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Glenn Hegar
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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City Criminal Costs and Fees Original and Amended Returns

Original Returns

This report must be filed by the due date even if no payment is due. An amount in dollars and cents or a zero (0.00) must be entered on all lines.

Jan. 1, 2004 forward; Sep. 1, 2001 to Dec. 31, 2003; Aug. 31, 1999 to Aug. 31, 2001; Sep. 1, 1997 to Aug. 30, 1999; Sept. 1, 1991 to Aug. 31, 1997

Report in a lump sum the total court costs collected, based on the date of the offense. Collections will be distributed based on historical data of court costs in effect during each period.

Peace Officer Fees, FTA, MVF and Time Payment Fees should be reported where indicated.

Jury Reimbursement Fee (JRF)

A $4 court cost assessed on convictions of all offenses except pedestrian or parking of a motor vehicle (Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 102.0045, effective Sept. 1, 2005).

Indigent Defense Fund (IDF)

A $2 court cost assessed on convictions of all offenses except pedestrian or parking of a motor vehicle (Local Government Code, Section 133.107, effective Jan. 1, 2008).

Moving Violation Fees (MVF)

For offenses committed on or after Jan. 1, 2010 only. A $0.10 court cost is assessed on conviction of moving violations (Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 102.022).

State Traffic Fine (STF) before Sept. 1,2019

Prior to September 1, 2019, a $30 court cost was assessed on the conviction of any offense under Transportation Code Title 7, Subtitle C "Rules of the Road" (Transportation Code, Section 542.4031). State parking and pedestrian violations are included. A five (5) percent service fee is allowed on this fund.

State Traffic Fine (STF2) Sept. 1, 2019 forward

September 1, 2019 forward, a $50 court cost shall be assessed on the conviction of any offense under Transportation Code Title 7, Subtitle C "Rules of the Road" (Transportation Code, Section 542.4031). State parking and pedestrian violations are included. A four (4) percent service fee is allowed on this fund.

Peace Officer Fees

Report 20 percent for actions by state officers only (Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 102.011).

Failure to Appear/Pay Fee (FTA)

A $30 administrative fee shall be assessed on a failure to appear or satisfy a judgment for certain violations (Transportation Code, Section 706.002) only if a city has contracted with the Department of Public Safety. Two-thirds ($20) is sent to the state. One-third ($10) is retained locally.

Motor Carrier Weight Violations (MCW)

Remit 50 percent of the fines collected on violations of Transportation Code, Section 621.506. Only the fines for Over Allowed Gross Weight single axle, tandem axle or gross weight and Over Allowed Gross Weight-Zoned violations should be reported. For offenses committed on or after Sept. 1, 1999, which occurred within 20 miles of an international border, the entire fine shall be deposited in the municipal or county treasury for the purpose of road maintenance.

Time Payment Fees (TP)

Report 50 percent of any portion of the $25 fee collected from a person who pays any part of a fine, court cost or restitution on or after the 31st day after the date on which a judgment is entered assessing the fine, court cost or restitution (Local Government Code, Section 133.103).

Driving Record Fees (DRF)

Remit fee assessed by the judge when he orders a driving record from DPS for deferred disposition cases (Code of Criminal Procedure, Art. 45.0511 c-1).

Judicial Support Fees (JS)

A $6 court cost assessed on convictions of all offenses except pedestrian or parking of a motor vehicle. Local jurisdiction retains $0.60 of each fee and remits $5.40 to the state (Local Government Code, Section 133.105). Note: For offenses Dec. 1, 2005 through Dec. 31, 2007, only $4 assessed on convictions.

Truancy Prevention and Diversion Fund (TPD)

A $2 court cost assessed on convictions of all offenses except pedestrian or parking of a motor vehicle. Local jurisdiction may retain 50% of funds collected for purpose of operating or establishing a juvenile case manager program. (Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 102.015)

Amended Returns

Amended returns resulting in a credit balance or refund must be submitted on the same return form as originally filed. “Amended” or “Corrected” should be written at the top of the return to indicate changes from the original filing.

Also include a brief statement explaining the cause/situation requiring a correction to the original return.

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The amended return may be:

  • Emailed to court.costs@cpa.texas.gov
  • FAXed to 888-908-9997
  • Sent to
    Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
    P.O. Box 149361
    Austin Texas 78714-9361

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