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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.010 | Receipt book |
(a) Each county shall provide a receipt book to each officer collecting fines and fees in criminal cases for the county. The book must contain duplicate official receipts. Each receipt must bear a distinct number and a facsimile of the official seal of the county.
(b) An officer who collects fines or fees in a criminal case shall give the person paying the money a receipt from the receipt book. The receipt must show: (1) the amount of money paid;(2) the date the money was paid;(3) the style and number of the case in which the costs were accrued;(4) the item of costs; (5) the name of the person paying the money; and (6) the official signature of the officer receiving the money. (c) Instead of a receipt book, each officer collecting fines or fees in criminal cases for the county may maintain the information listed in Subsections (b)(1)-(5) in a computer database.The officer shall provide a receipt to each person paying a fine or fee. |
Obligation to collect or record | Clerk, County, Law enforcement |
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Texas | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 133.054 | General record of fees collected - officer/clerk |
(a) An officer or clerk collecting a fee shall keep a record of the money collected. (b) The treasurer shall keep a record of the money collected and on deposit in the treasury.
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Obligation to collect or record | Clerk, Law enforcement |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.009(a)(c) | Fee Records |
(a) Each clerk of a court, county judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, constable, and marshal shall keep a fee record. The record must contain: (1) a statement of each fee or item of cost charged for a service rendered in a criminal action or proceeding;(2) the number and style of the action or proceeding; and (3) the name of the officer or person who is entitled to receive the fee.
(b) Any person may inspect a fee record described by Subsection (a). (c) A statement of an item of cost in a fee record is prima facie evidence of the correctness of the statement. (d) The county shall provide to officers required to keep a fee record by this article equipment and supplies necessary to keep the record. |
Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis, Obligation to respond to public records requests | Clerk, State courts |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0185(d)-(e)(1) | Fine for Intoxication Convictions: Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems |
(d) The officer collecting the fines under this article shall keep separate records of the money collected and shall pay the money to the custodian of the municipal or county treasury. (e) The custodian of the municipal or county treasury shall: (1) keep records of the amount of money collected under this article that is deposited with the treasury under this article
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Obligation to collect or record | County, Municipality/municipal agency |
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Texas | Tex. Gov't Code Sec. 51.851(j)-(k) | Electronic Filing Fee |
(j) The comptroller may audit the records of a county related to costs and fees collected under this section. (k) Money spent from costs and fees collected under this section is subject to audit by the state auditor.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Clerk, State courts |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.015(e),(i) | Court Costs: Truancy Prevention and Diversion Fund Currentness |
(e) The custodian of a county treasury or municipal treasury, as applicable, shall: (1) keep records of the amount of funds on deposit collected under this article; and (2) send to the comptroller before the last day of the first month following each calendar quarter the funds collected under this article during the preceding quarter, except that the custodian may retain 50 percent of funds collected under this article for the purpose of operating or establishing a juvenile case manager program, if the county or municipality has established or is attempting to establish a juvenile case manager program.
(i) Funds collected under this article are subject to audit by the comptroller. |
Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis | County, Municipality/municipal agency |
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Texas | Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 133.056 | Quarterly Report for Criminal Fees Currentness |
(a) On the last day of the month following a calendar quarter, the treasurer shall report the criminal fees collected for the preceding calendar quarter. (b) For fees collected for convictions of offenses committed on or after January 1, 2004, a municipality or county shall report the fees collected for a calendar quarter categorized according to the class of offense.
(c) For fees collected for convictions of offenses committed before January 1, 2004, a municipality or county shall report the total of fees collected for a calendar quarter. |
Obligation to report/conduct analysis | County, Municipality/municipal agency |
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Texas | Tex. Gov't. Code § 72.033 | List of New or Amended Court Costs and Fees |
The office biennially shall prepare and publish a list of new or amended court costs and fees as required by Section 51.607. |
Obligation to report/conduct analysis | Clerk |
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Texas | Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.016(a) | 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.
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Obligation to collect or record | County, Municipality/municipal agency |