(1)All judges, clerks of a
court of record, or other officers imposing or receiving fines, penalties, or
forfeitures, except those moneys received pursuant to sections 42-4-313 (3), 42-4-413, 42-4-1409, 42-4-1701 (5)(a), 42-8-105, and 42-8-106, collected pursuant to or
as a result of a conviction of any persons for a violation of articles 1 to 4 (except
part 3 of article 2) of this title, shall transmit, within ten days after the date of
receipt of any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, all such moneys so collected in the
following manner:
(a)The aggregate amount of such fines, penalties, or forfeitures, except for
a violation of section 42-4-1301 or 42-4-237, shall be transmitted to the state
treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as
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(1) All judges, clerks of a
court of record, or other officers imposing or receiving fines, penalties, or
forfeitures, except those moneys received pursuant to sections 42-4-313 (3), 42-4-413, 42-4-1409, 42-4-1701 (5)(a), 42-8-105, and 42-8-106, collected pursuant to or
as a result of a conviction of any persons for a violation of articles 1 to 4 (except
part 3 of article 2) of this title, shall transmit, within ten days after the date of
receipt of any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, all such moneys so collected in the
following manner:
(a) The aggregate amount of such fines, penalties, or forfeitures, except for
a violation of section 42-4-1301 or 42-4-237, shall be transmitted to the state
treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as
specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.
(b) Fifty percent of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture for a violation of section
42-4-1301 occurring within the corporate limits of a city or town shall be
transmitted to the treasurer or chief financial officer of said city or town, and the
remaining fifty percent shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, credited to the
highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.; except that twenty-five percent of any fine, penalty, or
forfeiture for a violation of section 42-4-1301 occurring on a state or federal
highway shall be transmitted to the treasurer or chief financial officer of said city or
town, and the remaining seventy-five percent shall be transmitted to the state
treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as
specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.
(c) Any other provision of law notwithstanding, all moneys collected
pursuant to section 42-4-1301.3 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer to be
credited to the account of the alcohol and drug driving safety program fund.
(d) Fifty percent of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture for a violation of section
42-4-1301 occurring outside the corporate limits of a city or town shall be
transmitted to the treasurer of the county in which the city or town is located, and
the remaining fifty percent shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, credited to
the highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.; except that twenty-five percent of any fine, penalty, or
forfeiture for a violation of section 42-4-1301 occurring on a state or federal
highway shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the county in which the city or
town is located, and the remaining seventy-five percent shall be transmitted to the
state treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and allocated and
expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.
(e) Any fine, penalty, or forfeiture collected for a violation of section 42-4-237 shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the local jurisdiction in which the
violation occurred; except that:
(I) If the citing officer was an officer of the Colorado state patrol, the fine,
penalty, or forfeiture shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, credited to the
highway users tax fund, and allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.; or
(II) If the violation occurred on a state or federal highway, fifty percent of the
fine, penalty, or forfeiture shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the local
jurisdiction in which the violation occurred and the remaining fifty percent shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer, credited to the highway users tax fund, and
allocated and expended as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a), C.R.S.
(2) Except for the first fifty cents of any penalty for a traffic infraction, which
shall be retained by the department and used for administrative purposes, moneys
collected by the department pursuant to section 42-4-1701 (5)(a) shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the highway users
tax fund for allocation and expenditure as specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(a),
C.R.S.; except that moneys collected pursuant to section 42-4-1701 (5)(a) for a
violation of section 42-4-237 shall be allocated pursuant to paragraph (e) of
subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part of any judicial or other officer or
employee to comply with the provisions of this section shall constitute misconduct
in office and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.
(4) (a) All moneys collected by the department as surcharges on penalty
assessments issued for violations of a class A or a class B traffic infraction or a
class 1 or a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense, pursuant to section 42-4-1701,
shall be transmitted to the court administrator of the judicial district in which the
offense or infraction was committed and credited fifty percent to the victims and
witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund established in that judicial district
and fifty percent to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial
district.
(b) Repealed.