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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-205 Disposition of costs, fees, fines, penalties, forfeitures, and other revenues;
Except as provided in Sections 17-15-260, 34-11-90, 50-1-150, 50-1-170, and 56-5-4160, on January 1, 1995, fifty-six percent of all costs, fees, fines, penalties, forfeitures, and other revenues generated by the
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circuit courts and the family courts, except the seventy dollar filing fee prescribed in Section 8-21-310(11)(a) must be remitted to the county in which the proceeding is instituted and forty-four percent of the revenues must be delivered to the county treasurer to be remitted monthly by the fifteenth day of each month to the State Treasurer on forms and in a manner prescribed by him. When a payment is made to the county in installments, the state's portion must be remitted to the State Treasurer by the County Treasurer on a monthly basis. The forty-four percent remitted to the State Treasurer must be deposited as follows:(1) 72.93 percent to the general fund; (2) 16.73 percent to the Department of Mental Health to be used exclusively for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts within the department's addiction center facilities; (3) 10.34 percent to the State Office of Victim Assistance under the South Carolina Victim's Compensation Fund.
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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 14-17-720 Disposition of certain fines, penalties, and taxes.
All fines and penalties imposed and collected by the circuit court of general sessions in criminal causes shall be forthwith turned over by the clerk of such court to the
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county treasurer of the county wherein the same are imposed; provided, that when, by law, any person is entitled as informer to any portion of the fine or penalty imposed and collected the same shall be immediately paid over to him. They shall also pay, monthly, to the county treasurers of their respective counties, for the use of the State, all such moneys as may have come into their hands as taxes from persons representing, publicly, plays and shows within the limits of their counties.
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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 22-1-70 Disposition of fines and penalties imposed and collected in criminal cases.
All fines and penalties imposed and collected by magistrates in criminal cases must be forthwith turned over by them to the county treasurers of their respective counties for county purposes;
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provided, that when a magistrate presides over a municipal court under contract between the municipality and the county governing body as authorized by Section 14-25-25, a portion of such fines and penalties imposed and collected shall be turned over to the treasurer of the municipality under the provisions of the contract between the municipality and the county governing body which shall specify the portion to be turned over to the treasurer of the municipality. But when, by law any person is entitled, as informer, to any portion of such fine or penalty, such portion shall be immediately paid over to him. If any magistrate shall neglect or refuse to pay over all fines and penalties collected by him in any criminal cause or proceeding he shall, on conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment for not less than three nor more than six months and shall be dismissed from office.
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South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. § 17-22-350(B)-(C) Traffic Education Program Fee
(B) For offenses that would have been otherwise tried in magistrates court, the governmental agency administering the program shall retain the participation fee to support the traffic education program. The
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application fees must be remitted to the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall remit 9.17 percent of the revenue from the application fees to the county to be used for the purposes set forth in Section 14-1-207(D) and remit the balance of the revenue from the application fees to the Office of the State Treasurer on a monthly basis, by the fifteenth day of each month, and make reports on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Treasurer. Fees paid in installments must be remitted as received. The State Treasurer shall deposit the amounts received as follows: (1) 23.62 percent to the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; (2) 15.12 percent to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; (3) .44 percent to the Department of Public Safety's South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame; (4) 13.73 percent to the State Office of Victim Assistance; (5) 6.01 percent to the General Fund; (6) 10.97 percent to the Commission on Indigent Defense; (7) 1.34 percent to the Attorney General's Office; (8) .90 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Arbitration Program; (9) .81 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Marine Institutes; (10) .90 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Regional Status Offender Program; (11) 3.95 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Coastal Evaluation Center; (12) 6.74 percent to the Circuit Solicitors; (13) 2.68 percent to the State Law Enforcement Division; (14) 2.68 percent to the Department of Corrections; (15) .67 percent to the Judicial Department; (16) .28 percent to the Department of Natural Resources; and (17) .02 percent to the Forestry Commission. (C) For offenses that would have been otherwise tried in municipal court, the governmental agency administering the program shall retain the participation fees to support the traffic education program. The application fees must be remitted to the city treasurer. The city treasurer shall remit 9.17 percent of the revenue from the application fees to the municipality to be used for the purposes set forth in Section 14-1-208(D) and remit the balance of the revenues from the application fees to the Office of the State Treasurer on a monthly basis, by the fifteenth day of each month, and make reports on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Treasurer. Fees paid in installments must be remitted as received. The State Treasurer must deposit the amounts received as follows: (1) 10.25 percent to the Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; (2) 10.13 percent to the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; (3) .26 percent to the Department of Public Safety's South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Hall of Fame; (4) 7.57 percent to the State Office of Victim Assistance; (5) 2.77 percent to the General Fund; (6) 11.02 percent to the Commission on Indigent Defense; (7) 1.07 percent to the Attorney General's Office; (8) .65 percent to the Department of Mental Health; (9) 7.64 percent for the programs established pursuant to Section 56-5-2953(E); (10) 9.93 percent to the Governor's Task Force on Litter; (11) 9.93 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice; (12) .90 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Arbitration Program; (13) .81 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Marine Institutes; (14) .90 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Regional Status Offender Program; (15) 3.95 percent to the Department of Juvenile Justice Coastal Evaluation Center; (16) 6.74 percent to the Circuit Solicitors; (17) 2.68 percent to the State Law Enforcement Division; (18) 2.68 percent to the Department of Corrections; (19) .67 percent to the Judicial Department; (20) .28 percent to the Department of Natural Resources; and (21) .02 percent to the Forestry Commission.
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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.13(1)(b) Misdemeanor convictions involving drugs or alcohol

The clerk of the court shall collect the $15 and forward $14 thereof to the jurisdictional county of collection as described in s. 893.165(2) to be deposited to the credit

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of the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund for allocation to local substance abuse programs under s. 893.165. The clerk shall retain the remaining $1 of each $15 collected as a service charge of the clerk’s office.

