FISCAL NOTE

House Bill 226 as introduced could increase the receipts to the funds that receive a distribution of the administrative filing fee for expungements depending on the number individuals that would qualify for expungement based on the provisions of this bill.

The current administrative filing fee is $300 and distributed as follows:

1. $75 to the State Judicial Administrative Fund;

2. $25 to the Department of Forensic Sciences;

3. $50 to the District Attorney's Office;

4. $50 to the Clerk's Office of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the matter;

5. $50 to the Public Safety Fund; and

6. $50 to the general fund of the county where the arresting law enforcement agency is located, if the arrest was made by the sheriff's office; or the municipality or other entity or state agency funding the law enforcement activity, if the arrest was made by another law enforcement agency.