TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF COURT FINES, FEES, OR COSTS AFTER DEFAULT.

Fiscal Impact Statement Bill: SB260 Bill Subtitle: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE COLLECTION OF COURT FINES, FEES, OR COSTS AFTER DEFAULT. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: Sen. Bryant and Rep. Gonzalez Basic Change: SB260 provides an additional means by which a prosecuting attorney or county official may collect fines, fees, or costs that a criminal defendant has been ordered to pay. Under current law, a fine or costs may be collected by any means authorized for the enforcement of a money judgment in a civil action. A judgment sentencing a defendant to pay a fine or costs also constitutes a lien on the real and personal property of the defendant. SB260 provides that a court that has sentenced a defendant to pay fines, fees, or costs may, upon its own motion, seek to collect any unpaid amount by using the procedure which currently exists for intercepting a defendant's state income tax refund to collect unpaid restitution. Fiscal Impact: None. Taxpayer Impact: A taxpayer could have his or her income tax refund intercepted to pay unpaid fees owed to a court. Resources Requ