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ID S1221

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2020

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary and Rules Committee

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 31-3201I to establish a priority order for distributing criminal case payments made to the court clerk, with distributions going to the county auditor for monthly disbursement.

  • Prioritizes payment distribution in the following order: court fees, crime victim compensation, probation/pretrial supervision fees, drug and mental health fund fees, officer disability fund fines, victim restitution, community service fees, and various other specialized fees and fines.

  • Places criminal fines at priority level 14 in the distribution hierarchy, after victim-related payments and specialized fees but before public defender cost reimbursements and prosecution costs.

  • Includes 25 categories of payments in the priority distribution scheme, ranging from domestic violence court fees to abandoned vehicle fees, each tied to specific Idaho Code sections.

  • Makes technical corrections to existing statutory references and clarifies the procedure for satisfying court-ordered payments in criminal cases through electronic docket entry.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide for certain fines in criminal cases.

PAYMENTS IN CRIMINAL CASES

Last Action

Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

1/15/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules1/14/2020

Full Bill Text

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