Business and Finance Division
Commissary and Trust Fund Department
Restitution & Fees/Court Collections
Records and distributes all funds collected for restitution, supervision fees, crime victim’s compensation fees, sexual assault program fees, and post secondary education while on parole. Court collections processes court orders and distributes all funds collected for court fees while incarcerated.
- Restitution: Money the court orders a defendant to pay to a victim who has suffered financial losses caused by a crime. This is imposed on the judgement and sentence.
- Supervision Fees: Fees mandated by the State Legislature to offset the cost of supervision. Funds collected are transferred into the State General Fund.
- Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund: Victims of crime can receive compensation from the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund for lost wages, medical expenses, psychiatric expenses, funeral expenses, etc. Funds collected are transferred to the State Attorney General’s Office for disbursement.
- Sexual Assault Program Fees: Victims of sexual assault can receive services offered by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services, a program of the Crime Victim Services Division administered by the Attorney General’s Office.
- Post Secondary Education Reimbursement: Any inmate who takes vocational courses or college credit courses is required to reimburse the state for the full amount of the course once paroled.
Responsibilities
- Balance and monitor fee payments collected from inmates released on parole or mandatory supervision
- Assist Parole Offices with questions on fee assessment
- Oversee automated restitution payment process
- Serve as a liaison to victims regarding the Restitution process
- Issue discharge checks for inmates to be released from TDCJ; in addition to monitoring, reconciling and auditing the account for compliance.
- Balance and monitor court fee payments collected from incarcerated inmates.
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Contact Information
Restitution and Fees
Kim McDougald
PO Box 4019
Huntsville, TX 77342
Phone: (936) 437-3756
Court Collections
Kim Livanec
PO Box 629
Huntsville, TX 77342
Phone: (936) 437-3733