There must also be collection of money due on the case. The date of collection is the key factor for determining when the money is due to the State Comptroller and for measuring the statute of limitations. The money is not due until it is collected, so the city or county treasurer is to include the case in the period in which the money was collected, which is generally a later time period than the date of offense. The amount of money collected on the case is also a factor. If any money was collected from the defendant, it is to be allocated to specified state and local court costs first.
Any money remaining is to be allocated to the fine.
If not enough money was collected to cover all the state and local court costs, an allocation may be necessary. Refer to a discussion on allocations in Problem Areas in Chapters 2 and 3. As stated earlier in this chapter, most of the funds described in this manual relate to violations of city ordinances, misdemeanors, or felonies. These do not go through the court system, but are collected by the County Clerk and remitted to the County Treasurer for remittance to the Comptroller. If the crime victim cannot be located, the Community Supervision Department sends these funds directly to the State Comptroller.