Collection of fines, penalties and forfeitures; disbursement; cost of collection

(1) Amounts transferred to the Department of Revenue by justice and municipal courts under ORS 153.633, 153.645, 153.650 and 153.657 shall be deposited in a suspense account established under ORS 293.445 for the purpose of receiving criminal fines and assessments.
(2) In carrying out its duties under this section, the Department of Revenue shall have access to the records and dockets of those courts charged with the duty to transfer moneys to the department under ORS 153.633, 153.645, 153.650 and 153.657.

Criminal Fine Account; allocations

The Criminal Fine Account is established in the General Fund. Except as otherwise provided by law, all amounts collected in state courts as monetary obligations in criminal actions shall be deposited by the courts in the account. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Revenue to be distributed by the Department of Revenue as provided in this section. The Department of Revenue shall keep a record of moneys transferred into and out of the account.

Amount of fine payable to state

(1) In any criminal action in a circuit court in which a fine is imposed, the lesser of the following amounts is payable to the state before any other distribution of the fine is made: (a) $65; or (b) The amount of the fine if the fine is less than $65.
(2) In any criminal action in a justice or municipal court in which a fine is imposed, the lesser of the following amounts is payable to the state before any other distribution of the fine is made: (a) $50; or (b) The amount of the fine if the fine is less than $50.

Fee for establishing and administering account for judgment that includes monetary obligation; fee for judgment referred for collection.

(1) All circuit courts and appellate courts of this state, and all commissions, departments and divisions in the judicial branch of state government, shall add a fee of not less than $ 50 and not more than $ 200 to any judgment that includes a monetary obligation that the court or judicial branch is charged with collecting. The fee shall cover the cost of establishing and administering an account for the debtor and shall be added without further notice to the debtor or further order of the court.

Additional fine for certain offenders; collection of fines; crime victims recovery fund.

(C)(1) Subject to division (C)(2) of this section, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any section of the Revised Code, if a sentencing court imposes a fine upon an offender pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section or pursuant to another section of the Revised Code, the fine shall be a judgment against the offender in favor of the state, and both of the following apply to that judgment:

Financial sanction

In addition to any other fine that is or may be imposed under this section, the court imposing sentence upon an offender for any of the following offenses that is a felony may impose a fine of not less than seventy nor more than five hundred dollars, which shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state to be credited to the address confidentiality program fund created by section 111.48 of the Revised Code:
(a) Domestic violence;
(b) Menacing by stalking;
(c) Rape;
(d) Sexual battery;
(e) Trafficking in persons;

Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Programs: Fees

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (b1) of this section, each person required to enroll pursuant to this Part shall pay a one-time fee of ninety dollars ($90.00). The fee shall be payable to the clerk of superior court, and the fees shall be remitted quarterly to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety.

Collection of offender fines and fees assessed by the court; collection assistance fee

(d) The court shall retain a collection assistance fee in the amount of ten percent (10%) of any cost or fee collected by the Department pursuant to this Article or Chapter 20 of the General Statutes and remitted to an agency of the State or any of its political subdivisions, other than a cost or fee listed in this subsection. The court shall remit the collection assistance fee to the State Treasurer for the support of the General Court of Justice.

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