Texas Transportation Code
§ 709.002 — REMITTANCE OF TRAFFIC FINES COLLECTED TO COMPTROLLER
TN § 709.002Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part I. ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS · Ch. 709. MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC FINES
Statute text
View on source(a)An officer collecting a traffic fine under Section 709.001 in a case in a justice, county, or district court shall keep separate records of the money collected and shall deposit the money in the county treasury.
(b)Each calendar quarter, an officer collecting a traffic fine under Section 709.001 shall submit a report to the comptroller. The report must comply with Articles 103.005(c) and (d), Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c)The custodian of money in a municipal or county treasury may deposit money collected under Section 709.001 in an interest-bearing account. The custodian shall:
(1)keep records of the amount of money collected under this section that is on deposit in the treasury; and
(2)not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, remit to the comptroller money collected under this section during the preceding quarter, as required by the comptroller.
(d)A municipality or county may retain four percent of the money collected under Section 709.001 as a service fee for the collection if the county remits the funds to the comptroller within the period described by Subsection (c). The municipality or county may retain any interest accrued on the money if the custodian of the money deposited in the treasury keeps records of the amount of money collected under this section that is on deposit in the treasury and remits the funds to the comptroller within the period prescribed in Subsection (c).
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 101, eff. September 1, 2023.