Section 211.435

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

Chapter 211

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  211.435.  Juvenile justice preservation fund — surcharge on traffic violations. — 1.  There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Juvenile Justice Preservation Fund", which shall consist of moneys collected under subsection 2 of this section and sections 488.315 and 558.003, any gifts, bequests, and donations, and any other moneys appropriated by the general assembly.  The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund.  In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, the state treasurer may approve disbursements.  The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be distributed to the judicial circuits of the state based upon the increased workload created by sections 211.021 to 211.425 solely for the administration of the juvenile justice system.  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.  The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested.  Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.  The provisions of this subsection shall expire on August 28, 2024.

  2.  For all traffic violations of any county ordinance or any violation of traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, in which a person has pled guilty, there shall be assessed as costs a surcharge in the amount of two dollars.  No such surcharge shall be collected in any proceeding involving a violation of an ordinance or state law when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county, or municipality.  Such surcharge shall be collected and disbursed by the clerk of the court as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020.  The surcharge collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the juvenile justice preservation fund created in this section.  The provisions of this subsection shall expire if the provisions of subsection 1 of this section expire.

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(L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800)