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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-205(g)(6) | Restitution |
(A) A judgment shall require payment to the Department of Community Correction. (B) The department shall provide for supervision and disbursement of funds under subdivision (g)(6)(A) of this section by the department's authorized economic sanction officers.
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Law enforcement | N/A | 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. § 16-93-1205(a);(a)(6);(b) | Operation and Supervision of Community Correction Programs |
(a) The Board of Corrections shall promulgate policies, rules, and regulations relating to the operation of community correction facilities and programs, the supervision of eligible offenders participating therein, and the termination of that participation, including but not limited to: (6) Collection of economic sanctions imposed by the court, including, but not limited to, restitution, fines, fees, or other monetary penalties attached to an offender's sentence. (b) The department shall supervise all eligible offenders participating in any community correction program with the goal of promoting the safety and welfare of the people of the state.
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-94-224 | Expenses |
When the punishment of the crime shall be the confinement of the criminal in the penitentiary, the expenses shall be paid out of the State Treasury, on the certificate of the Governor and warrant of the Auditor of State; and in all other cases they shall be paid out of the county treasury in the county wherein the crime is alleged to have been committed. The expenses shall be the fees paid to the officers of the state on whose governor the requisition is made, and not exceeding .... cents a mile for all necessary travel in returning such prisoner.
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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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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-214(a) | Collection of Fines in District Court -- Reports to Mayor |
The county or city official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 as primarily responsible for the collection of fines assessed in district courts shall pay over to the district court clerk by the fifth working day of each month all sums collected.
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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 16-17-214(b) | Collection of Fines in District Court -- Reports to Mayor |
The county or city official, agency, or department designated under § 16-13-709 shall render to the governing body or, if applicable, each governing body of a political subdivision that contributes to the expenses of a district court for each month, a report under oath of all fines, penalties, forfeitures, fees, and costs collected during the month and attach to the report receipts of the district court clerk for all sums collected during the period.
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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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judicial systems automation account |
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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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