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California | Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 376 | Juvenile Court Law - Dependent Children—Transfer of Cases Between Counties: Expense of transfer; Payment; Reimbursement |
The judge shall inquire into the financial condition of such person and of the parent, parents, guardian, or other person charged with his support and maintenance, and if he finds such person, parent, parents, guardian, or other person able, in whole or in part, to pay the expense of such transfer, he shall make a further order requiring such person, parent, parents, guardian, or other person to repay to the county such part, or all, of such expense of transfer as, in the opinion of the court, is proper. Such repayment shall be made to the probation officer who shall keep suitable accounts of such expenses and repayments and shall deposit all such collections in the county treasury.
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California | Cal. Gov. Code § 76000.3(b) | County Penalties: Parking penalties and violations; Additional penalties |
(b) For each infraction parking violation for which a penalty or fine is collected in the courts of the county, the county treasurer shall transmit the penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Treasurer for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund established by Section 68085. These moneys shall be taken from the penalties, fines, and forfeitures deposited with the county treasurer prior to any division pursuant to Section 1463.009 of the Penal Code. The judges of the county shall increase the bail schedule amounts as appropriate for infraction parking violations to reflect the added penalty provided for by subdivision (a).
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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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California | Cal. Pen. Code § 1205(e) | Judgment imposing fine; Imprisonment pending payment; Default; Fee for processing accounts receivable; Limitation |
The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency a fee for the processing of installment accounts. This fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account. The defendant shall pay to the clerk of the court or the collecting agency the fee established for the processing of the accounts receivable that are not to be paid in installments. The fee shall equal the administrative and clerical costs, as determined by the board of supervisors, or by the court, depending on which entity administers the account, except that the fee shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30).
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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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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-501(4) | Misdemeanors Classified - Drug Misdemeanors and Drug Petty Offenses Classified - Penalties - Definitions |
However, all moneys collected from the offender shall be applied in the following order: Costs for crime victim compensation fund pursuant to section 24-4.1-119, C.R.S.; surcharges for victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund pursuant to section 24-4.2-104, C.R.S.; restitution; time payment fee; late fees; and any other fines, fees, or surcharges.
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Crime Victims Compensation Fund; Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund. |
Misdemeanor |
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-32-105(1)(c) | Docket Fees in Criminal Actions |
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), on and after July 1, 2008, all fees collected under this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101(6).
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-32-104(4) | Additional Fees of Clerks of Courts |
Each penalty collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:(a) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 417, § 10, eff. July 1, 2010. (b) On and after July 1, 2009, forty dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101(6) and ten dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101(7)(a).
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Justice Center Cash Fund. |
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-4-112(2)(a) | Fees of the Clerk of Court of Appeals |
Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:(I) One hundred fifty dollars shall be deposited in the supreme court library fund created pursuant to section 13-2-120; (II) Five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101(6); and (III) Sixty-eight dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101(7)(a).
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-32-103(1)(b) | Docket Fees in Special Proceedings |
Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:(I) Repealed by Laws 2008, Ch. 417, § 9, eff. July 1, 2011. (II) On and after July 1, 2010, forty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101(6), five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, and twenty dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101(7)(a).
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-1710(4)(a)(I)(B) | Failure to Pay Penalty for Traffic Infractions - Failure of Parent or Guardian to Sign Penalty Assessment Notice - Procedures |
On and after July 1, 2008, all docket fees collected under this subparagraph (I) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created. |
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Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-11-101.6(2) | Collection of Fines and Fees - Methods - Charges - Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund |
All time payment fees and late penalty fees collected shall be credited to the judicial collection enhancement fund, which fund is hereby created in the state treasury. In addition, reasonable costs incurred and collected by the state shall be credited to the fund. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations from the fund to the judicial department for administrative and personnel costs incurred in collecting restitution, fines, costs, fees, and other monetary assessments. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys and any interest shall remain in the fund for appropriation to the judicial department for ongoing enforcement and collection of restitution, fines, fees, costs, surcharges, and other monetary assessments.
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Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. § 16-12-175(a) | Enforcement Actions; Collection and Report of Fines; Inspections by Law Enforcement Agencies; Annual Report |
(a) The provisions of this article, inclusive, shall be enforced through actions brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the alleged violation occurred as well as through administrative citations issued by special agents or enforcement officers of the state revenue commissioner. Any fine collected for a violation of said provision shall be paid to the clerk of the court of the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. Upon receipt of a fine for any violation of said provision, the clerk shall promptly notify the state revenue commissioner of the violation.
