2023 Tennessee Code › Title 67 - TAXES AND LICENSES (§§ 67-1-101 — 67-10-107) › Chapter 4 - PRIVILEGE AND EXCISE TAXES (§§ 67-4-101 — 67-4-3206) › Part 6 - GENERAL REVENUE LAW - LITIGATION TAX (§§ 67-4-601 — 67-4-606) › Section 67-4-606 - Apportionment of revenue

(a)
The privilege tax collected under this part shall be paid into the state treasury and the proceeds shall be divided as follows:
(1)
Three hundred twenty ten thousandths percent (0.0320%) of the proceeds shall be deposited in a fund established for the operation of the Tennessee corrections institute. This amount shall not revert to the state general fund and shall not be subject to impoundment or allotment reserve, but shall be managed on a revolving non-quarter basis;
(2)
Four and four thousand four hundred thirty ten thousandths percent (4.4430%) of the proceeds shall be credited to a separate reserve account in the general fund, to be used only by the departments of education and safety to promote and expand driver education through the public schools of this state, and to promote safety on the highways, subject to the general law with respect to the allocation of funds by the commissioner of finance and administration as follows:
(A)
Seventy-five percent (75%) of the amount provided for in this subdivision (a)(2) shall be allocated to the department of education to be used only for the purposes as set forth in this subdivision (a)(2); and
(B)
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount provided for in this subdivision (a)(2) shall be allocated to the department of safety to be used only for the purposes as set forth in this subdivision (a)(2);
(3)
Thirty-two and one thousand five hundred two ten thousandths percent (32.1502%) of the proceeds shall be allocated to the general fund;
(4)
Six thousand five hundred fifty-three ten thousandths percent (0.6553%) of the proceeds shall be held in the state treasury and disbursed only upon request of the administrative director of the courts and used only for the purpose of funding the state court clerks' conference established in §
18-1-501
. No state funds shall be obligated or expended pursuant to this section for the purpose of funding the state court clerk's conference, unless such meeting is held in a state facility when practical. In the event it is not practical to hold such meeting in a state park, the reasons and cost therefor must be set forth in writing by the affected agency head and shall be forwarded to the commissioner of finance and administration;
(5)
Eight thousand four hundred six ten thousandths percent (0.8406%) of the proceeds shall be allocated to the victims of crime assistance fund, created pursuant to §
9-4-205
;
(6)
Twenty-four and twenty ten thousandths percent (24.0020%) of the proceeds shall be allocated to the criminal injuries compensation fund;
(7)
One and three thousand seven hundred fifty-five ten thousandths percent (1.3755%) of the proceeds shall be allocated to the victims of drunk drivers compensation fund;
(8)
Three and seven thousand six hundred fifty-three ten thousandths percent (3.7653%) of the proceeds shall be transferred to the state treasury and used entirely to fund §
40-14-207
;
(9)
Five thousand five hundred twenty-nine ten thousandths percent (0.5529%) of the proceeds shall be credited to the account of the administrative director of the courts, to be used to defray the expenses of serving the general sessions courts and the Tennessee general sessions judges' conference;
(10)
Nineteen and two thousand nine hundred two ten thousandths percent (19.2902%) of the proceeds shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall credit that amount to the public defender program;
(11)
Seven and four thousand seven hundred one ten thousandths percent (7.4701%) of the proceeds shall be credited to the civil legal representation of indigents fund, authorized and created under §
16-3-808
;
(12)
Two and three thousand fifty-six ten thousandths percent (2.3056%) of the proceeds shall be deposited in the state general fund and earmarked for grants to local governments for the purchase and maintenance of and line charges for electronic fingerprint imaging systems. These grants shall be awarded and administered by the office of criminal justice in the department of finance and administration. The general assembly may appropriate a portion of the earmarked funds derived from this subdivision (a)(12) to the Tennessee bureau of investigation for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and line charges for electronic fingerprint imaging systems. Prior to the purchase of any electronic fingerprint imaging system, a law enforcement agency or local government shall obtain certification from the Tennessee bureau of investigation that such equipment is compatible with the Tennessee bureau of investigation's and the federal bureau of investigation's integrated automated fingerprint identification system;
(13)
Three thousand four hundred twenty-six ten thousandths percent (0.3426%) of the proceeds shall be credited to the sex offender treatment fund, created pursuant to §
39-13-708
; and
(14)
Two and seven thousand seven hundred forty-seven ten thousandths percent (2.7747%) of the proceeds shall be credited to a separate reserve account in the general fund, to be used only by the department of education to promote and expand driver education through the public schools of this state.
(b)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the total amount allocated to a fund or program for any fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a), except the general fund, shall not be less than the amount allocated to such fund or program during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; provided, that, if the statewide amount of litigation tax collected during such fiscal year is less than the amount collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, then the total amount allocated to a fund or program for that fiscal year shall be reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage reduction in statewide litigation tax collections for that fiscal year.
Acts 1981, ch. 488, § 1; 1982, ch. 725, § 1; 1983, ch. 426, § 1; 1983, ch. 449, §§ 1, 2, 4; T.C.A., § 67-4102, Item J; Acts 1986, ch. 880, § 4; 1987, ch. 54, § 16; 1987, ch. 110, § 5; 1992, ch. 761, §§ 7, 8; 1993, ch. 66, § 73; 1998, ch. 946, §§ 1, 2; 2000, ch. 983, § 6; 2005, ch. 429, § 26; 2006, ch. 989, §§ 4, 5; 2007, ch. 234, §§ 1, 2.