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Illinois | 730 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/5-7-6(a) | Duty of Clerk of Court or the Department of Corrections; collection and disposition of compensation |
(a) Every gainfully employed offender shall be responsible for managing his or her earnings. The clerk of the circuit court shall have only those responsibilities regarding an offender’s earnings as are set forth in this Section. Every offender, including offenders who are sentenced to periodic imprisonment for weekends only, gainfully employed shall pay a fee for room and board at a rate established, with the concurrence of the chief judge of the judicial circuit, by the county board of the county in which the offender is incarcerated. The concurrence of the chief judge shall be in the form of an administrative order. In establishing the fee for room and board consideration may be given to all costs incidental to the incarceration of offenders. If an offender is necessarily absent from the institution at mealtime he or she shall, without additional charge, be furnished with a meal to carry to work. Each week, on a day designated by the clerk of the circuit court, every offender shall pay the clerk the fees for the offender’s room and board. Failure to pay the clerk on the day designated shall result in the termination of the offender’s release. All fees for room and board collected by the circuit court clerk shall be disbursed into the county’s General Corporate Fund. By order of the court, all or a portion of the earnings of employed offenders shall be turned over to the clerk to be distributed for the following purposes, in the order stated:
(1) the room and board of the offender; (2) necessary travel expenses to and from work and other incidental expenses of the offender, when those expenses are incurred by the administrator of the offender’s imprisonment; (3) support of the offender’s dependents, if any. |
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Illinois | 730 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/5-9-1.4(d),(f) | Crime laboratory; analysis fees; creation of fund |
(d) All criminal laboratory analysis fees provided for by this Section shall be collected by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the appropriate crime laboratory fund as provided in subsection (f).
(f) The analysis assessment provided for in subsection (c) of this Section shall be forwarded to the office of the treasurer of the unit of local government that performed the analysis if that unit of local government has established a crime laboratory fund, or to the State Crime Laboratory Fund if the analysis was performed by a laboratory operated by the Illinois State Police. If the analysis was performed by a crime laboratory funded by a combination of units of local government, the analysis assessment shall be forwarded to the treasurer of the county where the crime laboratory is situated if a crime laboratory fund has been established in that county. If the unit of local government or combination of units of local government has not established a crime laboratory fund, then the analysis assessment shall be forwarded to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. |
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Local jurisdiction; state/state agency |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0171 | Fines: Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Funds |
(a) A defendant convicted of an offense under Section 28.08, Penal Code, in a county court, county court at law, or district court shall pay a fine of $50 for juvenile delinquency prevention and graffiti eradication.
(c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county juvenile delinquency prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to: (1) repair damage caused by the commission of offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (2) provide educational and intervention programs and materials, including printed educational materials for distribution to primary and secondary school students, designed to prevent individuals from committing offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (3) provide to the public rewards for identifying and aiding in the apprehension and prosecution of offenders who commit offenses under Section 28.08, Penal Code; (4) provide funding for teen recognition and teen recreation programs; (5) provide funding for local teen court programs; (6) provide funding for the local juvenile probation department; and (7) provide educational and intervention programs designed to prevent juveniles from engaging in delinquent conduct. (d) The county juvenile delinquency prevention fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court. |
County | N/A | Misdemeanor |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc.. Art. 102.017(a)-(b) | Courthouse Security Fund; Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Justice Court Building Security Fund |
(a) The courthouse security fund is a fund in the county treasury, and the municipal court building security fund is a fund in the municipal treasury. The funds consist of money allocated to the funds under Sections 134.101, 134.102, and 134.103, Local Government Code.
(b) Money deposited in a courthouse security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of district, county, or justice courts, and money deposited in a municipal court building security fund may be used only for security personnel, services, and items related to buildings that house the operations of municipal courts. For purposes of this subsection, operations of a district, county, or justice court include the activities of associate judges, masters, magistrates, referees, hearing officers, criminal law magistrate court judges, and masters in chancery . . . |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0186(a),(c) | ine for Certain Child Sexual Assault and Related Convictions |
(a) A person convicted of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code, shall pay a fine of $100 on conviction of the offense. (c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county child abuse prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to fund child abuse prevention programs in the county where the court is located.
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child abuse prevention programs |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.455 | Payment to Children’s Advocacy Center |
A judge who grants community supervision to a defendant charged with or convicted of an offense under Section 21.11 or 22.011(a)(2) [child sex crimes], Penal Code, may require the defendant to make one payment in an amount not to exceed $50 to a children's advocacy center established under Subchapter E, Chapter 264, Family Code..
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County - "child advocacy centers" operate at the county level |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0121(b)-(c) | Reimbursement Fees for Certain Expenses Related to Pretrial Intervention Programs |
(b) The district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect the reimbursement fee from any defendant who participates in a pretrial intervention program administered in any part by the attorney’s office.
