows: (2) The office of the Attorney General or prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable and necessary expenses incurred during investigation and prosecution of Medicaid fraud.
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Prosecutor | N/A | All |
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