46-18-235. Disposition of money collected as fines and costs. The money collected by a court as a result of the imposition of fines or assessment of costs under the provisions of 46-18-231 and 46-18-232 must be paid:
     (1) by a district court to the county general fund of the county in which the court is held, except that:
     (a) if the costs assessed include any district court expense listed in 3-5-901, the money collected from assessment of these costs must be paid to the state for deposit into the state general fund to the extent that the expenses were paid by the state; and
     (b) if the fine was imposed for a violation of Title 45, chapter 9 or 10, the court may order the money paid into the drug forfeiture account maintained under 44-12-206 for the law enforcement agency that made the arrest from which the conviction and fine arose; and
     (2) by a justice's court pursuant to 3-10-601.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 180, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 680, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 1, Sp. L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 553, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 296, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 704, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 216, Ch. 546, L. 1995.