House Bill 530 Summary

• Creates new section 31-3201I establishing a mandatory priority order for distributing criminal case payments, with court clerks collecting payments and county auditors distributing them monthly according to statute.

• Prioritizes payment distribution in 24 categories, beginning with fees for felonies, misdemeanors, and infractions, followed by crime victims compensation, probation supervision fees, and drug/mental health fund fees, with restitution to crime victims ranked sixth.

• Removes language from section 19-5302 that previously required full restitution to victims before any governmental entity payments, while preserving exceptions for certain required payments under sections 20-225 and 20-614(7).

• Removes priority payment language from sections 72-1025 and 72-1105 regarding crime victims compensation and peace officer/detention officer temporary disability fund fines, respectively, replacing it with the unified distribution system in new section 31-3201I.