Montana § 46-18-235 Disposition Of Money Collected As Fines And Costs

Montana Statutes

§ 46-18-235 — Disposition Of Money Collected As Fines And Costs

Montana·Title 46 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE·Ch. 18 SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT·Part 2 Form of Sentence

46-18-235 . Disposition of money collected as fines and costs. Except as provided in 61-8-726 , the money collected by a court as a result of the imposition of fines or assessment of costs under the provisions of 46-18-231 and 46-18-232 must be paid:

(1)by the clerk of district court to:

(a)the department of revenue for deposit into the state general fund; or

(b)if the fine was imposed for a violation of Title 45, chapter 9 or 10, and at the court's discretion, the drug forfeiture account maintained under 44-12-213 for the law enforcement agency that made the arrest from which the conviction and fine arose; and

(2)by a justice's court pursuant to 3-10-601 .

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46-18-235 . Disposition of money collected as fines and costs. Except as provided in 61-8-726 , the money collected by a court as a result of the imposition of fines or assessment of costs under the provisions of 46-18-231 and 46-18-232 must be paid:
(1) by the clerk of district court to:
(a) the department of revenue for deposit into the state general fund; or
(b) if the fine was imposed for a violation of Title 45, chapter 9 or 10, and at the court's discretion, the drug forfeiture account maintained under 44-12-213 for the law enforcement agency that made the arrest from which the conviction and fine arose; and
(2) by a justice's court pursuant to 3-10-601 .

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 5, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 180, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 680, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 553, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 704, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 216, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 585, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 232, L. 2005.