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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-5821 Crimes Involving Property: Giving a worthless check
In addition to all other costs and fees allowed by law, each prosecutor who takes any action under the provisions of this section may collect from the issuer in such
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action an administrative handling cost, except in cases filed in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The cost shall not exceed $10 for each check. If the issuer of the check is convicted in a district court, the administrative handling costs may be assessed as part of the court costs in the matter. The moneys collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into a trust fund which shall be administered by the board of county commissioners. The funds shall be expended only with the approval of the board of county commissioners, but may be used to help fund the normal operating expenses of the county or district attorney's office.
Obligation to collect or record Prosecutor, State/statewide agency
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-4529 Entitlement of defendant to counsel; application fee; disposition of moneys
Any defendant entitled to counsel pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-4503, and amendments thereto, shall pay an application fee in the amount of $100 to the clerk of the
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district court. Any defendant entitled to counsel in a proceeding for a violation of a condition of release pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 22-3716, and amendments thereto, shall pay an application fee of $100 to the clerk of the district court. Such fee shall be paid regardless of whether the defendant has paid application fees pursuant to this section in any other proceeding. If it appears to the satisfaction of the court that payment of the application fee will impose manifest hardship on the defendant, the court may waive payment of all or part of the application fee. All moneys received pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the indigents' defense services fund. If the defendant is acquitted or the case is dismissed, any application fee paid pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the defendant.
Obligation to collect or record Clerk, State/statewide agency
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 45-411 Judicial records; supreme court rules
The state records board shall have no control over the disposition of judicial records. The supreme court shall make appropriate rules regarding the preservation or disposition of state judicial
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records, including appellate, district and other courts.
Obligation to collect or record All courts, State courts
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 8-2115 Records of traffic cases; transmittal of abstracts to division; form; effect of noncompliance; public inspection of records; notice of final disposition of appeals
(a) Every municipal judge or judge of a court not of record and every clerk of a court of record shall keep a full record of every case in which
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a person is charged with any violation of this act or of any other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways or for the violation of an ordinance of any city defining any offense the provisions of which are identical with provisions of this act, or fixing a limitation upon the speed of vehicles pursuant to the provisions of this act. (b) Within 10 days after the conviction or forfeiture of bail or an appearance bond of a person upon a charge of violating any provisions of this act or other law or city ordinance regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, every judge or clerk of the court in which such conviction was had or bail or bond was forfeited shall prepare and immediately electronically forward to the division an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which such person was so convicted or forfeited bail or bond. The abstract shall be forwarded in an electronic format approved by the division...(e) The division shall electronically file all abstracts received hereunder at its main office and the same shall be open to public inspection during reasonable business hours.
Obligation to collect or record All courts, Clerk
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-6612(d) Criteria for imposing fines If a fine is ordered pursuant to subsection (b), the court's findings regarding the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) shall be stated on the record. Obligation to collect or record All courts
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-625 Reports of county officers
The county treasurer, county clerk, sheriff, register of deeds and every other officer collecting any money for the county shall prepare and file with the county auditor monthly, a sworn
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statement of all fees, fines and other moneys collected by such officer belonging to such county. The auditor shall examine the books of all such officers and shall compare such sworn statements with the books in the possession of the auditor and with the auditor's ledger account and report the examination to the board of county commissioners.
Obligation to collect or record County
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-4510 Code for Municipal Courts; Trials and Proceedings Incident Thereto: Same; imprisonment; fine
When a sentence of imprisonment is pronounced, the municipal judge or the clerk of the municipal court shall prepare and deliver to the chief of police a copy of the
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entry of judgment, duly certified by such judge or clerk, which shall be sufficient authority to such chief of police to execute the sentence and confine the accused person to jail for the time specified, or until further order of the court. When a fine is levied as punishment, the municipal judge or clerk of the municipal court shall issue a statement setting forth the amount of the fine and the manner of payment. Failure to pay in the manner specified may constitute contempt of court.
Obligation to collect or record Municipal court
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Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. § 45-218 nspection of records; request; response; refusal, when; fees
All public records shall be open for inspection by any person, except as otherwise provided by this act, and suitable facilities shall be made available by each public agency for this purpose. No
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person shall removal [remove] original copies of public records from the office of any public agency without the written permission of the custodian of the record.
Obligation to respond to public records requests All
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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

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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

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the treasury.

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

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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

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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

Obligation to collect or record County, Municipality/municipal agency
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Texas Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.0178(c)-(d),(f),(h) 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

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as costs under this article and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury, as appropriate.

(d) The custodian of a county treasury shall: (1) keep records of the amount of funds on deposit collected under this article; and (2) except as provided by Subsection (e), 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.

(f) If no funds due as costs under this article are deposited in a county treasury in a calendar quarter, the custodian of the treasury shall file the report required for the quarter in the regular manner and must state that no funds were collected.

(h) Funds collected under this article are subject to audit by the comptroller.

Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis County
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Texas Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.020(d)-(e),(g),(i) Costs Related to DNA Testing Currentness

(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

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as costs under this article and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury.

(e) The custodian of a county treasury 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.

(g) If no funds due as costs under this article are deposited in a county treasury in a calendar quarter, the custodian of the treasury shall file the report required for the quarter in the regular manner and must state that no funds were collected.

(i) Funds collected under this article are subject to audit by the comptroller.

Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis County
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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

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subject to audit by the state auditor.

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

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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. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 102.001(f) Reimbursment Fees for Services of Peace Officers

(f) An officer who receives fees imposed under Subsection (a)(1) of this section in a municipal court shall keep separate records of the funds collected and shall deposit the funds

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in the municipal treasury. The officer collecting the fees under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this article in a justice, county, or district court shall keep separate records of the funds collected and shall deposit the funds in the county treasury.

Obligation to collect or record Law enforcement
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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

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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. Code Crim. Proc. Art. 103.005 Report Required

An officer listed in Article 103.003 [District and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace] who collects money other than taxes for

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a county shall report to the commissioners court of the county for which the money was collected during each term of the court.

(b) An officer listed in Article 103.003 [District and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace] who collects money other than taxes for the state shall report to the district court having jurisdiction in the county the officer serves on the first day of each term of the court.

(c) The report must state for the reporting period: (1) the amount of money collected by the officer; (2) when and from whom the money was collected; (3) the process by which the money was collected; and (4) the disposition of the money.

(d) The report must be in writing and under the oath of the officer.

(e) If an officer has not collected money since the last report required to be filed with the court or the commissioners court, the officer shall report that fact to the court or commissioners court.

Obligation to collect or record, Obligation to report/conduct analysis Law enforcement
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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.

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