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ND SB2121
Bill
Status
1/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
Senate Bill No. 2121 Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Repeals section 29-26-22.2 relating to county commissioners' authority to compromise judgments for court fees and costs.
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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