Sec. 152.0522. COMAL COUNTY JUVENILE PLACEMENT SPECIAL FUND. (a) A person who files a civil suit in a district or statutory county court in Comal County shall pay to the clerk of the court a $4 filing fee. A person who files a civil suit in the justice court or small claims court in Comal County shall pay to the clerk of the justice court a $1.50 filing fee. A fee imposed under this subsection is in addition to other fees imposed for filing a civil suit in a district, statutory county, justice, or small claims court in Comal County and is collected at the time the case is filed.
(b) A person convicted of a criminal offense in a district or statutory county court in Comal County shall pay $4 as court costs in addition to other taxable court costs. A person convicted of a criminal offense in a justice court in Comal County shall pay $1.50 as court costs in addition to other taxable court costs. The additional costs shall be collected in the same manner that other fines or court costs in the case are collected.
(c) The officer collecting funds under Subsection (a) or (b) shall keep separate records of the funds collected under this section and shall deposit the funds in the juvenile placement special fund.
(d) The county treasurer shall keep records of the amount of money in the fund and the disbursements from the fund. The juvenile board may require the treasurer to file reports of the fund's status.
(e) The juvenile board shall use the fund to assist organizations in providing housing facilities or treatment programs for juveniles. The board may direct the county treasurer to disburse money from the fund to an organization if the organization:
(1) is a nonprofit corporation as defined by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);
(2) provides a temporary or permanent housing facility or treatment program for delinquent children, children in need of supervision, or children who otherwise need care; and
(3) is approved by the board to provide the facilities or programs.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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