HB 132 -HA 1 — Fiscal Note/Fee Impact

… RTAIN FEES. Assumptions: 1. This Act becomes effective upon signature by the Governor. 2. This Act repeals the Court Security fee, the Videophone fee, and the Victim’s Rights fee imposed and, within 30 days after the effective dates of this Ac …

… ithin 30 days after the effective dates of this Act, discharges any outstanding balances on these fees. 3. The Court Security fee is a $10 assessment imposed and collected by the courts on each initial civil filing and on each criminal, traffi …

… f delinquency or responsibility or voluntary assessment is paid. The fee is collected and deposited into the “Court Security Fund.” It provides supplemental funding for 27.5 Appropriated Special Fund (ASF) FTE, Court Security Officers; equipm …

… into the “Court Security Fund.” It provides supplemental funding for 27.5 Appropriated Special Fund (ASF) FTE, Court Security Officers; equipment; and training expenses related to Judicial Branch security. a. In Fiscal Year 2022, the fee coll …

… riated Special Fund (ASF) FTE, Court Security Officers; equipment; and training expenses related to Judicial Branch security. a. In Fiscal Year 2022, the fee collected $1,538,251; in Fiscal Year 2023, it collected $1,660,251; and in Fiscal Y …

… ollected $1,609,972. For Fiscal Year 2025, the Judicial Branch has an authorized ASF spending authority for the Court Security fee of $3,134,400. The balance owed and the amount that would be discharged upon passage of this Act for the Court Se …

… ty fee of $3,134,400. The balance owed and the amount that would be discharged upon passage of this Act for the Court Security fee are unknown at the time of this fiscal projection. b. The December 7, 2023, report issued by The Criminal Legal …

… fee and the Victim’s Rights fee takes effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature. The elimination of the Court Security fee takes effect on the date of publication in the Register of Regulations of a notice by the Controller General to t …