Bills › 88th General Assembly
Creating a city enforcement surcharge
Topics:Cities & counties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, only counties can add a $5 fee to certain misdemeanor fines. This change would allow city councils to do the same when a city police officer issues a citation. The extra money collected would go into that city's general fund.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, a county may adopt a resolution to assess a $5 surcharge when a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for any simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation pursuant to a citation issued by a county sheriff. This bill permits a city council to adopt a resolution allowing a $5 city enforcement surcharge when a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for any simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation pursuant to a citation issued by a city peace officer. The surcharge shall be deposited in the city general fund of the city peace officer who issued the citation. The bill makes conforming Code changes.
House subcommittee
Named February 17, 2020. Meeting: Wednesday, February 19 · 9:00 AM · House Lounge.
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