Idaho § 67-2702 - Fees - Fines - Miscellaneous charges

§ 67-2702. Fees - Fines - Miscellaneous charges

(1) The director of the department of finance shall collect and persons so served shall pay to the director the fees, fines, examination and miscellaneous charges provided for by the laws administered by the director of the department of finance or provided for from time to time by rule promulgated by the director of the department of finance. The director of the department of finance shall increase fees, fines, examination and miscellaneous charges as necessary to allow the department of finance to meet the appropriation as provided for by law.

(2) Finance administrative account:

(a) There is hereby created an account in the dedicated fund in the state treasury, to be designated the "finance administrative account" to provide for the expenses of the department of finance as provided for by law.

(b) The finance administrative account shall be effective December 31, 1984, and be in existence for a period of at least six (6) months prior to the dedicated account appropriation becoming effective and shall consist of the following:

(i) all moneys appropriated by the legislature.

(ii) all fees, fines, examination and miscellaneous charges collected by the department of finance.

(c) All moneys placed in the account shall be examined, audited and allowed in the manner now or hereinafter provided by law.

(d) Pending use for purposes of the provisions of the laws of this state, moneys in the finance administrative account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as provided under section 67-1210 , Idaho Code, with respect to other surplus or idle moneys in the state treasury.

(e) The director of the department of finance shall transmit all fees, fines, examination and miscellaneous charges collected by him to the state treasurer as provided under section 59-1014 , Idaho Code. The director of the department of finance shall file with the state controller, a statement of each deposit thus made. All such funds received, unless otherwise specifically designated by another section of the law administered by the director of the department of finance shall be deposited into the finance administrative account.

(f) At the beginning of each fiscal year, those moneys in the finance administrative account which exceed the current year’s appropriation plus any residual encumbrances made against prior year’s appropriations by twenty-five percent (25%) or more shall be transferred to the general account.

[67-2702, added 1984, ch. 47, sec. 17, p. 87; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 199, p. 546; am. 1995, ch. 99, sec. 28, p. 325.]