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Clerk's office

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Florida Fla. Stat. §951.24(3)(c), (6) Extend the limits of confinement for county prisoners

(3)(c) Every prisoner gainfully employed is liable for the cost of his or her board in the jail as fixed by the county. The sheriff shall charge the prisoner’s account,

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if he or she has one, for such board. If the prisoner is gainfully self-employed he or she shall deposit with the sheriff an amount determined by the court sufficient to accomplish the provisions of subparagraphs (a)1.-5., in default of which his or her privileges under this section are automatically forfeited.

(6) In carrying out the purpose of this section, any board of county commissioners may provide in its annual budget for payment to the Department of Corrections out of funds collected from those being supervised such amounts as are agreed upon by the board and department to be reasonable and necessary. County judges are hereby authorized to levy $10 per month upon those supervised for purposes of paying for supervision under this act.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.17 County delinquency prevention; juvenile assessment centers and school board suspension programs.—

(1) Prior to the use of costs received pursuant to s. 939.185, the sheriff’s office of the county must be a partner in a written agreement with the Department of

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Juvenile Justice to participate in a juvenile assessment center or with the district school board to participate in a suspension program.

(2) Assessments collected by clerks of the circuit courts comprised of more than one county shall remit the funds collected pursuant to s. 939.185 to the county in which the offense at issue was committed for deposit and disbursement.

(3) Any other funds the sheriff’s office obtains for the implementation or operation of an assessment center or suspension program may be deposited into the designated account for disbursement to the sheriff as needed.

(4) A sheriff’s office that receives proceeds pursuant to s. 939.185 shall account for all funds annually by August 1 in a written report to the juvenile justice circuit advisory board if funds are used for assessment centers, and to the district school board if funds are used for suspension programs.

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Sheriff's office

Misdemeanor
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Florida Fla. Stat. §939.185(1)(a) Assessment of additional court costs and surcharges

(1)(a) The board of county commissioners may adopt by ordinance an additional court cost, not to exceed $65, to be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or

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nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony, misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state. Such additional assessment shall be accounted for separately by the county in which the offense occurred and be used only in the county imposing this cost, to be allocated as follows:

1. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to fund innovations, as determined by the chief judge of the circuit, to supplement state funding for the elements of the state courts system identified in s. 29.004 and county funding for local requirements under s. 29.008(2)(a)2.

2. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to assist counties in providing legal aid programs required under s. 29.008(3)(a).

3. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to fund personnel and legal materials for the public as part of a law library.

4. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be used as determined by the board of county commissioners to support teen court programs, except as provided in s. 938.19(7), juvenile assessment centers, and other juvenile alternative programs.

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State; law library; teen court; juvenile programs

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Florida Fla. Stat. §125.69(1) Penalties; enforcement by code inspectors

Violations of county ordinances shall be prosecuted in the same manner as misdemeanors are prosecuted. Such violations shall be prosecuted in the name of the state in a court having

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jurisdiction of misdemeanors by the prosecuting attorney thereof and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 60 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. However, a county may specify, by ordinance, a violation of a county ordinance which is punishable by a fine in an amount exceeding $500, but not exceeding $2,000 a day, if the county must have authority to punish a violation of that ordinance by a fine in an amount greater than $500 in order for the county to carry out a federally mandated program. A county may also specify, by ordinance, that a violation of any provision of a county ordinance imposing standards of conduct and disclosure requirements as provided in s. 112.326 is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or a term of imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 1 year.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.23(2) Assistance grants for alcohol and other drug abuse programs

All assessments authorized by this section shall be collected by the clerk of court and remitted to the jurisdictional county as described in s. 893.165(2) for deposit into the County

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Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund or remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families pursuant to guidelines and priorities developed by the department. If a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund has not been established for any jurisdictional county, assessments collected by the clerk of court shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §775.083(2) Fines

In addition to the fines set forth in subsection (1), court costs shall be assessed and collected in each instance a defendant pleads nolo contendere to, or is convicted of,

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or adjudicated delinquent for, a felony, a misdemeanor, or a criminal traffic offense under state law, or a violation of any municipal or county ordinance if the violation constitutes a misdemeanor under state law. The court costs imposed by this section shall be $50 for a felony and $20 for any other offense and shall be deposited by the clerk of the court into an appropriate county account for disbursement for the purposes provided in this subsection. A county shall account for the funds separately from other county funds as crime prevention funds. The county, in consultation with the sheriff, must expend such funds for crime prevention programs in the county, including safe neighborhood programs under ss. 163.501-163.523.

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