§ 16-10-315. City courts — Loss of authority — Enforcement by Department of Finance and Administration. [Effective until January 1, 2012.]
(a) If the Department of Finance and Administration determines that a city court is not in substantial compliance with § 16-10-306 or § 16-10-308, the department shall report the findings to the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee. (b) (1) Upon notification of noncompliance by the department, the committee shall notify in writing the mayor, the city […]
§ 16-10-301. Legislative intent
(a) It is hereby found by the General Assembly that the current system of funding the state judicial system has created inequity in the level of judicial services available to the citizens of the state. It is further determined that the current method of financing the state judicial system has become so complex as to […]
§ 16-10-302. Court costs and filing fees — Generally
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this act, all filing fees and all court costs shall be uniform for each type of case in all general and limited jurisdiction courts of this state. (b) In all cases filed in such courts on or after July 1, 1995, the court costs and filing fees shall be […]
§ 16-10-304. State actions exempt from filing fees
Prosecuting attorneys filing actions on behalf of the state, with the exception of child support cases, shall be exempt from paying filing fees.
§ 16-10-305. Court costs
(a) There shall be levied and collected the following court costs from each defendant upon each conviction, each plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or each forfeiture of bond: (1) In circuit court, one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for a misdemeanor or felony violation of state law, excluding a violation of: (A) The Omnibus DWI […]
§ 16-10-306. Administration of Justice Funds Section
(a) There is created in the Department of Finance and Administration an Administration of Justice Funds Section. (b) The court costs and filing fees enumerated in §§ 16-10-305, 16-17-705, and 21-6-403, which are assessed and collected in the district courts and circuit courts in this state, shall be remitted to the Administration of Justice Funds […]
§ 16-10-307. County administration of justice fund
(a) There is hereby created in each county a fund in the office of the county treasurer to be known as the “county administration of justice fund”. (b) The county administration of justice fund shall be used to defray a part of the expenses of the administration of justice in the county. From the fund, […]
§ 16-10-308. City administration of justice fund
(a) (1) There is hereby created in each town or city which operates a district court a fund in the office of the city treasurer to be known as the “city administration of justice fund”. (2) (A) A town or city operating a city court that becomes a department of district court shall continue to […]
§ 16-10-309. Failure to submit funds or reports
(a) In the event a town, city, or county fails to timely or adequately submit funds and reports required by § 16-10-306, § 16-10-307(e), § 16-10-308(e), or other state law requiring a town, city, or county to submit funds and reports to the Administration of Justice Funds Section: (1) (A) (i) The Attorney General may […]
§ 16-10-310. State Administration of Justice Fund — Distribution of revenue
(a) At the close of books on or before the twentieth working day of each month, the Department of Finance and Administration shall distribute revenue credited to the State Administration of Justice Fund and received for the previous month as provided in this section. (b) The revenue described in subsection (a) of this section shall […]