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HB 1069 increase liquidated court costs and revise how...
        
AN ACT

        ENTITLED, An Act to  increase liquidated court costs and revise how they are allocated.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 23-3-52 be amended to read as follows:
     23-3-52.   In addition to any other penalty, assessment, or fine provided by law, there shall be levied liquidated costs in the amount of forty dollars for partial reimbursement to state government and its subdivisions for law enforcement and judicial expenses incurred in providing the personnel, training, and facilities relative to the criminal justice system and to the 911 emergency reporting system, on each conviction for the following:
             (1)      Violation of state statutes or regulations having criminal penalties; or
             (2)      Violation of county or municipal ordinances.
     If a fine is suspended in whole or in part, the liquidated costs for law enforcement and training may not be reduced, except that the judge may waive all or any part of the payment of liquidated costs which would work a hardship on the person convicted or on the person's immediate family.
     Section  2.  That § 23-3-53 be amended to read as follows:
     23-3-53.   After a determination by the court of the amount due, the clerk of courts shall collect the amount due and transmit such amount monthly to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall place thirty dollars of the forty dollar fee into the law enforcement officers training fund, six dollars of the forty dollar fee into the court appointed attorney and public defender payment fund, two dollars of the forty dollar fee into the court appointed special advocates fund, one dollar of the forty dollar fee into the 911 telecommunicator training fund, and one dollar of the forty dollar fee into the abused and neglected child defense fund.
An Act to increase liquidated court costs and revise how they are allocated.

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I certify that the attached Act originated in the

HOUSE as Bill No. 1069

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Chief Clerk
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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1069
File No. ____
Chapter No. ______  
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,

20____ at ____________ M.


By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 20___

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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 20___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State