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ND SB2121

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/3/2017

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary Committee

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Origin

Senate

65th Legislative Assembly

AI Summary

Senate Bill No. 2121 Summary

  • Amends restitution laws for insufficient funds checks to impose costs between $10 and $1,000, with costs directed to county treasuries or added to court fees depending on county enforcement responsibility.

  • Restructures court administration fees in criminal cases with new amounts: $250 for class B misdemeanor, $400 for class A misdemeanor, $600 for class C felony, $850 for class B felony, and $1,000 for class A or AA felony.

  • Establishes a distribution formula for court administration fees: 62.9% to state general fund, 20% to indigent defense administration fund, 16.6% to court facilities improvement fund, and 0.5% to community service supervision fund.

  • Repeals section 29-26-22.2 relating to county commissioners' authority to compromise judgments for court fees and costs.

  • Effective date for court fees imposed after June 30, 2017.

Legislative Description

Compromise of judgments for court fees and costs by county commissioners; and to provide an effective date.

Last Action

Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 1 nays 45

1/25/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/3/2017

Full Bill Text

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