§ 13-1-204 — Court security cash fund - creation - grants - regulations

Colorado § 13-1-204

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: General Provisions

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(1) (a)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the court security cash fund. The
moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general
assembly for the implementation of this part 2. The state court administrator is
authorized to accept gifts, grants, or donations from any private or public source for
the purpose of implementing this part 2. All private and public moneys received by
the state court administrator from gifts, grants, or donations shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund in addition to any moneys
that may be appropriated to the fund directly by the general assembly.

(b) A five-dollar surcharge must be assessed and collected as provided by
law on docket fees and jury fees for specified civil actions filed on and after July 1,
2007, on docket fees for criminal convictions entered on and after July 1, 2007, on
filing fees for specified probate filings made on and after July 1, 2007, on docket
fees for specified special proceeding filings made on and after July 1, 2007, on fees
for specified filings in water matters initiated on and after July 1, 2007, on docket
fees for specified traffic infraction penalties assessed on and after July 1, 2007, and
on docket fees for civil infraction penalties assessed on or after March 1, 2022. The
surcharge must be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the
surcharge to the fund.

(c) (I) All investment earnings derived from the deposit and investment of
moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to
the general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Any unexpended and unencumbered
moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund
and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(II) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c) to
the contrary, on April 20, 2009, the state treasurer shall deduct one million five
hundred thousand dollars from the court security cash fund and transfer such sum
to the general fund.

(III) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (c)
to the contrary, on July 1, 2009, the state treasurer shall deduct five hundred
thousand dollars from the court security cash fund and transfer such sum to the
general fund.

(2) Moneys from the fund that are distributed to counties pursuant to this
part 2 shall be used to supplement existing county funding for purposes related to
security of facilities containing a state court or probation office and shall not be
used to supplant moneys already allocated by the county for such purposes.

(3) All moneys credited to the fund shall be available for grants awarded by
the state court administrator, based on recommendations of the commission, to
counties for the purposes described in this part 2; except that the state court
administrator may use up to ten percent of the moneys annually appropriated from
the fund for administrative costs incurred through the implementation of this part 2.
The state court administrator, subject to annual appropriation by the general
assembly, is hereby authorized to expend moneys appropriated from the fund
pursuant to this part 2.

(4) In accordance with the principles set out in section 13-1-205, the
commission shall adopt guidelines prescribing the procedures to be followed in
making, filing, and evaluating grant applications, the criteria for evaluation, and
other guidelines necessary for administering the fund.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1266, � 1, effective May 25. L. 2009: (1)(c) amended, (SB 09-208), ch. 149, p. 619, � 7, effective April 20; (1)(c)(III) added, (SB 09-279), ch. 367, p. 1925, � 3, effective June 1. L. 2022: (1)(b) amended, (HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 339, � 2, effective March 1.