2023 Utah Code › Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration › Chapter 5 - District Court › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 110 - Allocation of district court fees and forfeitures.

Effective 7/1/2023
78A-5-110.
Allocation of district court fees and forfeitures.
(1) Except as provided in this section, district court fines and forfeitures collected for violation of state statutes shall be paid to the state treasurer.
(2) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for violation of a state statute or county or municipal ordinance constituting a misdemeanor or an infraction shall be remitted 1/2 to the state treasurer and 1/2 to the treasurer of the state or local governmental entity which prosecutes or which would prosecute the violation.
(3)
(a) Fines and forfeitures collected for violations of Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles, or Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act, shall be paid to the state treasurer.
(b) For violations of Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, the state treasurer shall allocate 85% to the Division of Wildlife Resources and 15% to the General Fund.
(c) For violations of Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles, or Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act, the state treasurer shall allocate 85% to the Division of Outdoor Recreation and 15% to the General Fund.
(4)
(a) The state treasurer shall allocate fines and forfeitures collected for a violation of Section 72-7-404 or 72-7-406, less fees established by the Judicial Council, to the Department of Transportation for use on class B and class C roads.
(b) Fees established by the Judicial Council shall be deposited in the state General Fund.
(c) Money allocated for class B and class C roads is supplemental to the money appropriated under Section 72-2-107 but shall be expended in the same manner as other class B and class C road funds.
(5)
(a) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a second or subsequent violation under Section 41-6a-1713 or Subsection 72-7-409(6)(c) shall be remitted:
(i) 60% to the state treasurer to be deposited into the Transportation Fund; and
(ii) 40% in accordance with Subsection (2).
(b) Fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a second or subsequent violation under Subsection 72-7-409(6)(d) shall be remitted:
(i) 50% to the state treasurer to be deposited into the Transportation Fund; and
(ii) 50% in accordance with Subsection (2).
(6) For fines and forfeitures collected by the court for a violation of Section 41-6a-1302 in instances where evidence of the violation was obtained by an automated traffic enforcement safety device as described in Section 41-6a-1310, the court shall allocate 20% to the school district or private school that owns or contracts for the use of the bus, and the state treasurer shall allocate 40% to the treasurer of the state or local governmental entity that prosecutes or that would prosecute the violation, and 40% to the General Fund.
(7) Fines and forfeitures collected for any violations not specified in this chapter or otherwise provided for by law shall be paid to the state treasurer.
(8) Fees collected in connection with civil actions filed in the district court shall be paid to the state treasurer.
(9) The court shall remit money collected in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
Amended by Chapter 34, 2023 General Session