(c) Reimbursement fees collected under this article shall be deposited in the county treasury in a special fund to be used solely to administer the pretrial intervention program. An expenditure from the fund may be made only in accordance with a budget approved by the commissioners court. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0169(b) | County and District Court Technology Fund |
(b) Money in the county and district court technology fund may be used only to finance: (1) the cost of continuing education and training for county court, statutory county court, or district court judges and clerks regarding technological enhancements for those courts; and
(2) the purchase and maintenance of technological enhancements for a county court, statutory county court, or district court, including: (A) computer systems; (B) computer networks; (C) computer hardware; (D) computer software; (E) imaging systems; (F) electronic kiosks; and (G) docket management systems. |
State courts | N/A | All |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42.038(a) | Reimbursement for Confinement Expenses |
In addition to any fine, cost, or fee authorized by law, a court that sentences a defendant convicted of a misdemeanor to serve a term of confinement in county jail and orders execution of the sentence may require the defendant to reimburse the county for the defendant’s confinement at a rate of $25 a day.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 42A.652(a) | Monthly fee for community supervision |
Except as otherwise provided by this article, a judge who grants community supervision to a defendant shall set a reimbursement fee of not less than $25 and not more than $60 to be paid each month during the period of community supervision by the defendant to: (1) the court of original jurisdiction; or (2) the court accepting jurisdiction of the defendant’s case, if jurisdiction is transferred under Article 42A.151.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.004(a),(d) | Disposition of Collected Money |
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an officer who collects recognizances, bail bonds, fines, forfeitures, judgments, jury fees, and other obligations recovered in the name of the state under any provision of this title shall deposit the money in the county treasury not later than the next regular business day after the date that the money is collected. If it is not possible for the officer to deposit the money in the county treasury by that date, the officer shall deposit the money in the county treasury as soon as possible, but not later than the fifth regular business day after the date that the money is collected.
(d) The custodian of the county treasury shall deposit money received from fees imposed under Article 102.012 in the special fund of the county treasury for the community supervision and corrections department serving the county. |
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Supervision agency; corrections. |
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Texas | Tex. Govt. Code Sec. 134.101 | Local Consolidated Fee on Conviction of Felony |
(a) A person convicted of a felony shall pay $105 as a court cost, in addition to all other costs, on conviction. received under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:
(1) the clerk of the court account 38.0953 percent; (2) the county records management and preservation fund 23.8095 percent; (3) the county jury fund 0.9524 percent; (4) the courthouse security fund 9.5238 percent; (5) the county and district court technology fund 3.8095 percent; and (6) the county specialty court account 23.8095 percent. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.016 | Costs for Breath Alcohol Testing Program |
(a) The custodians of municipal and county treasuries may deposit funds collected under this article in interest-bearing accounts and retain for the municipality or county interest earned on the funds. The custodians shall keep records of funds received and disbursed under this article and shall provide a yearly report of all funds received and disbursed under this article to the comptroller, the Department of Public Safety, and to each agency in the county served by the court that participates in or maintains a certified breath alcohol testing program. The comptroller shall approve the form of the report.
(b) The custodian of a municipal or county treasury in a county that maintains a certified breath alcohol testing program but does not use the services of a certified technical supervisor employed by the department may, to defray the costs of maintaining and supporting a certified breath alcohol testing program, retain $22.50 of each court cost collected under Section 133.102, Local Government Code, on conviction of an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, other than an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor. (c) The legislature may appropriate money deposited to the credit of the breath alcohol testing account in the general revenue fund under this subsection to the Department of Public Safety for use by the department in the implementation, administration, and maintenance of the statewide certified breath alcohol testing program. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0178(g) | Costs Attendant to Certain Intoxication and Drug Convictions |
(g) The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under this article to the credit of the drug court account in the general revenue fund to help fund drug court programs established under Chapter 122, 123, 124, 125, or 129, Government Code, or former law. The legislature shall appropriate money from the account solely to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for distribution to drug court programs that apply for the money.
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Texas | Tex. Gov't. Code § 76.013 | Restitution |
(a) If a judge requires a defendant to make restitution to a victim of the defendant's offense, and a restitution payment is received by a department from the defendant for transmittal to a victim of the offense, the department shall immediately deposit the payment in an interest-bearing account in the county treasury as required by Section 140.003(f), Local Government Code.
(b) If a department receives an initial restitution payment, the department shall immediately notify the victim by certified mail, mailed to the last known address of the victim, that the restitution payment has been received and shall inform the victim of how a claim for payment of restitution can be made. (b-1) If a victim makes a claim for payment of restitution with the department, the department shall promptly remit to the victim all restitution payments received by the department from the defendant for transmittal to the victim. |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0121 | Fees for Certain Expenses Related to Pretrial Intervention Programs |
(a) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect a fee in an amount not to exceed $500 to be used to reimburse a county for expenses, including expenses of the district attorney's, criminal district attorney's, or county attorney's office, related to a defendant's participation in a pretrial intervention program offered in that county.
(b) The district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney may collect the fee from any defendant who participates in a pretrial intervention program administered in any part by the attorney's office. (c) Fees collected under this article shall be deposited in the county treasury in a special fund to be used solely to administer the pretrial intervention program. An expenditure from the fund may be made only in accordance with a budget approved by the commissioners court. |
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fund to be used solely to administer the pretrial intervention program |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.017(2) | Court Costs; Courthouse Security Fund; Municipal Court Building Security Fund; Justice Court Building Security Fund |
(2) The county treasurer shall deposit one-fourth of the cost of court collected under Subsection (b) in a justice court described by Subdivision (1) into a fund to be known as the justice court building security fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only for the purpose of providing security personnel, services, and items for a justice court located in a building that is not the county courthouse.
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justice court building security fund |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0178(c) | Costs Attendant to Certain Intoxication and Drug Convictions |
(c) Court costs under this article are collected in the same manner as other fines or costs. An officer collecting the costs shall keep separate records of the funds collected as costs under this article and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury, as appropriate.
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0186(c) | Fine for Certain Child Sexual Assault and Related Convictions |
(c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county child abuse prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to fund child abuse prevention programs in the county where the court is located.
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county child abuse prevention fund |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.020(d) | Costs Related to DNA Testing |
(d) Court costs under this article are collected in the same manner as other fines or costs. An officer collecting the costs shall keep separate records of the funds collected as costs under this article and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury.
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