New Jersey § 39:5-41

§ 39:5-41.

a. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected under authority of law

for any violations of R.S.39:4-63 and R.S.39:4-64 shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same have been paid to the proper financial

officer of a county, if the violation occurred within the jurisdiction of that county's

central municipal court, established pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-1 et seq. or the municipality wherein the violation occurred, to be used by the county or municipality

to help finance litter control activities in addition to or supplementing existing

litter pickup and removal activities in the municipality. b. Except as otherwise provided by subsection a. of this section, all fines, penalties

and forfeitures imposed and collected under authority of law for any violations of

the provisions of this Title, other than those violations in which the complaining

witness is the chief administrator, a member of his staff, a member of the State Police,

a member of a county police department and force, a county park police system, or

a sheriff's office in a county that has established a central municipal court, an

inspector of the Board of Public Utilities, or a law enforcement officer of any other

State agency, shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same have been paid as follows:

one-half of the total amount collected to the financial officer, as designated by

the local governing body, of the respective municipalities wherein the violations

occurred, to be used by the municipality for general municipal use and to defray the

cost of operating the municipal court; and one-half of the total amount collected

to the proper financial officer of the county wherein they were collected, to be used

by the county as a fund for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance and repair

of roads and bridges, snow removal, the acquisition and purchase of rights-of-way,

and the purchase, replacement and repair of equipment for use on said roads and bridges

therein. Up to 25% of the money received by a municipality pursuant to this subsection, but

not more than the actual amount budgeted for the municipal court, whichever is less,

may be used to upgrade case processing. All fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected under authority of law

for any violations of the provisions of this Title, in which the complaining witness

is a member of a county police department and force, a county park police system,

or a county sheriff's office in a county that has established a central municipal

court, shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same have been paid to the financial

officer, designated by the governing body of the county, for all violations occurring

within the jurisdiction of that court, to be used for general county use and to defray

the cost of operating the central municipal court. Whenever any county has deposited moneys collected pursuant to this section in a special

trust fund in lieu of expending the same for the purposes authorized by this section,

it may withdraw from said special trust fund in any year an amount which is not in

excess of the amount expended by the county over the immediately preceding three-year

period from general county revenues for said purposes. Such moneys withdrawn from the trust fund shall be accounted for and used as are

other general county revenues. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1993, c. 293 .) d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, $1 shall

be added to the amount of each fine and penalty imposed and collected through a court

under authority of any law for any violation of the provisions of Title 39 of the

Revised Statutes or any other motor vehicle or traffic violation in this State and

shall be forwarded by the person to whom the same are paid to the State Treasurer. In addition, upon the forfeiture of bail, $1 of that forfeiture shall be forwarded

to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall annually deposit those moneys so forwarded in the “Body

Armor Replacement” fund established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1997, c. 177 ( C.52:17B-4.4 ). Beginning in the fiscal year next following the effective date of this act, the

State Treasurer annually shall allocate from those moneys so forwarded an amount not

to exceed $400,000 to the Department of the Treasury to be expended exclusively for

the purposes of funding the operation of the “Law Enforcement Officer Crisis Intervention

Services” telephone hotline established and maintained under the provisions of sections

115 and 116 of P.L.2008, c. 29 ( C.26:2NN-1 and C.26:2NN-2 ). e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, $1 shall

be added to the amount of each fine and penalty imposed and collected through a court

under authority of any law for any violation of the provisions of Title 39 of the

Revised Statutes or any other motor vehicle or traffic violation in this State and

shall be forwarded by the person to whom the same are paid to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall annually deposit those moneys so forwarded in the “New

Jersey Spinal Cord Research Fund” established pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1999, c. 201 ( C.52:9E-9 ). In order to comply with the provisions of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 5 of the State Constitution , a municipal or county agency which forwards moneys to the State Treasurer pursuant

to this subsection may retain an amount equal to 2% of the moneys which it collects

pursuant to this subsection as compensation for its administrative costs associated

with implementing the provisions of this subsection. f. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, $1 shall

be added to the amount of each fine and penalty imposed and collected through a court

under authority of any law for any violation of the provisions of Title 39 of the

Revised Statutes or any other motor vehicle or traffic violation in this State and

shall be forwarded by the person to whom the same are paid to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall annually deposit those moneys so forwarded in the “Autism

Medical Research and Treatment Fund” established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2003, c. 144 ( C.30:6D-62.2 ). g. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, $3 shall be added to the amount of each fine and penalty imposed and collected by a

court under authority of any law for any violation of the provisions of Title 39 of

the Revised Statutes or any other motor vehicle or traffic violation in this State

and shall be forwarded by the person to whom the same are paid to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall annually deposit those moneys so forwarded in the “New

Jersey Forensic DNA Laboratory Fund” established pursuant to P.L.2003, c. 183 . Prior to depositing the moneys into the fund, the State Treasurer shall forward

to the Administrative Office of the Courts an amount not to exceed $475,000 from moneys

initially collected pursuant to this subsection to be used exclusively to establish

a collection mechanism and to provide funding to update the Automated Traffic System

Fund created pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-30 to implement the provisions of this subsection. h. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, $1 shall

be added to the amount of each fine and penalty imposed and collected under authority

of any law for any violation of the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes

or any other motor vehicle or traffic violation in this State and shall be forwarded

by the person to whom the same are paid to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall annually deposit those moneys so forwarded in the “New

Jersey Brain Injury Research Fund” established pursuant to section 9 of P.L.2003, c. 200 ( C.52:9EE-9 ). The Administrative Office of the Courts may retain an amount equal to $475,000 from

the moneys which it initially collects pursuant to this subsection, prior to depositing

any moneys in the “New Jersey Brain Injury Research Fund,” in order to meet the expenses

associated with utilizing the Automated Traffic System Fund created pursuant to N.J.S.2B:12-30 to implement the provisions of this subsection and serve other statutory purposes. i. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section, all fines

and penalties imposed and collected under authority of law for any violation related

to the unlawful operation or the sale of a vehicle under section 1 of P.L.1955, c.

53 ( C.39:3-17.1 ) shall be forwarded by the judge to whom the same have been paid to the State Treasurer,

if the complaining witness is the chief administrator, a member of his staff, a member

of the State Police, an inspector of the Board of Public Utilities, or a law enforcement

officer or other official of any other State agency; or, if the complaining witness

is not one of the foregoing, one-half to the chief financial officer of the county

and one-half to the chief financial officer of the municipality wherein the violation

occurred.