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Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. § 47-14-50(b) | "Collecting Authority" Defined; Payments to Fund From Fines and Bonds Collected in Criminal and Quasi-Criminal Cases; Duty of Collecting Authority to Record and Remit; Penalty For Late Payment |
The sum of $2.00 shall be paid to the board from each fine collected and each bond forfeited and collected in any criminal or quasi-criminal case for violation of state law if the case is tried in any court of this state in which the clerk of such court is eligible for membership in this retirement fund. The collecting authority shall pay such amounts to the board each month or at such other times as the board may provide. Such amounts shall be due on the first day of the month following the month in which they were collected but shall be deemed timely if received by the board on or before the fifteenth day of the month; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating late payment penalties, the due date shall be the first day of the month. It shall be the duty of the collecting authority to keep accurate records of the amounts due the board. Such records may be audited by the board at any time. The sums remitted to the board under this Code section shall be used for the purposes provided for in this chapter.
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Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 533.030(3)(b) | Conditions of probation and conditional discharge; restitution to victim |
The circuit clerk shall assess an additional fee of five percent (5%) to defray the administrative costs of collection of payments or property. This fee shall be paid by the defendant and shall inure to a trust and agency account which shall not lapse and which shall be used to hire additional deputy clerks and office personnel or increase deputy clerk or office personnel salaries, or combination thereof;
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Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. tit 4 § 1057(2-A),(3-A) | Government Operations Surcharge Fund |
2-A. Surcharge imposed. Surcharges of 14% and 5% must be added to every fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by any court in this State, which, for the purposes of collection and collection procedures, are considered a part of the fine, forfeiture or penalty. The 14% surcharge collected as a result of this subsection must be deposited monthly in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund and the 5% surcharge collected as a result of this subsection must be deposited directly into the General Fund. Three fourteenths of the surcharge collected and deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund must be paid to the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to supplement current funds for training and recertification of part-time and full-time law enforcement officers. One fourteenth of the surcharge collected and deposited in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund must be paid to the State Police to supplement current funds for computer crimes investigations.
3-A. Reimbursement to counties. Monthly, the Treasurer of State shall transfer funds from the Government Operations Surcharge Fund to the County Jail Operations Fund program for the purpose of supporting the operation of the jails in an amount equal to 2% of the total fines, forfeitures and penalties, including the surcharge imposed pursuant to subsection 2-A, received by the Treasurer of State for deposit in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund. The balance remaining in the Government Operations Surcharge Fund at the end of each month must accrue to the General Fund. Funds collected and deposited each month to the Government Operations Surcharge Fund must be transferred on the last day of the month in which the collections are made to the County Jail Operations Fund program. |
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Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. § 15-21-74 | Assessment and Collection of Penalties; Transfer of Payments to Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; Quarterly Accounting |
The sums provided for under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-21-73 shall be assessed and collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from fines and shall be paid over to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority by the last day of the month there following, to be deposited by the authority into the general treasury. The sums provided for under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 15-21-73 shall be assessed and collected by the court officer charged with the duty of collecting moneys arising from forfeited bonds and shall be paid over to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority by the last day of the month there following for remittance to the Office of the State Treasurer; provided, however, that if the local governing authority has an approved procedure to verify the applicant's income as set forth in Code Section 17-12-80, the court officer shall remit 50 percent of such funds to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority, and the remaining 50 percent shall be remitted to the local governing authority and reported to the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority. The authority shall, on a quarterly basis, make a report and accounting of all funds collected and disbursed pursuant to this article and shall submit such report and accounting to the Office of Planning and Budget, the House Budget and Research Office, and the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office no later than 60 days after the last day of the preceding quarter.
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Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, § 6B | Criminal assessments |
The court shall impose an assessment of not less than thirty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars against any person who has attained the age of 18 years and who is convicted of a misdemeanor or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for a conviction is made on a complaint charging a misdemeanor under sections thirty-two C, thirty-two D, and thirty-two G and thirty-five of chapter ninety-four C. The court shall impose an assessment of not less than one hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars against any person who is convicted of a felony or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for a conviction is made on a complaint charging a felony under sections thirty-two, thirty-two A, thirty-two B, thirty-two E, thirty-two F and thirty-four of chapter ninety-four C. When multiple criminal offenses arising from a single incident are charged, the total assessment shall not exceed five hundred dollars. The court or justice may waive all or any part of said assessment upon a finding that such payment would cause a substantial financial hardship to the person, the person’s immediate family or the person’s dependents.
All such assessments made shall be collected by the court and shall be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer. |
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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. § 597:38-a | Default Fees |
I. Whenever a party recognized to appear for any offense defaults, the court may impose an administrative processing fee in the amount of $50 in addition to any other fine or penalty assessment.
II. The administrative processing fee provided for in paragraph I shall be retained by the court. |
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New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 623-B:2(II) | Civil Actions by Inmates; Filing Fees and Court Costs. |
The court shall order an inmate who commences any civil action or proceeding to pay, upon filing of such action or proceeding, court fees from the inmate's account. The commissioner shall withdraw the amount from the inmate's account and forward the money to the appropriate court clerk. As long as the account contains at least $10, the commissioner shall make withdrawals from such account until the actual court fees are paid.
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