House of Representatives

HB 2345

court fees and costs

Sponsors: Representative Voss

dpa	Committee on Judiciary
DPA	Committee on Appropriations
dpa	Caucus and COW
dp	Third Read	This bill as introduced contains a PROP 108 clause.
x	As Passed the House

HB 2345 establishes new court fees to be imposed on criminal, civil and traffic violations.

History

In October 2001, the Judicial Department volunteered a budget reduction plan in line with the Governor’s call for four percent. The plan offered up $5.2 million to meet the state revenue shortfall, almost half of which (nearly $2 million) was money the courts have held in escrow for automation and justice integration projects. The budget plan enacted by the legislature ultimately pared 4.5 percent from the Judicial Department budget.

Provisions

· Eliminates all filing fees for adoption and contested adoption.

· Increases fees for adult probation and juvenile supervision by $10.

§ Establishes a $17 integrated justice surcharge on criminal offenses, civil traffic violations, motor vehicle offenses and violations of Arizona’s Game and Fish laws.

· Exempts parking violations from the integrated justice surcharge.

· Provides for 20 percent of the surcharge to be kept by the court imposing the surcharge and the remaining 80 percent to go to the Judicial Collection Enhancement Fund.

· Authorizes a court to waive all or part of the integrated justice surcharge.

§ Removes specific fees that are no longer in use by the court.

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§ 45th Legislature

§ Second Regular Session 2 April 11, 2002

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