Sec. 26.008. EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS

(a) At the end of each state fiscal year the comptroller shall determine the amounts deposited in the judicial fund under Section 51.703 and the amounts paid to the counties under Section 26.007. If the total amount paid under Section 51.703 by all counties that collect fees and costs under that section exceeds the total amount paid to the counties under Section 26.007, the state shall remit the excess to the counties that collect fees and costs under Section 51.703 proportionately based on the percentage of the total paid by each county.

(b) The amounts remitted under Subsection (a) shall be paid to the county's general fund to be used only for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary as provided by Section 21.006.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1467, Sec. 1.09, eff. June 19, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1572, Sec. 5, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.