Texas Administrative Code › Title 34 - PUBLIC FINANCE › Part 1 - COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS › Chapter 1 - CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - MISCELLANEOUS NON-TAX REPORTING AND REMITTANCE REQUIREMENTS › Division 1 - FINES RETAINED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES FOR CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT EXPENSES › Section 1.101 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A municipality
					 or county that retains a fine in accordance with § 1.100 of this title
					 (relating to Fines Retained by Municipalities and Counties for Certain
					 Enforcement Expenses) shall, on an annual basis and no later than 60 days
					 following the end of the most recently completed fiscal year, submit to the
					 comptroller via mail or upload to the comptroller's Internet website a report
					 that details the amount of fines retained, the actual expenses claimed by the
					 municipality or county in connection with the enforcement of Transportation
					 Code, Chapter 644 (Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) during the
					 previous fiscal year (or estimated expenses anticipated, if applicable), and
					 any other information determined by the comptroller to be necessary for
					 implementation and enforcement of this section. The municipality or county must
					 submit the report in the manner and format prescribed by this
					 section.
(b) The comptroller shall
					 provide the form of report to be submitted by a municipality or county under
					 this section, which may include a supplemental worksheet itemizing estimated or
					 actual costs attributable to enforcement activities conducted under
					 Transportation Code, Chapter 644. Copies of the form may be obtained from the
					 Comptroller of Public Accounts, P.O. Box 13528, Austin, Texas 78711-3528, or
					 downloaded from the comptroller's website at COMPTROLLER.TEXAS.GOV. Copies may
					 also be requested by calling the comptroller's toll-free number,
					 1-800-531-5441, extension 34276. The comptroller may update the form as
					 needed.
(c) The report to be
					 submitted by a municipality or county under this section must include the
					 following information for the fiscal year covered by the report:
(1) the total amount of actual expenses
					 incurred (or estimated expenses anticipated, if applicable) by the municipality
					 or county for the enforcement of Transportation Code, Chapter 644;
(2) the total amount of fines collected by
					 the municipality or county from the enforcement of Transportation Code, Chapter
					 644;
(3) the amount of fines
					 retained by the municipality or county in accordance with § 1.100 of this
					 title;
(4) the amount of proceeds
					 of all fines exceeding the limit imposed under § 1.100 of this title, to
					 be delivered to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the Texas
					 Department of Transportation in accordance with Transportation Code, §
												644.102(f)
					 (Municipal and County Enforcement Requirements);
(5) a copy of the municipal audit conducted
					 under Local Government Code, §
												103.001 (Annual
					 Audit; Financial Statement), or county audit conducted under Local Government
					 Code, Chapter 115 (Audit of County Finances), as applicable; and
(6) any other information deemed necessary by
					 the comptroller for the efficient administration of this section.